Swine Flu hits farrier in Vermont

[KCmicrobiologist]

I had swine flu (Dr. diagnosed) about 2 months ago. I've talked to other people that have had chronic fatigue after the swine flu. IMHO, DHEA helped me get going again and shoe horses a few days after recovering. Look up DHEA on Wikipedia.com - you can get DHEA at Wal-mart that seems to be decent quality for less than $20 bucks.

[jack-mac]

Well we can thank the good old USA senate for swine flu, forcing some of the best brainy Americans mines in the world to have to resort to manipulating gens in pigs for developing hearts for heart transplants, in substandard labs in gringo land with all the risk involved :mad

[KarenStandefer]

Originally Posted by Ray_Knightley

www.healthmap.org/swineflu/

As Farriers we seem to have a better work situation than other ...people that have to work at public places such as airports etc .
Who will get Jabs against the Swineflu???They started here but have run out fast ...sometime in december they should get enough for everyone ..
I am not sure??

Interesting that it's the more developed places in the world that have such a concentration.

[KarenStandefer]

Originally Posted by vthorseshoe

Here it is November 14th and I am feeling better but not yet free of the flu effects.This has carried on longer than I remember any sickness I have had in the past.

Karen, if I take vitamin D will it aide in my getting over this ?

my 2 cents worth

Takes a LONG time to build up Vit D stores. And, you should get tested to make sure you're deficient (but if you don't supplement and you live up north, it's pretty darn sure you are). However, if you get tested, make sure you get the numbers. Don't trust your doctor to tell you that your levels are ok. They are likely going by the legacy data which is horribly deficient!

I doubt that it would help much at this point. Vit D builds the immune system (if your body has enough of it available). It provides antiviral/antibiotic properties to the body. But, it only does that with the stores that are in your fat. If your body is not storing it (and it's also tougher for overweight people to store Vit D), then it doesn't help the immune system.

[Ray_Knightley]

Originally Posted by KarenStandefer

Interesting that it's the more developed places in the world that have such a concentration.

I thought that to ,could be because travel is easy for those in the developed world...sadly these things seem to hit the so called third world the worse..
Or they don`t go to doctors ,so there is no record of the cases????

[Julie Plaster]

Originally Posted by vthorseshoe

Here it is November 14th and I am feeling better but not yet free of the flu effects.This has carried on longer than I remember any sickness I have had in the past.

Karen, if I take vitamin D will it aide in my getting over this ?

my 2 cents worth

Bruce,

Water. Drink lots of water. It may help flush it out of your system.
Even a plain cup of hot water helps me feel better sometimes.

Think about being well too.

Might want to check back with your doc, since this is dragging on. Maybe doc will want to do a little more bloodwork?

Take care Bruce! We want you feeling good.

Julie :-)

[cynthia-jay]

we're not taking any chances here

wishing you and others well Bruce

Cynthia Jay

[Ray_Knightley]

Originally Posted by cynthia-jay

we're not taking any chances here

wishing you and others well Bruce

Cynthia Jay

Cynthia That really did make me laugh!!!!!

[cynthia-jay]

hope so Ray, hope it sends a smile Bruce's way

you can borrow that photo if you like

use hand sanitizer first

Cynthia Jay

[caballus]

Hey Bruce! Oh man -- I do hope you're all over it now and had an awesome Thanksgiving! Update, Sir? Tell us how you're doing!

Prayers and Blessings to ya.

[SlowShoe]

He looked pretty good a week or so ago when I saw him.

[Juhani Takanen]

Here´s a nice one:

[Ray_Knightley]

Juhani thats great..
Knowing the storys so well ,That would Kill Piglet for sure ...he is so parinaud anyway

[cynthia-jay]

seems to be a "POOH BEAR" syndrome

hope Piglett does not float his way over here

Cynthia Jay

[vthorseshoe]

HI FOLKS;

I am CURED !!!!!!!!

Lost that nagging tickle in the throat 2 days ago.

Josh did see me a week ago, and I was sure impressed with his shoeing and the shoeing trailer he put together.
(He drove up from Massachusetts to attend our forging clinic and forging contest. Pretty nice banquet afterwards also)

I do enjoy meeting folks I have conversed with or listened to on this sight.
It is always interesting to see if they live up to the image we form of them in our minds.

Boy ! As I think of it, I have met a bunch of you..... and each time it was a real pleasure...
I admire all of your zest and desire to be the best you can be.

Wish I was twenty again, but I'm not and all I do now is sing; "God is good, Beer is great and People are Crazy" all day.

Thankyou all for you interest and concern of my state of health.
Your my extended family....

my 2 cents worth