I just thought I would pass on what happened to us. It was miserable and I am sure there are others who were so sick. I hope none of you ever get this.
On Sunday June 14th my daughter came home from a sleepover and was sick overnight. She slept most of the day and did not really complain much. She was blowing her nose and had a cough within a few days. I was working but she did not seem as bad as I am sure she was. I felt ok till Wednesday after a day of landscaping. I was more tired than I should have been. Our thermometer broke so I couldnt tell what kind of fever we had. When I did get one I had a fever of 102 and I was taking meds. We had plans to go away for the weekend so I was nervous. Most of Wednesday night I was up and we both slept till 4pm on Thursday. Every inch of my body hurt. If my feet touched they hurt, if they touched the sheet they hurt. There was no getting comfortable. All I wanted to do was sleep. Friday morning we got our stuff together and by 4:30 left. I was tired and still sore. We got there late and went right to bed. Saturday morning I stayed in while my daughter played with friends. By now she was feeling much better. I was still coughing and just exhausted. I couldnt move. It was more than I had ever experienced being sick. It was like your brain was empty and there wasnt much you could do. Saturday afternoon I went out for a while and watched a movie they were showing. Friends invited us to dinner and we ate with them. She works in the southern part of the state at a college and with the CDC organizing Swine Flu operations in that area. She said we had the swine flu. While I felt worse than I ever had I did not think we were that sick, I guess just because I made the trip the day before. I started to sit through service and did not make it very long before I had to head back to the room because I was coughing and there were a lot of kids and I did not want to get anyone sick. I also could not focus. My friend had said there were other people with the swine flu there also. It was an odd decision to leave because I was wondering if I could make it the short walk up a small hill and up the stairs to the room. It was like you were not really fully in your body. We got to the room and the kids were going to the gym so my daughter stayed with me. I did not want her running around and start coughing and they had just painted the gym and the fumes were bothering her. We slept and got the room packed up in the morning to go. As I sat in service I suddenly felt VERY sick and did not know if I was going to pass out or throw up even though I did not feel nauseous. I got up to go to the bathroom and knew I needed to sit so I sat in the back row and asked someone in the back row to get my friend, who thankfully is a nurse. I told her I did not really feel well. She quickly got us a room key and wiped my face down with wet towels. I ended up back in my room and lay down for a bit. I had been drinking coke which I rarely do and she said that could have dehydrated me. It was the oddest feeling I have ever had. She also said if my fever broke that could happen. I felt odd but much better and soon we were on our way home. My daughter and I stopped at the lake for a little fishing first but I knew I needed to eat something because I was feeling that odd feeling. I drove much better home than I did there. We got something to eat at a drive through and got a case of water. When we got home I slept. I could hardly do anything I was so exhausted. I can not explain how I felt. I watched a marathon of a TV show and I do not think I had a single thought all day. I would float in and out of sleep. I did not feel like eating anything. I just kept drinking water and tea with honey. Tuesday I felt better but not to great Wednesday I back to sleeping a lot and Thursday it was up and down. Friday morning my daughter and I went to a large town garage sale. I felt like an old person who could not balance. We ate there and I felt better and then ran some errands. I slept more in the afternoon. There were points where I wanted to go to the Dr because I felt so bad but I do not even know how I would get there. I certainly could not have driven. I also knew it was to late to take Tamiflu. There wasnt much to be done at that point. Saturday and Sunday were more of the ups and downs. Monday we went to the garage sale and ran to the post office. I have actually been going to bed before midnight which is unusual for me. Yesterday was the first day we really went out. I am finally taking care of all our chicks again without the help of my daughter. I am feeling much better but this has left my body very weak. It just sapped all my strength. I have never felt anything like this and I hope to never feel it again. The only bright point was that we now may have some immunity. Apparently one of the ways to tell it is swine flu is you feel like a Mac truck hit you. The only symptom I ended up not having was throwing up, Thank God! I hate that. I am better now but still not up to full strength. I never want to be that sick again.
On Sunday June 14th my daughter came home from a sleepover and was sick overnight. She slept most of the day and did not really complain much. She was blowing her nose and had a cough within a few days. I was working but she did not seem as bad as I am sure she was. I felt ok till Wednesday after a day of landscaping. I was more tired than I should have been. Our thermometer broke so I couldnt tell what kind of fever we had. When I did get one I had a fever of 102 and I was taking meds. We had plans to go away for the weekend so I was nervous. Most of Wednesday night I was up and we both slept till 4pm on Thursday. Every inch of my body hurt. If my feet touched they hurt, if they touched the sheet they hurt. There was no getting comfortable. All I wanted to do was sleep. Friday morning we got our stuff together and by 4:30 left. I was tired and still sore. We got there late and went right to bed. Saturday morning I stayed in while my daughter played with friends. By now she was feeling much better. I was still coughing and just exhausted. I couldnt move. It was more than I had ever experienced being sick. It was like your brain was empty and there wasnt much you could do. Saturday afternoon I went out for a while and watched a movie they were showing. Friends invited us to dinner and we ate with them. She works in the southern part of the state at a college and with the CDC organizing Swine Flu operations in that area. She said we had the swine flu. While I felt worse than I ever had I did not think we were that sick, I guess just because I made the trip the day before. I started to sit through service and did not make it very long before I had to head back to the room because I was coughing and there were a lot of kids and I did not want to get anyone sick. I also could not focus. My friend had said there were other people with the swine flu there also. It was an odd decision to leave because I was wondering if I could make it the short walk up a small hill and up the stairs to the room. It was like you were not really fully in your body. We got to the room and the kids were going to the gym so my daughter stayed with me. I did not want her running around and start coughing and they had just painted the gym and the fumes were bothering her. We slept and got the room packed up in the morning to go. As I sat in service I suddenly felt VERY sick and did not know if I was going to pass out or throw up even though I did not feel nauseous. I got up to go to the bathroom and knew I needed to sit so I sat in the back row and asked someone in the back row to get my friend, who thankfully is a nurse. I told her I did not really feel well. She quickly got us a room key and wiped my face down with wet towels. I ended up back in my room and lay down for a bit. I had been drinking coke which I rarely do and she said that could have dehydrated me. It was the oddest feeling I have ever had. She also said if my fever broke that could happen. I felt odd but much better and soon we were on our way home. My daughter and I stopped at the lake for a little fishing first but I knew I needed to eat something because I was feeling that odd feeling. I drove much better home than I did there. We got something to eat at a drive through and got a case of water. When we got home I slept. I could hardly do anything I was so exhausted. I can not explain how I felt. I watched a marathon of a TV show and I do not think I had a single thought all day. I would float in and out of sleep. I did not feel like eating anything. I just kept drinking water and tea with honey. Tuesday I felt better but not to great Wednesday I back to sleeping a lot and Thursday it was up and down. Friday morning my daughter and I went to a large town garage sale. I felt like an old person who could not balance. We ate there and I felt better and then ran some errands. I slept more in the afternoon. There were points where I wanted to go to the Dr because I felt so bad but I do not even know how I would get there. I certainly could not have driven. I also knew it was to late to take Tamiflu. There wasnt much to be done at that point. Saturday and Sunday were more of the ups and downs. Monday we went to the garage sale and ran to the post office. I have actually been going to bed before midnight which is unusual for me. Yesterday was the first day we really went out. I am finally taking care of all our chicks again without the help of my daughter. I am feeling much better but this has left my body very weak. It just sapped all my strength. I have never felt anything like this and I hope to never feel it again. The only bright point was that we now may have some immunity. Apparently one of the ways to tell it is swine flu is you feel like a Mac truck hit you. The only symptom I ended up not having was throwing up, Thank God! I hate that. I am better now but still not up to full strength. I never want to be that sick again.
