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Posted 1/14/2015 4:54 AM (GMT 0)
Everyone around me has been sick. And by sick I mean with various complaints that come from different illnesses. Early December I was sick - mild flu maybe (chills, low grade fever, some congestion) -btw, I got the flu shot - but it went away within a week. My MIL got some kind of flu/respiratory illness that lasted a month. Then my hubby got sick with the same but with bronchitis as well - also lasted a month. He got better then I got sick AGAIN but this time with pharyngitis and mild sinus infection. All my friends have been sick too - but no I haven't been around them, just the hubby.

My SIL is a respiratory therapist and my BIL's BIL is an emergency room doc - they both said that the hospitals has been packed with various respiratory illnesses. These are a different kind of respiratory illness that they really have no clue what they're dealing with.

Does anyone have any info on this? I'm not talking run of the mill colds or flu...this is something out of the norm.
Posted 1/14/2015 11:54 AM (GMT 0)
There have been really nasty forms of cold and flu going around here. They're more severe and longer lasting than the normal winter ailments, and we've had more flu deaths than usual too.

Despite my efforts to avoid them (and I rarely catch colds), a "friend" decided she would be okay to come to our weekly card game last weekend even though she still had a productive cough. I washed my hands several times during the game, but now am getting a cold myself.
Posted 1/14/2015 1:47 PM (GMT 0)
I nearly caught it, but I'm not in the clear yet. Everyone around me is getting sick. I blame the ridiculous weather up here in the North Eastern hemisphere. There has also been very little sunlight these past few weeks and it is definitely affecting our health in many ways.

That's it. I'm moving to California.
Posted 1/14/2015 1:48 PM (GMT 0)
Seems like if you are around others you will get it, no matter how hard you try to avoid it. Best thing to do is avoid others like they have the plague.
Posted 1/14/2015 2:21 PM (GMT 0)
It's kind of hard to avoid my husband LOL

I do try to stay away from sick people. However, the first time I got sick, I just got back from TX. My daughter was just getting sick when I left and then we got on a plane - double whammy. I took all the precautions but it didn't help.

When I went to urgent care for my second bout of sickies, the doc said that things are finally slowing down.

Judy, I hope you're not getting sick. If you are, I hope that whatever you get leaves quickly. I'm just glad I didn't get sick any later because it might've delayed my Remi - I'm going in on the 19th.

Guardian, what state are you in?
Posted 1/14/2015 5:35 PM (GMT 0)

Red_34 said...
It's kind of hard to avoid my husband LOL

I do try to stay away from sick people. However, the first time I got sick, I just got back from TX. My daughter was just getting sick when I left and then we got on a plane - double whammy. I took all the precautions but it didn't help.

When I went to urgent care for my second bout of sickies, the doc said that things are finally slowing down.

Judy, I hope you're not getting sick. If you are, I hope that whatever you get leaves quickly. I'm just glad I didn't get sick any later because it might've delayed my Remi - I'm going in on the 19th.

Guardian, what state are you in?

I live around the DC metropolitan area. This January has been very hectic for so many people and the weather hit single digits last week. This is also the time of the year where sunlight is dim, so lots of mood and seasonal affective disorder issues cropping up as well. This isn't ideal for UCers, as flare incidence seems to go up.
Posted 1/14/2015 9:23 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, we've been very cold here in MI too. But fortunately we had bright sunshine for the past few days. :)
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