Flu?
Oct 22nd 2009 | 2:07 pm
#106
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Re: Flu?
I just went back to work today after spending the last 4 days in bed. I've never had the flu before but from what people have told me it certainly sounds like I had it.... I've never ached so bad in my life and I could have won the gold medal in the olympics for sweating, despite being freezing cold the whole time.
Hubby has started with symptoms today, but so far the kids that live with us (touch wood) are fine.
Just found out tonight that my 5 year old stepson (who lives with his mother and comes to us on weekends, but not this weekend because I was so sick) has managed to get both H1N1, and regular flu at the same time. He's chronic asthmatic and atm his mom is counting his attacks and if he gets to a certain number he has to be admitted straight to Childrens Hospital. Why the hell they just can't admit him anyway is beyond me.
Lets just say next year as soon as I see those adverts for flu shots I will be camping at the door to the store because there is no way I want to feel that ill again!
Hubby has started with symptoms today, but so far the kids that live with us (touch wood) are fine.
Just found out tonight that my 5 year old stepson (who lives with his mother and comes to us on weekends, but not this weekend because I was so sick) has managed to get both H1N1, and regular flu at the same time. He's chronic asthmatic and atm his mom is counting his attacks and if he gets to a certain number he has to be admitted straight to Childrens Hospital. Why the hell they just can't admit him anyway is beyond me.
Lets just say next year as soon as I see those adverts for flu shots I will be camping at the door to the store because there is no way I want to feel that ill again!
Oct 22nd 2009 | 2:13 pm
#107
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Re: Flu?
I just went back to work today after spending the last 4 days in bed. I've never had the flu before but from what people have told me it certainly sounds like I had it.... I've never ached so bad in my life and I could have won the gold medal in the olympics for sweating, despite being freezing cold the whole time.
Hubby has started with symptoms today, but so far the kids that live with us (touch wood) are fine.
Just found out tonight that my 5 year old stepson (who lives with his mother and comes to us on weekends, but not this weekend because I was so sick) has managed to get both H1N1, and regular flu at the same time. He's chronic asthmatic and atm his mom is counting his attacks and if he gets to a certain number he has to be admitted straight to Childrens Hospital. Why the hell they just can't admit him anyway is beyond me.
Lets just say next year as soon as I see those adverts for flu shots I will be camping at the door to the store because there is no way I want to feel that ill again!
Hubby has started with symptoms today, but so far the kids that live with us (touch wood) are fine.
Just found out tonight that my 5 year old stepson (who lives with his mother and comes to us on weekends, but not this weekend because I was so sick) has managed to get both H1N1, and regular flu at the same time. He's chronic asthmatic and atm his mom is counting his attacks and if he gets to a certain number he has to be admitted straight to Childrens Hospital. Why the hell they just can't admit him anyway is beyond me.
Lets just say next year as soon as I see those adverts for flu shots I will be camping at the door to the store because there is no way I want to feel that ill again!
Oct 22nd 2009 | 5:43 pm
#108
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Re: Flu?
I just went back to work today after spending the last 4 days in bed. I've never had the flu before but from what people have told me it certainly sounds like I had it.... I've never ached so bad in my life and I could have won the gold medal in the olympics for sweating, despite being freezing cold the whole time.
I've only had flu once...it was about 5 yrs ago. We'd been to a New Year's Day wedding in Rochester...when we were about 3 hours from home I started to feel unwell. By the time we got home I felt absolutely dreadful...my husband came down with it the next day. We spent the next week flat on our backs...it took well over a month before I felt anything like normal again.
We were in Gloucester at xmas time about a half hour from home, my shoulders started aching and by the time we had got home I was in bits. Went to bed and stayed there for 4 days and did nothing but sweat and drink water.
Oct 22nd 2009 | 6:29 pm
#109
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Re: Flu?
I've heard the shot is probably more reliable then the spray. Of course the bigger issue is finding a place that is giving it. There is a bit of a shortage due to some manufacturing issues and folks are scrambling to try and find a place that has it in stock.
http://www.flu.gov/ has a locator but in the end you usually have to call the different clinics and pharmacies to see if it is available.
http://www.flu.gov/ has a locator but in the end you usually have to call the different clinics and pharmacies to see if it is available.
The nasal is available at some doctors and county clinics but they only received 28,000 doses total.
Normally I dont vaccine against the flu, but H1N1 has me nervous and since I am prone to respitory problems when I get ill, I dont wanna chance it.
Oct 23rd 2009 | 12:46 am
#110
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Re: Flu?
My 11 yr old daughter is down at our drop-in clinic right now to get swabbed. She has been getting progressively more ill since Tuesday afternoon. The surgery said at this time they wouldn't treat her any differently than any other cold/flu ... worrying, but how do you know if you crossed the line from "feeling like crap" to "feeling really, really like crap and passing a danger point".
We shall wait and see how the next few days pan out.
In the meantime, it is cold and bug season anyway, and I'm sitting here with a thumping head cold. Feel like I have a tight hat on around my forehead!
Love it .....
We shall wait and see how the next few days pan out.
In the meantime, it is cold and bug season anyway, and I'm sitting here with a thumping head cold. Feel like I have a tight hat on around my forehead!
Love it .....
Oct 23rd 2009 | 2:00 am
#111
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Re: Flu?
Oct 23rd 2009 | 12:05 pm
#112
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Re: Flu?
Only had the flu once myself about 11 years ago, so now when people have head cold and say it's the flu I just laugh.
We were in Gloucester at xmas time about a half hour from home, my shoulders started aching and by the time we had got home I was in bits. Went to bed and stayed there for 4 days and did nothing but sweat and drink water.
We were in Gloucester at xmas time about a half hour from home, my shoulders started aching and by the time we had got home I was in bits. Went to bed and stayed there for 4 days and did nothing but sweat and drink water.
Makes me laugh too...like people who say they have migraine when they are still upright.
Oct 23rd 2009 | 11:49 pm
#113
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Oct 24th 2009 | 4:00 am
#114
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Re: Flu?
I could barely move when I had the flu!
Oct 24th 2009 | 7:47 am
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Oct 24th 2009 | 10:34 am
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Oct 25th 2009 | 5:08 am
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Re: Flu?
Sams Club were offering the seasonal vac for $20 yesterday. They were giving the shot from 12-3pm. We got there at 1.10pm and they were all out. They said that people had been lining up 2 hours early and they were all out by 12.15!
