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Here We Go!!!! My kid has swine flu...
8/28/2009 | me

Posted on 08/28/2009 4:33:37 PM PDT by teenyelliott

Just got back from the doctor, and my 13 year old tested positive for swine flu.

THE GOVERNMENT has issued orders to all doctors to no longer treat patients with Tamiflu unless they are bad enough to be admitted to the hospital. They don't want to run out.

Thankfully, my doc gave it to her anyway, so I am hoping I don't have to worry about her getting that bad.

So, I will be giving periodic first hand accounts of the progression of this thing so that FReepers can hear it first hand, rather than relying on the media to tell you how it is.

Her throat started feeling scratchy on Wednesday evening, but she was fine. By 12:30 today, she had a fever of 102.8. She just took her first dose of Tamiflu, which by the way cost 120.00, and that was after our discount. They won't be making any money off of this, will they??!!!!!!

While I might seem lighthearted about this, I am worried. I have two younger children, and my own health problems as well. Being spooked by the media hasn't helped.

If you don't mind, any of you so inclined please say a little prayer for my girls.

We are all now quarantined.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: donthogthevaccine; flu; freeperflu; health; medicine; pandemic; penareply; squeallikeapig; swineflu; tamiflu; teenyelliott; whataboar
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1 posted on 08/28/2009 4:33:38 PM PDT by teenyelliott
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To: pissant

As if my week couldn’t get any worse...


2 posted on 08/28/2009 4:34:09 PM PDT by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: teenyelliott

I’m sorry. You have my prayers!


3 posted on 08/28/2009 4:34:52 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (This tagline excerpted. To read more, click on MyOverratedBlog.com)
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Sorry to hear you bad news......I thought I read Tamiflu was not effective in treating this strain?
4 posted on 08/28/2009 4:35:23 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Obama's Blackberry, who's on the other end?)
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To: teenyelliott

You have our prayers, as well.
Lots of Jello and Chicken soup!


5 posted on 08/28/2009 4:36:25 PM PDT by LongElegantLegs (You know how it is: you wait ages for a good sperm story and then they all come at once.)
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To: Larry Lucido

Thanks Larry.


6 posted on 08/28/2009 4:36:32 PM PDT by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: teenyelliott

Prayers on the way for you and your girls.

Keep us updated. I have a 9 year old that just went back to school.


7 posted on 08/28/2009 4:37:53 PM PDT by JustAmy (Republicans think everyday is July 4th. Democrats think everyday is April 15th.)
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To: teenyelliott

Poor kid. Hope she gets better fast.


8 posted on 08/28/2009 4:37:54 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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Below is a statement from the head of the WHO, Margaret Chan, at a conference last month in Cancun, Mexico:

She stressed that the overwhelming majority of patients experienced mild symptoms and made a full recovery within a week, often in the absence of any form of medical treatment.

The exceptions, she said, were pregnant women and people with underlying health problems, who were at higher risk from complications from the virus and should be monitored if they fell ill.
9 posted on 08/28/2009 4:38:05 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! FairTaxNation.com)
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To: teenyelliott

Prayers for your girl, for you, and for your family.


10 posted on 08/28/2009 4:38:20 PM PDT by SamiGirl
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Do you have any idea where she picked it up?


11 posted on 08/28/2009 4:39:05 PM PDT by La Lydia
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To: teenyelliott

My prayers for your daughter, but all my kids had it last week and it wasn’t as bad as some other flues (sp?) they have had in the past.

It made all the headlines in the papers (small town) and my pediatrician said it’s been here since last month and it’s not as big a deal as they are making it out to be. If you are elderly, infant or have a chronic lung problem, it’s dangerous, but so is a cold.


12 posted on 08/28/2009 4:39:18 PM PDT by autumnraine (You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
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To: teenyelliott

13 posted on 08/28/2009 4:39:54 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Las Vegas Ron
I don't think they have any idea what the hell they are doing. Just winging it and hoping to avoid a public panic, IMO.

I did read the other day that teachers had been instructed to NOT tell anyone if they knew a child had been diagnosed, so I guess I'll never know where it came from.

Hers was the first confirmed case at our doctors office, which is a very large medical facility. He was a bit shocked.

14 posted on 08/28/2009 4:39:57 PM PDT by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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woohoo, quarantine..... no school!


15 posted on 08/28/2009 4:40:23 PM PDT by GeronL (Liberalism: The gift that keeps on taking)
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You all will be in my prayers. Keep us posted. President Bush stockpiled millions of doses of Tamiflu! I wonder why Obama is hording them? This doesn’t sound good to me. Who told you that the government ‘ordered’ doctors not to give patients Tamiflu? The government doesn’t have any right to do that!! Do they?


16 posted on 08/28/2009 4:40:46 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: LongElegantLegs

Thank you! We have family nearby who can leave soup outside the door and run away. ;)


17 posted on 08/28/2009 4:40:52 PM PDT by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: teenyelliott

Prayers for you and your duaghters.


18 posted on 08/28/2009 4:41:34 PM PDT by afnamvet
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To: teenyelliott

Best wishes and thanks for the info.


19 posted on 08/28/2009 4:41:58 PM PDT by decimon
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To: JustAmy
If you hear of any fevers at school, I would keep her home. Better safe than sorry. My poor kid is scared to death.

THANKS MEDIA!!!

20 posted on 08/28/2009 4:42:15 PM PDT by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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