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I need help or advice on what you all would do, so my anxiety and hypochondria has been bad for years, and it's been better recently but last night one of my worst fears happened, I was outside at night under a tree and drop of fluid dripped on my face by my eye, im 90 percent sure it didnt get into my eye and I flashed a blacklight up the tree to see what it was, i didn't have a normal flashlight on me.
It was a family of racoons, a mom and her pups, so I freaked out and called ER, they couldn't do anything and could not give medical advice, called animal control the next day and they couldn't do anything because they can't know for sure which raccoons were in the tree. Both the on call doctor and my regular doctor both told me I'm fine and to not worry about it, they didn't even consider post exposure shots and I feel like that's the only thing that will make me feel 100 percent better again is knowing for sure I'm ok. I know I should probably listen to everyone telling me I'm fine, but as I'm sure some of you know, anxiety doesn't work like that.
I'm feeling somewhat helpless and could really use some advice, thank you.
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J/c What are you afraid of that might happen from this exposure?
Saliva getting in my eye and getting rabies.
Are you sure it was saliva. If be more worried about other fluids myself. Even if it was 90,% is good odds. Do you live in an area or country that has a rabbits problem?
Not really, Rabies is not really an issue here and even knowing that I'm still freaking out, and no I'm not sure what the fluid was, I also forgot to mention I immediately wiped it off profusely with disinfectant wipes, so I took the proper precautions as well and my brain still won't allow me peace.
I understand. I have anxiety too and people can tell me a hundred times and I still worry. If you start having flu like symptoms, confusion, or agitation go to a Dr