My wife has the swine flu

[julien_simon]

I believe my posts are now contagious.

Stay the hell away from this thread.

If I stop writing within the next couple of days - it was a weird but enjoyable experience to be here.

[Muddy]

Hope she gets feeling better real soon Ju.

[Muddy]

I mean I hope she gets well...I know she feels great!

[julien_simon]

I've never seen her so sick, I'm on hold with an online nurse because she isn't supposed to leave the house.

[julien_simon]

and no, that online nurse is not telling me her dirty secrets.

[Muddy]

That's terrible. Keep us posted.

[julien_simon]

I'll keep you posted with a post

[julien_simon]

sometimes...well, all the time, I enjoy having english as a second language because you can make little kids joke like the one above and blame it on the language barrier.

It is also probably funnier for me than for a native speaker.

[Muddy]

lol

[julien_simon]

still on hold...stupid online nurse

[pctec]

I would guess a lot of us are going to get it... I hope she feels better soon...

[julien_simon]

thanks - I put her in the room with advil, gatorade, hand sanitizer and laptop

[Muddy]

What's her email address? Mwaaaahahaaaa!

[julien_simon]

it's probably a dirty joke but I don't really get it.


hit me on the head please.

[Muddy]

No, I was just teasing. You said you put her in your room with a laptop...

What did the nurse say?

[julien_simon]

nurse said it is swine flu and she can't leave the house for 7 days.
I'm not allowed to go to work tomorrow and need to go see a doctor.
I will work from home so expect the worse happening on this forum tomorrow.

[Muddy]

I think Atom has that almost every morning.

Atom: Why do I feel like shit this morning doc?

Doctor: 's wine flu.

[Strong]

Get well soon Misses Julien.

[Zap]

Wow, Julien!

That sucks.

I hope your wife gets better quickly. How did they know from a phone conversation that it was swine flu and not some other sickness or flu?

I was kind of hoping that the swine flu vaccinations would be available before the outbreak came to Canada, but I guess not. Vaccine won't be ready until the first week of November, they say.

My son and daughter are sick (undetermined ailments) and I have had a sore throat with no other symptoms for a couple of days now. The boy had a really high fever for 24 hours and my daughter has been coughing through the night for 2 nights now.

[Trapper]

Scary stuff. Sending some East Coast MoJo way over to the west coast. Get well Madame Julien.

Keep an eye on those kidlets, Zap.

[Cryren8972]

Here's wishing that everyone that's sick gets well quickly...I'm glad that your wife has you to take care of her.

[julien_simon]

Wow, Julien!

That sucks.

I hope your wife gets better quickly. How did they know from a phone conversation that it was swine flu and not some other sickness or flu?

I was kind of hoping that the swine flu vaccinations would be available before the outbreak came to Canada, but I guess not. Vaccine won't be ready until the first week of November, they say.

My son and daughter are sick (undetermined ailments) and I have had a sore throat with no other symptoms for a couple of days now. The boy had a really high fever for 24 hours and my daughter has been coughing through the night for 2 nights now.

we checked her symptoms online and it told us to call a phone number. My wife talked with a nurse for about 20 minutes. She has every single symptom of the swine flu. I believe the nurse asked her some tricky questions to see if she was faking or overreacting.

In cases like that, when all symptoms are present, it's better to assume that it is swine flu and stay in the room rather than go out and potentially get everybody else sick.

I rubbed her back with an ice cube yesterday. That's how much fever she had.

[Zap]

we checked her symptoms online and it told us to call a phone number. My wife talked with a nurse for about 20 minutes. She has every single symptom of the swine flu. I believe the nurse asked her some tricky questions to see if she was faking or overreacting.

In cases like that, when all symptoms are present, it's better to assume that it is swine flu and stay in the room rather than go out and potentially get everybody else sick.

I rubbed her back with an ice cube yesterday. That's how much fever she had.

Got me wondering now.
Son: Had a fever that topped out at 40.5 C for 24 hours. It's gone now, but he's still recovering from whatever caused the fever and he's on an antibiotic.
Daughter: Coughing all night for the past two nights. She's seeing the doctor today and missing her first class trip.
Me: Sore throat for a couple of days now with the odd headache, but no fever.
My wife is even complaining she's not feeling well and she's almost never sick.

[julien_simon]

symptoms my wife has are:
high fever, hot and cold at the same time (her body is burning but she is shaking), sore throat, violent cough, muscle ache and tiredness.

[Zap]

I hope she gets better soon, Dude.
And make sure you're washing your hands a million times a day.

[julien_simon]

I bought hand sanitizer and bleach wipes for the door knobs.

[Zap]

I bought hand sanitizer and bleach wipes for the door knobs.

You're not supposed to use it on yourself, Dude.
Those are for surfaces that get touched a lot. (ie. Not your penis)

[julien_simon]

You're not supposed to use it on yourself, Dude.
Those are for surfaces that get touched a lot. (ie. Not your penis)

thanks for the dumb proof explanation :sqbiggrin::sqwink:

[julien_simon]

here is some info for you Zap:

differences between a cold/flu and the swine flu
http://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/H1N1%20vs.%20The%20Flu.pdf

[krisma5]

Thank you lots for the information Ju!

i hope your wife gets better real soon! Being sick is not a fun thing to go through and having that must be tons times worse.

[julien_simon]

because you liked it, here is more:


Prevent Swine Flu - Good Advice

Dr. Vinay Goyal is an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid specialist) having clinical experience of over 20 years. He has worked in institutions like Hinduja Hospital ,Bombay Hospital , Saifee Hospital , Tata Memorial etc.. Presently, he is heading our Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at Riddhivinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad (W).

The following message given by him makes a lot of sense and is important for all to know

The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.

While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):

1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (except to eat or bathe).

3. *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected o ne. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.

4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. *Not everybody may be good at using a Neti pot to clean nasal cavities, but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.*


5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.

6. *Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.

Pass this on to your entire e-list. You never know who might pay attention to it - and STAY ALIVE because of it.

[Cryren8972]

very interesting info! Thank you! =)

[krisma5]

Great! I'm sending it on...

[julien_simon]

after my wife getting sick, I have been doing my homework between two posts here.

[Zap]

after my wife getting sick, I have been doing my homework between two posts here.

...and educating us here. Thanks dude.

[julien_simon]

you're welcome.

call me "prof" if you wish

[iowadawg]

2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (except to eat or bathe).

Crap, that means no 69 action, no blowjobs, no eating pussy.

Forget it, I will take my chances on this flu.....

[julien_simon]

as far as I am concern, you don't needs hands for any of the activities mentioned above so you should be good to go.

[iowadawg]

The french for you...always hands with them.

Anyways, the best thing to take starting now and from now on that is not on that list?
Vitamin D....
Yes, it does a better job than Vitamin C or anything else to prevent flu, including H1N1....

Do get some Vitamin D tablets and take them daily.
We do....

This was backed up by our son's doctors when his daughter (our granddaughter) got H1N1 a few weeks back.
They all came out okay and it was the Vitamin D they were all taking.

[ewomack]

A million icks for you and your wife... may it pass like some bad flan in a mere flash of cosmic time... very nasty things come from little specks of being... my thoughts to you both... but you'll be okay...

[julien_simon]

yeah we'll be fine.

at the worse, it's just a few days in bed.

I know people who would pay for that.

especially for a few days in bed with me and my wife.