Have you had a J&J Shot?
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I hope you had your flu shot!!!
Comments (16)I'd describe influenza (the "real" flu) as feeling like getting run over by a truck. It happens out of nowhere, and you just can't do anything but lay there and feel horrible (and probably cough a whole lot). After several bouts with influenza over the years, I finally wised up and now get the vaccination every year. It doesn't always work--there was a poor match in 1999 and it DIDN'T work, but most years I'm influenza-free. If your influenza type (usually docs look at the CDC website or get updates from a county health department and base their diagnosis on what's prevalent in your area) is susceptible to one of the anti-influenza drugs AND you've gotten to the doc within about 24 hours of onset of symptoms, then the drugs cut your time spent just laying in bed because you are too weak to do anything else from 7 days to about 3 days. They don't do much for the weak, shaky recovery period other than start that recovery sooner. Right now, most H3N2 strains (the ones most commonly in circulation) are resistant to Amantadine (Symmetrel) but still susceptible to Tamiflu/Relenza. How long until the flu strains develop resistance to those is unknown. Bottom line: Get the vaccination every Fall, unless you are allergic to something in the vaccine. It's better than spending 7 days in bed too weak to get up except to go pee, better than spending 7 days in a hospital bed delirious with a high fever too weak to get up except to pee, better than losing 20 pounds in 5 days because your body is just burning itself up (NO, influenza is NOT a good diet plan...), better than spending 2 to 4 weeks slowly recovering and regaining your strength, better than getting bronchitis along with it and coughing for months, better than getting a secondary pneumonia infection--get the picture? Lisa...See MoreJ.J. Tiger
Comments (14)Michelle, The shape of your flower is right on, color just might temporarily be off. I bought a JL Supernova from Hawaiisandy on Ebay years ago. Well after waiting 4 yrs it bloomed, but the flowers were white and yellow like yours. I wrote Sandy and she stated she cut it from the tree and she was sure it was Supernova. I was offered another cutting, I told her I invested 4 yrs not including moneywater/soil/fert., that Id give it another season to see what would happen. Sandy said if it did not bloom with the correct color the next time she would send me a rooted cutting and I could keep the plant I had. Well sure enough the next year she bloomed hot rich pink. So you may want to see what happens, maybe it will change to red on the next inflo or seaon... Just my 02 cents... Good luck.. PS what does she smell like?? Take a pic of the plant, leaves also and post it so maybe Lynn can compare to see if it looks the same Happy 4th Y'all...See MoreHave you gotten the shingles shot?
Comments (22)I had a mild case of shingles. I woke up, went to brush my teeth and looked in the mirror. It looked like a spider had bitten the right side of my forehead several times. Went to the MD, who diagnosed shingles. I was also sent to the eye docotor to make sure the shingles had not affected my right eye. If you catch it right away (within 72 hours) and get medication, it can be OK. It's the same meds they give to people who have herpes outbreaks. I needed to stay away from children for a couple weeks, as I could have given them chicken pox, but it wasn't very uncomfortable and the redness was gone in a month. When they came out with the vaccine I'd just had this episode and MD said to wait. He hasn't recommended I get the shot. You can't take the shot while you HAVE shingles, and you have to get the shot every year as I understand it. I don't believe the cost is covered by Medicare. I had an exceptionally bad case of chicken pox at about age seven I was unable to walk for several days and still have a dime-size scar on the side of one knee. Nobody wants shingles! It can be painful and long-lasting; some people have outbreaks that last for many months. The skin can be painful just having a breeze pass over it....See MoreDo you have plantar fascitis (heel issue), or have you had it?
Comments (37)Oh my goodness! I can't believe you asked this question! Seriously! Two weeks ago, my feet were really sore. I realized I had been wearing the same running shoes for almost a year. I wear them 8 hours a day at work, and I'm on my feet those entire 8 hours. The grips had worn away, so i figured it was time for new runners. I searched high and low determined to find just the right pair. They had to have thick cushionie soles. I find runners these days have NO arch support like they used to. Salesclerks now point you to the Dr Scholls inserts which cost another $20+ on top of the price of the runners. Anyways, I wore the runners to work and my left foot was still sore. I just figured it was from the bad runners and would feel better soon. That night I was in bed and my foot felt 'tight'. I pulled my leg up and rubbed the bottom of my left foot and not only did I hurt myself, I felt a big lump on the tendon in the middle of my arch! first thing I thought of was cancer. LOL Next day I googled, "lump on bottom of foot" and a page full of 'planters faciitis' sites popped up. I read everything I could, then went to you tube to see what phyical therapy I could do. I bought a set of "Barefoot Science" insoles. They retail for $50 where I work, but I get a discount. They still cost more than the $25 Dr Scholls at the shoe store.... But they are the only insoles we sell that list planters faciitis as one of the things it helps. Let me tell you, step one inserts are very soft. It doesn't bother my right foot, but holy cow, my left foot gets sore. I have to force myself to walk normally, and not on the outside of my foot. What's the point of the inserts if I don't use them right? Right? I also stretch my foot whenever I remember. (like now...) I roll my foot over a can of furniture spray. LOL I need to find a decent sized tennis ball (yeah, they're all the same size, i know. figure of speech) to roll under my foot. I've only used the inserts since Friday and IMO, the lump does feel a little smaller and it hurts a lot less already. I keep forgetting to ice it. But the thought of an ice pack on the bottom of my foot..... yeah, probably not going to happen. LOL I don't see the point in seeing a doctor for this right now. I would have to go to a walk in clinic as there is a severe dr shortage in Alberta. Sit there for hours with people who are actually sick and contagious. Then have the doctor tell me he has to refer me. By the time I get the referal, my foot will be fine. thank goodness for google and you tube!...See MoreElmer J Fudd
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