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I had it back at the first of the month when we had all that windy cold weather. I didn't bother going to the doctor for antibiotics. What worked for me was Benadryl (very effective for the post-nasal drip at night), Walgreen's brand of cold & sinus pills (you have to show your drivers license to the pharmacist to get this), ibuprofen, zinc throat lozenges, chicken broth, oj and 7 up, plenty of bed rest and drink lots of water also. I'd gotten my flu shot, too, lot of good that did.

I am so sorry you are sick. Count me in. I've had it a FULL two weeks now. And yes I had a FLU SHOT. What I hear on the news is that there is a different strain of flu that is not covered with the flu shot. I don't think I have the flu but who knows.

I can tell you this. If you start to feel better, stay in bed another day or two. Or else you will feel worse than you did. My cough is so bad I keep expecting a lung to fly out of my mouth.

Knock wood I have dodged this so far. But some of my students have been out for entire week's worth of classes and they come back with bad coughs, fatigue and generally blah. Strangely enough, when my son had this "thing" I absolutely could not be sick because it was during final exams. I too osccillum (sp?)-with trepidation and doubt. It's a homeopathic remedy and I will say that I never came down with the virus, which is pretty unusual for me.

Are you any relation to Susy Solis who works for channel 5 or NBC? I only watch their news on Saturday after Fox is done with theirs.

Wow! Seems like everyone has it, has gotten it, is getting over it, or knows someone with it.

I don't think I got it from Clarice. I know she was out sick, but I hadn't seen her much before then. All I remember is last Sunday during the 9pm show I kept having to cough and clear my throat during commercial breaks. I told Richard I thought maybe I had breathed in some poweder in the makeup room.

By about 1pm Monday afternoon, I was in bed with the chills, etc. and it was only down hill from there.

I've been kicking myself for not getting a flu shot, but now after hearing from so many bloggers, it doesn't seem like it would have done me much good.

The hardest part of being sick is being stuck in the house for days on end. I know I need the rest, but enough already! Not to mention, the house needs a major cleaning. You know when you're sick, you're too weak to clean, much less care about the dishes stacking up.

If you are around kids a lot, you will surely get it. I have avoided it so far this year. I had a flu shot in November, get plenty of rest, and take a good multivitamin and other nutritional supplements. I've noticed since retiring and I am no longer in the office setting or use public transportation, I have fewer episodes of the "crud". I also stay away from crowds and wash my hands frequently during the flu season. It all helps.

hello natallie and everyone, it makes me sad to hear the the flu or whatever is going around is msking so msny people miserable.I did not know it was such a big problem.this might come as a shock to every one reading this, but did you guys know that i have not gotten the crud or sick in 10 years! it is true. i also have not gotten a flu shot in about 12 years either.i am not kidding you guys. if you'll would like to know what i do different, i'll be more than happy to share this info with everyone.