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A troubling report on swine flu.

SaraBT
SaraBT
A friend e-mailed me this link to a CBS story. I find it interesting, because we just received a letter from the kids' school telling us that three children had "presumptive" H1N1. They couldn't be sure, they said, because the tests are "too expensive," so doctors are basically guessing.

I swear it's getting harder and harder to believe anything that anyone says anymore!!!!!



http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/21/cbsnews_investigates/main5404829.shtml
deleted_user
deleted_user
Sara,

I just read the reports and it's amazing. Now I understand why they didn't test us when we were in urgent care. We exhibited so many of the symptoms they just dxd us without the expensive test.

I know the PA said "Go home and stay there until you get rid of the fever and start feeling better"
deleted_user
deleted_user
We have had the H1N1 here and it has hit hard. But everyone who is going in to the ER is getting tested. And the Dr's offices are testing alot. So when they say it cost to much they are just feeding you a line. This is not a wealthy community that has lots of high paying jobs. Most people have little to no priviate insurance. They go to the ER because they can't afford to go to the dr. office and they can get the ER visit written off.

Sorry I get carried away when I hear things like that. In my family Three of them were tested for the H1N1 3 test postive. I heard today that the vacine came out today and there is a shortage already. Well once you have had it you don't get it agian. So we have 3 vacines that won't be used at my house. LOL
daisydduck
daisydduck
My granddaughters are just getting over it. My dd and sil took tamaflu and claim it helped. kids did too. My 10yr old gd is diabetic and nurse said when vacine comes out she s/get it to avoid getting the disease again. Very little vaine availalbe in the chicago area.
GMaWilli
GMaWilli
Tamiflu helped me within 48 hours!!
My doctor did a nasal swab that came back negative, but told me based on my symptoms, I had it (& I believe her!) She said she went to a conference on the sinus cavity swab tests and they told them the tests were 30 - 90% wrong on negative results. If the test came back positive, there was no question, but 30 - 90% of the negatives could be FALSE NEGATIVES. So, seems like a waste of time and effort to do the swabs to me. Not to mention, having a long swab stuck up your sinus cavity ain't too fun when you already feel like crap. A friend came down with H1N1 and went to her doctor the day after I went to mine. Her doctor said the CDC told them not to prescibe Tamiflu anymore because the virus was becoming resistant to it. So, who do you believe? The doctors are all getting different information, for crying out loud. All I know is, I feel sorry for her not getting it because I know it helped me.