Just because it's not H1N1...

[vakkotaur]

...doesn't mean it's not plenty nasty enough.

Last week a fellow I work with missed a couple days due to illness. He was even tested for H1N1 and the test came back negative. Now I seem to have the illness he had.

I've spent most of the last couple days in bed, with a heating pad on and the thermostat maxed out. I think I'm recovering now, but it's slow going. Stuffy nose (and yes, I went and got the 'you gotta show a ID and sign for it' pseudoephedrine for it), sore throat, slight (sinus) headache, and generally achiness and blah.

I had been planning on visiting Sistaur this Sunday and dealing with a birthday anniversary in the family, but that's now out for two reasons. I'm not sure I want to go that far this Sunday even if I am feeling better. And Sistaur's housemate came down with 'influenza like illness' (what healthcare folks say when they are trying hard not to actually say 'H1N1' - which they are assuming but have not tested for). I don't need to get hit by that right after whatever this is. Actually I'd prefer not to get hit by that at all. Maybe there will be a visit next weekend. Maybe.

Comments

[ginafae.livejournal.com]

Take care of yourself! I, too, have been down with something. I haven't run a fever, so I haven't gone to get the "check" but it's plenty nasty!

FWIW, the "test" that they do at the ER for H1N1 is virtually useless, with false negatives being huge. It's only after it comes back from a better test that it's actually verified or denied. I know quite a few friends who came home to announce "I don't have it" only to get the call a few days later "Oh, nevermind, I guess I do have it."

[nefaria.livejournal.com]

My sister may have what you've got, it was a nasty-but-not-H1N1 flu that's going around. She got bronchitis or pneumonia, laryngitis, and a minor lung infection as complications from it.

I wish the media would say something about this so people know to be aware of it; all we hear about is H1N1.

[sheryl67.livejournal.com]

Aw. Hope you feel better really soon. Being sick is no fun at all.

Hugs.