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Postby milano boy » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:45 pm

Reliable Tradesman wrote:Big time.

Picked it up last Tuesday but it hit really hard over the weekend. Had a fever on Sunday night that I thought was going to kill me, frozen extremities and yet by body was overheating so much that I dropped 4-5kg with sweat and no appetite.

Monday was OK, thought I was getting better but had to see the doctor to get a certificate for work, he said you ain't done yet boy.

Here I am on Tuesday, a week later, completely fucked.

How far through are you?


felt a little off on friday, but the worst day by far was saturday....i didn't leave my bed, awful headache, terrible body aches. somehow i woke up on sunday feeling pretty alright, like 70% back to normal. i ended up going to work on monday which was a dumb move but left halfway through because my partner went to the doctor and got confirmed with influenza a. i was worried that what i had over the weekend was a fluke and not the flu and i wanted to get tamiflu as a preventative, so i went to the doctor and also got confirmed with influenza a.

i guess this year's vaccine is only 30% effective in outright blocking the flu (in that 70% of the strains going around are not what this year's vaccine blocks), but the doc said that even though the vaccine might not out right block it, it can help to alleviate the symptoms of different strains, which is probably why probably why i was awful on saturday and then okay on sunday.

i feel like 70% now, but who knows what's going to happen in the next few days
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Postby Swelling Itching Brain » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:43 pm

I think one reason Australia had such a bad 2017 winter flu season is the virus was different from the strains the flu shot protected against, they make a guess each year
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Postby milano boy » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:44 pm

yep, same thing with the US this year
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Postby Bride of Qualls » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:54 pm

comin out both ends now
really don-nnn't
really don't like this at alllllll
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Postby whitebelt » Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:29 pm

the worst was getting the flu while doing chemo.
i tried to get out of doing it but the doctor demanded it.
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Postby milano boy » Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:34 pm

whitebelt wrote:the worst was getting the flu while doing chemo.
i tried to get out of doing it but the doctor demanded it.

i can't even begin to imagine how shitty that was...
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Postby The Priest » Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:48 pm

whitebelt wrote:the worst was getting the flu while doing chemo.
i tried to get out of doing it but the doctor demanded it.


the doctor demanded you get the flu?
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Postby Geoff » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:00 pm

I don't believe (in taking) the flu vac.

i'm sure it works, but i avoid drugs of all kinds, I don't even take Tylenol /Paracetamol
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Postby milano boy » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:07 pm

i...uh...geoff...please....that is absurd
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Postby Geoff » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:29 pm

well I've never been to a doctor for several years and never needed painkillers, even though I've broken several fingers and toes, no pain no gain i say!
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Postby Geoff » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:29 pm

I'm pretty sure only vunerable people get flu jabs here on NHS
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Postby milano boy » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:30 pm

getting vaccinated is not just for you though
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Postby Geoff » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:31 pm

it's pretty uncommon in the UK
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Postby milano boy » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:37 pm

interestin'....i wonder it being uncommon is a product of socialized medicine in some way
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Postby i feel fine » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:38 pm

i love when ppl get all indignant about the flu vaccine as if they never engage in risky behavior.

and yes, geoff, you are correct. from the NHS site:

The injected flu vaccine is offered free on the NHS annually to:
- adults over the age of 18 at risk of flu (including everyone aged 65 and over)
- pregnant women
- children aged 6 months to 2 years at risk of flu
- people with certain medical conditions
- healthcare/social care workers
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Postby milano boy » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:44 pm

Daft Pun wrote:i love when ppl get all indignant about the flu vaccine as if they never engage in risky behavior.

and yes, geoff, you are correct. from the NHS site:

The injected flu vaccine is offered free on the NHS annually to:
- adults over the age of 18 at risk of flu (including everyone aged 65 and over)
- pregnant women
- children aged 6 months to 2 years at risk of flu
- people with certain medical conditions
- healthcare/social care workers


1) it was more indignation at `I don't believe (in taking) the flu vac.`
2) i never disputed that he was incorrect about it being uncommon in the UK, i said `interestin'` after visiting the same site you just quoted!
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Postby i feel fine » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:44 pm

i guess you could argue that everyone is at risk for flu.

this page is more specific:

find out more about who should have the flu jab
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Postby i feel fine » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:45 pm

it's NBD. it just the same arguments every year around this time. and this year the vaccine is apparently especially/potentially ineffective for the most common strain
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Postby milano boy » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:47 pm

yes it is unfortunate that this year's vaccine is pretty ineffective, but i think reinforcing that this vaccination is important for personal and herd immunity reasons year after year is also important
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Postby milano boy » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:49 pm

i think it's really interesting how different the cdc messaging is from the nhs https://www.cdc.gov/flu/consumer/vaccinations.htm

Who should get vaccinated this season?

Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu vaccine every season.
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Postby milano boy » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:50 pm

i do apologize to geoff tho, i had no idea it was uncommon to get the flu shot in the uk
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Postby bigcat » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:51 pm

I just coughed up a huge phlegm in a place I could not spit

I think you know what happened next : (

If I puke from this I'm gonna be so mad
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Postby john plainman » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:08 pm

I’ve received the flu vax twice as an adult and those are also the only years i got the flu.

I need to get mine this year tho now that I have a kid.
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Postby Geoff » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:11 pm

i put the brackets because it was a personal decision, not a questioning of the effectiveness of the vaccine.

It also would be rather difficult to get in on the 'healthcare' plan (free) that i belong to (NHS), technically not free as we get taxed on it but I'm totally good with that.
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Postby mynamerocks » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:16 pm

milano boy wrote:i do apologize to geoff tho, i had no idea it was uncommon to get the flu shot in the uk


Larger companies usually pay for their employees to get it, though opt-in, and you can also pay £10 or so to get it in most chemists. I've always had it on the NHS because I'm potentially at-risk, but it does seem uncommon
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Postby Geoff » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:16 pm

ps i forgive you milano, but i never was mad at you in the first place.
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Postby Geoff » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:17 pm

shhh mynamerocks ;).
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Postby Reliable Tradesman » Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:27 pm

I’m happy to cop this flu though.

I went to the doctor mid last year to get two things done, a mole looked at on my back and a flu shot.

I got her to check out the mole first, it was a melanoma so I didn’t bother asking about getting a flu shot. I get the flu shot every year, but this was my first skin check in 15 years and had I not, I probably would have been brown bread by now.
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Postby milano boy » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:55 pm

im glad you got yer mole checked, reliable tradesman
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Postby hbb » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:58 pm

milano boy wrote:i think it's really interesting how different the cdc messaging is from the nhs https://www.cdc.gov/flu/consumer/vaccinations.htm

Who should get vaccinated this season?

Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu vaccine every season.


Damn, I’ve only been getting it once a year
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