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My daughter just came downstairs with a temp of 102+. We're going to shower her down after some cold orange juice.
1 posted on 10/23/2009 5:41:23 AM PDT by Caipirabob
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My son had high fever and flu and 2 days later I started to feel like el crappo - like I have to leave work, etc. I started Tamiflu ASAP, took some Tylenol and was almost normal 24 hours later. Same conditions/situation for my wife and daughter.


2 posted on 10/23/2009 5:45:55 AM PDT by RushingWater
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I caught Swine flu and was in the hospital for 6 days.

Massive unbelievable headache, tightness in breathing, nausea vomiting.

3 posted on 10/23/2009 5:47:38 AM PDT by JPJones (Who is Jim Thompson?)
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Son and daughter;

Chills, fever, Painful cough,Temp, body aches, sore throat, sleepy.


4 posted on 10/23/2009 5:49:19 AM PDT by luv2ndamend (May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. — Samue)
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On Monday, 15 area schools were closed due to flu/swine flu. Today, 49 are closed- completely unprecedented. All I know is I’m glad I’m not in school.


5 posted on 10/23/2009 5:49:30 AM PDT by rintense
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My niece had swine flu that went into double pneumonia. She was running a high fever, given tylenol by the hospital and sent home. She started vomiting was taken back to the hospital and was given an iv and sent home. Then she started turning blue. She was intubated and in ICU for 2 weeks. No one thought she would live. Was told if she had been given tamiflu immediately it would not have gotten severe. Thankfully she is on her way to recovery now!


6 posted on 10/23/2009 5:51:21 AM PDT by trustandobey (GOD BLESS AMERICA AGAIN!)
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You are showing the classic signs that I’m seeing over and over in my classroom and school.

The swine seems to start with a headache as the first symptom, then body aches, then a variety of coughs, fevers, sniffles, sore throats - any or all of those.

But the headache is coming to be known (at least in our school) as step one


7 posted on 10/23/2009 5:51:34 AM PDT by SoftballMominVA
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Check out Vitamin D3 asap!

We are using as a preventative but can be useful in battling the flu. Pandemic sites have links to many forums with suggestions for homeopathic treatments that might help her be more comfortable

God Bless.


8 posted on 10/23/2009 5:52:54 AM PDT by silverleaf ("For America today, decline is not a condition. Decline is a choice"- Krauthammer)
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Our grandson (10 months old) had it about a 6 weeks ago. High fever, vomiting, he was hospitalized for two days. Rest of the immediate family -two adults and two more children - had tummy upset, two had vomiting, one had major body aches. Took tamiflu, and they were all fine in about 4 days.

None of us (grandparents, teenaged aunt here) got it, even though we took care of the two older children while the baby was in the hospital, and while one of those had symptoms.

10 posted on 10/23/2009 5:53:23 AM PDT by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch
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Both my son and I were hit with some kind of flu last April and again in May. I hope we’re super resistant for this round.

We had fevers close to 103 which came down quickly after a dose of Motrin. Body aches and fatigue were incredible. It hurt to open my eyes. We both had chest congestion, but my son had it the worst. Mucinex finally loosened up the phlegm for him which made it much easier to breathe. We were both down for 5-7 days each time.

Hope you’re both feeling better soon. Not fun stuff!


11 posted on 10/23/2009 5:54:08 AM PDT by mplsconservative
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On Oct. 9 - about 2:30 p.m., I got a little queasy in the stomach, tired and dizzy...along with a headache that felt like I got hit with a wrecking ball from the next county.

Once home, about 6:00 p.m. - tremendous chills... couldn't hold a cup steady and could barely climb the stairs. I think the neighbors heard my teeth chatter.

7:00 p..m - Put on 4 jerseys, 3 blankets on the bed and got in. Slept till 1:00 p.m. on Oct. 10.

Fine from there on.

12 posted on 10/23/2009 5:58:43 AM PDT by SMARTY ("Stay together, pay the soldiers and forget everything else" Lucius Septimus Severus)
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First three days were bad, real bad. Typical flu symtoms, hot/cold flashes, fatigue, joint pain ... with a bad cough. Since I am an asthmatic, this lead to pneumonia. On the third day I had coughing so bad that the do said to go to the ER. The pneumonia verified with xray and was treated with anti-biotics. Tamiflu was added to reduce the flu symptoms. Vicodin was used to treat the pain from the cough (three days of hard cough will pull muscles in the rib cage).

Once on meds, took about 5 to 7 days to get rid of the stuff.


13 posted on 10/23/2009 5:59:09 AM PDT by taxcontrol
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Left work at mid-day yesterday and called in sick today. Dealt with a cough for a few days (my office sounds like a TB clinic from various other sick people) but then the constant runny nose and sneezing started followed by aches, hot/cold feelings, and exhaustion. I’m thinking some downtime today will get me back on track.


14 posted on 10/23/2009 6:01:42 AM PDT by Made In The USA (Communists need not apply.)
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My son was down for 8 days with a moist, productive cough, chest tightness, wheezing, earache, headache, fatigue. He tested negative for seasonal flu; swine flu test was not conducted. We used generic OTC guafenesin and dextromethorpan to thin secretions and an albuterol inhaler to relieve tightness. Lots of hot steamy showers, too. I kept a very close eye on his breathing; we were shades away from the ER a time or two, but he pulled through.


15 posted on 10/23/2009 6:02:48 AM PDT by HGSW0904
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I saw one child (teen) who was so sick he could barely walk. High fiver 103+, headache, dizziness, nausea.


16 posted on 10/23/2009 6:02:58 AM PDT by TNdandelion (I'd rather have FedEx run my healthcare than USPS.)
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The Vit C is good but also recommended is upping your Vit D3. Add some cranberry and live yogurt cultures (pills or food), zinc and a good multi-vit. Also, start N-Acetyl-Cysteine and Oscillococinum which can be found over the counter at neighborhood pharmacies and larger grocery stores.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/printerfriendlynews.php?newsid=51913

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241041/posts

http://www.drrathresearch.org/health_news/050109_swineflu.html


17 posted on 10/23/2009 6:05:13 AM PDT by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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Pig flu attacks the heart and lungs of early adults. If you are in your 20’s go to the DOCTOR IMMEDIATLY if you feel ill.
19 posted on 10/23/2009 6:12:20 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. V for victory)
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We had the seasonal flu run through the house a couple of weeks ago. I had one day of complete exhaustion, coupled with all-over muscle and joint aches. I may have run a fever briefly the night before, but I can't tell for sure.

The day prior, I had with started a dry cough, and the cough (which was no longer dry) was really he only thing to linger after the one really bad day.

20 posted on 10/23/2009 6:14:32 AM PDT by kevkrom (Obama's Waterloo: a "hockey mom" with a laptop and a Facebook account)
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bump


22 posted on 10/23/2009 6:16:54 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici
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Back in the early 90s when I worked in a hospital, I had the so-called Asian flu. I think a true flu is all upper respiratory. I missed 5 days of work. I started out with a sore throat and as the day progressed it got worse. I made it home from work and literally crawled to the shower with my clothes on. I was drenched in sweat. I stay in bed. All I remember is not being able to breathe and developed cracked lip.


24 posted on 10/23/2009 6:24:17 AM PDT by gattaca (Great things can be accomplished if you don't care who gets the credit. Ronald Reagan)
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Our oldest son had swine flu just a few weeks ago and exhibited all the symptoms you’ve listed. It started out just with a runny nose, but that’s normal for him with the change in weather. Next was the exhaustion, which we assumed was from the seasonal crud he gets each fall and from being at football practice until 6:00 every day. He still said he was fine to go to school, “it’s just a cold, Mom.” He came home on a Wednesday after football to tell me that one of his best friends, who he also shares a locker with, was out with swine flu. By Saturday afternoon, the full force of the symptoms hit him like a ton of bricks. He then got the body aches (as in, don’t even put that blanket on me because I hurt), headache, lung pain (couldn’t even lay on his left side), and fever (anywhere from 100º-104.1).

His dad took him to the dr on that Saturday (after morning football practice) because he fell asleep in the car before I was out of the parking lot. They didn’t do any specific testing, just went down a symptom checklist and said that since he had more than half of the symptoms, he likely had swine flu. He had xrays on his lungs to check for early onset of pneumonia, which came back positive. They started him on Zithromax to treat the pneumonia to prevent it from getting any worse because the complications of the swine flu and pneumonia can get really bad really quickly. We also had him taking Mucinex 12 hour like clockwork to help keep his lungs open.

The fever broke Sunday morning and as soon as that happened, he felt more or less fine. He was eating normally, didn’t have the body aches, etc.


27 posted on 10/23/2009 6:35:37 AM PDT by FarRightFanatic (It wasn't an election. It was a socialist coup.)
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