Swine flu

[pornomagboy]

My second cousin who is 5 has just been sent home from school and been diagnosed with swine flu she goes to whitehawk infants school.
Just thought i would let you know

 

[Gav1901]

Best of luck to her

 

[Gazwag]

My 10 year old god daughter had it last week, she's nearly better now

 

[Giraffe]

Loads of cases in Worthing now. Someone at work has it, and someones daughter is suspected.

I think it won't be long before most of us will have had someone in the family who has had it.

NHS could well go into meltdown, so get as many drugs as you can now!!! oh and run for the hills.

 

[Knightsworld]

Just had a call from the wife to tell me that my son's best mate has suspected swine flu, as has a teacher at their school, worrying times?

 

[Notters]

Do they still test to see if it's swine flu that you've got, rather than any other type of flu? What are you supposed to do if you think you've got it?

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

I know quite a few people who went to Newquay last week and have come back with it!

 

[Dave the OAP]

Do they still test to see if it's swine flu that you've got, rather than any other type of flu? What are you supposed to do if you think you've got it?

paracetamol and lots of fluids.

a doctor on the radio was saying this morning that loads of people have already had it without knowing they had, just thinking it was a bad cold and feeling rough.

the mrs and i have both had bad colds, headaches, achey joints etc and put it down to hay fever. chances are it may have been swine flu.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Do they still test to see if it's swine flu that you've got, rather than any other type of flu? What are you supposed to do if you think you've got it?

Indeed - the lack of info is appalling. I thought we were all supposed to get a leaflet a while ago - I never got mine.

So, what are you supposed to do. You don't feel well, they tell you not to go to the GP. a) You don't know if you have it and whether you are spreading it b) you might have something else which the GP ought to be treating.

I had slight flu-like symptoms last Fri which lasted for about 24 hours.

 

[Munkfish]

f*** me i wouldnt worry about it, several people i know have been suspected to have ' swine flu ' all much better now, to be honest i hope i get it, get it out of the way, plus then i could get a tshirt - " i had swine flu and lived "

 

[Rookie]

Unless you are really unlucky its no worse than the flu (which people also die from) most people won't even know they have had it

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Loads of cases in Worthing now. Someone at work has it, and someones daughter is suspected.

I think it won't be long before most of us will have had someone in the family who has had it.

NHS could well go into meltdown, so get as many drugs as you can now!!! oh and run for the hills.

..and buy shares in GSK as they've got the license to print mon........sorry manufacture the vaccine.

 

[Mellotron]

Why is no one panicking like this about REGULAR flu, which KILLS 36,000 a year?

Much more dangerous than Swine Flu.

 

[SurreySeagulls]

But there is nothng better than mass pandemonium over flu. Our nursery is now telling little ones who have a high temperature to stay away for 7 days!!!!!! FFS kids at nursery always get a high temperature, just like they pass around headlice.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Unless you are really unlucky its no worse than the flu (which people also die from) most people won't even know they have had it

This is a good point. Most of the reporting of this virus is totally without context. Apparently 3000-4000 people die of regular flu in the UK each year.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Indeed - the lack of info is appalling. I thought we were all supposed to get a leaflet a while ago - I never got mine.

So, what are you supposed to do. You don't feel well, they tell you not to go to the GP. a) You don't know if you have it and whether you are spreading it b) you might have something else which the GP ought to be treating.

I had slight flu-like symptoms last Fri which lasted for about 24 hours.

If you're fit and healthy just sweat it out and try not to give it to others. If you're in a vulnerable category e.g. very young, very ill or 65+ prob best to go see the quack.

 

[jordanseagull]

Dont worry about any of it. I think i may even have it now with the cough i have, not worried i the slightest, heard it all before..

 

[Caveman]

At least the medical companies will do well out of it.

 

[Scoffers]

a Dr on the beeb yesterday said that anyone who has a fever with temp over 38 degrees right now, has probably got swine flu. In which case my 5 year old son had it on Friday (high temp +38c, and coughing), but by Sunday night was fine.

We rang the NHS direct about 8pm on Friday when we noticed his high temp, the Dr called us back at 1.15 am Saturday morning! They said, just keep giving him Calpol and if it gets worse call them back!

A colleague of mine was out last week with suspected Swine Flu, the Dr told him that they don't even bother testing mild cases, and told him to stay away from work until he felt better. No tamiflu, no nothing

 

[Gazwag]

paracetamol and lots of fluids.

And if the temperature is controlled that's all you need to do.

My god daughters doctor suggests this and only take tamiflu if absolutely necessary as nobody knows if there are any long term side effects yet