Ugh! I have Swine Flu!

[calulu]

and it's a bitch! We're short handed so I'm croaking into the phone here. I cannot take Tamiflu and I feel like I might start hallucinating any second now on this stupid Zicam flu meds.

Just thought I'd share..heheheh

[cinema guy]

You have my sympathies. Why can't you take Tamiflu (not that it did me any good)?

[Mr. Rager!]

I was diagnosed with H1N1, not fun. Get better.

[calulu]

The last time I took Tamiflu I had a pretty severe mood swing, we're talking hallucinations, etc, it affects me badly. However this other stuff I'm taking, the Zicam flu, seems to be helping some..that and lots of liquids

[AdminAssistant]

Best of luck to you!

I'm not feeling well, and I'm paranoid it could be H1N1 - but no fever. Achy, chills, congestion, and some tummy upset...but no fever. Weird.

One of my professors actually sent me home early today, just in case. I didn't really want to go because I don't like falling behind or letting down my professors. (The class she was letting me skip is one that I TA for.) I told her I think I just have a severe case of "gradschoolitis".

[morgana]

Calulu,

See if you can find some elderberry extract at your local health food store. It's a wonderful (and almost unknown) antiviral, and might make a difference for you. There are no known side effects.

Seriously, I've killed a shingles outbreak in twenty-four hours taking elderberry. Without it, they can last a week.

Hope you feel better soon.

PS: Aren't your bosses taking a terrible risk with your coworkers by having you work?

[Kara]

I've got Sithillus.



In all seriousness though, I've heard it's a real bitch, albeit a relatively short-lived one (3-5 days in most cases). Kind of surprised that they even allowed you to come to work, short-staffed or not. You know, what with all the MASS PANDEMIC TERROR the media is trying to instill the general population with.

"In our ongoing coverage of the MUTANT KILLER H1N1 SUPERPLAGUE, a six month old died of swine flue today. Nevermind the hundreds of babies who die every year from the regular flu that we don't ever care to report on (not to mention the thousands world-wide). This is the GODDAMNED SWINE FLU for crying out loud. Back to you, Tom."

[calulu]

I work from home. So no risk to anyone but the family.

I did threaten to cough on my husband's birthday cake icing the other night when he was being an ass. But I managed to resist the temptation.

Thanks for the elderberry advice! I send the daughter out for some earlier. She and I both get shingles on a regular basis.

Feeling better now. It wasn't nearly as bad as I was afraid it might be.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

So sorry to hear you caught the pig plague.

Apparently it's been going around in a school district not too far away from us, so of course corporate panicked and ordered us to put up a display tower full of hand sanitizer, Kleenex, Lysol and so forth.

Thanks for the elderberry advice! I send the daughter out for some earlier. She and I both get shingles on a regular basis.

Keep them away from your husband. Otherwise, that would mean your daughter's father smells of elderberries.

[Rapscallion]

Apparently it's been going around in a school district not too far away from us, so of course corporate saw the opportunity for extreme profit and ordered us to put up a display tower full of hand sanitizer, Kleenex, Lysol and so forth.

Amended that for accuracy.

Rapscallion

[AdminAssistant]

When I went to the health clinic today, there were Kleenex boxes and hand sanitizer dispensers....EVERYWHERE. And a nurse kept having to seperate people, since they have a "flu" waiting are and a "non-flu" waiting area.

(The NP I saw chalked my problems up to seasonal allergy irritation and saw no need for antibiotics. He sent me home with a nasal steriod, saline spray, and Mucinex D.)