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The Flu.

  • 27-12-2024 4:05pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,630 ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone else suffering? Got the jab,but apparently there's one strain not covered and muggins goes and gets it,what are the odds?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Allinall


    It's everywhere.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,920 ✭✭✭jackboy


    Yep, its going to be carnage in the hospitals over the next few weeks.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,314 ✭✭✭black & white


    I’ve had it since Wednesday, headache, no energy, sore throat, no appetite and aches & pains all over. Got the flu jab in October so hopefully it won’t last much longer.

    Post edited by black & white on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 460 ✭✭Rooks


    Yep, before Xmas. The no appetite was the worst part. I barely ate anything for over a week. I'd be exhausted after climbing the stairs.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,630 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Same. Got it on Wednesday and thought this isn't too bad,just a cold. Last night it kicked in with a vengeance.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,486 ✭✭✭Xander10


    700 in hospital with "flu" and surge expected by the HSE.

    The "C" word seems to be banned.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 244 ✭✭baxterooneydoody


    I've got terrible joint aches with something with the last week, and my ankles are swelling in the evening. Is anyone else getting similar. I've had similar before but without the ankle swelling, which is disconcerting. Taking ibuprofen for the pain twice a day which is keeping it at bay



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,907 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    People with a cold who call it a flu is a pet hate.

    Those with or who have ever had a proper flu know the difference.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 BorsukBroCsNake


    Yeah Flu is much less common than people think and knocks you out properly, one of those things maybe you get a few times in a lifetime and hopefully in middle age, if not it can be one and done.

    Most people just get a bad cold maybe aytpical Pneumonia/Covid/RSV etc call it the flu…

    I swear by the juice or one or two limes a day

    I find gin and some tonic makes the cure more palatable

    Touch wood nothing but a very mild cold in years 😂



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,391 ✭✭✭Hippodrome Song Owl


    Actually studies show the opposite is true. And many healthy adults think they have a cold when they have flu so they go out and spread it further.

    https://theconversation.com/flu-is-more-widespread-than-thought-but-not-serious-for-most-24419

    Yes it seems to be rampant at the moment, or at least some respiratory illness is. I know two children in ICU with it right now - one with other medical conditions, one previously very healthy.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,791 ✭✭✭✭cj maxx


    Worrying that the vaccine doesn't cover all the strains. got my jab just before Christmas and thought I was sorted



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,047 ✭✭✭amandstu


    I got this god knows where from .

    I say drink plenty of fluids because I got constipated for not paying attention to that.

    Constipation can make you nauseous as the "flowthough" from ingestion to excretion is blocked.

    Feel better now that I managed a (woodeny) ****.

    Keep drinking (not all in one go or you will just piss it out)

    The first night I was up every 15 minutes but it got better since then (apart from the queasiness which I think I may have resolved)

    (Didn't get any jab .It must be 3 years since my last Covid shot )



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭Flaneur OBrien


    My temperature is still all over the place 4 days later. Woke up to 38.7



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭JVince


    Never does.

    They have to guess the most prevalent strains that will be around. They do this by looking at what strains are showing up elsewhere in the world.

    And like many viruses, you can get different severities. The vaccine will certainly assist in the symptoms not being as severe, but it's near impossible to give absolute protection due to the changing strains.



  • Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,239 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Walking pneumonia I heard herself call it.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,630 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    I'm thinking maybe I got a strain then jab covered. Yesterday was like death warmed up,not too bad this morning. Just a one day event.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 964 ✭✭✭SupaCat95


    The next two week are going to be critical. How did we ever survive before without all these vaccines?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,868 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    Many didn't. Between 3% and 5% of the world's population died in the 1918-20 flu pandemic.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 Streifi


    Flu jab takes 2 weeks to build immunity. So if you've gotten vaccine less than 2 weeks ago, evenif strain is covered, you might not have build up immunity. And as above, they estimate what might be dominant strains by looking at the winter season in the southern hemisphere and trying to predict. Some years there is better cover some years less.

    As a side note - life flu nasal vaccines for kids will cover more strains as the life element in it will give them some protection for wild types.

    Also people can be asymptomatic or have very free symptoms and spread the flu virus and adults spread on average for 5 days while kids for 10 days - so getting your snotty preschooler or spotty teen vaccinated with a spray up the nose will prevent quite a bit of spread and protect those who can't have vaccines (like the under 2 year old (injection only) or under 6 month old olds (no flu vaccines) who end up with Pneumonia in ICU with it.)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 964 ✭✭✭SupaCat95


    Was that because of the flu or was it because of poor nutrition and accomodation during the first world war? The war does not affect only front line troops. It ties up money in the economy, decreases agricultural produce and decreases construction out put and maintenance.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 Streifi


    We didn't - vaccine preventable diseases killed A LOT of people.

    Don't want to get into an argument re vaccines but the ones recommended usually have a very solid body of research (and I'm not talking some guy on youTube) behind it, explaining that there is a substantial risk to the person/population.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 Streifi


    As above - its called survivors bias

    Same argument how we survived without seatbelts or car seats - mist of us did and the ones who didn't arent here to argue



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭JVince


    If you get a bad dose, this would be a good description - that's if you could walk!

    Had a real bad dose in 1990. 3 weeks and lost over a stone. Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭Sid 1984


    Both daughter & I got it, both of a knocked absolutely flat.

    Wildly varying temperatures from sweat-dripping highs to teeth-chattering lows in the space of 20 minutes.

    Zero energy, no appetite and deep ripping coughs. Full week in now & just starting to come out of it a little. The fact that both of us are asmathic probably didn't help 🙄

    Wife works in a pharmacy and has never seen so many antibiotics issued as the last few weeks.

    She arrived home from work yesterday dying. Bad cough, sore throat & freezing. Crashed on couch, went to bed early.

    Up this morning at 7.30 cleaning the house.

    Witchcraft....



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,794 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    The strains put into the annual Flu jab are based on what was in circulation in Australia. It's pot luck whether the same strains dominate in northern hemisphere winter.

    Bell peppers are great source of Vit C. Yellow especially.

    I got flu just once. 25 years ago in my 20s. Worst sickness I ever experienced.

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,868 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    No, it was as a result of the flu virus itself. It tore through populations not directly impacted by the war..Australia, New Zealand and the US. 850,000 died in the US alone. 300,000 died in Brazil, including the president.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭Bocadilloo


    Parents got it, worst they have ever been sick. Both in bed for the week, no appetite, bad coughs, no energy. They are like different people when I spoke to them, very shook from it. Both had flu jabs as well. I dread anyone elderly catching this strain.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 964 ✭✭✭SupaCat95


    Yeah the United States was a poor country back then. When the troops came back from the Western front they brought the "Spanish flu" with them. Australia and New Zealand was in WW1 as well in Galipoli in Turkey. The United States was in World War 1 (Dough boys). I am sure the virus spread from North America to Caribbean to Brazil through the sugar trade.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Gooser14


    The jab isn't fully effective until 2 weeks after getting it.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,794 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    ANZAC forces also fought in France and Belgium and other places during WW1. It wasn't just Turkey.

    What are they doing in the Hyacinth House?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,314 ✭✭✭black & white


    Today is day 4 for me, temp isn’t as high, taste is back to normal (tea tasted dreadful for the last 3 days) still low energy and feeling tired although not as bad. Only thing worse is the cough.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,463 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    Have it now , started coughing Christmas day evening,was in bed most of the day yesterday no energy at all, didn't eat just panadol and cough syrup and plenty of water.

    Out of bed this morning abit more energy alot less coughing will try some tea and toast.

    I did find the cough painful on the chest.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭scotchy


    Exact same for me. I always work back about 3 days from when symptoms first appeared to try work out where I picked it up. Could have been anywhere. Picking up the turkey, Christmas shopping, afternoon Sunday pints.

    .

    💙 💛 💙 💛 💙 💛



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭Flaneur OBrien




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭Kalimah


    I’ve had the worst cold I’ve ever had in years for the past 10 days. Definitely not flu but coughing until I nearly threw up. No energy and it’s still hanging in there.
    I haven’t had a flu Jab since 1988 when I was so ill after it I wanted someone to put me out of my misery. It was the same with the Covid vaccine but I couldn’t avoid those in all honesty.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,204 ✭✭✭mulbot


    Are ye all doing covid tests?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,463 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 sarchastic


    Really bad over xmas, Bad dose not had one like this in years. Feel like one giant muscle pain death warmed up feeling even though temp is normal. May think about going doctor if it lasts another say 1-2 weeks as prob just pick up something else while in there. Still cant believe were talking about covid. It's like we forgot about the flu and must be something else.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,204 ✭✭✭mulbot


    Did you test for covid,? A few in the neighbourhood are sick at minute, nobody testing at all



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭scotchy


    Really bad wheezing with my flu. Like having a squeaky gate in my chest when trying to sleep. Very annoying more than anything else.

    .

    💙 💛 💙 💛 💙 💛



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,954 ✭✭✭✭fits


    Covid isnt really circulating at the moment. It’s all flu and RSV. Flu has a very short incubation period so if you catch it you can develop symptoms within 12 hours.

    We had something in week before Christmas. Kids had temperatures for three days. Adults just had sore throats muscles aches and fatigue. Might have been flu or something else. We are all vaccinated against flu. We got over that dose quickly whatever it was anyway.

    I’ve had one awful dose of flu ten years ago. Don’t take any chances now and get the jab every year.

    By the way walking pneumonia is another illness entirely - caused by mycoplasma. Had that this year too!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,204 ✭✭✭mulbot


    A few around me are sick enough, nobody testing for covid, my sister was telling me there about 5 people near her though have tested positive for it. I'm planning on doing a test for the children tomorrow



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,954 ✭✭✭✭fits




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,204 ✭✭✭mulbot


    Yea there's different things going around, definitely covid too though,. Don't think its any harm doing a test



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,920 ✭✭✭jackboy


    What's the point of doing a test though? No matter what it is you need to ride it out.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,954 ✭✭✭✭fits


    I actually wouldn’t mind getting those tests that can detect flu or RSV as well as Covid I’d love to know if it was flu we had. I really really do not want to get a bad dose of it ever again.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,204 ✭✭✭mulbot


    I'd like to know. Alot of people out and about talking about being sick, coughing, etc, maybe if it's covid at times, they'd be more cautious



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,630 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    It is flu season in fairness. COVID was around in the summer and never heard anything about everyone suffering.

    Had both jabs anyway so pretty sure it's the lurgy.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 sarchastic


    Why though ? Covid is old news just another thing in life now. There are no lockdowns coming back. Sure the gov band covid masks in certain settings. Go the doctor if you feel you must to or ride it out like most have done before the big covid experiment. You would not have much of a life worrying about others health thats a them problem not you. it's a really odd throw back people seeming to think they have some kind of right not to exposed to normal life and demand a bubble. 



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭lazeedaisy


    My sister went back stateside with COVID, my mum ended up in GP ten very sick days later, COVID negative, GP said 7 strains of flu at the moment, none covered with jab, it's a wicked wicked dose she got, worse than COVID.



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