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The reality of having the swine flu, my experience with H1N1
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Will you and your family get the H1N1 flu shot?
I have the H1N1 virus or as it is often called, the swine flu. Well, actually I am close to recovered with only a nagging cough and a slight headache left.
What is a bit odd is I really was unaware I had H1N1 at first. I say it is odd because I have written up articles about the flu virus but it just didn’t click when I started getting the symptoms.
That is why I am writing up my experience so maybe others will be able to spot the symptoms quickly in themselves or their loved ones.
The only symptom I had at first was a horrific headache. When the headache didn’t go away after taking medication and continued into the next day I though it must be another sinus infection. That was still my thought when on the next day I woke up with a really bad sore throat.
On the third day, I had developed a cough and a slight fever. At that point, I still didn’t connect it to the swine flu as I was sure it was just another sinus infection. And so I admit, I was surprised to find out I did have the H1N1 flu.
This would have not been a surprise had I waited another day as my symptoms worsened quickly. My cough was deeper, my fever remained and my muscles all hurt: really my neck, my back, my legs all ached. It wasn’t like I couldn’t walk or anything but, they hurt like they do if you worked out for the first time in months.
I had three days where I stayed in bed. I was extremely tired: my cough kept me up and my headaches never seemed to stop. My muscles continued to ache and even going up the stairs made it difficult for me to breath. I wasn’t eating much because I felt so bad and my throat really hurt. I never vomited but I did have diarrhea.
Slowly some of the symptoms would let up and I ate a bit more. My fever went back to normal first, then the diarrhea stopped and the muscle aches lessoned. I can now make it up the stairs without being entirely out of breath but my cough and the headaches seem to be the last to go.
I will add that fortunately, no other members of my family have come down with any H1N1 symptoms. This is also true with other families I know where one member has come down with the swine flu. I know 7 people who have been officially diagnosed with H1N1 and in only one case did a second family member catch it.
Other H1N1 articles ~
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For updated information on the H1N1 virus: Center for control of disease and prevention
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