Have you had Swine Flu?

Agent Smith · 24-10-2009 01:11AM

Alicat wrote: »

My boyfriend and my brother had it at the same time, about a month ago.

oh dear....

grenache · 24-10-2009 01:15AM

I currently have some kind of flu, but dont know if its the ordinary or Swine one. Had it since Wed. The aches and headaches are now gone, only to be replaced by a runny nose, chesty cough, congested sinus and constant sneezing. It does not seem to be the Swine Flu as described by folk on here.

smk89 · 24-10-2009 01:29AM

I have something atm. Not swine flu, maybe aids

MotteDai · 24-10-2009 01:40AM

i had it went to england..

Cupcake_Crisis · 24-10-2009 01:41AM

My family thought i had it a few weeks back and refused to let me out of my room for a week. In fairness I did feel like death but im not sure what it was really

tallaght01 · 24-10-2009 01:44AM

I'm vaccinated. So I have no fear of posting here and catching it from you lepers :P

citizen_p · 24-10-2009 02:01AM

nope....dont plan on it either

donmeister · 24-10-2009 02:21AM

I thought I had it Saturday last, I got a really sore throat all of a sudden with dizzyness, and all my body was burning up, the worse was Saturday night, I never freaked out from fever so much!

I honestly thought I was working in a Chinese sweat shop and someone put me there as a joke, horrible experience, went to the doctor on Monday just turned out a had a really bad throat infection!

Tea_Bag · 24-10-2009 03:52AM

had it, was ****. got over it. its just flu + death for 4 days.

msg11 · 24-10-2009 04:33AM

One of the lads was on tamiflu the owl immune system kicked into over drive and sorted it out.

No flu's, cold or any respiration sickness.

And I am a smoker... :rolleyes:

Only thing this year is an absence tooth with blood in the pulp, now try that for size. Banging my head off a wall, walking up and down my room for hours a day, and drinking about 20 Liters of water.

At one stage I check the internet for RCD on water, I was narrowly under it.

And was in the water poisoning stages of water IE see stuff in my room, talking to walls etc...

CliffHuxtabel · 24-10-2009 04:39AM

no

Crumble Froo · 24-10-2009 04:42AM

my boss got it a couple of months back (amazing that i didnt get it, considering how easily spread it supposedly is, and the fact i work in very close quarters to my boss), but went to visit her in hospital (hers progresed to pneumonia) and the woman was barely able to walk, barely able to go from lying down to sitting up without a lot of effort. was amazing and kinda scary seeing her so incapacitated.

though regular flu does/ can do the same thing apparently. ive not really had flu before, so can't comment or compare on myself.

tallaght01 · 24-10-2009 05:51AM

Crumble Froo wrote: »

my boss got it a couple of months back (amazing that i didnt get it, considering how easily spread it supposedly is, and the fact i work in very close quarters to my boss), but went to visit her in hospital (hers progresed to pneumonia) and the woman was barely able to walk, barely able to go from lying down to sitting up without a lot of effort. was amazing and kinda scary seeing her so incapacitated.

though regular flu does/ can do the same thing apparently. ive not really had flu before, so can't comment or compare on myself.

This has been pretty common on this side of the world. We recently had the Oz?NZ debrief on swine flu. I can tell you, from working right in the middle of it, that one of the greatest myths in the public domain is that this thing is "over hyped".

It is NOT over hyped. Certainly not from any health authority.

We took it seriously enough that I was called in for a meeting about it in april at 10pm on a saturday night when I wasn't on-call.

We're over the worst of it in Oz. We're not allowed claim overtime in work, so I'm owed 4 weeks holidays that I accumulated by just working extra hours during this thing.

The facts are:

1 in 1000 die from it, though that figure is getting worse.

Our intensive care units were overawed. We had people turning up with it in A+E, going downhill rapidly, and being flown to other hospitals coz our ventilators were full of people with swine flu.

1 in 200 who get it will get hospitalised. 1 in 3 of those will end up in ICU.

A big portion (about 30%, but more in some countries) do NOT have underlying health problems.

Pregnant women are particularly at risk of miscarriage from swine flu. Plus they have a 5 times higher chance of needing to go to ICU if they do get it.

Most people who get swine flu will be under 60.

Tamiflu works very well under medical supervision.

The swine flu vaccine hasn't been "rushed through". It's a simple variant on the yearly swine flu vaccine that gets produced every year, and no one ever claims that's rushed through.

Most people will be fine. But this is a potentially serious illness. Anyone working in any kind of acute health in Oz will tell you that. I rushed to get my vaccine as soon as it was available.

Most young people have a feeling of invincibility., so won't feel the need for vaccination. But the vaccine is not designed for individuals. It's designed so you don't get a mild case and spread it to babies and pregnant women and disabled kids.

The above are the facts. If the Oz situation is anything to go by you'll hear a lot of balls being talked about it in the media and down the pub. BUt speak to your doc of you want the actual real time info.

WE'RE ALL GONNA DIEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:pac:

TequilaMockingBird · 24-10-2009 10:46AM

msg11 wrote: »

One of the lads was on tamiflu the owl immune system kicked into over drive and sorted it out.

No flu's, cold or any respiration sickness.

And I am a smoker... :rolleyes:

Only thing this year is an absence tooth with blood in the pulp, now try that for size. Banging my head off a wall, walking up and down my room for hours a day, and drinking about 20 Liters of water.

At one stage I check the internet for RCD on water, I was narrowly under it.

And was in the water poisoning stages of water IE see stuff in my room, talking to walls etc...

I'm not entirely convinced it was the water tbh.

TequilaMockingBird · 24-10-2009 10:52AM

I can't get off the sofa to go to my GP, too knackered. I've lost my voice (day 6) so can't ring them. If I die I'll haunt you all by turning AH into a nice mannerly place.

24-10-2009 11:09AM

I had it in July I was on my holidays and it was my birthday

. I can say with 100% confidence, it is the sickest I have EVER been. I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. It was horrible,

I couldn't stay awake for ten minutes at a time - but I couldn't sleep either :rolleyes:. I couldn't eat. Had a very dodgy tummy. Had a really horrible cough. Everything hurt. I felt like I had been beaten black and blue. It hurt to watch tv, it hurt to talk, it hurt to listen.

TestTransmission · 24-10-2009 11:14AM

brummytom wrote: »

Got it in July.

Wasn't too bad. Just like a mild flu thing

Wait until you grow up and have to deal with man flu.
Nothing can prepare you for that evil.

Dudess · 24-10-2009 12:20PM

I got a bad cold this week and was stuck in bed for much of it - is that swine 'flu?

grenache · 24-10-2009 12:31PM

Dudess wrote: »

I got a bad cold this week and was stuck in bed for much of it - is that swine 'flu?

I doubt it, you probably have something similar to what i have. Unless you have severe headaches, difficulty breathing, heavy chest, etc. Do you go to UCC by any chance? Lots of students from there have come down with it in the last two weeks.

Dudess · 24-10-2009 12:35PM

Only messing. I fear some reports of swine 'flu are greatly exaggerated.

Bog-standard 'flu: it's all you can do to get out of the bed.

Swine 'flu: worse again.

GeneralC · 24-10-2009 12:40PM

Well the last 5 days have been horrible, not sure if I have the swine flu but I got tested, I have terrible body aches, chills, fever, tightness in the chest, stomach wasnt great, bit of a sore throat but not too bad, headaches, lost tons of weight this week, I literally couldnt move for the first few days. maybe a bad flu or is it swine flu? what u guys think?

24-10-2009 12:47PM

there was a bear, a lion and a pig.
-the bear said: that when he growls the whole forest gets frightened
-the lion said: that when he growls the whole jungle gets frightened
-the pig said: so what, all i have to do is sneeze and the whole world ****s its self!

CathyMoran · 24-10-2009 02:29PM

My husband and I are in the highest risk group - me because I am over 14 weeks pregnant, a type 1 diabetic (plus some other stuff) and my husband has crohns and is on immunosuppressants from it. We are petrified of getting it.

BaconZombie · 24-10-2009 02:49PM

Yeah,
I currently have BaconLung.... Havn't been to the doctor yet and will not unless I need a sick slip.

Ginny · 24-10-2009 02:53PM

I got the bloody normal flu injection last week, woke up fine yesterday, had a sneeze attack mid morning and started feeling ill. Was able to go out last night but now am on the couch with a sinus thing and a dry sore throat, head is pounding too. No huge temp yet, swear if this is friggin flu or piggie flu coming on I want refund from the Doc!!!!

simu · 24-10-2009 03:19PM

I had it (confirmed with a swab). It was a nuisance but I fought it off with a few paracetamols. Meh.

fizzynicenice · 24-10-2009 03:31PM

A guy I work wit got really sick last week and the doctor told him it was most likely the swine. ?Turns out, menningitis. Stinger.
Think hes okay now, haven't talked to him yet?

Kernel · 24-10-2009 04:23PM

simu wrote: »

I had it (confirmed with a swab). It was a nuisance but I fought it off with a few paracetamols. Meh.

See confirmed with a swab is the important part here. So simu, can you describe this illness to us on an everyday level?

df1985 · 24-10-2009 04:25PM

i think i have it now.....or im just very hungover and feeling sorry for myself.

tmdsurvey · 24-10-2009 04:32PM

Nightwish wrote: »

I have it Its horrible. I've to stay out of work for 2 weeks. The cabin fever is driving me mental. If the flu doesn't kill me, madness surely will.

look at a few films to get you through it. 'Porkys' was on last nite:D

Have you had Swine Flu?

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