Give this a whirl comrade ~ answers.flu.gov/questions/3871
It seems to affect some ppl worse than others - you being *relatively* young seem to have had a fairly heavy time of it.
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Cheer up Rattle, you should in the clear now. The swine flu jab laid me low for 3 days. I hope it was worth it and I am now "swine proof".
Edited by Old Navy on 16/11/2009 at 19:48
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The swine flu jab caused an otherwise 70 year old (runner and as fit as a fiddle) to have a stroke, and pretty bad at that. Before you start, every year he has had 2 weeks very very flat after a normal flu jab. I am led to believe that a lot of Nurses won't have the jab.
MD
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A lot of nurses won't have the jab because a lot of hospital doctors won't. In the "small print" it does mention small chance of paralysis requiring a spell in intensive care I believe.
Edited by rtj70 on 16/11/2009 at 20:13
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I believe you are referring to Guillain?Barré syndrome, I suffered a mild bout of this about 14 years ago, scary stuff, I lost the ability to walk completely for a few days, and recovered slowly in hospital (to be near an ICU) for a couple of weeks, but it was about 6 months before I was fully fit. Apparently it is quite rare, I think every medical student for miles around was told to give me a prod.
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I was only relaying the sentiments of someone in nursing - scary. I know of someone at work that had swine flu. He's back to work now after less than 2 weeks.
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Bah, humbug, stop malingering, man !
We didn't win an empire lying in bed, in my day, things were different, no namby-pamby health care, I was forced to bathe daily in Friars Balsam and drink Fennings Fever Mixture at the end of a musket barrel !
The youth of today....I despair.
Anyway, get well soon !
Ted
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Ted if I was well enough to work believe me I would have been doing. I don't for one second enjoy being sat at home, and the fact I had to turn down to pub trips shows how unwell I am. Nothing usually stops me going to pub. Even after from recovering from a minor opp I was down the pub unable to walk :p
One thing I am not in the work sense is lazy, in fact working 7 days a week for weeks on end is probably why the flu has hit me quite badly because I was tired and worn out to start with.
The only good thing about this illness is has not been anything as like as bad as the flu I got in 1998 which was so bad I was asleep none stop for about three weeks.
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I was down the pub unable to walk :p
Yer happened to me a few times. Pubs and unable to walk go hand in hand
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Put I meant before I even got to pub :) I am also a good boy and know how to stop drinking before I am legless sadly :).
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>>I am also a good boy and know how to stop drinking before I am legless sadly
Your liver will appreciate it in later years. ;>)
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Not really, it just takes far too many beers before I get drunk :( On a long night out from say 6:30pm to 2:30am I will have about 8 pints, not sure if that is a lot nor not. It is a lot of booze but because I drink it so slowly by 2:30 I am usually quite sober(ish).
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I drink to forget.
I've forgotten what, though !
Ted
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>>:( On a long night out from say 6:30pm to 2:30am)>>
Rattle, you are just a beginner...:-)
We used to start at 11am (only on one day a week, pay day, and carry on until at least 2am the following morning).
What's more we used to nip into work at various times during the day, drive from pub to pub and take part in a pub quiz night early evening.
But this was before the breathalyser really took off........
The rest of the week was a slightly shortened version of the earlier scenario.
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Aye, and we used to get up in t'morning before we went to bed and lick road clean wi'tongue. ;-)
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I agree, Stu...a rank amateur.
Used to have regular evening sessions drinking Chesters fighting mild in the 60s.
Up to 15 or so pints some evenings.........Happy days, if I remember ! Mostly off-duty police...drinking on our own patch. Opening times didn't apply !
Ted
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Mind you, in them days, you could get a tram into town, buy a new suit, have a meal, pick up a girl and go to the pictures, all for 9 old pence and still have change for a few jars.
When we got home our Dad would thrash us to sleep with his belt, if we were good he'd use the end without the buckle.
Then it was back up the chimney in the morning !
If you told kids that today...they wouldn't believe you !
Ted
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Hehe Ted you're not that old :).
As a side line isn't beer stronger these days than it used to be? I've noticed they seem to be creeping up all the time. Out of that 8 pints most of it will be 5% or sometimes higher. None of that Carlsberg stuff thank you.
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In the early 1960s, I used to have a night out including several pints of bitter, catching the bus both ways and buying a packet of fags (still having change at the end of the night) after cashing a cheque for £1 at my club.
In 1996, on a trip to South Africa, amazingly that same £1 would buy a full round of drinks for five or six people (including beer, wines or spirits) in a pub...:-)
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The closest I came was in my student days. Night bus home (already had a bus ticket pass), a club doing free entry before 10:30 and £1 a bottle. Could get quite drunk for less than £10 :).
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In the "small print" it does mention small chance of paralysis requiring a spell in intensive care I believe.
Oh great! I've got mine later today. Fingers crossed then.
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I am going for mine later this morning, as NHS staff, and then weekending in Prague. I am toying with the idea of postponing it if I can. I'll report back on effects if any - I don't like the sound of Old Navy's reaction to it!
Thought for the day, any day
1. Get out of bed
2. Survive
3. Go back to bed
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Went to my local horsepiddle for my staff jab; read the info leaflet which says inter alia, the possible side efects include High temp, fever, aching joints, headache and D &V ie the symptoms of swine flu so I made an excuse and left. I don't want to have a weekend in Prague with any of that lot! I shall get it from my GP next month as I am an entitled person but not in a high risk category
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Mr Shanks, you are a wuss:):)
Mr pda had his a fortnight ag now and been absolutely fine, but you do have to go back for a second one a month later!
Pat
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No I am not! I don't want to take the slightest chance of spoiling a romantic weekend. I'll get the jab later, perhaps, and then if I feel ill I shall phone in and miss work rather than spoiling my holiday!
Edited by Armitage Shanks {p} on 17/11/2009 at 13:22
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The swine flu jab laid me low for 3 days.
I'd rather you hadn't told us that because I'm having my jab this afternoon.
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Hopefully you will be ok :)
I can well believe it is 3 days though, I am young and had this a week now, I am still in bed and not being able to go out the house. Usually I cannot stand to be in the house for more than an hour and always in and out. If I am home I am either repairing computers, watching corrie or posting on here, if I am not doing any of these three things I am out.
I think the reason I have been so ill so is I have been working very hard before I got ill, so I was probably exhausted when I caught it.
Trust me it is better to be ill for three days than more than a week. I am now planning of returning to work next week if I have any business left :(.
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Sorry to here that Rattle, perhaps your immune system is a bit low? Long hours and irregular meals? Having had the flu once I'd opt for the 48 hour knockout version rather than the 2+ weeks of headaches, tissues and Lemsip version! Be well soon!
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Yep indeed. Before I was ill I had no pattern really, just grabbing any crap take away in-between jobs, not having any set routine, staying out late on Saturday nights. When I get better I am going to have a strict rule that I always have Sunday off and I will try and organise my jobs better so I can usually eat tea at home :)
I've known I have been unhealthy for ages but just carried on regardless. Never seem to got out of that student life style and being self employed just makes it worse. I feel a lot better now, but in an hours time I may be really ill again it just comes and goes in waves.
At least this site is quite busy at the moment :). Stops me from going mad.
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I'd rather you hadn't told us that because I'm having my jab this afternoon.
Just to cancel that one out, Snailboy.......I had mine last Thursday and I've had no reaction whatsoever.
Wibble wibble
Ted
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