H1N1 Flu

[zodawash]

Flu

I am currently suffering with it. Started with hiccups on Sunday which lasted until Tuesday and I thought something weird was going on. Then I started feeling weak, headache and chills. I thought it was just a usual bug and some cold&flu powders would sort it out. But on Wednesday i really went downhill and had a sudden fever and vomiting so called our flu hotline we have set up in the UK and got Tamiflu. I am feeling better today but cant do much other than stay under my duvet. At least i'm not being sick anymore so hopefully i'm over the worst now
We seem quite well set up in the Uk as far as this is concerned. There is a hotline to ring, they authorise the tamiflu and you have a flu buddy fetch it for free from a collection point in your nearest town. The vaccine program is underway across the country, I was due to get mine this week as a healthcare worker i'm first in line but now it got me first lol
Steve

 

[panthera]

Steven and Heather,

You're in my prayers.

I got the vaccination yesterday, in a group of 10. My professional group (teachers, secondary/university/Meisterberüfsschule) is on the higher priority list, behind doctors and dentists, nurses, etc.

One of the teachers asked us while we were counting down our 30 minutes afterwards (anaphylactic shock) how many students we were down in our courses. All of us chimed in about 25-30%, getting worse from week to week.

Interesting. I only counted the four hours required I'm teaching this semester, it's normal for students to skip out on the middle of the elective courses when the other work gets tough...

Felt bad last night, had a fever and the chills. OK again today, just weak. Our little Faltblatt which they gave us to read (and sign off on, we are in Germany) (four pages, single-spaced) said that would be a good sign, that my immune system didn't have previous data on this virus and thus I was at very high risk.

Hmmm...

I have read that many places in the US only have vaccine for their bankers and top managers?

 

[autowasherfreak]

I have a close friend that has it and is also HIV+, I very concerned for her.