Flu

[vossman]

Anyone else got it? Three days of 102 fever, geez. At least I've benn able to sleep.

[cmailliard]

It's been sneaking up. Vaccine was not as accurate as they initially thought. Rest, drink plenty of water and catch up on The Bachelor.

[theGinsue]

Got informed Friday that a ton of folks @ work had the intestinal thing going around - purging from both sides ends. Hand sanitizer was passed out all through the office.

[Gman]

Vaccine was not as accurate as they initially thought.

...like every year.

A lot of illness going around this year all across the country. Good times.

[hatidua]

Many people, myself included, had it about a month or so ago in a 2-3 part version in which you'd think you were over it and a week later it was back again, albeit less serious the 2nd/3rd time around. I spoke to friends in other states that had nearly identical symptoms to include a lot of dizzyness as well as the here-it-comes-again a week or so later.

[babarsac]

Spent Sunday through Wednesday down for the count. Luckily I recovered in time for a guys weekend of snowmobiles, snowshoes, shotguns, and bourbon.

[wctriumph]

People from work, people at the gym and my daughter have had it over the last month or so. I thought I was coming down with something last weekend, just felt a little off on Friday so I doubled up on the vitamin C and took some cold and flu medicine and rested all weekend, no big symptons and I have been doing fine.

It really bugs me when people come into the gym, coughing and sniffling and getting their cooties on the equipment that everyone uses. I use a lot of sanitizer at the gym and wash my hands frequently to avoid getting sick. At my age getting sick is no picnic, believe me.

[pickenup]

Yup, got me too.

[Aloha_Shooter]

...like every year.

A lot of illness going around this year all across the country. Good times.

A lot of the illness going around the country (since before Thanksgiving!) isn't flu but you're right, the prediction accuracy for flu has always been somewhat questionable. I just got a physical and the doctor offered a flu shot but didn't give me any argument when I stated I wasn't interested until I got some information showing it was more effective than my past experience has shown. I told him I'm all for vaccinations but am just skeptical about the flu vaccines and am not interested in introducing foreign substances unless I have some assurance as to its effectiveness.

[Gman]

Yep, I don't normally opt for a flu shot since they're primarily a guess for the 3 strains expected to be in the population during the flu season. Since I'm still under treatment from the MRSA infection I got with my spinal fusion surgery, the doc recommended it. I'm still on antibiotics twice a day until the bones fuse. Either I've been extremely lucky, or the antibiotics have been offering some protection, because I've been pretty fortunate not to have had the flu or any kind of crud this year.