Mods - this isn't a health and healing thread, this really is a Talk Amongst Ourselves because it's really about our thoughts, things we think at this point, etc. so I hope this is in the right place!
So I think I have H1N1, and I have to say it is pretty mild. Mild enough that I probably spread it days one and two. I felt like I was maybe coming down with something, but I still felt OK so I did a few normal things
, shopped at Whole Foods, went to the park... Then it definitely looked like a little more than a cold with body chills, cough that won't let up, so the lightbulb went off. But still, not as bad as any flu I remember, not at all. So, I researched the heck out of it to see if I have H1N1 because for the question of immunity and the vaccine it seems like an important thing to know. What I found out was that many, many people (confirmed cases) are very, very mild. This seems to me like one of the reasons why it seems so contagious, because people don't even realize they are sick and go about their business. The main thing I've noticed from reading about it is that the cough is bad, can settle in your chest, and then become dangerous for some. This makes sense when you hear the at risk groups of immune compromised, pregnant, elderly, and small children.
After my research (very admittedly non medical or scientific) I'm not worried about H1N1 and my family, my main thing would be to watch closely for what might linger and treat it if and when the need arises. As far as the fine one day, not the next, that the media is throwing all over the place, I think that can partly be understood by how mild this truly can be. I think people go about their business because they aren't feeling to bad, and then suddenly it hits them that they have been sick or they are hit with a secondary infection, not that the illness itself had such a rapid onset. I think some of the more severe cases out there are a slightly different strain, and not the main one going around.
Obviously these are just my thoughts, but there is so much fear out there, I guess hearing others thoughts and experiences is helpful to me, and hopefully mine will be helpful. And no, I'm not a DR, a scientist, or anything like that. I do have a law degree and love to over research and read between the lines on govt. sites, so take it for what it's worth!
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So I think I have H1N1, and I have to say it is pretty mild. Mild enough that I probably spread it days one and two. I felt like I was maybe coming down with something, but I still felt OK so I did a few normal things
, shopped at Whole Foods, went to the park... Then it definitely looked like a little more than a cold with body chills, cough that won't let up, so the lightbulb went off. But still, not as bad as any flu I remember, not at all. So, I researched the heck out of it to see if I have H1N1 because for the question of immunity and the vaccine it seems like an important thing to know. What I found out was that many, many people (confirmed cases) are very, very mild. This seems to me like one of the reasons why it seems so contagious, because people don't even realize they are sick and go about their business. The main thing I've noticed from reading about it is that the cough is bad, can settle in your chest, and then become dangerous for some. This makes sense when you hear the at risk groups of immune compromised, pregnant, elderly, and small children.After my research (very admittedly non medical or scientific) I'm not worried about H1N1 and my family, my main thing would be to watch closely for what might linger and treat it if and when the need arises. As far as the fine one day, not the next, that the media is throwing all over the place, I think that can partly be understood by how mild this truly can be. I think people go about their business because they aren't feeling to bad, and then suddenly it hits them that they have been sick or they are hit with a secondary infection, not that the illness itself had such a rapid onset. I think some of the more severe cases out there are a slightly different strain, and not the main one going around.
Obviously these are just my thoughts, but there is so much fear out there, I guess hearing others thoughts and experiences is helpful to me, and hopefully mine will be helpful. And no, I'm not a DR, a scientist, or anything like that. I do have a law degree and love to over research and read between the lines on govt. sites, so take it for what it's worth!
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fFom what I understand, flu mist will cause the school to be unsafe for up to 2 weeks. So families are put in a very hard place - 2 weeks of school is a lot for some families to miss (and some states have "unexcused abscenses" policies). Sigh.
It isn't too bad, but I sure don't feel like doing anything other than laying in bed watching tv and surfing the web. I've never had the flu before this (or a flu vaccine), and it is much worse than your average cold.
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