Should I get ds2 tested for swine flu? And how/where?

[Greensleeves]

he's been sent home from school today feeling sick and has since vomited twice

he has a temperature and says his legs "won't let him walk" and his throat hurts

there is swine flu in other local schools although I haven't heard of it at his school yet (he's 4)

should I try and get him tested, or is it pointless?

fuckety bugger indeed.

GP's are useless sometimes, best excuse to ditch Alli that I have heard (have been following other thread but am too poor to buy Alli)

Dd has just had it Greeny
They swabbed her BUT were told no longer processing the swabs
Symptoms here:
Dd is 6.5y
She fainted, purple fingernails, sudden high temp (40)
Then came round but so weak and sleepy
No appetite
Headache, sore throat
Then 48hrs later
Vomiting 25x in 20 hrs... V nearly admitted
Then 3 days not eating basically asleep
Light runny nose constant headache, aching limbs a d bad throat.
Then back to normal after 10 days but residual tiredness
Amazing we have not caught it... Yet

I think you should ring the swine flu phone line. On the news earlier they said that the antivirals would be made available for everyone who had symptons but not for family and friends as it had been before

if my throat swells up any more my tonsils will be poking out through my ears

I am scared

Sounds grim Greeny.

Get thee to bed.

You need to rest greensleves, i'd be scared to, but looking at the evidence - you are going to be fine, all of you. I hope you feel better soon xx

thank you xx

dh has got headache and diarrhoea now

looks like it's going to be a grim weekend chez greensleeves

expat, i am not sure but i think you will test positive for swine flu for quite a while after infection as your body will have produced antibodies to fight it off next time you get it and i assume that is what htey test for.

I'm sorry - this sounds horrific. But don't be scared - it seems like it's a nightmare while it lasts, but it will pass. Just ride it out and take it very very easy.

ok greeny hold tight
say if you can think of anything we can do to help (short of actually coming near you that is)
it sounds a nasty one - you've had nasty illness before and got through it
get some rest
xx

Oh god, this sounds so horrible for you. It WILL pass, and with any luck it'll be faster to get through for young children.

So much for the symptoms being 'relatively mild', eh?

It'll pass, you'll be fine.

morning
how's life

morning!

I woke up with my eyes glued shut, I feel lousy

ds2's temp is back over 39 and we both have really ugly sore throats

school said to keep both boys at home

thank you for asking, tis nice to have friends [schlopp]

get your saliva OFF of me
have you tried colloidal silver? sounds like you could do with spraying it in your eyes, throat and probably a few other orifices

Aw- sounds super grim, greeny. Hope things get better v soon. In my house we'd have to make a big nest of duvets on the living room floor and be ill there watching DVDs. But I know that's weird now because last time one of our friends came round and said "OMG! Why are you all in a den on the floor when you're ill?" Franny's calpol ice cube idea sounds rather fine to me.

Oh greeny how are you doing? are you all ill? Is DH looking after you all?

do you need anything? I have to come past your road this afternoon, could bring emergency supplies or similar.

Hi Fennel, I hope I haven't given it to you as well! We are surviving, ds2 is still really ill and I feel dreadful, but dh hasn't come down with it yet and ds1 is OK although snotty and sneezy. A curious feature of this virus seems to be vivid nightmares, ds2 and I have both been having them when we've fallen asleep, which has made for some entertainment for dh and my dad, and one point I sat bolt upright and bellowed something really loudly

we don't need anything at the moment as my dad has been shopping (I think he was grateful to get away from us for a few hours) but I will give you a shout if we get stuck for anything

hope you have a more comfortable evening greeny
i think the nightmare thing is related to high fever maybe?

Hope things are improving Greeny.

hi

Are you confirmed as swine flu cases?

We are around this weekend if you do need anything.

I am glad I didn't come too close to you on Thursday . But it's all around this area now, no point worrying about contact.

welcome to today's edition of the Pig Flu Post

you can't be confirmed as swine flu cases as such now, because they aren't swabbing any more - but the doc we spoke to on NHS direct and the one who came out to see us were pretty sure.

I don't know what the incubation perios=d it is or how likely it is that you'd catch it if you were with someone who had it. I work in a nursery so I was always going to catch it really

ds2 is feeling a bit better today, much more his old self although still coughing and snotty

I still feel grim but not as feverish as yesterday

dh and ds1 seem to be getting away with it although I think ds1 might have had it first, just not as severely - he was off school for two days earlier in the week with similar symptoms, it just didn't cross my mind it might be swine flu at that point.

if you do get it, do everything you can to keep your temperature down - the nightmares and hallucinations are no fun at all

Just clicked on this because dd's keyworker at pre-school has it, apparently. I say apparently because it was a mutual friend who told me- no word from the school, bit miffed about that.

Anyway Greeny, I am so sorry you are all so poorly. I feel a bit stupid now because so far I have been totally blase about the whole thing, I have since getting the news educated myself a bit Hope you're all feeling better very soon.

Sounds grim Greeny.

dd2 is being "monitored" for it now.

She has all the symptoms and even says her teeth hurt

Local HCT calling us back in an hour to see how she is.