How's the Flu Hitting You?

I teach swimming to 3-6 year olds three days each week. So the little
buggers are coughing in my face on a regular basis. If I don't
anticipate it and pull away before they cough or sneeze, I stick my
face in the water and swish it a few times to wash off as much of the
spray as possible. This is the only time I am happy that the chlorine
count is high.

I got my flu shot the beginning of November. A week later I experienced
three days of headaches, followed by a day of sore throat, followed by
three days of head congestion, followed by three days of chest
congestion. I have had head congestion since. This is week four.

My daughter had fever last Saturday and Sunday, I kept her home from
school on Monday, without any symptoms other than she complained she
was bored.

Jesus, you got the same thing I have. Coughing about every other day so bad
that my back, neck, and ribs hurt like hell.
--
Jim Burns III

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"EDR" wrote in message
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I got my flu shot the beginning of November. A week later I experienced
three days of headaches, followed by a day of sore throat, followed by
three days of head congestion, followed by three days of chest
congestion. I have had head congestion since. This is week four.

I have the same symptoms grounded me since last Wednesday Dec 3rd and it
looks like I'll be down until at least this Monday. Crazy cough with lots of
fluid and sinus congestion. I went to the doc and he said that it was
bacterial and not viral. He gave me an antibiotic (Z-tex) and he said I
should be back to normal on Monday. I promised to fly my friend's father
from NY to Bangor, ME this week so I hope it's true. I'll let you know it it
works.


Marco


"Jim" wrote in message
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Jesus, you got the same thing I have. Coughing about every other day so
bad
that my back, neck, and ribs hurt like hell.
--
Jim Burns III

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I got my flu shot the beginning of November. A week later I experienced
three days of headaches, followed by a day of sore throat, followed by
three days of head congestion, followed by three days of chest
congestion. I have had head congestion since. This is week four.





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"EDR" wrote in message
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I got my flu shot the beginning of November. A week later I experienced
three days of headaches, followed by a day of sore throat, followed by
three days of head congestion, followed by three days of chest
congestion. I have had head congestion since. This is week four.

I forgot to add that I had a sinus infection for three days last week.

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, Jay Honeck wrote:

How's it in your neck of the woods?

Well, I got it in the neck... Felt grotty Saturday & Sunday, stayed home
from work Monday, went home after three hours at work on Tuesday, and
spent all of Wednesday & Thursday useless & ragged from the nastiest flu
bug I've met since I was a kid...

Home again today; better but still ragged. I've never missed a solid week
of work before...

I just want to get healthy again so I can fly on the 17th and celebrate
100 Years!

Brian.

Why the hell do you keep posting off topic stuff to the flying newsgroups?
Lord, it is like you are in your own world.

I suspect there will be an additional entry in my filter soon.


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:OUjCb.517762$Fm2.503505@attbi_s04...
Over 1/3 of my son's middle school went home (or called in) sick
yesterday.
It's all over the news that this is the worst flu outbreak since the
killer
1918-1919 flu epidemic. (Which, incidentally, claimed my grandfather, and
very nearly killed my grandmother, while she was pregnant with my Dad.)

My CFI buddy said that half of his students cancelled lessons in the last
few days, and there was only one other person in the pattern with us
yesterday, on a CAVU afternoon. (Of course, the icy runways may have had
*something* to do with it!)

How's it in your neck of the woods? Anyone ever been hit with the flu (or
similar) while airborne?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I have had the flu all this week.
I had the flu-shots but my doctor said that this strain is not covered
by the shot. Apparently the makeup of the shot is determined after
consultation with World Health Organization and they didn't list
A/Fujian. Now it is too late to include it as it takes several months to
produce the vaccine.


--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Almost Instrument
Cessna 172H C-GICE

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:OUjCb.517762$Fm2.503505@attbi_s04...
Over 1/3 of my son's middle school went home (or called in) sick
yesterday.
It's all over the news that this is the worst flu outbreak since the
killer
1918-1919 flu epidemic. (Which, incidentally, claimed my grandfather, and
very nearly killed my grandmother, while she was pregnant with my Dad.)

My CFI buddy said that half of his students cancelled lessons in the last
few days, and there was only one other person in the pattern with us
yesterday, on a CAVU afternoon. (Of course, the icy runways may have had
*something* to do with it!)

How's it in your neck of the woods? Anyone ever been hit with the flu (or
similar) while airborne?

Hasn't _bugged_ me or the family a bit (knock on wood).

Tom
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