Flu Season

[bigtiller]

I came down with the flu 12 years ago on Christmas morning with a house full of company. I have been getting the shots ever since and never got sick again except for an occasional kidney stone.

 

[oosik]

I've never had the flu and never had a shot. Knock on wood. :mur:

 

[oldballs]

I just got the "old people" flu shot last week. But like Triple R, being a hermit limits the exposure,,,,,....not unless one can catch it from a Kubota.

 

[Bird]

I just got the "old people" flu shot last week. But like Triple R, being a hermit limits the exposure,,,,,....not unless one can catch it from a Kubota.

I assume you mean the HD (high dose). My wife and I got ours on September 5 this year.

 

[oldballs]

Yeah, that's it, Bird......I think they called it "enhanced". It was "ouchless" too.

 

[murphy1244]

Yeah, that's it, Bird......I think they called it "enhanced". It was "ouchless" too.

I must have missed that shot.

 

[Bird]

Murph, I don't really know, but I've been told that the HD shot is just getting a double dose of the vaccine. Of course they charge more for it, and Medicare approves and pays it. In fact, this year Medicare paid $51.71 for that flu shot.

 

[tcreeley]

No shot- been 15 years since I had one for the flu. Until this year, I've been in the classroom. Always came down with what was popular. This time last year I was in the ER. Since I stopped working- I stay home and keep away from ill students. This is the first year I can remember not getting the flu or catching a cold. Sucks to get it, and to work like that. My sympathies to all of you. Get well fast!

 

[jtygoku]

I came down with the flu 12 years ago on Christmas morning with a house full of company. I have been getting the shots ever since and never got sick again except for an occasional kidney stone.

After having my first kidney stone a couple of months ago, I think I'd rather have battled the flu for a few days. Absolutely the worst pain I've ever endured that lasted for about 12 straight hours. Can't even imagine dealing with those multiple times.

 

[s219]

I think I just got it. Or something. I went to look at a job in a house yesterday morning full of little kids. They all seemed healthy, but later in the day, I started to feel a little off. This morning I'm not sure if I should go to work or just stay home and rest. I think I'm still good enough to get some work done and be productive, but my wife, the nurse, thinks I should rest with the hope it passes quickly.

From what I have seen, you can certainly help yourself with rest. Flu and colds are viruses, which run their course no matter what. But in many cases, they will later lead to a bacterial infection -- sinuses, ear, etc -- and that is stuff you can help to avoid by resting and taking it easy.

Worst cold I had in recent years had run its course after 4-5 days. I was feeling better, so I stuck with my plans to rent a trencher and lay some electrical and water lines to my dock. Well, by the end of that day of hard work, sweating, and heavy breathing, I had gotten worse again, and was even worse the next morning. Finally went to doc a couple days later and got diagnosed with sinus/ear infection, most likely because I overdid it while recovering from the original virus. So I have learned to not push my luck, as it can turn a 4-5 day cold into a 5-10 day combo cold/infection wallop.

By the way, people are normally symptom free for the first 3-4 days after catching a virus or flu, so many times you won't ever know someone else is sick and contagious as they will appear fine. That also suggests you probably didn't catch the cold from that house of kids, since you wouldn't feel symptoms that quick. When symptoms first appear, think back 3-4 days and that will probably point to the source.