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Title: has anyone got the flu that is going around
Post by: aggie49 on January 14, 2013, 12:14:54 pm
i went to the doctors today and i have it running a fever of 101.5 and ache all over nausea i hope it doesn't last long he says the average is 5 days
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Post by: bigedshult on January 14, 2013, 12:50:01 pm
That's the reason my doctor wants me my wife did get the flu shot every year so we don't get it. That is the flu we have earned since we been getting our shot each year we have had a the flu very bad at all little bit of headache all.
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Post by: BaudLight on January 26, 2013, 05:57:08 pm
I had the very nasty stomach variety flu.  It hits you pretty hard the first 24 hours, then takes a couple more days to really fade away.  It leaves you fairly drained.
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Post by: alina6 on January 26, 2013, 07:21:03 pm
I had the stomach flu last weekend. Spent most of the weekend in bed.
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Post by: premar16 on January 26, 2013, 10:50:53 pm
last week me and sister were both puking it was so not fun
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Post by: hollyromey on January 26, 2013, 10:52:29 pm
So far I've been lucky but I always get the stomach virus kind. I make sure to wash my hands and take some vitamin c but some how it always finds me.
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Post by: lgemini on January 27, 2013, 01:35:58 am
I have not gotten the flu, but my sister had it a week ago in NJ.   I stayed away from her, because i do not want to catch it.....
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Post by: tjung10 on January 27, 2013, 04:09:04 am
I had a form of the flu twice this year already, it only lasted for 24 hours. But this is the
first time I had the flu in over 10 years!
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Post by: kaitsilva on January 27, 2013, 05:14:36 am
I was good and sick right around Christmas but I don't think it was the flu. Some of my co-workers have had it, but thankfully I haven't caught it (...yet *knocks on wood*)
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Post by: rghvac69 on January 27, 2013, 05:30:12 am
I had the flu during the week of Thanksgiving.
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Post by: ljrjess69 on January 27, 2013, 07:00:50 am
i havent had it and hoping i dont get it eithor!!! :dog:
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Post by: sarah791017 on January 27, 2013, 07:18:36 am
I had flu 4 weeks ago. good luck.
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Post by: erinelise2 on January 27, 2013, 08:06:29 am
My son had a strain in Sept. Then last week my daughter caught another strain which my son got from her. My husband and I took tamiflu and did not get it. The dr. who saw my daughter said about 50 percent of the positive diagnosis' he is seeing right now are in people who had the flu shot.
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Post by: mc1962 on January 27, 2013, 08:42:24 am
no, i got a flu shot awhile back and it seems to have helped :wave:
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Post by: LenoraMinogue on January 27, 2013, 10:14:22 am
It seems like everywhere I turn someone has the flu right now. It's a bad time.
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Post by: hawkeye3210 on January 27, 2013, 10:27:12 am
Had a little bit of a cold, but not the flu.
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Post by: yen1207 on January 27, 2013, 11:37:14 am
It's been 3 years since my flu shot, but i'm getting 1 soon b/c flu nowaday is really scary.
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Post by: candyterrius on January 28, 2013, 11:35:30 am
I don’t have the flu. I don’t believe in getting flu shots and OTC medication because they are not effective. I don’t visit the doctor when I get sick. I rely on following the laws of nature and meditation to do the healing. Your fever is nature’s emergency response of burning up excess toxins in your body.
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Post by: derrick12480 on January 28, 2013, 11:37:58 am
I had a real bad infection but not the flu. I just hate being sick period.
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Post by: bholmes618 on January 28, 2013, 11:54:51 am
We fortunately have not but my brother has had a severe case that seems to just hang on.  Know several others who have had the flu.  I work in the medical industry and flu is definitely prevalent this year.
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Post by: deisha718 on January 28, 2013, 03:00:22 pm
I haven't had the flu in a long time but I've been hearing about it.  I found this blog post on a site I visit every once in a while, maybe those who are sick can try it out: http://naturalremedysite.blogspot.com/2013/01/natures-tamiflu-elderberry-extract.html

If I had a cold or some type of virus, I would try this or another type natural remedy like Nettle Tea.  Just try to keep your immune system up by eating right; and washing your hands often, especially when you're coming in the house from being out.  Be sure to sanitize surfaces and doorknobs if there is a sick person in the household as well.
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Post by: KaylaHallam on January 28, 2013, 03:36:30 pm
I had the stomach flu 2 weeks ago, I haven't had it in literally 6 years and then out of the blue I started feeling sick. I was up all night getting sick, but never had a fever. I went to the urgent care by my house & they confirmed that I definitely had the stomach flu. It lasted about 3 days and I'm so glad it's gone!
My mom on the other hand has a terrible cold that won't go away, she has absolutely no energy. I'm trying to get her to see a doctor, but she's so hard headed so we'll see.
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Post by: kingreyam24 on January 28, 2013, 03:46:50 pm
All my kids were home from school today with some sort of stomach flu. I emailed their teachers and my son's teacher said 7 students were out of class today because of it, both teachers had it over the weekend, and four kids were out last week because of it.  :(
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Post by: keauhou on January 28, 2013, 04:03:06 pm
My hubby got the stomach virus but I was lucky. We both got flu shots for protection against most of the varieties of influenza out there.
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Post by: shepherdchik on January 28, 2013, 04:09:27 pm
Everyone in my office has been sick or is sick so I am trying to do anything I can so I don't get sick too
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Post by: froggylover227 on January 31, 2013, 06:49:56 am
Haven't gotten it yet, and don't plan on it! I'm washing my hands like crazy and pumping myself with vitamins. In all the years I can remember a flu epidemic, I can't remember actually ever contracting it. Guess I'm just lucky!
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Post by: squirrelgirl44 on January 31, 2013, 07:30:59 am
I don't think I have the flu, but I have had a really terrible cold for almost a week. Seems like everyone is sick right now.
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Post by: workmama on January 31, 2013, 07:45:07 am
No, I haven't gotten the flu. I had a flu shot in early December of last year and always get one as soon as Flu Season starts. My husband has been sick for 2 weeks, and I'm driving myself crazy disinfecting the house almost everyday so my son and I don't get sick!! I've washed my hands so much that my hands are really dry and I have to wear moisturizer gloves on at night! Haha!!  ;D
I try to stay in the house and only take my son places he has to go when the flu is going around. We carry hand sanitizer too where ever we go.

 :peace: ~workmama~  :wave:
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Post by: plennis on January 31, 2013, 07:50:36 am
I thought I was getting the flu, but luckily I went to the doctor and it was just allergies.  I had a flu shot this year for the first time in about 15 years.  The stomach flu is not the flu that they are worried about, 24 hours and you are feeling better.  The other flu is bad for a week to 10 days, and then you are really wiped out for a couple of more weeks getting your strength back.  SUPPOSEDLY if you have gotten the flu shot if you do get it, it will be a very mild case.     We are also sanitizing at the house, door knobs, computer keyboards.  Washing our hands and carrying around the hand sanitizers to use frequently. 
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Post by: mjdoug03 on January 31, 2013, 08:59:22 am
OMG I'm so terrified of the flu.  And once I found out the flu vaccine isn't 100% effective, I became even more scared!!
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Post by: jonhall37 on January 31, 2013, 09:36:07 am
i had it last week for 3 days, its horrible, hope you dont get it!! :sad1:
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Post by: surveydad on January 31, 2013, 09:36:48 am
yes, my wife got the flu two weeks ago and I tried to stay away from her but last week I got it too. High fever and everything not fun. got to get that flu shot early next year  :BangHead:
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Post by: debilou2 on January 31, 2013, 09:56:41 am
I don't have the flue,but man I have had a dry throat and dry cough for over a week now, I have no
flue symptons at all and feel just fine, must be the change of this crazy hot and cold weather, or allergy
related, but im ready for this cough to go away and the cold weather!!  BRING ON SPRINGTIME!!  :D
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Post by: jwallbank on January 31, 2013, 11:03:49 am
Luckily I have not gotten it yet! Everyone around me has though!! My whole family got it this year except for me! Knock wood!
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Post by: clickers on January 31, 2013, 11:05:55 am
My two daughters got the begining of it and I flushed them with ginger tea, and fortunately it went away as quickly as it came:-)
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Post by: home2013 on January 31, 2013, 11:40:09 am
I did get it and it took an atibiotic to get rid of it.  It is some nasty stuff. Hope it clears up soon.
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Post by: florezitta10 on January 31, 2013, 12:25:55 pm
Ughh!! Yes everyone and My Mom has it lol It has been going around here for a while and someone is always sicks. So it keeps coming around. ** Coughy coughy**
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Post by: twol on January 31, 2013, 03:35:27 pm
I had the flu three months ago. It lasted three weeks. I was surprised because I never get sick. I was stressed over my job and school so that's what probably did me in :dontknow:
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Post by: Shandara09 on January 31, 2013, 03:57:11 pm
I just got over a cold, but luckily haven't gotten the flu.  Been trying to make sure I take vitamins and wash my hands regularly so that I don't get sick again.
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Post by: march1971 on January 31, 2013, 04:18:31 pm
i went to the doctors today and i have it running a fever of 101.5 and ache all over nausea i hope it doesn't last long he says the average is 5 days
I hate it when I get the 24 hour flu. it makes me feel like I got my butt handed over to me by Chuck Norris, and from what I heard about the Norovirus, the flu shot will not protect against it.
wash your hands folks.
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Post by: elysee24 on January 31, 2013, 04:35:52 pm
Get well everyone who is sick!!!
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Post by: cwillard1 on January 31, 2013, 04:39:20 pm
Not yet but , I am sure after the super bowl this weekend everyone here will have it.  :peace:
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Post by: timvolley on January 31, 2013, 05:35:56 pm
other poeple at workl got sick a couple weeks ago but i got lucky so far and avoided being sick. I didnt even get a flu shot
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Post by: mrisha on February 01, 2013, 11:45:02 am
Thank the Lord that I haven't.  I also do not take Flu shots because once I actually did take one and I came down with a cold which made me miserable.  Never again.
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Post by: jstein2 on February 01, 2013, 12:52:05 pm
The flu is everywhere. My husband and son both had it. My husband got a flu shot and he still got sick. So far I 've been lucky. I'm crossing my fingers that I don't come with the flu.
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Post by: SweetApril74 on February 01, 2013, 01:17:05 pm
Oh my... its been 10 days, i got flu!
Havent had a chance to go to doctor, just take ibuprofen and use so many klenex. Glad my 3 boys is fine.
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Post by: debilou2 on February 07, 2013, 08:01:52 am
Well its been 3 weeks now with a dry hacking cough, :( been takiing a pharmacist recommended cough medicine, helps for awhile, so aggravating  :angry7:  guess i need to get to the doctor! UGG!!  :-
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Post by: bonzie on February 07, 2013, 08:23:11 am
One of my friend got that last week too, she was very sick,had a fever, vomiting several times a day.It was too hard for her, she is better now but she still don`t have a good appetite yet. That is scary thing, especially for the kids.
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Post by: gennjen on February 07, 2013, 08:48:07 am
unfortunately no.thank goodness!
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Post by: kountrypeach80 on February 07, 2013, 09:25:11 am
so far no one in my family has gotten it
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Post by: jannie7 on February 07, 2013, 12:16:09 pm
 No, I have not got the flu but i did go to the and took my first flu shot.  :wave:
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Post by: premar16 on February 07, 2013, 12:27:46 pm
me and my sister had it a few weeks ago
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Post by: jennalyn_ruth on February 07, 2013, 01:10:12 pm
No, becaused i went to the doctor and took a flu shot. Get well everyone.
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Post by: cutiepie9447 on February 13, 2013, 07:46:22 am
UGH....YES! And I was even a good girl and got my flu shot in October!!
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Post by: kwyetstorm on February 13, 2013, 08:18:14 am
I had the flu right around Thanksgiving and it was horrible. I had this really bad drive cough and it started with my body aching for 2 days. I think that was the worst one I have ever had because it lasted 2 weeks and my daughter caught it during that time as well. But hers was only about 5 days.
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Post by: cathy37 on February 14, 2013, 05:23:49 pm
I have not had the flu, but have had a cold for several weeks.  I can't seem to get rid of it.  Sometimes I feel like I'm going to choke trying to get the cold up.
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Post by: nhendrickson on February 14, 2013, 05:27:33 pm
I had a mild case of the stomach flu a few weeks ago.  Other than, I have had a head cold/sinus infection, but no other flu.
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Post by: alaskakaren on February 14, 2013, 07:13:07 pm
not the flu this year but i had broncial ashthma in December...it sucks being sick...
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Post by: pkrahmer on February 14, 2013, 07:17:51 pm
I haven't had the flu yet but I'm not feeling well. So far it is just a cold and sore throat. I hope thays all.
Hope everyone stays healthy. Extra sleep when possible can make a huge difference. :wave: :peace:
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Post by: gwendolynconrad on February 14, 2013, 07:48:17 pm
So far I have not gotten the flu yet. :heart:
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Post by: msmoneybags48 on February 14, 2013, 07:59:34 pm
I believe I had it.  I woke up as usual and ended up back in bed with the aches and felt miserable.  I couldn't eat for a day.  By the next day, I had taken something and felt better.  I wasn't the only person sick.  Two people from my church were sick as well. :-
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Post by: tykhailfa on February 14, 2013, 08:59:48 pm
i had a touch of it i woke up whole body was sore throat was in pain and had a stuffy nose but the next day it was gone
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Post by: debilou2 on February 17, 2013, 10:40:13 am
Well I have finally beat the nasty old cold that I have been fighting :BangHead: :wave: for the past   4 weeks. Thank goodness :)
I feel so much better now!   :thumbsup:  :wave:
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Post by: sherryfan on February 17, 2013, 01:28:50 pm
Last week I saw news saying new SARS is coming back ...it is scary
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Post by: pattersondebra on February 17, 2013, 01:30:21 pm
I didnt get the flu but I have had an annoying cough for two months. The dr. gave me cough syrup with codeine, not working, sucks.
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Post by: Beckys0528 on February 17, 2013, 02:34:56 pm
Thank goodness I did not get the flu but I did have a bad cold I could not get rid of went to the drs. got some antibiotics and some cough syrup with codeine and viola all better but it did take about 3 wks everyone else in the house kick it on their own even my 94 yrs old mom got rid of hers before I could bad immune system I've acquired over the years  :BangHead: :)
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Post by: Tere2 on February 18, 2013, 04:30:20 pm
I thought I was coming down with it a couple of times but thank goodness it went away. I get a flu shot every year so maybe I won't get it. I try to be careful and use hand sanitizer a lot so I don't take it to the nursing home.
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Post by: crazib on February 18, 2013, 04:30:59 pm
luckly ive not gotten the flu this year
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Post by: dodgers16 on February 18, 2013, 10:20:03 pm
      I  had gotten the flu that was going around!!! it lasted for about 5 or 6 days...and the stupidest part about getting it is that I had gotten a flu shot this year  :bs:
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Post by: Boise40 on February 18, 2013, 10:42:34 pm
I may have had it for a day or 2 but, nothing serious. It was just mostly sore throat and snotty nose. It seems like everything cleared up the next day after I took one airborne medicine that night.
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Post by: cowgirl2116 on February 19, 2013, 03:46:28 am
Yep.  I contracted a different strain of flu from the one for which I receive a flue shot.  I was achy, chilly, tired, and full of mucous. I got over this in about 6 days after taking some home remedies--gummy vitamin C and some other things.
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Post by: adg35 on February 19, 2013, 04:08:10 am
I took that tamiflu cas my work made us and it made so nauseous. Better than getting thr flu though.
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Post by: lynnc35 on February 20, 2013, 01:55:16 am
my friend has had it bad, and I think I had a 24 hour, was deafly sick saturday, not morning sickness that bad all day and all night.
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Post by: ejholt on February 20, 2013, 02:36:09 am
I did not get the flu.  Never have had it.  I did have a stomach virus this winter but it only lasted 1 day.  Hope everyone has a good day and may God bless each of you and keep you safe.
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Post by: Meghannb on February 22, 2013, 09:06:56 pm
No I got the flu shot. It's usually worth getting it to me.
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Post by: nickylanena on February 22, 2013, 11:04:32 pm
NOPE!!! I got my shot over winter break. ;)  ;D
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Post by: am28slone on February 23, 2013, 05:55:33 am
No, I haven't had the flu yet. I know there are many who have and I hope they soon feel better. I hope I don't get it either because I hate being sick. Having sinus trouble is enough in and of it self and it has been acting up for the past month and I am ready for it to stop.
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Post by: madeara on February 23, 2013, 06:55:07 am
I am sorry you are sick.  I hope you get well soon.  I haven't had the flu.  I had a terrible cold, which lasted for 3 weeks.
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Post by: kleenex40 on February 23, 2013, 04:18:12 pm
I havnt gotten the flue in over 4 years (iv been very lucky)
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Post by: Storm61115 on February 23, 2013, 05:51:48 pm
i didnt get the flu shot coz i have never got the flu and i aint worried about getting it. i got the whopping couch vaccine coz u never know about that, but i probably didnt need that either. the nurse questioned my decision about not getting the flu shot. who is she to question what i want or dont want? she aint me and she doesnt know my body.
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Post by: lgemini on February 23, 2013, 11:23:05 pm
Not yet, but some of my co-workers and some family members did catch the flu.  I try to be extra careful with my Lysol spray and other stuff. :wave:
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Post by: tuyetmai on February 24, 2013, 11:16:09 pm
i went to the doctors today and i have it running a fever of 101.5 and ache all over nausea i hope it doesn't last long he says the average is 5 days
Last time I went to the doctor and didn't know that I have fever 102.2, the nurse made me took some Tylenol and I'm feeling better after that.  But my mom she gotten flu and it last her 5 days.
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Post by: sliebshner on February 25, 2013, 04:19:57 am
I had some sort of stomach thing Tuesday.  I threw up so much I ended up very dehydrated and in the hospital for two days as a result.  No fun!!!!
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Post by: ajami on February 25, 2013, 04:22:34 am
I got a flu shot in October and in December I came down with the flu.  I have giving up on flu shots for the future.
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Post by: ShadeTree on March 02, 2013, 05:10:39 am
Nope. No flu here. I haven't had a flu shot in a very long time (actually, I don't remember ever getting one). I think I've only had the flu once or twice in my life so far. I've had mild colds and strept a few times. No one in my house has had the flu this year or any of the past at least 10 years I think.  :thumbsup: