Posted on 08/28/2009 4:33:37 PM PDT by teenyelliott
prayers up
My teenager just got back from Chile. She had swine flu as well as the entire family. Chile prescribed tamiflu but no one in the family took it and it was over in just a few days.
In Chile they first hand see how much hype this flu has caused. The are coming our of winter and it ws not much worse than a normal flu season. They will not allow the vaccination in the country, they believe that the virus itself was man made.
Tamiflu? Yuck. She would of been better off without it.
Thank you.
I'm not sure what is going on here either but would venture to say it will become evident soon.
Just, damn!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090827/hl_nm/us_flu_vaccine_3
Many health workers won’t take flu vaccine
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I mean why not?
..yes, keep us informed and tell us how your school handles things so others can be prepared. Get well to all.
Dang! My thoughts are with youin’s.
My son, who is 34, had it 2 mos ago. He was given an anti-viral too. Doc told him he could go back to work in 3 days, but in the meantime to have NO contact with anybody.
Since you have other kiddles you may be have a long haul here. Makes me glad my kids are grown and my grandkids live 2000 miles away. :)
Prayers for you and your children. (My dad would sneak around mom and give me a Bourbon/Coke shot at bedtime, when I was sick. It would help “break” the fever. FWIW)
I just stole that pic through some very misty eyes
Apparently Chileans are very bright people and our media/President/idiots in charge think we are very gullible.
I'll let ya know what they tell us about the flu.
I hope she’s right, although I think that leaves me in a bit of a bind personally. I have auto-immune issues.
Thank you.
Thanks, I will do that.
We have a large migrant population; it could come from anywhere. I’ve been instructing her to use the hand sanitizer more frequently.
Prayers up for you and your girls. May the little one have a quick recovery.
Thanks for keeping us informed with an eyewitness report.
Please take the time to read through this thread for some possible treatments -- but be advised:
I am not a Medical Doctor, and I don't know if the OTC remedies in this thread are suitable for children, nor in what dose.
(I'm old and grey, and have lots of life insurance to put my cubs through college. So I'm allowed to try things.)
No idea. As far as I know, this has been pretty dormant in my area. Our doctor offices in a multi-building complex of physicians, and this is the first case they’ve seen.
Good to hear. Thanks.
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