{"id":602,"date":"2009-11-09T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=602"},"modified":"2016-05-11T11:25:34","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T15:25:34","slug":"the-dreaded-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=602","title":{"rendered":"The Dreaded Flu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yep, I got it. Despite frequent hand-washing, somehow I have come down with the flu. Since I got a seasonal flu shot several weeks ago, I suspect, then, that I have H1N1. Yuck. I am so achy and sore, I feel like I have been hit by a truck. I have a fever and am congested.<\/p>\n

I started feeling the symptoms on Saturday afternoon, so I guess it was a good thing that I did not go on that all-day motorcycle ride after all. Saturday night, I was miserable. Same with all day Sunday and Sunday night.<\/p>\n

I did make a batch of my amazingly curative home-made Italian chicken soup. I was able to eat some of it, though I have to admit that I do not have much of an appetite.<\/p>\n

I am resting, drinking my fluids, resting, drinking more fluids, taking aspirin, drinking fluids, and resting. Oh, I guess I should say that I am not going to work until after the fever breaks.<\/p>\n

Please do not give me medical advice… there is enough of that in the family, thanks. I can not tolerate Ibuprofen, Motrin, Naproxin, or related NSAID OTC drugs. The only thing I can handle is aspirin. I can take acetominophen, but it doesn’t do a thing for me (it does not reduce fever or body aches, so why bother with something that is not effective for me?)<\/p>\n

My partner has been a trooper, getting juice for me and helping as best he can, yet maintain his distance. We fear, as close as we live together, that he is next.<\/p>\n

Oh well, it goes to show that no matter how careful you are, it is still possible to get exposed to this bug.<\/p>\n

This blog will probably go “on autopilot” for a while. I will blog again when I am better. Meanwhile, enjoy reading things that have been building up.
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