H1N1 ‘flu’ gaining momentum in San Antonio
Reported by: Leslie Bohl Jones
Email: LeslieBohlJones@woaitv.com
Last Update: 9/17 5:02 pm
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SAN ANTONIO — The H1N1 virus is definitely in San Antonio and gaining momentum.
Dr. Fernando Guerra of Metro Health said more and more people are showing up at emergency rooms with flu-like symptoms.
“They tell us maybe 30 to 40 percent of the visits to the emergency department are related to influenza-like illness,” Dr. Guerra told News 4 WOAI.
Last Update: 9/17 5:02 pm
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TXRedJill - 9/19/2009 9:05 AM 0 Votes Report User kao228, my daughter was sent home yesterday with a temp. of 103.4 (and all the other symptoms of the flu) and all the doctor wanted to do was a strep test. Having been in the medical/pharmaceutical fields for over 10 years, I “knew” to ask for a flu test. Guess what? The strep test came back negative and the flu test came back positive. I asked if it was type A or type B. It was type A, which is what the swine flu is. I asked that it be sent off to the CDC for confirmation and they gave me some excuse as to why my insurance might not cover it AND the doctor told me that 90% of the flu cases in South Texas right now are H1N1, so I told them I wanted Tamiflu for my entire household. If I were an average mom without medical knowledge, my daughter would have been sent out of there with NOTHING and very well could have ended up dead. I will not be giving my daughter the vaccine, but I will have to take it due to my “underlying” conditions, which increase my risk of death from H1N1. People, don’t EVER be afraid to question the medical establishment. If you don’t get an answer you are comfortable with, then go looking elsewhere. I totally agree with you Tiggerbearsmom about the lack of testing, but in my case, the benefits do outweigh the risks. On the other hand, it just came to my mind, that I might go and have my blood tested after my daughter recovers and see if I have the antibodies and save myself the risk of the vaccine. ti6718, it is not paranoia. It is “unknown” and until it is figured out, everyone needs to stay educated and that means getting information from more than one source. I would stay away from MSM. Vitamins are not going to protect you and that my friend is a fact. This flu is attacking otherwise “healthy” adults between 25 and 40. No offense, but it sounds like you need some H1N1 education.
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