How's Everyone Weathering the Swine Flu?

October 25, 2009

Just curious as to how everyone is doing with this? Haven't heard a thing on any of the lists regarding it.We just had our first confirmed case in our house. It's all around us here, some schools have closed simply because there aren't enough kids! Dr's offices look like war zones, and right across the border in WI they have cut back on operating hours for things like the library.

ph ( 13 and the confirmed case) is quarantined with in our house and he and are on Tamiflu at the moment. We just started it last night, so not sure how much it's helping Joe at this point. is getting half the dose to keep the virus from replicating.

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October 26, 2009

Hi Carol!

As you have probably seen from my facebook updates, my girls weathered H1N1 quite well. Mira (11) brought it home and had a cough, mild fever, runny nose. Doctor didn't even test her because they didn’t think she had it and are saving Tamiflu for high-risk only anyway. Then, she came down with chills and sleepiness the next day. Sophia (9 with DS) got sick that day with cough, high fever (102.5 which is highest she has ever had) that came on suddenly, and runny nose. Took her to doc who did Type-A flu test immediately. She tested positive so she was put on Tamiflu and antibiotics for an ear infection. There was a 4 hour wait for Tamiflu because our pharmacy was making children's liquid batches as they only had adult dosages. The most frustrating thing is that they will never confirm (with us) that is was H1N1. I guess labs send over to CDC for confirmation but we never know the results. I wanted to know because I wasn’t sure about getting vaccinations which start today in our area. My doc said that everything in our area right now testing positive for Type A flu is H1N1 because that is the only flu strain circulating. Plus, Sophia had the regular flu shot in August so I doubt she would have had another strain. The doctor told me not to even have them vaccinated because he is sure that is what they had. There have been a few hospitalizations around here and, as you know, the death of a local high school girl who had an undiagnosed heart condition. I was really worried because I have been reading about the toll it is taking on special needs kids. I guess now I am glad we had it and am hoping it is done. The doctor said he doubts we can get it again unless it mutates??

Hope everyone has mild symptoms!

October 26, 2009

My Husband

read a news story today (sorry I do not have a link) that doctors are not

testing for the H1 flu because the test takes to long for results. They

are just assuming and reporting all flu like symptoms and treating them as if

they were the H1 type. This has caused a false surge in what is reported

as H1, but is probably the regular flu. I am guessing that is why our

president just this weekend has mistakenly declared a national emergency

because of the false numbers of the flu reported.

Nolan-6

Phoebe Ds & Cf—4

Don't Question Authority, they don't know

either

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Hi

Carol!

As you have probably seen from my facebook updates, my girls weathered H1N1

quite well. Mira (11) brought it home and had a cough, mild fever, runny nose.

Doctor didn't even test her because they didn’t think she had it and are

saving Tamiflu for high-risk only anyway. Then, she came down with chills and

sleepiness the next day. Sophia (9 with DS) got sick that day with cough, high

fever (102.5 which is highest she has ever had) that came on suddenly, and

runny nose. Took her to doc who did Type-A flu test immediately. She tested

positive so she was put on Tamiflu and antibiotics for an ear infection. There

was a 4 hour wait for Tamiflu because our pharmacy was making children's liquid

batches as they only had adult dosages. The most frustrating thing is that they

will never confirm (with us) that is was H1N1. I guess labs send over to CDC

for confirmation but we never know the results. I wanted to know because I

wasn’t sure about getting vaccinations which start today in our area. My

doc said that everything in our area right now testing positive for Type A flu

is H1N1 because that is the only flu strain circulating. Plus, Sophia had the

regular flu shot in August so I doubt she would have had another strain. The

doctor told me not to even have them vaccinated because he is sure that is what

they had. There have been a few hospitalizations around here and, as you know,

the death of a local high school girl who had an undiagnosed heart condition. I

was really worried because I have been reading about the toll it is taking on

special needs kids. I guess now I am glad we had it and am hoping it is done.

The doctor said he doubts we can get it again unless it mutates??

Hope everyone has mild symptoms!

October 26, 2009

My doctor told me this very thing, and several moms at Tristan's taekwondo school said that's what their doctors have said. I think the H1N1 symptoms are so similar to Type A, which is milder than Type B. Logan, my 17 year old, had either Type A or H1N1 last month. It came on really quickly and he basically slept for 2 days. It started early Saturday morning, and I think he missed school on Monday. Whatever it was, none of the rest of us got it, thank the good Lord!

Shari