5 days off and Tamiflu... (4)

So...I really needed a bit of time off, working sometimes 10-12 days in a row between 2 jobs But not like this! Woke up feeling like 2 trucks hit me and very sore throat - that has now moved into my upper respiratory - went to the doc - presenting with symptoms of H1N1..But, they are having good results if treated with Tamiflu within 48 hours of onset of first symptoms. It was provided free of charge under the National Antiviral Stockpile. Doc says that she is not fooling around swabbing and waiting for 5 days for a result - by then people can be very sick and it is too late for anti-viral meds.
So clear/lite diet; Tylenol and Ibuprofen/ lots of rest/ and see the doc in 5 days Thank God I got all the laundry done!
Irony...was going to go for the shot tomorrow morning.

OUCH!!! hope you feel better soon ... congrats on getting the laundry done first ... we tried to get the flu shot ... but 4 hr long waits in line, and then they ran out of vaccine ... Had the flu shot 3 weeks ago, but alas no H1 available. Another idea brought on by our political brainiacs with out the proper planning ... no suprize there. :-)

Take care, hope the kiddo is doing much better ... No flu at the moment but asthma is driving me nuts ...

Hopefully that is 5 days of Tannis getting some rest and TLC???? ;-)

Sick...but I think the Tamiflu is doing what it is supposed to. Glen got his shot on Saturday morning, but is too high risk to really help out, unless it is an emergency. If he gets it, odds are he ends up in the hospital because of a preexisting respiratory condition. I go back to doc on Friday.
Kiddo? He is stabilized, and is improving...but not there yet...It's going to be a long hard road; again.