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May 7, 2009 10:04:19 GMT -5
Post by cutiepiepmu on May 7, 2009 10:04:19 GMT -5
Anyone else got the crud that is going around?? John brought it back from his last business trip and has been battling it for a week - and I had managed to avoid the really icky part - just got a head cold till this morning - now fightin the actual flu  Going to the Dr. in a bit - anyone else sick? Sara |
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May 7, 2009 10:16:27 GMT -5
Post by swissgrl on May 7, 2009 10:16:27 GMT -5
I've been sick with the cold for a week now, brought it back from my business trip. Actually stayed home yesterday, I think that's the first time I've stayed home sick in 4 years.
This thing is really kicking my butt, and I don't like it.
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May 7, 2009 14:14:12 GMT -5
Post by luvmypaints on May 7, 2009 14:14:12 GMT -5
Hope you both feel better soon!  |
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May 7, 2009 15:17:53 GMT -5
Post by cutiepiepmu on May 7, 2009 15:17:53 GMT -5
Thanks! Am sitting around pouting because my throat hurts and I can't stop coughing lol!
Sara
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May 7, 2009 18:16:10 GMT -5
Post by emjay on May 7, 2009 18:16:10 GMT -5
I am a week recovered, lol. Just got over a bout of bronchitis, it started as a cold, turned into a sinus thing then bronchitis.
Good times , good times. hahaha.
feel better, it sucks to be sick
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May 7, 2009 19:20:22 GMT -5
Post by sundancer on May 7, 2009 19:20:22 GMT -5
Sorry to hear you are sick! I teach 3rd grade, and...knock on wood...I haven't been sick yet and I've had kiddos coughing ALL over me. But, we have plenty of hand sanitizer, Clorox wipes, AND we wipe down desks daily. I think my cortisone shots from last fall are helping me, too, as I haven't had any allergies this spring! Get better soon! I usually get bronchitis 2x a year...had pneumonia twice one school year!
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May 7, 2009 20:02:29 GMT -5
Post by barbpurple on May 7, 2009 20:02:29 GMT -5
jeepers it getting around i was home sick on monday dragged my butt to work tuesday (and brad still staying home) feeling a little better but not going to miss anymore work as saving for my time off for the campout,,hope we all feel better soon,,
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Post by atticus on May 8, 2009 9:57:07 GMT -5
If you havw a sore throat, get a strep culture, I thought I just had bronchitis or something and it turned out to be strep and it is a highly contagious strain, people that I saw for like 5 mins and had barely any contact with have gotten it as well.
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May 8, 2009 13:57:03 GMT -5
Post by cutiepiepmu on May 8, 2009 13:57:03 GMT -5
Well - yesterday afternoon my fever went to 103.6 so I decided I better go in. I went in and got a strep culture and they did a flu swab to test for the swine flu. Has anyone done this - OMG - I knew it went up your nose, but had NO idea how painful it is!! HORRIBLE! I coughed so hard that I ruptured some small vessels in my eyes!!!
SO - based on my symptoms and the fact that John got sick traveling for business - we are now on house quarantine until my swab comes back. LOVELY!
arghhh.. I was cranky before - but now I am REALLY Cranky!!!!!!
Sara
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May 8, 2009 14:03:47 GMT -5
Post by frr2 on May 8, 2009 14:03:47 GMT -5
One of our employees was in Mexico last week, and is now on home quarantine for a week. REALLY tough huh?
I hope you are feeling better very, very soon.
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May 8, 2009 20:17:51 GMT -5
Post by figi on May 8, 2009 20:17:51 GMT -5
If you havw a sore throat, get a strep culture, I thought I just had bronchitis or something and it turned out to be strep and it is a highly contagious strain, people that I saw for like 5 mins and had barely any contact with have gotten it as well. We had it too. Nasty stuff. |
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May 10, 2009 10:43:38 GMT -5
Post by pikzeedust on May 10, 2009 10:43:38 GMT -5
I've got it! Started as a bad sore throat now I have a cough and NO voice!
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May 10, 2009 16:06:15 GMT -5
Post by cutiepiepmu on May 10, 2009 16:06:15 GMT -5
went back to the doctor this morning because not only do I now have a throat more soar than I have ever experienced, it is swollen from the OUTSIDE all the way down to my chest. i can not hardly turn my head Got another strep culture to be sent in and some blood drawn and my doctor called in him "home made" mix to my pharmacy - a mix of 3 different kindso f numbing meds alot with thinned mylanta lol. Said nothing is made like it, but nothing works better - Hey - i am game! Said I should use 1/2 tablespoon every 4 hours and not to do it more often or I will be so number I won't be able to tell if I am breathig lol. NICE! Sounds PERFECT! Seriously -if you have the ickies - go get checked. Whatever this is going around is bad bad stuff. OHHHH and it was a negative on the piggy flu, but because I have a fever I am still contagious so still stuck at home Not that I felt like running around anyways. hope everyone is having a good mothers day. Our whole family decided o postpone a week till everyone is better. Take care, Sara |
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May 10, 2009 19:48:01 GMT -5
Post by qhflicka on May 10, 2009 19:48:01 GMT -5
When you or your doctor suspect strep throat make sure to ask your doctor to test for Streptococcus C. It can be carried/transmitted by horses, birds, rabbits and guinea pigs. It can be a VERY serious form of Strep. My 10 yr old daughter picked it up from a couple of hours at a local rabbit/guinea pig show. It is very contagious and put her in hospital for four days. Symptoms usually start two days after exposure. She had sores in her throat. But sores can apparently occur on other places such as the skin or urinary tract.
I have been around horses, birds, and rabbits most of my life, but this was the first time I heard about Strep C.
Most doctors only test for Streptococcus A.
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May 10, 2009 22:22:12 GMT -5
Post by cutiepiepmu on May 10, 2009 22:22:12 GMT -5
This is a very good point! the other thing here to remember is that if you DOhave that form of strep, you can make your dogs adn horses sick..... lol. NICE huh!
Sara
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May 11, 2009 13:47:40 GMT -5
Post by cutiepiepmu on May 11, 2009 13:47:40 GMT -5
ok - I am sick of being sick - Woke up this morning and for some unknown reason, I officially can't hear!!!! I am going ot the doctor AGAIN this afternoon - but, as of this moment have only partial hearing in my right ear and am completely def in my dang left ear.... What in the world....
Ok - who on here is a doctor and can tell me what the heck is the deal with thsi funk going around....
Hmmph....
sara
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May 14, 2009 21:05:26 GMT -5
Post by barbpurple on May 14, 2009 21:05:26 GMT -5
are we better yet? still dragging but alive..how bout u sara?
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May 15, 2009 12:15:43 GMT -5
Post by cutiepiepmu on May 15, 2009 12:15:43 GMT -5
No - definately NOT better. Whatever this crap is went into my ears and caused me to get a massive innner ear infection - which ruptured BOTH of my ear drums SO - now on top of everything else, I can't hear. ii am telling ya - this stuff is rediculous... I am now on 2 oral antibiotics and antibiotic/steriod ear drops. WHICH of course, all come with their own set of side effects lol. I swear - it feels like I have been sick forever. Sara |
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May 15, 2009 13:47:26 GMT -5
Post by cybercat on May 15, 2009 13:47:26 GMT -5
Geez, this sounds incredibly miserable, Sara...hang in there...
Leanne
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May 15, 2009 13:52:44 GMT -5
Post by piopico on May 15, 2009 13:52:44 GMT -5
Oh, that sounds REALLY uncomfortable Sara. I didn't know ear drums could rupture from infection. I wish I had a magic potion for you.........sorry I don't.
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