# Recovering from the flu **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 3, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-from-the-flu/623938 "2012-06-03T14:55:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-from-the-flu/623938/1 "2012-06-03T14:55:11Z")
Ugh. Got sick around 6-7 days ago and finally dragged myself off to the Doc about 4 days ago where I got prescriptions for inhalers, antibiotics, cough syrup and nose spray. My Doc didn’t do any tests- just looked in my throat and ears and listened to my lungs. I could hear myself wheezing. I could barely get out of bed to drag myself to the bathroom. I’m feeling a little better but still very weak and seem to be having trouble controlling my temp- still going from sweats to chills with little rhyme or reason. Took my son to the Doc yesterday and he got a diagnosis of flu and pneumonia and a couple of Rx’s, too. He had a positive swab for flu. Poor kid- he was supposed to fly with his class to DC today. This is the second time that trip got cancelled. At the worst, he was coughing about every 20-30 seconds and was just exhausted from it. It took several treatments to get his cough under control so he could sleep. Pure misery. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-from-the-flu/623938/2 "2012-06-03T20:21:35Z")
Got the flu once 20 years ago and knocked me flat one my asa for a week. Hope you feel better. And your son. Got a case of pneumonia now that wont go away for good! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-from-the-flu/623938/3 "2012-06-04T15:50:56Z")
I’m sorry you’re feeling so poorly ☹ It only took one round of the flu & pneumonia to sell me on the value of flu shots - hope you’ll consider getting them now too. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recovering-from-the-flu/623938/4 "2012-06-05T04:36:29Z")
The flu can be debilitating, for sure. Sorry you all are down and that your son missed his trip. Hope there’s somebody there to take care of you.