FGS How long until we are all well again??? This virus is nastyyyyyyyyy

[Blossomhill]

Well over a week since dd, ds and now dh has had this awful virus.

They are all still not well and lethargic.

When will this thing pass????

Off to get some vitamins to try and get them all well again.

[Blossomhill]

BUMP

[Beetroot]

what are the symptoms?

[Blossomhill]

Beetroot - symptoms are - high temp (that has gone now), headache, hacking cough, lethargic.

[anniebear]

it is awful isnt it, we had it the other week, it lasted about 10 days in our house, that was 4 of us though!

[lou33]

i'm sick too, headache, terrible joint pain, lethargy, sore throat

[mykidsmum]

BH, we are just getting it here, there were 16 children off in my dt's class on Friday, today they are coughing, one has been sick, and they have temps. Feeling quite relaxed about it, as they all seem to be getting it at once instead of one after the other which is a right PITA

[Beetroot]

mine have it too. ds2 and 3. ds2 been hallucinating with high temp for two nights.

[janeite]

I had it last week - about 6 days before I felt totally recovered. My Janeite and DD1 seem to be starting with it today - dd2 fine so far.

[mykidsmum]

Its been on the news, schools in the west midlands are shutting because of it. Apparently children get rings around their eyes like dark circles

[lou33]

this is the first time i have left my bedroom since friday night, i havent been able to get about

[expatinscotland]

that sounds like influenza, tbh - the joint pain, esp

[mykidsmum]

It is influenza strain b apparently, a combination of common flu symptoms with sickness and coughing. Apparently the reason it is so contagious is because it doesn't strike very often so very few of us have any immunity to it.

[Blossomhill]

I just cannot believe how nasty it is.

[spacecadet]

i have it, i have been ill with it for a week and a half now, i think it got me as my immunity was low after pneumonia, had awful high temp and flu like symptoms for 3 days, then worse cold ive ever had, agonising sore throat, muscle and joint pains, still feel dreadful, there seems to be no let up at all.

[mummytosteven]

think this has travelled up to Liverpool as well - cold/throat/joint pains

[Clayhead]

dd, ds and dh were really ill 2 weekends ago and are not 'right' yet. dd (4) actually asked to go to bed at about 5pm yesterday! They've had the temperatures, aches and sickness. I've spent most of my nights with one child or the other (completely ignoring poor dh) and they have been in a really bad way, moaning with the discomfort.

It's right about the dark circles, that's exactly what my kids look like.

[lou33]

my sister is taking the middle 2 kids to school for me as i cant walk properly atm, hopefully i will be up to collecting them

[Tortington]

my son was ill last saturday. he is going to school on monday. hes still got snotty nose and hacking cough. but the headaches, high temp and lethargy are gone. so it took just over a week.

now my other son is not well, he had high temp this morning. pale, lethargic, bad headaches.

my daughter said she has a sore throat, my dh said he's feeling "iffy"


if i get it, i will die on my arse i never come down with mild anything - am surprised am not ill yet. i was very very ill the year before last and hope that provides some immunity.

[Enid]

my dd1 had it a few weeks ago (temp of 105)

I had a mild temp but then sore throat, now hacking cough and terrible sinuses

[expatinscotland]

It's a strain b type influenza that affects mainly children.

[RudyDudy]

I've had it for just over a week now and am a bit reassured by this thread as I was beginning to think that my immune system had just packed up after DD and that I'd never be well again! This gives me hope that I may get some energy back soon.

[expatinscotland]

Get them flu jabs, folks! Get them jabs!

[Enid]

supposed to be very good for building immunity against bird flu apparently

[Enid]

(this flu, not the jabs )

[tortoiseshell]

We've had it for about 3 weeks. All slightly differently - ds and I have the cough,ds had really high temperatures, dd was sick and has the cough. Just can't wait to be well again!