A couple of people in my office have had swine flu. I think it's pretty well established in the NC Triangle, sadly. I hope KBD gets well quickly. A care package sounds like a nice idea.
I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.
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Calli - Oct 02, 2009 10:12:34 am PDT #25143 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
beth b - Oct 02, 2009 10:12:54 am PDT #25144 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
But is there any use in getting diagnosed with swine flu?
Tammflu -- or how ever it is spelled. I have it because they tested me , but I didn't have it.
and my reaction is from my screwy immune system. I don't get much, because i am exposed to lots of squirmy kid germs. plus everyone else in the world feels it is ok to run into the library when sick . But if I get sick, I am down for the count. So even a mild cold get treated like a deadly disease.
beth b - Oct 02, 2009 10:14:05 am PDT #25145 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
and you don't need a blood test - just a nose swab
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 02, 2009 10:14:57 am PDT #25146 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
But is there any use in getting diagnosed with swine flu? Isn't the treatment just to stay home and rest?
Tamiflu makes a huge difference, if you start taking it within 48 hours of symptoms appearing. I usually get a 'flu jab, because it can take four to six weeks for me to recover from 'flu. With Tamiflu, I was ill for one week. Really good stuff.
Jessica - Oct 02, 2009 10:15:57 am PDT #25147 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My office just announced our company health fair for the end of October. If my department is put up for sale before then, do you think they'll still give me a flu shot?
Calli - Oct 02, 2009 10:16:09 am PDT #25148 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Our office usually has a mass flu jab fest in the fall. I hope they'll get it going soon, before the current flu makes the rounds and renders getting jabbed moot.
beth b - Oct 02, 2009 10:24:40 am PDT #25149 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
This year you could use two jabs. one for the expected and one for the swine.
yay?
smonster - Oct 02, 2009 10:26:06 am PDT #25150 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Our office usually has a mass flu jab fest in the fall.
We've had one but I missed it. But even if I had had it, it wouldn't have had time to take effect.
::sigh:: I can try and convince KBD to go to the doctor, but I think it's going to be tough, especially b/c he's unemployed and uninsured.
Atropa - Oct 02, 2009 10:26:31 am PDT #25151 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
If you are going to hang, you might take some Purell and clean your hands frequently, just to be extra safe.
This. Also, take 6000 IU of Vitamin D for the next few days.
Bother. My recruiter just emailed me to let me know that I've been turned down for the job she submitted me for last night. Pete and I have decided that the only appropriate response is to go see Zombieland this afternoon.
smonster - Oct 02, 2009 10:33:13 am PDT #25152 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
More from CDC: This flu season, antiviral drugs are being used mainly to treat people who are very sick, such as people who need to be hospitalized, and to treat sick people who are more likely to get serious flu complications.
Okay. I've made a shopping list and I'm going to warn him that I'm going to act as if he has the flu.
Thanks for your thoughts, all. It really helps me to talk type it out.