Re: Needed, advice on how to react to respiratory in...LAURIE

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Healthy people are advised to do nothing, and just treat it the same, as though it were a cold or a flu. Rest, hot liquids, symptomatic relief, etc.

I have read that immune compromised people should take care if they have elevated temperatures for a day or two, and seek attention.

I think that we each have a sense, after much experience, of just how sick we are.

I have a supply of Tamiflu on hand. They say to take it early in the game. So if I feel truly lousy and feverish, I will probably begin Tamiflu on the second day.

A very subjective thing, no hard and fast rules, we're CLL survivors, dealing with this should be easy.

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tamilflu med should be taken on the advice of doctor, after getting confirmation of contracting swine flu, i feel on your own one should not take it.sanesh

From: jb50192@... <jb50192@...>Subject: Re: Needed, advice on how to react to respiratory in...LAURIE Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 5:02 AM

Healthy people are advised to do nothing, and just treat it the same, as though it were a cold or a flu. Rest, hot liquids, symptomatic relief, etc.

I have read that immune compromised people should take care if they have elevated temperatures for a day or two, and seek attention.

I think that we each have a sense, after much experience, of just how sick we are.

I have a supply of Tamiflu on hand. They say to take it early in the game. So if I feel truly lousy and feverish, I will probably begin Tamiflu on the second day.

A very subjective thing, no hard and fast rules, we're CLL survivors, dealing with this should be easy.

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My onc. does not feel that one needs to keep Tamiflu on hand. She said to just call if I do have the flu (she's very good about returning calls whenever), so I check with my pharmacist whenever I'm in to make sure he has an ample supply, which he does. If that changes he will let me know and I will then discuss changing the plan with my onc.

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What do you do if you travel? We have been many miles from a city with a pharmacy or a hospital. We carry Tamiflu and 2 levels of antibiotic. So far we my husband has had 1 episode of fever/infection when we were far from medical care. The antibiotic saved much hassle and prolonged illness so we have traveled prepared since shorty after my husband's dx in 2004. From: pkennedy16@...Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 21:47:22 -0800Subject: Re: Needed, advice on how to react to respiratory in...LAURIE

My onc. does not feel that one needs to keep Tamiflu on hand. She said to just call if I do have the flu (she's very good about returning calls whenever), so I check with my pharmacist whenever I'm in to make sure he has an ample supply, which he does. If that changes he will let me know and I will then discuss changing the plan with my onc.

Pat

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