I’ve actually had the pig flu. I was pretty damn miserable — and that was with Tamiflu.
I got the Tamiflu early (thanks to a friendly doctor friend). I still had the freezing/fever in waves, but they were “distant” like an echo, so I wasn’t in the bed shivering and wanting to die.
I never get the flu, if catch anything i burn fever for 12 hours and wake up fine, this flu kicked my butt, 3 days fever/chills now i have the return of the deep cough.