Well flu season is definitely here!! Yep that is right....I had the flu this week. Tuesday after work it hit me like a brick wall on my way home driving. I spiked a fever of 102 by the time I got home from work. That night I was tired, achy, weak, fever, and my body was restless. My fever broke around 5:00 wednesday morning and I slept for a few hours before I got up for my mom to take me to see Dr. Maxa. I was more nervous about having a lot of dental work last thursday and the risk of infection (for those of you who don't know I have a murmur). He checked out the heart and everything was a ok. So he told me "I think you have the flu, Crystal." You can probably see my reaction, "me, I never get sick. I am a nurse. I have a great immune system" was going through my head. So we did the swab test and yep Type A flu. I got Tamiful (miracle drug) and within 12 hrs I was already feeling way better. Last night I slept great and today I laid around the house and watched movies. So now I am waiting on work to tell me how long I have to stay out of work for...hmm. I am off through Monday per Dr. Maxa since I work in the NICU.
So everyone wash your hands like crazy, get the flu shot, and stock up on some Tamiflu. Oh FYI I had to go to/call 5 pharmacies before I could find one that was not out of stock of Tamiflu. Who knew the flu season would start so early. So definitely get your flu shots and if you want to know where to go just ask me, I will be administering them in clinics this fall!!!
Happy Fall!!!!
