Nicky31 Got Swine For The Holidays...

[cherryblossom]

Yep - plenty of rest. Take it easy. Crap TV. Healthy food (and a bit of chocolate, for sanity reasons!). I know you probably feel rubbish, but this is the perfect excuse to do absolutely nothing.
Get well soon!!

 

[Nicky31]

Hello :hello:
I think progress is being made! I've just taken tamiflu pill number 5 of 10.

Because my nose has been blocked I have been drooling everytime I have fallen asleep. It's been truly yuck but I've felt so bad I haven't been able to do much about it. my earache and head pains seem to have eased today and my cough is now producing nasty green stuff rather than just flooring me :eek:

so today was a better day. My partner came to visit and brought yoghurts mmm. He hugged me and we lay quietly for a bit then he offered to run me a bath. I've been scared to have one when alone in the house because I've felt so weak. It was lovely and my joints were soothed by feeling warm and weightless. He ran the shower on my back and shoulders and just kept me company while I splashed about, then helped me out. My drooly bedding was then changed and I felt much better just getting into a fresh bed with fresh skin and hair and pj's.

He gave me a lovely Christmas card and then invited me to spend Christmas with him and his daughter which was a welcome relief and just lovely. It was all too much excitement and I then needed 2 hours sleep to recover. I've just dozed on and off, read the forum (what would I have done without it this week) watched "the Snowman" animated short on YouTube- if you've not seen it, please watch it!!! My friend Kath came to visit tonight and pulled up a chair next to my bed. I talked a lot. I guess it's because I've not really talked to anyone for three days. She brought me flowers and her winnie the pooh collection. It's her "poorly book".

It's such a comfort to have friendship both face to face but through this forum. I've had such lovely, encouraging and supportive messages from you all. Especially today from BC, Johnny and Helena. Thank you!
:Hug_emoticon:

 

[lyrical]

Glad to hear you're feeling better, and wow thats great news about your xmas plans, bet you're over the moon!

I had swine earlier in the years and was totally wiped for about ten days. Take care of yourself x

 

[anthony]

Wow... get better soon.

 

[This Ends Now]

Nicky,

Sorry you had swine flu. Its the actual worst.

Glad the medicine is helping. Please take it extra easy on yourself for a few days after getting well. Healthy food is great! Hot baths can help the aches but when you can't get in the tub there are lots of over the counter muscle rubs that can help.

Get Well Soon! :Hug_emoticon:

Liz H.

 

[ISupportHer]

Well, I FINALLY got the H1N1 immunization so hopefully I will avoid a bout of what so many have gone through!

Nick, any side effects from the Tamilflu for you?

ISH

 

[Nicky31]

I puked ISH with one of the tablets because I hadn't eaten enough. Other than that it's been ok. The pills must be working as I'm coughing up a LOAD of nasty today :eek:

Glad you are covered wouldn't want anyone to have this.

 

[Nicky31]

Hi

more coughing today but with complications. I've coughed so hard and so often I've aggravated my neck and shoulder injury from my car accident in June. the nerves that were healing are now going crazy again. It hurts to type. I tried having a shower. I thought the steam would help my chest and the water soothe my shoulder.

On the plus side. One of my best friends sent me a card and he wrote me a poem and my girlfriends came round tonight for company and takeaway. It was lovely. I'm tired but in pain :poke:

How are you doing?

 

[ISupportHer]

OMG Nicky, your flu should be running it's course soon.

Get better!

ISH

 

[2quilt]

Hey Nicky
Yes, keep coughing up all the green nasty you can; don't swallow it. Get your guy to go to the health food store and buy some immune system improver. In the USA we have something from Colorado called "Kick Ass" and I am using the immune system improving type. I also had my H1N1 shot, and I stopped kissing strangers.

 

[NarcSis]

Hey,

My sister and a couple of friends had it in the spring - yeah, the cough is NASTY and it just seems to hang on. My sister was hacking for at least two weeks or so, she felt a little run down (my friend was still out sailboarding through it!) both said they had some difficulty catching their breath if they pushed themselves too much.
One of my cousins, unfortunately, ended up in ICU with pericarditis and fluid in her lungs. She was there for about a week but was still hacking/coughing when they released her, so it seems the cough is the most distressing symptom.

Hope you start to feel better soon.

 

[Manic11]

Hey hun,

I'm sorry you aren't feeling better yet! I wrote very clearly on my Christmas list to Santa that all I want for Christmas is for you to get better. Then I wrote to him again and asked him to give me that gift early this year! He better hurry up and make it happen.... :poke:

Take care of yourself, hun. I hope you're feeling better soon! (HINT HINT SANTA!)

:Hug_emoticon:

Manic