The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 30, 2009 Report Posted October 30, 2009 Goodness! Well, I hope she gets well soon. For a small community, we seem to have a lot of it among and around us. Worrying. Get better everyone. MG Quote
jazzbo Posted October 30, 2009 Report Posted October 30, 2009 My heart goes out to everyone touched by this. Get better soonest! Quote
BruceH Posted October 31, 2009 Report Posted October 31, 2009 My wife (who is a critcal care nurse) had the flu jab and the H1N1 jab. She's always had the flu jab, but swore she wouldn't have the H1N1 because the lack of long-term data about its safety. After everyone else in her department had it, she changed her mind. I have always eschewed the flu jab, but now I'm in two minds. I'd get it free, as a clinical employee of the NHS. What to do? Get it. Quote
AllenLowe Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 well, I may have it - my daughter had it last week, and I'm having a great deal of trouble, some breathing issues, which I have to monitor. This ain't fun; I haven't felt this lousy in 20 years. Quote
Hot Ptah Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 well, I may have it - my daughter had it last week, and I'm having a great deal of trouble, some breathing issues, which I have to monitor. This ain't fun; I haven't felt this lousy in 20 years. Allen, No joke--get to a doctor. Even if it not swine flu, I learned last year that there is a lot they can do within the first few days with flu that involves the lungs, but there is not so much they can do the longer you wait to seek medical attention. Quote
AllenLowe Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 I was on the phone with the triage nurse - they've got me taken mucinex and cough medicine and a saline spray. My temp is down to about 100 (it hit about 102 earlier today) and want me to basically monitor my breathing for any problems. Quote
BruceH Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 I was on the phone with the triage nurse - they've got me taken mucinex and cough medicine and a saline spray. My temp is down to about 100 (it hit about 102 earlier today) and want me to basically monitor my breathing for any problems. Damn, Allen...hope you get completely better real soon. Quote
AllenLowe Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) thank you - I haven't had so much as a sniffle in three years - the temp is down to 99.3, which is good - apparently when this stuff is real bad the fever rages for a few days and doesn't respond to anything. sure wish I could blame this on the Bush administration - or at least Bohner - or maybe Kenny G - well, Jim will be happy - I don't have the strength to get into an argument with anybody - Edited November 4, 2009 by AllenLowe Quote
medjuck Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 Allen: Sure hope you get better man! Quote
papsrus Posted November 4, 2009 Report Posted November 4, 2009 Hope you're feeling better soon Allen, and everyone who has come down with this. Nasty shit. Quote
Tom 1960 Posted November 5, 2009 Report Posted November 5, 2009 Allen, get as much rest as possible. The only thing that really helped me finally get over this thing was alot of sleep. Quote
jazzbo Posted November 5, 2009 Report Posted November 5, 2009 Fuck Allen, that sounds like what I had in August, it was brutal. I couldn't see my doctor for five days. I saw a sort of miniclinic nurse who did nothing but give tests, one of which showed I didn't have the flu! Took me another four or five days to have no fever, and a week or two to really feel myself. I was on antibiotics ten days after seeing the doctor. I didn't make anyone else sick, even my girlfriend, which was amazing as much as we were together and how we were together. Quote
Hot Ptah Posted November 5, 2009 Report Posted November 5, 2009 I didn't make anyone else sick, even my girlfriend, which was amazing as much as we were together and how we were together. That is veering dangerously close to "too much information." Quote
AllenLowe Posted November 5, 2009 Report Posted November 5, 2009 (edited) hmmmmm....... day three - slept pretty well, though I woke up feeling like I hadn't - worst thing about this is the cough, which makes it feel like my ribs are bruised - given what jazzbo said, I hope my goat doesn't catch this - especially since the chicken has been sneezing all morning. Edited November 5, 2009 by AllenLowe Quote
Tom 1960 Posted November 6, 2009 Report Posted November 6, 2009 The cough is the darndest thing to get rid of. I have that for 7 weeks now and shows no signs of going away soon. Better now than a week ago. The cough medicine with codeine helps so much. Quote
AllenLowe Posted November 6, 2009 Report Posted November 6, 2009 well, feeling MUCH better - actually slept for 6 straight hours, though the wife slept in another room so my coughing wouldn't keep her awake (at least that's what she told me) - the cough is better but persistent, arrghghghghgh! Quote
jazzbo Posted November 6, 2009 Report Posted November 6, 2009 Good news Allen. Keep getting all the rest that you can. I hated that aspect of it, I hate lying in bed just resting with a passion, but it's the only thing that gets the job done. Quote
AllenLowe Posted November 6, 2009 Report Posted November 6, 2009 well, I just asked the doctor to phone me in some codeine - gotta get more than 3-4 hours sleep at a time. plus, I figure I can make some extra cash selling it at the local schoolyard. Quote
AllenLowe Posted November 7, 2009 Report Posted November 7, 2009 well, slept like a baby thanks to the codeine - whoever said "drugs are not the answer" was asking the wrong question. Quote
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