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32. I had the shortest flu on record -- and I'm thanking the shot

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 01:30 PM

Jan 2015

About noon one day I started feeling really tired. By 3 p.m., I felt like I had just finished a marathon (although I have absolutely no idea what that's like). At about 6, I started feeling feverish. I took my temp and it was 103. Then I started having chills -- had to wrap myself in a blanket -- and had muscle and joint pain all over. I went to bed. I figured I was in it for the long haul. It was hard to sleep because of the pain. I dozed off, and about 3 a.m., I woke up and didn't feel so feverish. Took my temp again and it was 99. The joint and muscle pain started subsiding. I finally went to sleep and woke at 6 a.m. with all symptoms gone -- except for being tired from not getting much sleep. Temp was back to normal and no

I hate to think what I would have been in for if I hadn't had the shot.

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CDC: Flu reaches epidemic in Florida and most states; 837 deaths reported [View all] Omaha Steve Jan 2015 OP

Too bad the flu epidemic didn't go away after the elections like the Ebola epidemic did. n/t A Simple Game Jan 2015 #1

We need to hold a national election right away! Tell the media to cure the flu like they did ebola. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #3

Reality is like that--and by the way, Ebola hasn't gone away, it's gone behind the headlines Demeter Jan 2015 #5

I was referencing the Republican and media hype that was used before the elections A Simple Game Jan 2015 #8

Hey, you may hit the magic cure for all diseases! = n/t mazzarro Jan 2015 #18

My son-in-law had influenza over the weekend. He is a victim of chronic pain and could not keep any jwirr Jan 2015 #2

Just went through the same problem, it is sooo miserable! Hope he is better soon! Dustlawyer Jan 2015 #17

Happy to hear you made it through. jwirr Jan 2015 #29

Rush out and get that worthless flu shot, now, ye hear? Demeter Jan 2015 #4

yes it is a great government stonecutter357 Jan 2015 #6

Me too. sybylla Jan 2015 #9

Absolutely! 50% chance of getting it is better than 100% chance. LiberalFighter Jan 2015 #55

My wife and I get the flu shots every year now... Sancho Jan 2015 #10

I get flu 840high Jan 2015 #28

I get it every year! A couple of times I got it despite the shot, but it RKP5637 Jan 2015 #35

Yes, if they don't get the shot quite right, you can get the flu but it will be milder Warpy Jan 2015 #51

I wonder what's the best way to prevent it. I have a friend that has a weakened immune system, RKP5637 Jan 2015 #52

Well, it will remind them not to touch their faces with their fingers Warpy Jan 2015 #53

Thanks Warpy!!! Excellent advice!!! RKP5637 Jan 2015 #54

Good info to know and reminder. LiberalFighter Jan 2015 #57

Yep same here and just got the pneumonia shot. Like you said like a cold. LiberalArkie Jan 2015 #49

I try to minimize touch when I am with others. LiberalFighter Jan 2015 #56

I take my chances by getting a flu shot... SoapBox Jan 2015 #11

Hear! Hear! Demeter Jan 2015 #12

Yes we do need those things. But what I'm saying is that it is not the government's fault totodeinhere Jan 2015 #16

California has passed a mandated paid sick policy... SoapBox Jan 2015 #50

you understand avoiding people is not an option for many people, don't you? Skittles Jan 2015 #14

I would not blame the government for this. Producing the vaccine requires a long lead time totodeinhere Jan 2015 #15

Highlighting the less than 50%...... Chakaconcarne Jan 2015 #19

The flu shot isn't worthless. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #22

not sure where you got the <50% effectiveness from, the flu shot is not worthless magical thyme Jan 2015 #26

K&R! +++ 1,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Jan 2015 #36

I can't read your post vkkv Jan 2015 #44

sorry. take 2 aspirin & call me in the am. And whatever you do, don't open this post, lol! nt magical thyme Jan 2015 #45

you can disable sig lines in your "my account" settings Kali Jan 2015 #60

yeah well I don't consider it worthless PatrynXX Jan 2015 #38

Connection to lack of health care in red states? The Blue Flower Jan 2015 #7

Poor match on flu shot Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #39

It was admitted that this year's flu shot was off the mark PumpkinAle Jan 2015 #13

As long as it's not Ebola, people can die all day long and Pukes won't pay much attention. Shrike47 Jan 2015 #20

Interesting geographic pattern of outbreak brooklynite Jan 2015 #21

Boy, it sure looks like socio-political factors are at work. hedgehog Jan 2015 #24

And yet there's Minnesota, which enthusiastically adopted the ACA, The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2015 #27

I agree, the map is a starting point for asking more questions. I was looking at Minnesota myself. hedgehog Jan 2015 #30

Weather related in FLORIDA? HockeyMom Jan 2015 #37

No; there could be other reasons. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2015 #43

Huh, wonder what Tennessee's up to there. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2015 #31

Fact-free speculation much? This looks at kindergartners only so it isn't definitive but be careful. proverbialwisdom Jan 2015 #33

Only Children? HockeyMom Jan 2015 #42

I did not overstate any claims (see caveat), but y'all are stereotyping. (nt) proverbialwisdom Jan 2015 #48

You need to look at the weekly maps to see it spread because where it is changes uppityperson Jan 2015 #34

Red states for the most part. Anti-ACA most likely. freshwest Jan 2015 #59

I had a rough Night PeoViejo Jan 2015 #23

Actually I was looking at the charts of where it's reached epidemic and it's almost OregonBlue Jan 2015 #25

I had the shortest flu on record -- and I'm thanking the shot nichomachus Jan 2015 #32

That doesn't seem to be the flu!!! Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #40

I don't know, but it sure felt like it -- all the same symptoms n/t nichomachus Jan 2015 #41

Take your temperature HockeyMom Jan 2015 #47

Sounds like a week's worth of flu... Ace Rothstein Jan 2015 #46

I had something the middle of last year that thought was the flu. LiberalFighter Jan 2015 #58