I caught the flu 2 weeks ago. I took 1 week to recover and then there was the aftermath of draining/infected sinuses for another 1.5 weeks. Nasty stuff. During my bout with the flu, i found out how it kills. It does it by closing the bronchial tubes and breathing is compromised. There was a 2 hour period where I thought I'd have to go to ER for relief.

We've been dealing with this at work. There are 6 of us.

1/2 has been out w/the flu and the other 1/2 has been out w/a stomach virus.

I had the stomach virus. I'm hoping I don't get the flu! (I had a flu shot--hoping it works)

The flu is bad this year. This strand is not covered by the flu shot. It is a crap shoot (guessing) on what flu strand will be around in the fall and which ones to put in the flu shot. They lost. We all had it or have it around here. It lasts for 1 to 2 weeks. The problem everyone is complaining about is the cough and nasal drainage that is lasting a long time after the flu is over.

My thought exactly, Irma. I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired! Very severe sore throat is gone now, but still have a bad cough, runny nose, etc. etc. Generally feeling miserable. The never ending winter weather just adds to the misery.

My spring tree allergies are kicking in. Runny nose, sneezing, starting the sore throat. Will last the rest of this month. When it is really bad I ignore my doctor and take Benadryl which is the only thing that seems to work at this time of the year.

Me too, thought I was going to get away it, felt run down and sneeze for a week or so but functioning, but alas my bragging days of never getting sick are over. When I got winded and dizzy after letting the dogs out I decided I needed to stay home and rest. Lucky for me this was a long weekend so this gave me four days to stay home, and I needed all of it. Still have a bit to get past but much better today slept for more then an hour at a time last night woo hoo! Hoping it will be a long time before I get hit again. I am without doubt the worst most sorryful sick person I know picture a two year old very overdue for their nap, not pretty, so I am very grateful to be on the mend.

I've been avoiding the grocery and other public places due to flu - yes, I DID get my flu shot and have had both pneumonia shots.

And then Friday night, I came down with a norovirus. OMG - this is a bear! It has totally flattened me. I am maniacal about hand washing - wash them all day long, and always upon coming home, so I don't know where I got it. I was at two doctor's offices this week, but I was first patient - no one else in the waiting room (again, afraid of flu).

I'm blaming it on the Country Clerk's Office where I had to go to renew my Handicapped tag.

I came down with the flu the night of Xmas. 11:00 PM Dec. 25th. It took me about 10 days to feel at least partly human. The first five were pretty scary. I was pretty much out of it and survived on water for the first 3 and a little bit of orange juice for the next 2 before I could eat a bite of anything. It took another 2 weeks of the coughing after I was able to live a normal eating /sleeping pattern. My cough was so bad the cartilage between my ribs and sternum became inflamed. That problem came and went until the end of last week. Today was the first day I rode horseback without pain. Hopefully I have paid all my sick dues for the year.

Knock on wood - I have been lucky so far and havent had a single sniffle.

Hubby came down with the flu about 10 days ago, but he is on the mend. The chest congestion was the worst part for him. I made him stay in bed as much as possible which wasn't difficult because he felt so fatigued all he wanted to do was sleep.

I got a flu shot back in December; not sure if it helped or not. I figure anything that increases my odds of not getting sick is worthwhile.

I hope you feel better soon irma.

I haven't been "hit" but I've felt so run down lately. Trying to stay away from sick people etc. hoping NOT to catch anything!!

I am feeling run down lately. Usually that indicates I am about to get hit with whatever bug is going around.

I'm getting so paranoid now. I email a friend every day. She was fine yesterday walking her dogs and today I just got one saying she's heading to the doctors for Tamiflu because she has a 103 fever and chills. I had flu twice in my life and thought I would die each time. About 15 years or more I got it Xmas day and wasn't better for a month. I brisk walk three miles a day. Four weeks later I was walking like I was 100 years old.

So far, so good, but I heard about a woman in Houston who was in ICU because she caught two different strains of the flu. And even had a flu shot in October. Her long term prognosis wasn't good, although I haven't heard any more about her. She was fairly young too.....just 35.

This stuff is scary! I have tried to just stay home...but once in awhile, I have to go to the grocery store...I have this bad habit of eating! :-). I had double pneumonia last year and do not want anything like that ever again! That cough hung on for such a long time.

Well, I took my trash out to the street yesterday and it was misting and the wind was blowing so terribly hard, and wouldn’t you know it, I woke up with a sinus headache this morning! I hope it is short-lived. Marilyn_c, I hope that young lady recovers very soon!

I picked dd up from school today. So far, no fever. Her friend came to a school event this weekend with a fever. He apparently tested positive for Type B. I hope dd just has a cold. I can deal with that.