Posted on 03/06/2011 7:06:34 AM PST by big black dog
I am very deeply sorry for your loss. Please accept my prayers for you and for your family.
Condolences to thread owner.
I get the Flu shot and maintain a stockpile of antibiotics for just this reason. With work, travel and the ‘approved doctor’ scheduling requirements it’s much more time efficient and economical to maintain antibiotics and begin a 7-day regimen when symptoms deteriorate. I avoid the risks of the additional time, costs and mis-diagnosis liability of the traditional treatment path. The last time I did the traditional route for flu/pnemonia I was mis-diagnosed twice, out over a thousand dollars and sick for 2 months. Never again.
Right, I heard that was because the 1918 flu set off an out-of-control immune response. The people with the strongest immune systems got sicker because their immune systems were at war with their own bodies.
To blig black dog, I am so sorry for your shocking loss.
My brother is my best friend, so I am so sorry for your loss. I hope that you have wonderful memories of your times together.
It is not easy to lose a friend, especially a brother. May God comfort you in knowing his soul is in good care. As we grow we lose the most precious to our creator.
That is so young. God bless you and your family at this difficult time.
My boss caught this and it wrecked him for a week. Coughing up pink foam and a 103.9 fever. Couldnt even walk to the bathroom.
The flu isnt a laughing matter.I am sorry for your loss.
How do you get your antibiotics?
People do die of the flu in this day and age more often then you think. If you are having trouble breathing you should see your doctor and don't leave until you have a solution to your problem.
I have a lot of confidence in pneumonia vaccinations (lasting 5 years) instead of the flu shot.
I'm very sorry to read about your loss.
Payers for you & all his friends and family.
You could get yourself into serious trouble taking antibiotics when they aren’t needed. I’m wondering how you can diagnose yourself without lab tests.
My condolences.
So sorry for your loss. Death is hard enough to accept, at times. But this suddenness is a double whammy; so, take extra good care of yourself during this time of grief.
Ummm, yes but no. 500mg Amoxycillin isn’t that dangerous. The only serious trouble I see is the constant risk of being mis-diagnosed and taking 3 or 4 inappropriate medications before being properly diagnosed for pneumonia and receiving the appropriate medicine.
I’m so sorry. Prayers for you and your family.
"The pneumonia vaccine for adults (PPV) protects against 23 types of pneumonia. Although antibiotics such as penicillin were once very effective at treating pneumonia, the disease has mutated and is becoming more and more resistant to modern antibiotics. That is why it is so important to be vaccinated against this very serious disease."
Thank you for sharing that info.
Interesting. I was taking a ibuprofen for a few days to help a migraine (like your ID). I woke up one morning with no hearing in one year and I couldn’t walk. They still don’t know what killed my ear, but I still suspect the ibuprofen.
You have my thoughts and prayers BBD
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