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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:35 PM Original message |
Influenza widespread across USA. How's it going for DUers? |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. fortunately, I rarely become ill. |
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elfin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. You must eat hot peppers like Hillary --- and I |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I used marinated garlic. I have a 10 and 11 yo and they are consistently bringing |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. hot peppers (including habeneros) garlic, honey, vit C, and, I am a reiki. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. "fortunately, I rarely become ill." |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. Hey! That is my diet too! |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #15 |
46. See you in the doctor's office when you are 60 |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
2. Got it on January 7th |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. I hope you are getting past the hacking part. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. It faded away week of the 21st. I work at home so it didn't spread. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. cough cough cough gag hork cough |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. Pneumonia here. It's no fun. nt |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:40 PM Original message |
Indeed, I ended up with pneumonia last yr. Take it easy and take care of yourself. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
59. i had pneumonia three or four years in a row! FINALLY someone told me |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. That's good. It can help against pneumococcal pneumonia. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. People who are sick should stay home |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. This just in - seeing the word flu makes you more vulnerable to the disease flu |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. Can't complain, though I did have a splitting headache this AM |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
8. i'm not aware of anyone who has it or has had it this season. |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. I got plenty hot with a fevah and kept on wheezing |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
73. Me, too! |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #73 |
112. They do have that effect. |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. Wow -- the map at that link is really eye opening |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Yup, one of my theories is holiday travelers spread stuff all over. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. school attendance policies keep the flu going round and round |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. It happens at work places also. "Oh, I'm not so sick and can't miss work" |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. yup - that really helps those who are susceptible to pneumonia |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
45. I know how it goes. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #30 |
76. One of my previous employers had the most Naziesque sick policies. |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 10:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
85. And the "let's go to a tax preparer's office with the flu and/or strept" group |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 12:56 AM Response to Reply #85 |
87. "It's not the flu" It's only a cold/ bronchitis/ cough/ no vomit-diarrhea |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 03:13 AM Response to Reply #85 |
151. I hope your friend keeps a roll of hand-wipes to use on all the hard surfaces like pens and phones |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. The airlines allow germs to spread by not circulating fresh air |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. read somewhere (school? health dept?) was saying if you cough, cough into your shoulder or elbow. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:14 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. Thanks |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 01:18 AM Response to Reply #28 |
122. Ironically |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:18 AM Response to Reply #28 |
128. You mean they should have HEPA filters if the air is recirculated. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
12. i had one bad cold, two kids and hubby nothing this season. |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:43 PM Original message |
I am just getting over it. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
13. I got my shot. |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
103. The most serious of strains of the flu was not included in this years flu shot. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
111. The last time I got the flu I was sick for three months. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:10 AM Response to Reply #111 |
126. If we declare the winner before the votes are counted |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 04:25 AM Response to Reply #126 |
136. It's probably best that only you know what you're talking about. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #136 |
138. You don't remember the 2004 Presidential "selection"? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:36 AM Response to Reply #13 |
131. I did too but |
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MsKandice01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
16. My whole family just got over it... |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
18. Nothing yet (knock on wood) |
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JackintheGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. Lingered for weeks, finally shhok it @ 2 weeks ago |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
20. We took turns being sick with a cold or flu in January.... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
21. Had a weird bug in October |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
22. pass the puffs |
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lazyriver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm in Maine and 3/4 of the people I know have recently |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
50. My little son just caught it. |
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lazyriver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #50 |
57. Fluids, electrolytes, and tons of sleep. I also found putting |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #50 |
96. That explains it |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
102. I know of a few people in the Louisville area down with it...takes days to get over. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
32. i was out sick all of last week. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
33. I've got it |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. I noticed at the Kaiser Permanente clinic... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. I used to scoff at wipes on grocery carts but use them now during flu season. |
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Libby2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #39 |
66. That's a great idea! |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
34. I imported mine form California |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
52. We older people didn't fight it so quickly |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
35. some virus particles |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
36. Here in California |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
47. My in-laws in Palm Desert, CA have it too. |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #36 |
62. Sounds like what I have. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #62 |
114. Hi neighbor! |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:20 AM Response to Reply #36 |
129. Careful not to get Bronchial Pneumonia |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
37. I had my flu shot, then I caught a likely flu. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #37 |
48. That's exactly what everyone has |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #37 |
58. Sounds like influenza. Hoping you are back to health soon. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. It's mostly gone away at this point. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:23 AM Response to Reply #58 |
130. Sounds like two or more different sicknesses |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #37 |
104. I heard on WJ this morning that the serious strain of flu this year wasn't included in the flu shot. |
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Medusa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #104 |
110. It covers just 40% of the flu strains going around this year |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
40. I Got It Last Week. It Was The Worst Case I've Had In 20 Years |
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canoeist52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
41. about that flu shot..... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. They missed the most common strain this yr but got a couple lesser ones. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. I knew it |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #49 |
67. News article... |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #67 |
74. Thanks for nothing, pharmcos! |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #74 |
143. and you won't get your $25 back either! |
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BanzaiBonnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
51. Someone puked right behind us in a theater |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Was the movie that bad? |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
54. It almost looks like it started entrenching here in Colorado |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
55. I haven't heard of anyone with the flu yet |
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NanBo (316 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
56. had it |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
60. The kids came down with it a week ago, and then I got it. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #60 |
71. I bruised my ribs for a few days |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #71 |
92. Thanks. The pain's pretty bad. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
61. I live in the UK. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. eeeeeeeee. Does that mean you have to take stuff or just moniter/be monitered? |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. It means if I go to the hospital... |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
65. I got it at the beginning of January |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
69. Very interesting map... |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. The weather's nicer in Florida, |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #72 |
82. And lack Vitamin D |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
75. I got a really bad respiritory bug. Had a 103 fever and was damn near delirious |
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rainman99 (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
77. Had it here in Texas but had some leftover Tamiflu. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #77 |
81. Rumsfeld made a fortune on Tamiflu while in the government |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
78. I have heard of a lot of cases of it recently |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
79. Half of the office was out for most of the week |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
80. There's a whole lot of TN counties that have closed schools recently |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
83. I've been sick for 10 days and |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
84. For two days, everything ached so bad I thought my eyeballs would break - |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
86. I'm fine but it keeps hitting my hockey team. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
88. And the flu shot isn't that effective this year |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
89. About 10 years ago I got the flu, and my friend went to the pharmacy to see |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 03:18 AM Response to Original message |
90. My husband's had two bouts. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
91. I always have a flu shot since I'm insulin-dependent--but I've had 99-100 temps |
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KatyaR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
93. Most of the hospitals in Oklahoma City are on divert right now |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
94. Frontliner here in Texas and Influenza A here hitting the |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
95. So sick...... |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. Gotta love it. |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #98 |
100. I know! |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #100 |
105. Don't blame yourself. I've walked around w/ a Lysol wipe in my hand for six weeks now. |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #105 |
107. It's hard to avoid exposure when you are caring for someone, especially |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #107 |
109. isn't that the truth! |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
97. I'm sick in NC. I must have caught it here at DU. |
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Tektonik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
99. I have not gotten the flu in forever |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
101. No flu but a nasty cold |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #101 |
106. Could be you have developed bronchitis, |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #106 |
139. I get bronchitis all the time. |
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peacefreak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
108. It started a week ago today for me. |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-16-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
113. Try oscillococcinum if you get the flu |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
115. It took down my whole family |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
116. Oh so sick.. |
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ordinaryaveragegirl (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
117. Just getting over it here. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
118. Spouse got it at work and can barely talk |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
119. Got hit with it like a Mac truck. |
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Demagitator (236 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
120. No illness... |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
121. So far, so good |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
123. it's rolling here in norcal! |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
124. Haven't gotten it yet |
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mwdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
125. Got my flu shot 2 months ago. As a cancer survivor, I take no chances. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #125 |
140. Don't count on the flu shot. |
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mwdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #140 |
146. Thanks for the advice. |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
127. Doing well. Got my flu shot this year. |
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ruiner4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
132. Coworkers and I have noticed something... |
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Demagitator (236 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:47 AM Response to Reply #132 |
134. Thats what I got in the past... |
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ruiner4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:49 AM Response to Reply #134 |
135. back to basics,... |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:44 AM Response to Original message |
133. last time I was ill was 09/11/01 - purely coincidental |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 05:03 AM Response to Original message |
137. It's uncommon for me to become ill..... |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
141. I just got over a bout |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
142. iether's a very mild "flu" or it isn't going around here |
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NaturalHigh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
144. A lot of my family and friends have been sick... |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-17-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
145. Detroit area reporting,..... |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-18-08 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
147. My husband was down with a little something |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
148. WGR late night hosts were talking about the emergency rooms |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 01:51 AM Response to Original message |
149. My fiance is a doctor. |
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Hoof Hearted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 03:16 AM Response to Reply #149 |
153. I'm vaccinated, and symptomatic. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 03:03 AM Response to Original message |
150. I caught a nasty respiratory bug in December that needed antibiotics & something to clear my lungs |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 03:43 AM Response to Reply #150 |
154. Anyone else want to post home remedies? My Polish Raw Onion Cough Syrup is above. |
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Hoof Hearted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-19-08 03:14 AM Response to Original message |
152. We're kinda fucked here. |
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