re: The flu

10-4.

Sorry for hijacking picc. Hope you feel better, deer. (Sic)

Caught it last week. Started running fever Thursday evening. Popped theraflu and hit the fluids and I was good to go by Saturday morning. I actually don't mind the flu. It gives me an excuse to lay in bed and watch movies all day. It's the stomach bug that turns me into a little bitch

However I've had a nasty cough for about 3 weeks now that I can't shake for the life of me. It's getting really annoying

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Only one confirmed case by my doctor in the Berry. However a few miles south at the Point misquotes carry the west Nile has been confirmed. Time to head to the mountains. Had my shot a few weeks ago. Old age should get the injection.

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I didn't understand any of this.

Wherever the Berry is...there is one confirmed case of the flu (was told to the poster by his doctor)

A few miles south at a place called The Point...there are cases of West Nile Virus confirmed(or at the least...there are mosquitos confirmed to be carrying West Nile)

Time to go to the mountains

He already got his flu shot

Senior citizens should get the flu shot

Thanks.

New Iberia
Just east of Lafayette.

Cypremort Point
Muddy water not really worth fishing.

Mountains
Don't occur here.

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Tamiflu

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caused a relative to have a psychotic reaction. I will never take it under any circumstances.

You could be just dehydrated, you need to check out that new place on Coursey, Vida Flo. The do hydration by IV with vitamins to kick the colds

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What? I've never heard of such nonsense

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You've never heard of someone's arm (the arm injected) being slightly sore or running a low grade fever after receiving a vaccine???


Pretty common response. It's not that the shot made you sick. Just your immune system's response to the vaccine.

I work 12 hour shifts overnight at the hospital and sometimes I'm running around and doing heavy lifting throughout my shift. I've gotten various vaccines before (flu, meningitis, tetanus, pertussis, etc, etc) and worked a shift later that night. And hated myself for doing it because I just didn't feel 100% that shift.


ETA: I only work 3 nights a week....so very easy to get the shot when I happen to have off the next day.

I never said I was deathly ill from the shot

I'm just saying I've gotten numerous vaccines and I sometimes just didn't feel 100% the next 24 hours. Arm a little sore and couple body aches, nothing serious. Some years I've felt totally ok after the flu shot, some years the soreness, low fever and body aches for a day after.


Again...if you have 4 days off every week, why not get the shot when you don't have to work right after getting it?

From the CDC website...

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What are the side effects that could occur?
Soreness, redness, or swelling where the shot was given
Fever (low grade)
Aches

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Why do some people not feel well after getting the flu shot?
The flu shot can cause mild side effects that are sometimes mistaken for flu. For example, people sometimes experience a sore arm where the shot was given. The needle stick may also cause some soreness at the injection site. Rarely, people who get the flu shot have fever, muscle pain, and feelings of discomfort or weakness. If experienced at all, these effects usually last 1-2 days after vaccination and are much less severe than actual flu illness.

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