Matt

Hey all,

I have recently got the flu. My throat is on fire and my head is so stuffy also my stomach hurts alot. i have been watching my fish for hours and it has helped me forget about it but then i always remember

It is really bad when you have the flu and i hate being sick. I am sure all you americans have had the flu once or twice because of all the snow

I will let you no when i have beaten the flu and am fully recovered

Plz Feel Free To Post And Make Nice Comments

**SNEEZE** **COUGH-COUGH** **AAAAHHHH-CHOOOOOOOOO**

Sorry about that.

Butterfly

I'm so sorry you're not felling well. We are just getting over some bug that is going around and it's a nasty one too. Sending good thoughts and cheerleaders your way
Carol

Shawnie

well im not sure thats funny but I hope you feel better!

Butterfly

Oh believe me it's not funny! Unless he's taking medicine that makes it funny
Carol

isis

Shame Matt! Our summer is in full swing here in South Africa... and we had a real hot winder this year.
Hope you feel better soon!

Lucy

I'd give you a hug but I don't want to catch it.

Get well soon.

Shawnie

well he has it listed under "funny stuff"!

PepsiGirl71

I am sorry you are so sick, but I'm glad you have your fish there to comfort you. Get well soon!

Tavel

How do you get the flu in the most isolated city on earth? hahaha

I might have to make a snowman in your honor.

isis

Matt... It's summer dude! How did you get the flu in summer? Long nights dancing naked outside in the rain?

Allie

Join the club. Stupid flu... My bf and I have been dealing with flu off and on for the past 1.5 months. But we are in Canada. Need to make drs appointment to see why it won't go away.

isis

Allie there was this flue here during our winder too... just wouldn't go away - as you think you are better it just hits you again. Good luck with that!

Allie

I also heard the older you get the harder the flu hits you. I didn't get sick like this even 2 years ago.

isis

Oh dear! Well I wonder if those flu Vaccinations will then be a good idea to try and prevent flu?

Allie

Yup...that what I will be doing. This flu make you so lazy feeling. No energy one day, the next fine.

isis

I feel like that all the time hahahaha!!!

Allie

True for me too, but this is on the extreme end of those moods.

isis

haha! yeah you are right! Look after yourself... it might have bad effects on your heart too... don't want that.

Sasukii

SO sorry to hear that you are sick. I'm really glad your fish can help distract you from being miserable. Hopefully some meds can help you struggle through it a bit easier, and you'll be over it in no time! (here's to hoping!)

gremlin

Those flu shots work great! My Mom got a flu shot on a Friday - the next Monday she had the flu! (She's over it now)

gremlin

Hey matt - sending loads of zen homemade chicken soup* your way - feel better soon!

*zen homemade chicken soup = the soup I would make for you if I were where I could bring it to you

Red1313

Hugs Matt, I don't have the flu but i've a super cold, make it through a box of kleenex already today and I'm Supposed to be studying for finals.
Get better soon,
P.S (sending get better vibes to everyone!)

Allie

Oh the sore nose.
I just got over that part...red nosed and all.

Butterfly

I have to take the flu shots because of where I work and here's the deal. Each year the flu shots are made to prevent the flu that is predicted to be the worse that year. The one you are most likely to get but... there are more than one type of flu and if it's not the types you've been vaccinated for then you can still get "the flu". Hubby and I have both had the flu vaccine and we have had the flu for two weeks AAARRRGGGHH
Carol

KyWildFish

I have had influenza a couple of times. It nearly killed me the second time. Most people mistake a "flu-like virus" for actual influenza. Either way being sick is a real pain. Hope you feel better and keep your fluids up (drown the little boogers).

Also the "flu-shot" is a shot in the dark. Its about 10-20% accurate and can make some people feel ill. Because of my history with influenza I have been ordered to get the shot but I disobey and avoid it. I have been healthier than ever by avoiding medicines and letting my body take care of what I catch. I say this as a person who suffers from Lupus, an immune system disorder.

Also, Allie sounds like you might have some variation of the Epstein Barr Virus, also known in laymen terms as Mono. Its not entirely impossible you have re-infected yourself with a mutated strain. Some of them can last months and the lethargy comes and goes. The sucky part is there is no way the Dr. can tell, and really no treatments at all for viral infections, so either way you are going to have to wait it out, if in fact it is viral and not bacterial.

Red1313

Thanks allie, at least I can't infect my fish.

Matt

Thanks For The Nice Comments You Guys

I wouldnt have a clue how i caught it although i have a test today and my studying aint going to well seeing as every 5 seconds i sneeze and cough. It has just turned summer here too but so far it isnt too hot

I am feeling a bit better now that i have read your comments

I think ill be fine by the weekend.

heartsongsinger

I get flu shots because I have a compromised immune system due to asthma and allergies. I get nasty sinus infections in the spring. One year I had one so bad that I went to school 4.5 days over 2 weeks. My sinus infection became an asthma attack.

Matt

Thats not good to hear. Im sorry thats what happeneed to you.