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[KnottedYet]

www.takeaseat.org

He's in Mexico now! Darn, missed my chance to be a stoker....

[chickwhorips]

mimi glad your feeling a bit better, sorry your son is now sick.

knot glad sknot is doing better.

i got the flu shot. not because of where i live, but because i was traveling so much. i'm hoping i don't get it when i go into town. surgery + flu = no bueno!

[mimitabby]

Hope you're feeling better asap Mimi!

These awful stomach bugs that are going around aren't covered by a flu shot.

they're NOT?

I am doing better. I hope the rest of us are perking up too, including Ito-san the cat.
just got a package all ready for my secret sister. if i ever venture outside again, i might mail it.

[kelownagirl]

The symptoms of influenza (flu) appear suddenly and often include:

• Fever of 100 °F(37.8 °C) to 104 °F(40 °C), which can reach 106 °F(41 °C) when symptoms first develop. Fever is usually continuous, but it may come and go. Fever may be lower in older adults than in children and younger adults.
• Shaking chills.
• Body aches and muscle pain (often severe), commonly in the back, arms, or legs.
• Headache.
• Pain when you move your eyes.
• Fatigue, a general feeling of sickness (malaise), and loss of appetite.
• A dry cough, runny nose, and a dry or sore throat. You may not notice these during the first few days of the illness when other symptoms are more severe. As your fever goes away, these symptoms may become more evident.
When fever is high, other symptoms usually are more severe.

Influenza (flu) usually comes on suddenly. In many cases you can pinpoint the hour when symptoms started. Symptoms develop 1 to 4 days after you are infected.

Classic flu involves fever for about 3 days, followed by a gradual decrease in other symptoms. Fever is usually slightly lower on the 2nd and 3rd days. It may last up to 8 days.

Respiratory symptoms (cough, runny nose, sore throat) become more noticeable as fever and other symptoms decrease. They usually last 3 to 4 days after the fever goes down. A dry, hacking cough may linger for up to 10 days after other symptoms are gone.

Complete recovery may take 1 to 2 weeks or longer. Fatigue and weakness can last for several weeks.
Complications of influenza may develop in anyone, but they are much more likely in older adults and people who have other health problems, especially heart and lung diseases.

I can't have the flu – I'm not nauseated.
Contrary to common belief, stomach and intestinal complaints aren't generally a feature of the flu, except in small children. "The flu is a respiratory illness," says Skowronski, "and the lungs are the major site of symptoms." You might be surprised to learn that the virus doesn't even spread throughout your body. Your headache, fever and aching muscles are actually an "inflammatory response" – that is, your body is working overtime to try to kill off the virus in your lungs. A small number of people (fewer than 10 per cent) may have some intestinal problems with the flu, but that's not the main feature of the bug. If you were nauseated and vomiting, it's far more likely you had food poisoning or gastroenteritis. As for the term "stomach flu," well, there's no such thing.

[KnottedYet]

A school here in Seattle (Blanchette) closed because of the stomach flu. Over 300 students and 14 teachers are out sick. Or gastroenteritis. Or whatever it is. (the pediatrician called it stomach flu, probably because that's what everyone else is calling it)

Here is one of my favorite inventions: http://www.reachaccess.com/home.html If you don't have one, you can get a free one from the website. I love it!

[roguedog]

Hey Mimi,

Glad to hear you're doing better. Now go back to bed and drink lots of liquids.

[DebW]

Here is one of my favorite inventions: http://www.reachaccess.com/home.html If you don't have one, you can get a free one from the website. I love it!

Knot, does Flossie have a Flosser? Can you ride and floss at the same time?

[spokewench]

Well, whether it's the flu or not; I've got a cold - two days with a sore throat; now I'm getting the respiratory stuff. Shoot, I thought I was going to get through the winter without a cold or the flu! And, of course, my Mountain Bike Camp down in Phoenix is this winter and since I'm the organizer, I guess I'll be camping all weekend. We leave today as soon as I get everything packed into the van.

This is going to be fun! I'm totally out of shape and now I can't breathe!

[Duck on Wheels]

I assume that as organizer you have organized a "sick tent"? That may be your "office" during camp. Hope not, though. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and a fun camp.

[salsabike]

Filed at 7:17 p.m. ET

Partial list of winners at Sunday's 49th Annual Grammy Awards:

Short Form Music Video: ''Here It Goes Again,'' OK Go.

[Aint Doody]

It poured rain here today so a bunch of the "girls" went to see Dream Girls. I absolutely loved it. Don't go unless you like musicals.

[KnottedYet]

Hooray for OK Go! That is one of the cleverest videos ever!

[LBTC]

As for the term "stomach flu," well, there's no such thing.

Thank you, Kelownagirl. I always want to tell people this, but I didn't have detailed facts like you have posted!

I hope everyone is starting to feel better. The bugs this year seem to be worse than usual!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[salsabike]

[/I]QUOTE=roguedog;169664]this flu is kicking people's butts this year.

do you guy get flu shots every year?

i don't. i personally think they don't work and that if you do get 'em you're actually more prone to get sick. cuz the people who get sick seem to be the ones who got the flu shot. or at least said they did when they took some time off work. maybe they just went to go do something fun [/QUOTE]

We get a flu shot every year. I have too many friends in public health and have read too much about the 1918 flu pandemic that killed so many people to ignore the advice to get the shot. I think they do work, although not perfectly, to protect against the strain they're designed for and I don't think they make you more likely to get sick. I've never had influenza and don't ever wanna have it. See below:

[I]Spanish flu
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The 1918 flu pandemic was a category 5 influenza pandemic between 1918 and 1920 caused by an unusually severe and deadly strain of the subtype H1N1 of the species Influenza A virus. By far the most destructive influenza pandemic in history, it killed some 50 million to 100 million people worldwide in just 18 months =, [1][2] dwarfing the simultaneous bloodshed due to World War I. Furthermore, many of its victims were healthy young adults, in contrast to most influenza outbreaks which predominantly affect juvenile, elderly, or otherwise weakened patients.

[KnottedYet]

My family seems to react badly (joint problems and auto immune reactions) to flu shots, so I've never had one.

I've had the real influenza once (as opposed to the "stomach flu" i had a couple weeks ago). I wanted to die. But it passed. My mom and brother still have lingering problems from their first-and-only encounters with flu shots.