H1N1

dude, it's just another flu. no need to get all dramatic like a woman.

don't worry sucks, soon it will be over, and you'll be back to your normal self!!

you're right. i need to man up. i'm running tomorrow.

you are a woman.

It varies considerably in its symptoms and severity. I have had it at a relatively modest level but have had it for two weeks now. Mostly the last 5 days are primarily a persistent cough, but last Sunday, day 9, I awoke with a much elevated HR of mid-60s (quite high for me) and did not feel great.

too late for tamiflu anyway. You need to be on it in the first 24-48(at the latest) hours you are sick.

My kids had it and the tamiflu early. They were pretty sick for a week. My neighbor got it on a weekend and didn't get the tamiflu until monday and had ashthma attacks for two weeks. The inhaler apparently really was ineffective for the breathing thing. Ended up in the hospital, but probably a day late. Could have bought it, it was that close.

If you think you are not breathing, go to the emergency room or doctor asap. Its bad stuff.

Good luck.

You'll feel better in a few days, but you will have to deal with a lower-respiratory infection for weeks. That is what sucks.

sucks wrote:

so i've been sick for about a week now. yesterday i started having what seemed to be asthma attacks so i decided to go to the doctor. (i had asthma when i was a kid) turns out i tested positive for H1N1. where i live everywhere is out of tamiflu so all i have is tylenol and an inhaler. anyone else dealing with H1N1?

Don't take Tylenol. The fever means your body is doing what it's supposed to do, and it's not dangerous unless it's over 104 (probably higher) for an extended period of time. Lowering the fever before it's ready to come down naturally just means you stay sick longer.

It hit me like a truck Sunday night. 48 hours later, I've barely summoned motivation to shower, let alone run or return to work. At least fever's down to 100.x, from a high of 103.

Yep, did nothing but sleep, try and stay hydrated, and check email for three days when I had it.

Yep, did nothing but sleep, try and stay hydrated, and check email for three days when I had it.

Casual Observer. wrote:

You'll feel better in a few days, but you will have to deal with a lower-respiratory infection for weeks. That is what sucks.

My temperature got to 104 (including after I had taken paracetamol) two days in three and I was over most of the symptoms within a week. It was a month before I stopped coughing my lungs up and could start running again. Doesn't seem to be everybody's experience though.

Not sure if what I've been experiencing is H1N1 or not - for the past week and 1/2 I've had neck aches and headaches, VERY mild nausea, dizziness, occasional cough and occasionally feel like I have a fever, but every time I take my temp, it's barely .1 or .2 above normal. It's a strange one.....

I had it a couple of months ago. Just like a bad flu for me, no complications. I still managed 45 miles that week but then I'd lie in bed the rest of the day, so it probably wasn't my brightest decision. My main advice is to just rest!

H1N1 2.0 wrote:

Not sure if what I've been experiencing is H1N1 or not - for the past week and 1/2 I've had neck aches and headaches, VERY mild nausea, dizziness, occasional cough and occasionally feel like I have a fever, but every time I take my temp, it's barely .1 or .2 above normal. It's a strange one.....

I've heard that many cases of H1N1 don't present with a fever at all.

ehhh not so fast wrote:

I've heard that many cases of H1N1 don't present with a fever at all.

I don't know about that but found out today a woman I used to work with just died from complications while hospitalized with H1N1, she was 51.

I thought that I would relate my experience. My 7-year old son got it and was sick from Wed-Sat, and getting better Sunday, fine Monday and back at school, fever gone Friday night (high of 104 Friday).

My wife and I got cases that were never very severe, and I never really had a fever. However, for us the diseases lingered. I did not workout for 16 days, although I rode to work and back 2 x 3 miles on days 12 and 13. In addition to not running or riding hard for 16 days, when I did start back is was at a decidedly lower level and it has now been another two weeks and my intensity is nowhere near what it was before I got sick. I suspect that it will be a month to get even close to that level (although with winter, it will be a bit reduced), meaning that it dropped me down for two months and I am likely to be at least at a somewhat level level for another month.

Clearly, this malady could have played havoc during XC season. We do not know who got it and when, so do not be too harsh on people that did not perform to the level that you think that they should unless you know the full story.

Here is what I want to say. I had a bad cold for a few days but it was no big deal. I was actually getting better. Then last Tuesday I started getting really sick. The fatigue, depression, chills, suicidal ideation. I could not sleep due to a ferocious cough. I was gasping for air and coughing when I would lay down. I have been suffering. I cough up so much phlegm, it is unbelievable. I feel I might be getting a little better, but this seems like the worst flu I have ever had, or maybe I am just a puss. Could this be h1n1? Can anybody relate to this crap? The horrible sore throat is gone, I think I see a light at the end of the tunnel. No energy, just lethargy for now.

pontiffffff wrote:

. I cough up so much phlegm, it is unbelievable.

Pics?

You can't be positively diagnosed as having H1N1 unless you say "oink-choo" while sneezing.