is it the flu or not???

[Olive]

nooooooooo! im hoping im just going to have a very mild quick dose

[Junglemum]

Could be some rare nasty virus.....

Sounds like the flu to me. I had swine flu earlier this year and felt just like you describe....

If you really want to you can get antiviral meds from the drs, but you need to go within 48hrs of onset of symptoms. It will reduce the severity and duration of the symptoms.

[~Trish~]

Oh you poor thing, I hope it's not the flu . I had it many years ago and it was not nice.

I hope you feel better soon. Have you got anyone on hand to help out with the girls if you need it?

[Olive]

jm are you saying i have swine flu

[Junglemum]

Maybe! Even if you do, it wouldn't make a difference. All flu's kind of make you feel the same. So you wouldn't know unless you had a swab and they don't swab for it anymore as it is no worse than any other flu strain.
I only went to the drs because i thought it could be Malaria, i have to have a blood test done every time i get a fever. They decided to swab to as well to rule out influenza. Turned out i had pig flu. But it really was no worse than the usual flu. i didn't take antivirals and felt like crap for a week, then got bronchitis, but nothing too bad.

[Olive]

thanks darl! im hoping ive just got a very mild dose of the normal flu

[Olive]

im wondering if i might jsut be run down what do you think?

[Junglemum]

You don't get chills and achy joints from being run down. You are however more susceptible to bugs when you are run down. I'd say you definitely have a virus of some sort. Do you have a fever?