Yay Swine Flu!

Please do take care of yourself; it can be more wearing than you'd think.

Drink lots of water too, with possibly some sugar and salt in it, or clear fruit juice.

^Gently bumping thread^

I took my younger son to the doctor's this morning. He's been sick for the past few days and got even sicker this morning. He's the one in our family who hardly ever gets sick, and if he does, he's still going like the Energizer bunny.

He has the H1N1 virus. I had a feeling he did. And he's been drinking--literally--a gallon of liquids a day. I've never seen that before, not even with the seasonal flu. I'm tired, though, of going up and down the stairs for him.

(Oh, and semilargeintestine--hope you're doing better!)

semilargeintestine. Take care of yourself. Drink tea, eat vitamins. You'll be fine within no time.

This sounds funny, semi---but aren't you glad to get it over with?! It's like, okay, I had it, won't have to worry about getting it again. It's the way I feel with my son.

As for the rest of us here, we all got seaonal flu shots (my younger son didn't) and the dr. said that the seasonal flu shot provides some antibodies to the H1N1. We just have what seems like mild colds.

Rest a lot though. You don't want to get a relapse.

Definitely. It's the pits. But it's here to stay in good ol' NJ. (Hey, that rhymes.)

Glad you're ok, semi. Sorry that happened. Can ya enjoy some ?

I'm waiting patiently for my clinic to call, since I'm actually in a high risk group. From what I can tell, they're just starting to dole it out and it might be a couple of weeks yet.

(Somebody at a NaNo write-in mentioned she works at a clinic and keeps getting calls about "heinie" vaccines. No, not jabs they do in the glutes, but vaccines for that "heinie" flu that's going around. Yeah. People, those are 1's, not i's.)

Back on topic, it's good to hear you're up and about again, Semi.

Glad to hear you're recovering well.

Take care of yourself.

Semi--are you in very good health otherwise? Because it seems there's some truth to the story that the swine flu hits the healthy ones hardest. In my family, my younger son is the healthiest. Hardly ever sick and never an elevated temp. 'Til now. And my husband has it now but in a (seemingly) milder form and he has diabetes and asthma.