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Sun 13 Mar, 2005 04:55 pm
Hi everyone,
Mr. Kitten & I just got our first flu in many years, and WOW have we been sick! It started a week ago... at one point I spent 36 hours straight in bed, hardly able to make it to the bathroom.
We both ran very high fevers to the point of delirium, with the fever lowering nightly for several nights. Then coughing, nose runs, ear pain, body aches, backaches, exhaustion, the whole 9 yards.
After a full week we're still both very ill, but able to do things like walk to the mailbox and do the laundry. I imagine our cough/congestion stuff will last for a while yet.
We usually don't get flu shots-- I'm 43, he's 47, and we're not in the medical professions, but I'm sure considering it for next year! I got a shot one year & was ill for a day or 2. With the shortage this year I figured we weren't high on the list of priority people.
Anyway I was just wondering if any other A2Kers got the flu this year. Also, what's the backache about? Wow, does it hurt!
Oh no, sorry you were so ill!
Glad you're feeling better now.
Hi BorisKitten,
I am so sorry that you and Mr. Kitten are going through the flu this year. It's just plain miserable! I feel for you both very much as I had it start about 3 or 4 weeks ago and was very sick also with pretty much your exact symptoms. Definitely expect the cough and congestion to linger on and on and on...mine is still there and the backache (for me) just kind of comes and goes still instead of that intense one you described.
I didn't get a flu shot either, knowing there were a lot more in need of it than I. The only thing I ride it out with now is Tylenol and Nyquil and lots of decaf hot tea.
Hang in there, you two....it will get better....eventually!
Feel better soon, BK. I haven't had it but Mr B had it all last week and I shared a hotel room and long car ride with someone who came down with it this weekend. I'm hoping I don't get it next week.
Take care!
Man, I was just going to post on the "what made you punch yourself in the groin, er, I mean, grit your teeth today" thread.
About 1 month ago, I was SO damn sick. Flu, cold, and completely lost my voice for 3 days(some may say this is a GOOD thing..unfortunately for you folks, I could still type). It lasted about 1 week, and I USED to think I had a great immune system: never get sick, and get over sickness really fast.
Well Friday night I started to feel some flu-symptons in my head, stayed in, felt OK yesterday, went out last night and drank like Slappy do. Today, not even hungover, but feels like the flu is in full affect.
Maybe it's the gym? Sales appointments? Sucks.
I hope you feel better soon, Slappy. A month is too long to be sick (I guess you've figured that out already).
Oooh, poor flu-ridden pals (cough the other way please). I had a whopper of flu several years ago, serious fever, nasty sinus pain, night sweats, delirium. That part lasted for days and then I was hacking for weeks. I feel for you (go wash your hands please).
Oh, poor Mr & Mrs BK!
I'm so glad you're on the mend!
Mrs edgarblythe and I are just recovered enough from flu to go back to work tomorrow.
I wondered where you were BorisKitten.
Hope you feel better soon, and get a flu shot next year.
I get a flu shot every year (except this year due to the shortage of flu vaccinations) and toi toi toi haven't
had the in years. I get sometimes a cold while flying
overseas, but I usualy pump myself with OTC drugs
and within a couple of days, I feel fine.
Boris, sorry to hear your not feeling well. May you and the Mr. have a speedy recovery.
I haven't been sick with anything since last year, I shall knock on wood.
I don't get flu shots.
Oh, so happy to hear such kind wishes from everyone! Now I'm down to feeling sort of "off," with a very bad cough & congestion, which is a big improvement.
The CDC claims you can transmit the flu for a day before and 7 days after showing flu symptoms. They say to stay at least 3 ft, preferably 5 ft away from everyone. We've been very careful to have no contact with people during this time... Mr. Kitten missed a whole week of work, I think it's the first time in his life!
Slappy, that's scary, since your flu started so long ago... that's the worst part, possibly getting pneumonia or worse when your immune system is down & out after the flu. Watch it, OK?
Hey, let's ALL get flu shots next year!
Phoenix, and here I was just reading on CDC's website how they're congratulating themselves on the excellent "coverage" this year's flu shots have provided! You know, every year they "guess" which strains of flu will be around and base the shots on those guesses. So much for that!
It does seem a bit late in the season to be seeing so much flu. Sorry to hear you got the darned thing anyway! That's got to be frustrating. But you're OK now, right?
CDC has some panicky stuff on their website about the latest Avian flu in Asia, which has a 75% fatality rate & which is resistant to 2 of the 4 anti-virals used for flu. They are so rarely panicky, it's scary. Last I read, 55 people had gotten it and 42 of them had died. I TRY not to worry about stuff in advance.... but it's worth keeping an eye on, I suppose.
Wow, it's a 10 here, too! Something wierd going on in Florida.
Teehee! Well, it always was... unless you count California.
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