Days of Our Lives - MESSAGE BOARDS

Swine Flu has come to my area!!! Yesterday morning, my granddaughter, age 14, had a terrible headache, (which she also had the day before) and stayed out of school with me. Along with the headache she had a little coughing. Her temp was 99.4f Her mother works at a doctors office and they called in an Rx for Tamaflu to be given (it is taken by mouth). Taking the Tamiflu even when the diagnosis isn't confirmed is still the best way to go according to the doctors here. Today she is coughing frequently, aches all over, and her legs are aching badly. (joints are usually involved) No headache today. Appetite okay, mild sore throat from coughing a lot today.

The typical symptoms are sudden coughing and elevated temperature. (100.4f or greater) Other symptoms include headache, tiredness, chills, aching muscles, limb or joint pain, diarrhea or upset stomach, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, or loss of appetite.

Remember....cases of Swine Flu may only have a few of these symptoms. My GD's temp has been around 99.4f, but her normal temp is 97.7f year around. So that is almost 2 degrees, for her. For those whose have a normal temp of 98.6 + 2 degrees = 100.6. Early doses of Tamiflu are effective in helping people recover sooner.

I am glad that I had already done my homework on the Swine Flu!

It is not definate that she has the Swine Flu as test results (we didn't do) have to be done to determine if one has it.

Our highschool has 12 confirmed cases.

One of our doctors who goes to church with us is a pediatrician. He said instead of taking Mallory in to be checked, just start her on Tamiflu. Costly medication....About $83 even with drug insurance!

My BCBS insurance drug book list Tamiflu but it is a class 3 drug and has to be approved and in limited amounts. I'd just have to do without it.

I pray that I don't get it from her. I see that she covers her mouth when she coughs with tissue and puts the tissue in a separate disposal bag. NO ONE should pick up or touch that tissue! Whenever she touches the computer keyboard or my cell phone I spray Lysol lightly on each item.

There is much more about the Swine Flu. I have 3 pages that I printed off. Google the Swine Flu and pick a reliable site and be aware of what you need to do or not go. Best of health to all of you.

yes. it is a major concern everywhere right now. very scary stuff. how is your grand daughter doing now?

i have done alot of reading on it already, and my husband is like a professional on the subject now after all the reading he did. when stuff like this happens, my husband goes into obssessive compulsive over protective mode!!! lol..which is good in a way i guess. we just pray it doesn't hit our small town. not too many people travel here, and not too many people visit here, so that's good.

just gotta be careful and take extra precautions.

i've read some people even stocked up on dry foods/groceries, home supplies, so they don't have to leave their homes.

I went yesterday to stock up on meds. Mostly for the kids. Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Cold/Sinus meds, Diarrhea, and started really pushing the vitamins yesterday. I have a feeling this is going to be a rough fall and winter. Yuck!!

Your're welcome cole....

Brooke, Mallory said she feels worse today. She has had pneumonia 4 times in the past and we have to keep a check on her lungs. She will get a chest x-ray in the morning. The last time she had pneumonia it was double pneumonia and we didn't even know it until the x-ray. She had fever and felt bad at that time.

BTW.....Tamiflu with drug insurance cost $86.93 and retails for $95.89, so insurance pay very little on it.

We have a little elderly lady in our church who carries Lysol and wipes with her everywhere she goes. She used to pick her grandson up from school. She would Lysol car door handles and everything he touched when he got out of the car. We used to laugh at her. Since I've had my own kids, I don't think she's so silly now! I'm actually becoming her!! In Sunny's words... Oh the horrah!! I began carrying Lysol wipes with me and would wipe down shopping carts before I put my kids in them. I say that I'm the one who gave Wal-Mart the idea to put those wipes at the front of the store. Germ-X goes with me everywhere!

So far so good

sorry to go off topic from the swine flu, but i just realized what THE MOST painful thing in the ENTIRE WORLD is!!!

watching my daughter eat!! ugh. oh......my.......gawwwwwwwwd!!!!

truly so so painful. she's slower than molasses man!!! i'm done eating, my son is done eating and she'll not even be half way through her meal....then i just can't stand to sit there anymore, so i start cleaning the kitchen, and she'll sit there for almost another 30-45 minutes!!!!! WHHHHAAAAA!!!


i mean i've heard that it's good to actually eat slower. it's better for you. but she seriously takes it to the EXTREME of slowness!!!