H1N1, Swine Flu, whatever you call it...

J&K10910 · October 2009

The other day (a few weeks ago) when someone didn't know that Newfoundland was a province in Canada, and we were all talking about if we learned about Canada in school here in the US, and vice versa, I asked FI when he got home if he had.His straight-faced response? "We learned Canada is the US's hat!" I blinked at him and questioned marrying him in my mind for a second. Now I want to know how many other people learned that in school!

Nebb · October 2009

Literally, their hat? Seriously?

colleenspencer · October 2009

Neb I guess that makes the US our underwear.

Nebb · October 2009

Our underwear with a big wang poking out at the bottom.

J&K10910 · October 2009

Yes. Our hat. I assure you, that after I questioned further, he actually learned more than that. I assume it's what they taught them in grade school when they were doing the whole world geography thing to help their little minds remember, or something. But I had never heard that before, and it made me seriously curious how many people get taught that your lovely country is our country's hat. I think you deserve more than hat.

Nebb · October 2009

We're one big freaking hat, thats for sure. I think its more of a shirt to be honest. America is the underwear, Canada is the shirt, and alaska is the nubbin of an arm sticking out of the sleeve.

J&K10910 · October 2009

Poor, poor deformed North America.

wadingmoose · October 2009

See, in Alberta, they aren't recommending you go to a Dr unless you have complicating factors or have certain, more severe symptoms. So, I just stayed home in bed all of last week.

Night_Sprite · October 2009

Does Florida make North America a boy?

Nebb · October 2009

A boy or lady gaga.

swans alive · October 2009

Thanks for the help everyone! I guess there's not much we can do at the moment but wait and see. FI and I both feel fine, and definitely not feverish, so I guess that's good. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, and if anyone else wants to send some healthy thoughts our way, I'd appreciate it.

wadingmoose · October 2009

Well, that and my Dr wasn't in the office and I REFUSE to go back to a walk-in clinic. I'm pretty sure that it's the area I live in, but they'll hand you a prescription for an antibiotic and send you on your way.I got an antibiotic when I had mono. The moron said I had strep, handed me the script and off I went. No test, nothing.

J&K10910 · October 2009

I thought I had strep when I had mono too. Luckily my college's health center at least tested. They even thought maybe I had mono. It was the most competence they showed in my 4 years of school there.

Night_Sprite · October 2009

Sometimes doctors are so strange. I have been tested for strep about a billion times. I have never in my life had strep, ever.

wadingmoose · October 2009

Heh. Yeah, my real doctor took one look at me, sent me for the mono test and said, "I'll call you when I get the results, but you need to be in bed resting." I then got 3 weeks off of work.

missy68 · October 2009

My doc actually went proactive Friday, since I'd been exposed to strep. He gave me antibiotics. I'd had stuff on my tonsils earlier in the day but didn't at the time. I had pharyngitis and had a probable sinus infection with pressure behind my eardrum, so he went proactive with a z-pack of antibiotics. He's never done that.Hand sanitizer won't work against viruses like H1N1. It will help against bacteria, though.My friend's daughter was confirmed to have H1N1 without fever, so if you've been exposed, you should call your doctor.

lpstl · October 2009

OP, obviously the only viable solution at this point is to go to Canada. Several years ago I spent about half an hour trying to convince my mother that there is no such province or country called New Finland.

wadingmoose · October 2009

Some hand sanitizers will kill virii, others are only anti-bacterial. It depends on the sanitizer. Either way, they're really not a great solution because they often don't fully kill the germs, which then creates a germ that the sanitizer won't kill - much like anti-biotics.

wadingmoose · October 2009

And we've also been told by our health authority that there is already a strain of the flu that is tamiflu resistant.

WGaches · October 2009

I had it in August, and the doctor told me I was contagious up to 24 hours after my last fever. Which was about three days for me. I felt HORRIBLE for a full week, and it took a good ten days for me to leave the house for more than walking the dog. The doctor also made me stay home for ten days, but I work at a University so they didn't want it to spread. Just get plenty of sleep and hopefully everything will be O.K.

mimandjon · October 2009

Generally 24 hours is true for incubation but it has been seen from 3 to 7 days after exposure. Most cases right now are very mild, especially if you do not have an underlying condition. Unfortunately there is not much you can do now, but keep your hands clean and stay away from others who are ill. Good Luck, everything will be fine.

missy68 · October 2009

Yeah, Moose, that's what I was reading - it also has to be 60% alcohol to be any good at all. They say soap and water is the best thing period, but sanitizer can help with germs. It's the sneezing/coughing that spreads it, and to do that into your sleeves, not your hands. That's a hard habit to break - we all cough into our fists and sneeze into a kleenex (hand)!Just wash, wash, wash. I'd be curious who all is getting the H1N1 vaccine, beyond those required for work. Hmm.. sounds like a poll.

sucrets4 · October 2009

Yeah, except that unless you have complicating factors (pregnant, asthma, etc) you're NOT supposed to go to the doctor, and they likely won't give you Tamiflu.Not true. I'm pregnant and was exposed to H1N1 and seasonal flu at work and called my OB and they called in a script of Tamiflu for me. It's a category C drug and there might be risks to the fetus, but the CDC says that the benefits outweigh the risks.They asked about asthma because the other drug similar to Tamiflu isn't recommended for people with asthma.You can gargle with salt water a few times a day and use a neti pot to help clear out the possible infection. And ditto on handwashing and not touching your face - the only way it can 'enter' you (ooo, dirty) is through the eyes, nose, or mouth.

thesuninherhead · October 2009

My FI and some of his friends also got swine flu on his bucksparty (same as bach)! How amusing.He had his party two weeks before the wedding, and I was glad as he was totally down and out for about 3 days when he did get it, and then took another week to recover, but the cough lingered for about two weeks. I also caught it, I believe, but went on Tamiflu straight away (it took FI 3 days to get Tamiflu, and by then it was really too late as you're supposed to start it as soon as you get symptoms) and the symptoms were much milder, just like a cold. So my advice is that if there's the first sign of a sore throat, fever or anything else, go straight to the doctors and get some Tamiflu, and hopefully he'll be ok by the wedding. My H took a little longer to recover than most people probably would because he has type 1 diabetes.I believe the incubation period is somewhere between 2-4 days, but it varies depending on which study you read.

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