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To: rktman

My wife and I both currently have the flu (she was tested, and came up negative!). She’s on Tamiflu, I started it Friday night, so I’ve just been toughing it out. This is a really nasty strain- I’ve never had anything take me out of action like this.


69 posted on 01/30/2018 2:14:27 PM PST by TexasBarak (I aim to misbehave!)
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To: TexasBarak

Hope you are feeling better soon! I mentioned I was an RN. I have never seen this many flu positive cases. At one point last week, a quarter of our unit were droplet precautions rooms for flu patients. Most of the patients I’ve taken care of feel next to death. I had one guy that broke down crying because of the pain and the energy it took just to get to a bedside chair. Fortunately, almost all have recovered, a couple have required a ventilator and a stay on the ICU.

Tamiflu works ok, but it seems like you literally have to take at the very initial onset of symptoms to obtain any benefit.


70 posted on 01/30/2018 2:43:15 PM PST by BluegrassCardinal
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To: TexasBarak

Get better soon u guys.


71 posted on 01/30/2018 2:55:06 PM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: TexasBarak

Same here. My wife had the vaccine and was over it in 2 days. I am on day 7 and just now getting back to halfway feeling good. Still hacking up stuff.

I can’t remember ever being that sick or feeling that miserable. It’s knocked out 50% of our shop floor personnel.


83 posted on 01/31/2018 5:57:42 AM PST by okkev68
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