Flu Season

[oldballs]

Sounds like we need to start a "Doctor BYE Net" DBN site....except the expertise might be lacking.

 

[sld]

Kansas is being hit hard right now with flu patients at the hospitals. I haven't had it since 1996 and I will never forget it.

 

[murphy1244]

I was surprised how many people die from it every year. Its in the thousands. And we were worried about Ebola.

 

[davesl708]

Sorry for those that get the flu. I am 56, the youngest of eight and have two grown children. I have never had the flu so don't know what it is like. I see others who have had it and cannot relate to their misery.

I hear the flu shot is a guess at what it will protect you from. I have not and will not get a flu shot. Not worth it.

 

[Bird]

I'm sure lots of people have the flu, and many die from it, but I wonder how many people actually have something else and think it's the flu. Our youngest daughter was sick for 3 weeks with an upper respiratory infection; fortunately got pretty well over it a couple of days before Christmas. And my wife's sister has been sick several days, finally got in to see her doctor today, and also diagnosed as an upper respiratory infection.

 

[Bird]

Sorry for those that get the flu. I am 56, the youngest of eight and have two grown children. I have never had the flu so don't know what it is like. I see others who have had it and cannot relate to their misery.

I hear the flu shot is a guess at what it will protect you from. I have not and will not get a flu shot. Not worth it.

And if you ever do get the flu once, then you'll decide it's worth it in the future.:laughing:

 

[murphy1244]

And if you ever do get the flu once, then you'll decide it's worth it in the future.:laughing:

Boy you got that right Bird.:thumbsup:

 

[tcreeley]

When I used to get flu shots working at my school- I still got the flu, 1 or 2 real bad ones every year. We'd watch it progress through the school. Hand washing and keeping my distance seemed to make a real difference. I always made sure I didn't visit people when I was ill, or get too close to others - hard to do when at work.