amerz - Posted - 11/08/2009:  18:00:26

sorry, had to repost this link, then I will say no more on the matter, as of late, I've noticed health is the new religion when it comes to ruffling feathers, It just breaks my heart to hear so many people are concerned about this- so I MUST share. I think many folks like to hold on to their fears. But imagine how it would feel to know you control your health!
please please give this segment a chance.. and really weigh what you hear in the media, and the reality of the situation. thank you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk6Qfg6RXOg

Jaminbanjo - Posted - 11/08/2009:  18:23:53

Yeah, I know. I never panicked about the H1N1. The regular flu (A and B) is worse than this.

Austin

mike gregory - Posted - 11/08/2009:  18:33:29

My sister's grandson had it.
She is his almost daily babysitter.
She didn't get it from him. I didn't get it from her.

One of the kids at MY grandbaby's day care ahd it.
She didn't get it from him.
I didn't get it from her.

Haven't gotten the shot.

If I get it, and don't die, I'll let you know.
If I get it and do die, Greylak will let you know, since he's the nearest living BHO member.

bigfeller - Posted - 11/08/2009:  18:36:56

I agree, way too much has been made about H1N1, it's just something else the news blows out of proportion, just like the bird flu and SARS a few years ago.

Travis

Nosferatu - Posted - 11/08/2009:  19:07:24

Mike, is there a cat around?

Thank you,
"Count" Hugh


"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula

mike gregory - Posted - 11/08/2009:  19:19:31

Not around my house.
Around my sister's house, yes.
I think it gets out.

Around my grandbaby's house, 2.
They never get out.

Oh, my nondiscussable deity or lack thereof!
Maybe it IS the cats!!!

OK, in reality, I don't know why anybody gets it, or doesn't.

beeliner - Posted - 11/08/2009:  19:31:12

We're not getting the shot. I think this thing is being blown all out of proportion. Of course we all know that the media has to have a crises going in order to stay in business. At the very least, I'm going to wait on reports as to the safety of the vaccine.

beeliner. Revis Martin. When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Proverbs 16:7 [KJV]

Brother Jeeter - Posted - 11/08/2009:  19:34:53

The last time I took a Flu Shot, I almost died! That was around ten years ago. I took that shot to keep from getting sick AND I DID! I haven't had one since and I've been just fine. As the younger folk are wont to say..."Go Figure."

J.

“The pump don’t work ‘cause the vandals took the handles.”
Bob Dylan

“Don’t get beat, ever, by anything, or anyone. You might get killed, but never get beat…And never ask for nothing but God’s light to see by.”
'The Woodsman'

"Do not traverse a structure erected to afford passage over a waterway until the time of drawing nigh unto it."

"Endeavor to Persevere."
From THE OUTLAW JOSIE WALES

Studebaker Hawk - Posted - 11/08/2009:  19:36:24

H1N1? Heck, I'm still freakin' out about the Alar in apples!

Brother Jeeter - Posted - 11/08/2009:  19:38:47

Oh Mike,

If this one kills me, I'm not gonna worry about whether I maybe should have got the shot.

Oh, my nondiscussable deity or lack thereof!

I love it!




“The pump don’t work ‘cause the vandals took the handles.”
Bob Dylan

“Don’t get beat, ever, by anything, or anyone. You might get killed, but never get beat…And never ask for nothing but God’s light to see by.”
'The Woodsman'

"Do not traverse a structure erected to afford passage over a waterway until the time of drawing nigh unto it."

"Endeavor to Persevere."
From THE OUTLAW JOSIE WALES

pandjlocke - Posted - 11/08/2009:  21:34:35

Grandkids got it from school.
Both wife and I got it from grandkids.
103+ deg fever for four straight days, felt like hammered crap for four more.
Wife got better, mine turned to pneumonia.
Felt like hammered crap AND not able to breathe for seven more days (or so; I've forgotten)
Lost seventeen pounds. First time I decided I felt good enough to practice my banjo, I put my finger picks on and they slid all the way down to the second knuckle.
I'm finally starting to feel like I really DON'T want to die. Food tastes good enough to eat again. One of the church ladies brought me over the best chicken noodle soup I've ever tasted. I think I'm on the mend. The microscopic little booger didn't get me!


Beware of the urgent crowding out the important - C.E. Hummel

Paddy

BConk - Posted - 11/08/2009:  21:37:54

quote:

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Originally posted by pandjlocke

Grandkids got it from school.
Both wife and I got it from grandkids.
103+ deg fever for four straight days, felt like hammered crap for four more.
Wife got better, mine turned to pneumonia.
Felt like hammered crap AND not able to breathe for seven more days (or so; I've forgotten)
Lost seventeen pounds. First time I decided I felt good enough to practice my banjo, I put my finger picks on and they slid all the way down to the second knuckle.
I'm finally starting to feel like I really DON'T want to die. Food tastes good enough to eat again. One of the church ladies brought me over the best chicken noodle soup I've ever tasted. I think I'm on the mend. The microscopic little booger didn't get me!


Beware of the urgent crowding out the important - C.E. Hummel

Paddy

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BConk - Posted - 11/08/2009:  21:38:26

BTW - glad you're on the mend



"Defender of the Sacred Cod"
Capio pisces, ergo sum

pandjlocke - Posted - 11/08/2009:  21:42:41

Dan cats!


Beware of the urgent crowding out the important - C.E. Hummel

Paddy

Louisiana Rose - Posted - 11/08/2009:  23:30:18

Although I have heard of people who have had it, no one I am close to has been with or around anyone who has had it so I am not worrying too much about catching it

If you are gonna be out of date, do it right

mike gregory - Posted - 11/09/2009:  02:12:39

quote:

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Originally posted by Brother Jeeter


Oh Mike,

If this one kills me, I'm not gonna worry about whether I maybe should have got the shot.

Oh, my nondiscussable deity or lack thereof!

I love it!

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mogultx - Posted - 11/09/2009:  02:23:36

If the media does't have a catastrophe to harp on, they are not happy. This flu is a huge bust so far, and is getting more press than an election campaign. Whta a bunch of hokum.

Monty

noli illegitimi carborundum (stolen from DAT)

dmiller - Posted - 11/09/2009:  02:26:58

I think (just my humble IMO) that if they want a vaccine that works, REALLY WORKS,
Jewish grandmothers who know how to cook up some chicken soup should be hired first.

A good bowl of chicken soup will cure anything (imaginary or real)!

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

dingo - Posted - 11/09/2009:  05:51:15

Dmiller, you got it right on the nose!!!!!!! If you would eat something like this, using really vegys and stuff, not the canned soup or vegys, you probably would not get sick at all.

Jill

What Happens in the Corn Field, Stays in the Corn Field.

black flag - Posted - 11/09/2009:  06:14:01

Note to self: avoid kids.

KE - Posted - 11/09/2009:  06:18:10

I was hoaxed for six weeks, also. About 3-4 weeks with H1N1, and another couple with pneumonia. What a scam.

I'm also privy to local statistics on H1N1 infection rates by demographic group and in comparison to previous years. It is NOT like previous years.

BConk - Posted - 11/09/2009:  06:19:07

quote:

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Originally posted by black flag

Note to self: avoid kids.

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Brother Jeeter - Posted - 11/09/2009:  06:35:52

Trusting the "STATISTICS" on a disease, that are put out by the people who are 'selling' the cure, is much like asking your Barber, "Do I need a haircut?"
Realistically, what do you expect to hear?

“The pump don’t work ‘cause the vandals took the handles.”
Bob Dylan

“Don’t get beat, ever, by anything, or anyone. You might get killed, but never get beat…And never ask for nothing but God’s light to see by.”
'The Woodsman'

"Do not traverse a structure erected to afford passage over a waterway until the time of drawing nigh unto it."

"Endeavor to Persevere."
From THE OUTLAW JOSIE WALES

flake - Posted - 11/09/2009:  06:36:20

It is what it is.

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm


mike

mike gregory - Posted - 11/09/2009:  06:37:42

Hey, Bconk!
A photo of that costume was used, to make me an unforgettable Birthday Card, some years back.

The message printed with the picture said
"Mike so enjoyed the smell of his own farts,
that he had a special suit made!"

Banjoitus - Posted - 11/09/2009:  06:39:54

I have a client who contracted the swine flu, and I was with him the day he went home from work. He developed pneumonia, then went into a comma, I still don't know what the outcome of his condition is. He was a diabetic, and that probably played a role in his very bad reaction to the virus. The only reason for my post is to warn others who might be diabetic that if they get sick to be sure and see a doctor right away.

dawgdoc - Posted - 11/09/2009:  06:42:39

It's sure hammered the school systems and we've had a number of deaths from it. Statistics or not, I was up to about 25% absenteeism last week (these are required courses...they can't just randomly blow them off)

Brother Jeeter - Posted - 11/09/2009:  06:45:12

I AM a Diabetic. I have been Insulin dependent for around six years. I will not take the vaccine, of my own volition!

“The pump don’t work ‘cause the vandals took the handles.”
Bob Dylan

“Don’t get beat, ever, by anything, or anyone. You might get killed, but never get beat…And never ask for nothing but God’s light to see by.”
'The Woodsman'

"Do not traverse a structure erected to afford passage over a waterway until the time of drawing nigh unto it."

"Endeavor to Persevere."
From THE OUTLAW JOSIE WALES

Edited by - Brother Jeeter on 11/09/2009 06:46:53

KE - Posted - 11/09/2009:  06:50:53

For those of you who DON'T want the immunization, FINE! More to go around.

My kids, as of yet, have not had the opportunity.

flake - Posted - 11/09/2009:  06:57:28

dawgdoc-------The Mrs. (guidance counselor, K-8) is having kids show up at school with 102 and 103 degree fevers because parents are afraid of unexcused absences! She's telling them not to worry, they'll fix it later----just get the kids well. Many schools in Kentucky base their budgets on ADA (average daily attendance) so when they have attendance fall through the floor, they're in deep trouble. They HAVE to cancel classes. Many of them are placing children on a "home-bound" status on an emergency temporary basis so their budgets won't be wrecked.

One doctor we know said he can't get patients to take this seriously. He'll diagnose someone with H1N1 and tell them specifically to GO HOME and STAY AWAY from other people......then a couple of hours later, he'll see them pushing a cart through Wal Mart, merrily hacking and coughing and spraying away.



mike

You can't ride home on a bowl of goat. I've always said that.

dawgdoc - Posted - 11/09/2009:  08:15:08

Yeah, Mike, I threatened to cancel class last week. I wasn't implying the students were blowing off class. I meant it's hard to miss a lot of class and the students desperately don't want to, so they come sick. I practically threw one student out last week because she looked like walking death. I was thinking of forcing them to not come for a bit, and will if this gets worse. I sure don't want what these guys are going through.

My wife got the vaccine. In her pysch clinic, she sees a lot of kids. Around here at the moment, though, you have to have a prior condition to get the vaccine (she's a severe asmatic)

gradelyduck - Posted - 11/09/2009:  08:26:14

"I have a client who contracted the swine flu, and I was with him the day he went home from work. He developed pneumonia, then went into a comma,"

Good job he recovered else it would have been then. Full stop.

Time is an illusion; lunchtime doubly so. D Adams Hitchhiker's Guide

MarkRough - Posted - 11/09/2009:  08:30:23

My school was a vaccination site last week. Teachers were not allowed shots as we aren't "high risk" enough.

Really?!?!? I'm with 15 8-year olds all day, five days a week, and I'm not "high risk"?!?!?!

I have a small class of 15. Three weeks ago I was missing 6 kids. That week I also had two kids with consistantly high fevers but their parents wouldn't keep them at home. I guess the good news is that if I hadn't had it already, I'm probably immune at this point.

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Some days you're the dog. . . other days you're the hydrant.

Edited by - MarkRough on 11/09/2009 08:32:16

Nosferatu - Posted - 11/09/2009:  08:47:11

I don't think it's a hoax, people are sick and many have died. Maybe the reason it's not hitting us hard is that the vaccine is working.

Thank you,
"Count" Hugh


"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula

Louisiana Rose - Posted - 11/09/2009:  08:49:13

It only really hits you hard if you are very old, very young or vulnerable due to other health issues.

If you are normally perfectly fit and healthy, you should recover just fine

If you are gonna be out of date, do it right

Nosferatu - Posted - 11/09/2009:  08:52:55

Thank you Dr. Rose.

Thank you,
"Count" Hugh


"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula

Louisiana Rose - Posted - 11/09/2009:  09:06:24

Not a doctor, I just read the information leaflets that our government sent to us lol

If you are gonna be out of date, do it right

Louisiana Rose - Posted - 11/09/2009:  09:20:02

I have not heard of any, but I will take your word for it :-)

If you are gonna be out of date, do it right

Nosferatu - Posted - 11/09/2009:  09:21:39

Healthy people have gotten Pig Flu and have died...Some here in San Diego.

Thank you,
"Count" Hugh


"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula

KE - Posted - 11/09/2009:  09:24:29

About 1/3 of pediatric deaths as of early October were children with no underlying health problems. The virus attacks and damages the cilia that protect the respiratory system and allow the body to trap and expel foreign bodies. Many deaths have occurred AFTER the child recovers from the initial infection, but becomes reinfected with a secondary pathogen. ~ Dr. KE

ps - that's what happened to me in early August, and I'm no spring chicken. Initially I had H1N1, which was bad enough, and then came down with pneumonia.

Edited by - KE on 11/09/2009 09:26:56

Nosferatu - Posted - 11/09/2009:  09:27:11

Since the Pig Flu came from Mexico and it's been here in the US for sometime, maybe the news about it is different in the UK.

Thank you,
"Count" Hugh


"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula

Louisiana Rose - Posted - 11/09/2009:  09:31:19

I'll tell you what Hugh, if you get Swine flu and die, you can come back and tell me all about it lol, meantime, I have a stinking cold and tonsilitis, and my doctor says the quickest way to get rid of it is to keep blowing my nose to expel the germs , so that is what I am gonna do, I'll let you know if I don't recover :-)

If you are gonna be out of date, do it right

Louisiana Rose - Posted - 11/09/2009:  09:33:01

quote:

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Originally posted by KE

About 1/3 of pediatric deaths as of early October were children with no underlying health problems. The virus attacks and damages the cilia that protect the respiratory system and allow the body to trap and expel foreign bodies. Many deaths have occurred AFTER the child recovers from the initial infection, but becomes reinfected with a secondary pathogen. ~ Dr. KE

ps - that's what happened to me in early August, and I'm no spring chicken. Initially I had H1N1, which was bad enough, and then came down with pneumonia.

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Nosferatu - Posted - 11/09/2009:  09:36:47

Source: ECDC – November 9, 2009

4,259 Confirmed deaths in North and South America due to H1N1.

The US and Brazil have had the most deaths.

Thank you,
"Count" Hugh


"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula

Nosferatu - Posted - 11/09/2009:  09:40:49

Here's what's been said about high risk people...They are children, elderly, people over 50, young adults and people with health problems. I guess if you're 13 to 15 you're safe.

Thank you,
"Count" Hugh


"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula

pandjlocke - Posted - 11/09/2009:  09:50:12

I'm 3 weeks into it now and FAR from 100%. Once it turns to pneumonia, you're pretty much done. Take the antibiotics and hope for the best. Won't know for while yet the lasting damage it's done to my lungs. We'll just take things slow. The only underlying health issue I have is a thyroid gland that dose not function on its own. Not sure that has anything to do with this. I have, however, had pneumonia before, so maybe there was a certain susceptibility there. At any rate, this is some nasty stuff!


Beware of the urgent crowding out the important - C.E. Hummel

Paddy

Brother Jeeter - Posted - 11/09/2009:  10:01:23

I may be easing the load on the health care system soon. The House passed the health care fraud and I have a misfiring thyroid. I have had pneumonia three times in the last two years. We'll see.
Keep your fingers crossed, KE.

“The pump don’t work ‘cause the vandals took the handles.”
Bob Dylan

“Don’t get beat, ever, by anything, or anyone. You might get killed, but never get beat…And never ask for nothing but God’s light to see by.”
'The Woodsman'

"Do not traverse a structure erected to afford passage over a waterway until the time of drawing nigh unto it."

"Endeavor to Persevere."
From THE OUTLAW JOSIE WALES

dawgdoc - Posted - 11/09/2009:  10:11:30

I'm giving an exam while we speak and listening to probably 25% of the class of 40 coughing and sneezing.

Back to real work.

Nosferatu - Posted - 11/09/2009:  10:14:48

It's Captan Trips!

I think when something like this comes up...It's kinda like people who build a home on the flood plain or in tornado ally, they like to think it won't happen to them but it does happen. Another thing, I think that it scares some so they just ignore it, they say it isn't true or not that bad and the news is just looking for ratings and then they hope it goes away.

Here's a what if...What if this flu turned out to be a real killer and the Gov. didn't do anything? Would you complain that nothing was done, or is it better to error on the side of caution?

Thank you,
"Count" Hugh


"I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but in vain." -- Jonathan Harker, Dracula

Edited by - Nosferatu on 11/09/2009 10:25:08