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[helen99]

So I've caught the flu. Anyone who was around me for the past week or so might want to take immune boosters, get plenty of rest, and avoid extreme temperature changes.

Symptoms included fever (102, now down to 99), Edit: back up to 103.1, then down to 101, then broke the following morning. flu tingles all over, extreme temperature sensitivity (easily chilled), aches all over, and digestive upset. Respiratory not affected so far.

Of all the things I've taken for it (Nyquil at night and aspirin with caffeine in the daytime, cat's claw and white willow bark tea, water, and Pedialyte) the Pedialyte is what worked the best.

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[rhiannasilel.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear you've been sick. Rab and I fought with a respiratory cold/flu all of last week. I'm finally starting to get better, but am still really mucousy, it sucks. The weird thing is Odin is fine and he's usually the Typhoid Odin in our house.

[helen99.livejournal.com]

I haven't gotten an actual flu-like anything for years - mostly I get upper respiratory bronchitis type of stuff which is pretty serious in that it can go to pneumonia if not treated, but it's not the flu. I think the last time I had the flu was in the late 80s. This felt a lot like flu due to the fever, but it turned out to be something else altogether. Probably food poisoning. I'm glad to hear Odin is doing well at least. Hope you and Rab continue to feel better.