Swine flu panic sets in.

[channlluv]

Oh, man, I hope you recover quickly. Drink lots of fluids - probably electrolyte stuff. Lots of healthy foods if you can stomach them. And lots of rest, of course. The good news is you're very healthy. Most super healthy people recover quickly and completely - I heard it on NPR so it must be true.

Feel better soon.

Roxy

[ms1]

You have plenty of time to recover, especially since you started Tamiflu right away. Both of my daughters had swine flu over the summer and they were fine in a week. One daughter was much sicker than the other, so everyone's case is different.

They were prescribed Tamiflu, but I'm not sure how much they really got down since they kept throwing it back up.

Good luck and keep us posted on how you're doing.

[myjas]

I know in our area they did a spot on our news asking people to just ride out the swine flu, and that it is becoming resistant to tamiflu. They are asking only the really sick to go to the doc. So do be aware if it doesn't work and take care of yourself.

[sarahspins]

I think you'll be fine.... it's 11 days away? We just had what we think was H1N1 run through our house and my son (8) who was the sickest was only sick for 4 days starting on a Thursday, and 2 days of that he was so sick I was actually pretty worried about him (over a weekend, of course, Friday night and through Saturday was the worst part for him - he spiked a fever of 104.2). By Monday he was pretty much back to normal - a little tired with a lingering cough, but it didn't seem to slow him down. Now, a week later, you'd hardly know he was sick.

[smilingcat]

We've heard lots about swine flu.

For what its worth: my partner heard an interview of people out on the street.
"Naw, I'm not worried about swine flu. I don't eat pork" I guess along with that if you are vegan then you shouldn't have to worry about avian flu either. "don't eat chicken"

Well do rest a lot, have chicken soup or porridge (chinese and japanese have rice porridge when we are sick). The warm hot food sure feels good. I also swear by Motza ball soup, made with chicken stock.

I'm no doctor but the soup really does help.
Wish you a speedy recovery, rest a lot and drink lots of fluid. Being sick is always miserable.

sending you good vibes,
Smilingcat

[malkin]

A few of the kids & staff from my school have gotten the dx, and they've been back to school in under a week.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery followed by a great ride!

[kenyonchris]

I actually don't feel too badly. I imagine I may get a ride in on Saturday. I hope. I was supposed to work this weekend, but the Dr. said to finish the tamiflu before going back to work. I am feeling more hopeful that I will at least be functional next weekend.
Thanks everyone for the well wishes!