well it finally happened

**sundial** · 03-01-2009, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by salsabike

Bleah, Sundial. Do you have a good book? If not, I could send you one as a consolation present...

Thanks Salsa, how nice of you.

I have the complete set of X Files to keep me entertained. When I'm sick I don't read for some reason.

I hope Kali is taking good care of you.

She lays beside the couch and occasionally checks to see if I'm awake.

I hope you have a quick recovery. I've never had it so I'm wondering what the difference is between it and a cold? (I don't get colds either). Do you have to be diagnosed? One of those things I never researched I guess.

For me the tell tale sign was the joint achiness and being wiped out too easily. To get checked for the flu you have your nose swabbed, a reagent is added and then it's processed in about 5 minutes.

What I'm battling is the congestion in my lungs--still. And my knees are still stiff and achy.

It'll eventually get better.

**Zen** · 03-01-2009, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by sundial

She lays beside the couch and occasionally checks to see if I'm awake.

She's checking to see if you're awake, alright.
Awake enough to feed her

**Selkie** · 03-01-2009, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Zen

She's checking to see if you're awake, alright.
Awake enough to feed her

That's the story of my life! "Mommy, me love you. Can me have a cookie now?" lol

**sundial** · 03-01-2009, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Zen

She's checking to see if you're awake, alright.
Awake enough to feed her

**salsabike** · 03-01-2009, 03:54 PM

In that vein, and just for your entertainment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8apr...eature=related

**tantrumbean** · 03-03-2009, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by uforgot

I hope you have a quick recovery. I've never had it so I'm wondering what the difference is between it and a cold? (I don't get colds either). Do you have to be diagnosed? One of those things I never researched I guess.

Anyway, get well!

Apparently with real flu you will always have a fever and a severe cough - plus you are flat out for at least a week (although that contradicts the OP, hmmm....)

**sundial** · 03-03-2009, 05:33 PM

Most of the time you will have a fever, cough, chills, lethargy, and aches. In my case it was congestion and lethergy. Go figure.

**OakLeaf** · 03-03-2009, 09:09 PM

Normally I only get pretty minor respiratory symptoms with the flu; I usually get a worse cough with colds. The fever, body aches and general malaise are what makes the flu so awful for me. And just the fact that it lasts so long.

**Dazeepetals** · 03-04-2009, 07:06 AM

Sorry you got the flu!!! I can honestly say I've never had the flu, but I've had my share of colds and viruses. I've gotten the flu shot for the last 4 years since I'm a pharmacist in a cancer hospital and giving my patients the flu when I go in their rooms could kill them.

**Tokie** · 03-04-2009, 07:13 PM

My primary care doc made extra sure my family members all got flu shots this year. apparently there is evidence that even though the flu shot does not "cover" the bird flu strain of flu virus, people who survived the bird flu were largely people who had received the flu shot. I've had the flu once - it was terrible with the musculoskeletal pain. Hope you are quickly on the mend! Tokie

**sundial** · 03-05-2009, 07:44 AM

Back to normal.

I'm hitting my vitamins/minerals pretty hard and it's helping my ailments. Thanks for all the well wishes.

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