The "FLU"

[disco gazza]

Am approaching my 61st birthday next week.
Last wednesday I wasnt feeling crash hot,got to see doc on thursday and he said I got flu.Spent next 2 days lying in the sun on my camper bed on verandah with singlet,2 t-shirts,2 jumpers and a blanket just to keep warm.
When the weather changed Sat arvo,it was inside with my fire going full bore and still is.
Never have I felt so crap in all my years,even tho I had the flu shot, Doc said I must have got a chill earlier during the week for me to get it.
Yesterday was the first day I actually ate since last wednesday.Have improved greatly since it first hit.
Still got a pain in the lungs so I'm going back to see Doc and get an Xray to make sure I dont have any pneumonia bits there,hopefully not..Then will ask about getting the vacc for it.

To anyone that has had the flu and getting on in years go see your Doc and get an xray for pneumonia and get the vaccination for it.

cheers

[debruiser]

I hear you, this years flu seems to be pretty nasty. I don't normally get the flu, but this year I'm currently trying to get rid of it. I don't know about old people getting the flu :p but getting the flu sucks.

Hope you're feeling better soon.

[mike123]

Disco gazza,

Get well soon mate. It is certainly bad this season. I haven't got it yet and hope not to get it either. I did have the flu shot earlier this year. In saying all of that I've had something lingering around for the last 3-4 weeks - get better one day and the next I've got the sniffles back and sweat it out a few days later.

Hope you're feeling 100% for your birthday next week.

regards,
Mike

[numpty]

61 is great mate ;)

I'm sure the flu sucks. I think I've had it once in my life, but haven't had a cold for the last 2 to 3 years either.

The flu jab was available to me through work for the past 10 years or more, but I've never had one. Now I'm retired, I'll have to pay for it :o If I want it ie

Hope you get better soon.

[Geedublya]

My 4 year old daughter came down with it over the weekend. She is very unhappy, temperature ranging from 38.5 to 40.5, lots of aches, including head and belly. She woke at least 10 times last night with fever dreams and was very upset.
There was a birthday party yesterday with the kids from her preschool only half attended as the others where all sick with it.
I had the flu shoot earlier this year as I knew she would bring it home, hopefully it works.

[incisor]

my youngest granddaughter gave me the bug a couple of weeks ago....

after a week on codral cold tablets and then a week on other medicines i sort of feel something approaching human today for the first time in a while... even have an attention span longer than 5 minutes!

my whole chest and lower back aches from the coughing etc ..

had the needle... beginning to think flu would have killed me if i hadn't...

[solmanic]

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[debruiser]

I've decided that there is only 1 think worse than having the flu/cold. It's having the flu/cold and not having fast enough internet to stream anything from youtube, or update that game you haven't played on your PS3 yet. :mad:

On a positive note, I did print out instructions for changing the timing belt on my 200tdi.....

I've been staying away from my parents, I don't think it'd be a good idea for my dad (in his 70's) to get the flu.... actually I've been staying home, self quarantined until I feel better.

[disco gazza]

I'm slowly on the mend.
Saw doc today and he said now I got touch bronchitis now.sheesh
But he did say I was doing ok and to get the repeat done when I finish the first lot. You bet I will..

Take care all.

cheers

[gofish]

I got pretty crook last year & lost 12 kgs in one week. Had blood tests & was told that my white blood cells were stuffed resulting in my immune system being shot (excuse all the technical talk:D). Went to the chemist once better, explaining what had occured & told him I wanted something to help my immune system. He gave me something they sell called "arma force". I have been taking it daily for about 10 mths & haven't been sick since, even though many around me (inc. family) have been quite sick. Got it from Chemist Warehouse. Good luck, hpoe you are all feeling better soon.

[isuzurover]

Gazza - sorry to hear.

At least you went to the doc and got diagnosed.

99% of people who think they have "the flu" have just got a cold.

Influenza is a reportable/notifiable disease.

[LandyAndy]

Ive got a good dose of the flu at the moment,had it for 4 weeks yesterday.MAY be seeing the light at the end of the rainbow.Its been a proper MAN FLU:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
Andrew

[superquag]

My last (and only second) bout of the 'flu knocked me around so badly... that my Wife was genuinely sympathetic.....:angel:

And before you ask,Yes, had the flu vaccination... then felt a bit "off" for a year or four afterwards... then got the first dose.
No, I won't be having another jab... prefer to build up my natural immune system, get sufficient sleep/de-stress etc etc.

[sheerluck]

I can sympathise Gazza. I've had a couple of bouts of proper flu (the second of which was a couple of years ago) and it's like being hit by a truck. Both times it's been a case of go to bed and stay there for a couple of weeks.

The worst thing is that you can never catch the bugger who sneaks in every hour to empty the hot lava out of your bones and replaces it with ice! And why should your skin ache? Who inserts that bit of sandpaper between eyelid and eyeball?

The worst part of the first one I had was that it turned into vertigo for me - the virus attacked my inner ear, and I spent another couple of weeks having to hold on when I laid down. :(

So when you hear people with a bit of a leaky nose going on about how they have the flu.....nah mate, you've got a cold. Bit of a headache and a sore throat? You'll live.

But a proper bout where you're not even sure that you can stand to go the toilet, and every part of your body aches......you'll have my sympathy. :D

[flyreels]

A lot of people down this way have it including me, its been 3 weeks now and I am only just over the worst of it

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[isuzurover]

Actual influenza rates annually are about 50 per 100000 people - Australian average.

It seems in this thread we have lots of people reporting colds as influenza, as per usual.

[disco gazza]

My mate who lives down the Sth Coast,his mrs and 2 of the kids have gone down with it now. He was saying late last week that 5 kids have died from the flu so far this year down there.
Its not good thats for sure.

cheers

[flyreels]

So far in our small little town of 5000 my doctor told me there have been 32 confirmed cases that he knew about and yes I was one of them all were diagnosed by the proper tests and I was lucky enough to now to be told I have bronchial pneumonia, just got this good news from my tests results and x-rays at the doctors a few munities ago and here I was thinking I was over the worst of it, no wounder I haven't been able to breathe without sitting up in a chair at night and that explains my chest pain as well, at least I have got something for this that may help and if I am not an better by tomorrow arvo its of to the hospital. so to anyone who does have this flu you have my sympathy.