Flu

[shanti]

Anyone noticing the flu going around where you live? Both my sister and brother have had it in the past two weeks and it's a bad one They both live in Southern California.

[JackintheGreen]

1. I've got it bad today

on the other side of the country.

[pipi_k]

3. I guess we're all very different...

I've only had the flu twice in 59 years and was totally incapacitated for at least three days each time, and barely functional for another 3 days, so when someone says they have the flu but they're up doing stuff, I'm amazed/envious.

[Island Blue]

5. I agree.

I've had the flu 3 times in my life, including once in college. I remember calling my parents and telling them that I was going to die because that's what I felt like. It's miserable.

[shanti]

14. hope you feel better soon!

[Texasgal]

2. Here's an influenza map

that get's updated weekly. You can see where there are outbreaks.

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm


I hope you feel better soon! Fluids, fluids and more fluids.

[shanti]

6. bingo!

looks like cali's taking the brunt of it now. i'm in nor cal and don't have it....yet. i did get the flu shot earlier though. my sister said she had a flu shot in november and still got it, so it must be something different. my brother's flu turned into walking pneumonia and he was sick for almost 2 weeks.

i stay inside most of the time, so maybe it will bypass me (crossing fingers).

[Texasgal]

7. I hope it does.

The flu is a horrible thing to go through!

I hope your family is okay, i missed that it wasn't you but your family! Stay indoors and wash your hands alot!

[REP]

8. There's viral pneumonia as well as bacterial plus flu virus

Bacterial pneumonia secondary to flu isn't uncommon - in fact, that always happened to me before I got the pneumovax (the ONE advantage of becoming diabetic from a steroid overload!).

Stay well!

[shanti]

10. wait what?

i'm recently dx'd diabetic too. one thing i've noticed is that when i take otc meds, my BS goes up. not a lot, but noticeably. i heard that diabetics should get the flu shot, but not that it was connected to pneumonia. i've never had pneumonia, but it is supposed to be horrible.

[REP]

11. I got the pneumonia vaccine as soon as I was dx'd; get a flu shot every year

The pneumovax is good forever. It doesn't protect against ALL pneumonia, but enough of them that I haven't had it since (knock wood).

My BG gets really, really low when I'm sick. It's weird.

[shanti]

13. oh, ok, gotcha

the pneumonia vaccine. yes, i did get that at the same time as the flu shot. now hopefully the flu shot covers the flu that's going around now!

you stay safe too!

[Chemisse]

9. Nice map

I wish they would do that for some of the other viruses that are going around.

[KT2000]

4. the CDC said last week

that flu season is here now.

[Liberal_in_LA]

12. went around my place of work already. takes 2 to 3 weeks to get over. bad one