I offically have it

I thought I was gonna die last night- fall asleep and never wake up again coz I felt so ill that I even prepared myself for my demise last night , but I did wake up as u can see

Phoned NHS they said I need to take Tamiflu, get someone else to collect the medication and stay at home!...bang goes my Notting Hill Carnival weekend and work bonus

Anyone else have or had Swine Flu? Anyone taking Tamiflu? Any side effects?

catpark said:

did they actually say u have swine flu? the side effects should be listed on the write up they give u from the pharmacy
i hope u feel better soon, ur in my prayers

monkeyrose said:

Thank u.
Well the NHS do a questionaire on ur symptoms and medical history and take it from there, if u answer yes or no to certain questions i presume u have it. So they get ur details and give u a code for the Tamiflu to get from the pharmacist.
If people have symptons like: not being able to breath properly or a tightness in ur throat they recommend u call 999 immediately.

I still think the swine flu is a bunch of fuckery.

one of my husband's co-workers has it, and almost died at one point... she is just now starting to bounce back from it. poor lady!


i hope you get well soon!

My son is getting over H1N1 now. It totally sucks.

JustErin said:

Really? Damn that sucks. So many people died from it and now they are making it sound less severe. I'm confused about the whole thing.

Aw Cat! I'm sorry to hear that you have it - I really hope you get over it quickly

As many people die from 'normal' flu as Swineflu and those that have died, the vast majority have had underlying health problems. Don't let the headlines freak you out

CarrieLee said:

There isn't anything they can do unless you develop respiratory problems. He's finally better today - first day of no fever!

It's just your basic Type A influenza.

Genesia said:

Not quite.

JustErin said:

From everything I've read...in terms of symptoms, it is.

The big issue appears to be the speed with which this virus mutates. I have my doubts about all that, however.

Genesia said:

Well, speaking from experience with having a 4 year old that tested positive for it...it is not like your basic type A.

I knew my son was at risk because of his history of picking up influenza repeatedly over the last year, we were just waiting for the vaccine to be available but unfortunately we didn't get it in time.

Believe me, H1N1 is no joke. It's awful. The second he got sick this time, I knew something was very different.

I'm just thankful that all he is dealing with now is major weight loss, blistered lips and a mouth riddled with fever cankers.

kimrachell said:

Thanks
Yeah the poor lady! glad she pulled through it.

CarrieLee said:

It is all very confusing.

MrsGoodnight said:

Thanks

Yes there is a lot of ppl that die from influenza especially pensioners etc that they don't make issues out of it. What i dont understand if they can find a so called cure with this Swine flu so quickly why can't they do it with normal influenza

JustErin said:

That does suck ur poor little mite! coz its the kids and pensioners that feel the symptoms most and i think the fever is the worse part of it. Glad hes feeling better tho.

CarrieLee said:

Any flu virus can kill you, if you're already in poor health.

I do think that the media has blown the illness out of proportion.

Genesia said:

Hmmm, dont think it is.

Get the latest news on H1N1 here: http://www.who.int/csr/di...index.html
[Edited 9/1/09 2:25am]

JustErin said:

Same here speaking from my own experience I dont think its as clean cut as that(saying its just ordinary flu) Ive never one to be a whiner about health if I've get a cold/flu I'll just brush it off and carry on my day. The symptoms of this was a lot severe I thought it was just a cold at first but by the second day I couldnt move and didnt even have enough strength to lift up a phone and the fever was the worse.

The previous week my daugther(who's a young adult) had a cold, but her symptoms was gone in two days and she said she felt fine. She had passed it to me but it shows u it has a different effect on everyone some people get it mildy some not so it depends on ur own health history ur age and other elements e.g immune system etc.

Just reading about it on the internet or in papers doesnt make people experts on the virus and they wouldnt be spending millions to make a drug to control the spread it if was just normal flu.

I get the Flu every year and every year I think I'm gonna die, and every year I don't. Have a nice day.

hypochondriac?

Dayclear said:

Get Well Soon!

catpark said:

oh Erin, your poor little man it's horrible when your child is sick but when they get something serious, like the flu, you'd do anything to make them better - it's just heartbraking seeing them ligged out, pale and in pain..

I'm glad he's on the mend - give him a little hug from me ... Oh, and take one for yourself

JustErin said:

Hi Cat

Hope you feel better soon.

Thank u

medion said:

purplecorvette1 said:

Hello J
Thanks, see u in a couple weeks. x

MrsGoodnight said:

Thanks!

He's well on his way to feeling better.