H1N1

[Lois Brown]

I am very sick with the flu. I am pretty sure it's H1N1. It's a really, really bad flu - but I have had just as bad with a much worse cough. The most worrisome symptom, (since I am not throwing-up - I rarely do - unless drinking), is the heaviness on the lungs. Strange cause there is no signs of congestion, yet I have a heavy congested feeling on the lungs, and I started feeling that almost immediately. In fact, I was contemplating not sleeping at all in case I had respiratory failure - that's how severe the pain the chest was.
It started with a headache, but the chest, cough and aches came on really fast. It's like having the middle part of a flu immediately. Olivia has it too, but she was over it a couple of days. Still I get up in the middle of the night and wake her up to make sure she is breathing.
But me, my chest still aches front and back - and still a dry, hoarse-sounding cough without a sore throat. Olivia gave my back a hug this morning before she went to school, and that took the pain away for a few minutes.
I am writing this cause before I had the flu, I was scared and stressed by the attention this flu is getting. I am still a little stressed, but not as much. I thought for anyone like me - cause I am experiencing stress from a whole other problem - it might help to read about flu survival.... I am using Vicks, taking vitamins - especially D, and Gingseng.

[Rosemary House]

Hope you are feeling much much better now Lois! Love, Rosemary xx