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Yep. This last flare-up started with 2 days of feeling ok except for a sore back and neck, and I was tired all the time. The 2nd night, I got the sore throat/runny nose again. My lungs got congested, and the next morning, every muscle and joint in my body hurt. I was running low fevers off and on, and at one point had violent stomach cramps, but they only lasted a couple of hours. By the following 2 days, I still felt bad, but had started blowing and hacking up nasty stuff. I'm still not 100 percent, and it's been a week. This is the 4th time this winter it's got me again, and my wife and kids have all had it 3 or 4 times. The flare-ups aren't as bad as the first time, but like I said earlier, it's like it lurks in your system, waiting to kid your legs out from under you again.

That looks like what I have been recovering from. I did have a flare up 1 week after initially contracting the 'flu'. Been dealing with morning sore throats and occasional coughing for about 10 days. And yes I have been experiencing wierd joint pains. You need to take this years 'flu' seriously. I have never had one last this long and actually flare up again later on. Symptoms actually appear similar to what I remmber were reported in the Gulf War sickness that was spreading to relatives of Gulf War veterans. Probably just a coincidence.