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....NAS member to have swine flu?

Long story cut short, I was extremely rough about four weeks ago - nasty headache, sweating like MJ's doctor, orange snot (may have been caused by sneezing while eating Wotsits ). Our local health centre were testing at the time so I had a blood test and it came back a few minutes ago (that's NHS efficiency for you ), confirming that I did indeed have piggy flu.

I can honestly say I've had far worse colds and managed to get through several social events without carking. Of course, swine flu does serve as a handy diversion when there are mounting questions of our government's handling of the Afghanistan conflict, so the mass hysteria is very welcome in parliament

Oh wait.. this is just the internet.

And I bet that when you tell people this, they panic.
You're probably about over with it if you've had it for a month.


Orange snot eh?

::runs virus scan on computer::

Ewwwwwww !!!!

Is it catching through the interweb ??

No HAM meet for you, then...

Seriously, get well soon. Guess it's not the end of the world - after all, it's still a flu - but don't take it too lightly, either. I think I just read yesterday that swine flu will potentially damage your liver (or was it the lungs? Anyway, some vital body part...)

Zak wrote:No HAM meet for you, then...

Yep, stay the heck away from me while I'm on immunosuppressants!

Get well soon. But go on a tour of the Houses of Pariament first, eh?

Are they certain its Swine Flu ? Can you get a second opinion ?

After all as a resident of Blackpool there's doubtless all sorts of nasty diseases you can get up there: Typhoid, Yellow Fever, not Maleria obviously as you need some warm weather for that, Ebola, Bubonic Plague.....

cornish wrote:Are they certain its Swine Flu ? Can you get a second opinion ?

Doesn't matter now. He's had it. He's over it. And he's waaaay past the contagious stage. In fact, he probably won't get it again since he's built up antibodies for it.

Zak wrote:Seriously, get well soon. Guess it's not the end of the world - after all, it's still a flu - but don't take it too lightly, either. I think I just read yesterday that swine flu will potentially damage your liver (or was it the lungs? Anyway, some vital body part...)

I'm fine and have long since got over it. I doubt I've been contagious for a few weeks now. I don't think swine flu can do anything to my liver that I haven't already self-inflicted through years of socialising

cornish wrote:Are they certain its Swine Flu ? Can you get a second opinion ?

After all as a resident of Blackpool there's doubtless all sorts of nasty diseases you can get up there: Typhoid, Yellow Fever, not Maleria obviously as you need some warm weather for that, Ebola, Bubonic Plague.....

Yep, they're sure it's the human (swine flu derived) strain of influenza, but if I'd had a slightly heavier weekend I might not have even noticed I was ill. It turns out that the disease is pretty rampant up here:-

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/black ... 5459616.jp

No real surprise in a tourist town full of Scots.

We're currently organising a coach trip darn sarf to infect all the work shy, jacket-wearing fairies with our proper 'ard Northern strain. Grrrr.

JLAmber wrote:We're currently organising a coach trip darn sarf to infect all the work shy, jacket-wearing fairies with our proper 'ard Northern strain. Grrrr.

You can stay out of Devon!

I had awful flu/virul meningitus (different doctors decided on different diagnosis) a month or so back, really felt like dieing for almost a week and one of the reasons the doctor told me it wasn't Swine Flu was that I'd be much better if I had indeed got it.

ShanwickOceanic wrote:Get well soon. But go on a tour of the Houses of Pariament first, eh?

I suggest we name him Guy Fawkes Junior after that episode.

How does it compare to getting the normal flu?

I have yet to buy into this media hype.

Awesome job! Never be afraid to diversify and try new things.

JLAmber wrote:I'm fine and have long since got over it.

Maybe you can sell your blood to the drug companies to use in vaccines...

Ka-Ching...... $$$$$$$

JLAmber wrote:nasty headache, sweating like MJ's doctor, orange snot

ShanwickOceanic wrote: But go on a tour of the Houses of Pariament first, eh?

Damn, he listened to you.....

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/u ... 716158.ece

fiatstilojtd wrote:

ShanwickOceanic wrote: But go on a tour of the Houses of Pariament first, eh?

Damn, he listened to you.....

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/u ... 716158.ece

Me and Cherie, what can I say. Expect Drew Barrymore, Beyonce and Maria Bello to be diagnosed soon

JLAmber wrote:Me and Cherie, what can I say. Expect Drew Barrymore, Beyonce and Maria Bello to be diagnosed soon

Do you take requests? There's a weird girl in Manchester who stalks me, she looks a bit like a pig, so it would only be fitting for her to get swine flu...

Odds are looking good for me to be second - 2 people at work have it, we have been told today!

Zak wrote:I think I just read yesterday that swine flu will potentially damage your liver

Is it the flu itself, or the tequila used to alleviate the symptoms?

FlyingAce wrote:

Zak wrote:I think I just read yesterday that swine flu will potentially damage your liver

Is it the flu itself, or the tequila used to alleviate the symptoms?

Both.

Zak wrote:I think I just read yesterday that swine flu will potentially damage your liver

You'd be amazed what high fevers will do...

You do seem to have paid Bolivia and Peru a visit, even the heavily transfigured made-up stewardesses on AeroSur wore face masks. Can't say I'd have wanted them not to, if I'm brutally honest.