Are You All Seeing Lots Of People Getting Colds/Flu Right Now?

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December 21, 2023, 09:50 AM

Voshterkoff

I’m finally feeling better after two weeks of coughing with a few days of chills.

December 21, 2023, 11:40 AM

SIG4EVA

One of my family members has been sick since September. We just can not get healthy at the same time.

December 21, 2023, 02:12 PM

kkina

The Bay Area has not been spared... It's not your imagination: Tons of people are sick right now

December 21, 2023, 07:02 PM

bendable

Flu, covid and sinus infection X 6

December 21, 2023, 09:53 PM

lyman

worked 5 gunshow weekends in a row, last being the first weekend in Dec, and 2 days later got a nasty head cold,

had tons of colds in the past, but this was produced more snot than I care to type about, and never went into my chest,

took a week to fell better, and am not just starting to not cough often,

no aches, no pain, just a snotty head and tired

December 22, 2023, 07:53 AM

Spiff_P239

I started coming down with something last Wednesday and am finally feeling 100% again. Symptoms included a runny nose, drowsiness, and feeling foggy.

December 22, 2023, 09:48 AM

ensigmatic

Here's a funny ol' thing...

I mentioned, a few posts back, my wife said she felt like she was "coming down with something" night-before-last. So that night she downed a tablespoon of elderberry extract. Next day she felt fine.

The woman who ran my old gym swore by that stuff. Claimed every time she, her husband, or her child started feeling sick they'd start downing 1-3 tablespoons of the stuff per day until the symptoms subsided and they'd be ok. Usually took no more than one or two tablespoons to do the trick.

Now I readily admit it could be bunkum (though there is this meta study), but, other than Covid-19, year-before-last, and covidflumonian, last year, we've had the same experiences.

Make of it what you will ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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December 23, 2023, 05:18 AM

Lord Vaalic

Been some nasty funk going around. Wife was sick for about 10 days and coworker was out almost 2 weeks!

December 31, 2023, 04:47 AM

mjlennon

quote:
Originally posted by mjlennon:
Among other things, our company provides the linen service to clean the hospital privacy curtains in most the metro Atlanta area. That work has picked up noticeably in the last 4 weeks, but like 12131 said, only marginally more so than this time last year.

Isolation rooms and all associated activities to keep those rooms hygienically clean has markedly accelerated in recent days.
In one hospital, I’m told some patients have both covid and flu. First I’ve heard of this, although the source isn’t medical staff… If true, I can’t imagine how lousy those patients must feel.

December 31, 2023, 07:26 AM

Gustofer

quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
Here's a funny ol' thing...

I mentioned, a few posts back, my wife said she felt like she was "coming down with something" night-before-last. So that night she downed a tablespoon of elderberry extract. Next day she felt fine.

The woman who ran my old gym swore by that stuff. Claimed every time she, her husband, or her child started feeling sick they'd start downing 1-3 tablespoons of the stuff per day until the symptoms subsided and they'd be ok. Usually took no more than one or two tablespoons to do the trick.

Now I readily admit it could be bunkum (though there is this meta study), but, other than Covid-19, year-before-last, and covidflumonian, last year, we've had the same experiences.

Make of it what you will ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It's not "bunkum" at all. Elderberry is a known/proven antiviral. Hippocrates himself called it nature's medicine chest.

I pick them wild around here and make my own syrup and jellies. This year I took some cuttings and am attempting to grow a bunch on my property.

December 31, 2023, 08:24 AM

nhtagmember

It’s winter

People have always been getting colds and flu bugs in winter.

December 31, 2023, 09:04 AM

1s1k

It could be perception but it seems more people than ever are getting the flu shot yet more people than ever get sick.

December 31, 2023, 09:22 AM

ScreamingCockatoo

I'm getting over some kind of crud.
Had the flu shot. But his is just a cold.

December 31, 2023, 09:53 AM

Ozarkwoods

Just getting over a cold it has lingered for 3 weeks now. Snotty nose cough from drainage. I won’t get the flu shot because they are using the mRNA BS in some of the shots.

December 31, 2023, 10:35 AM

ElToro

Entire house has. Kids had it last week me and wife have it now. Chest congestion and cough and sinus pressure. I feel bad I missed church today. Oh well happy new years. I’m sure I will be better by Tuesday. Lots of vitamin c zinc and hot tea. And a shot of nyquil before bed.

December 31, 2023, 10:45 AM

snwghst

Wife has had some type of crud for the last week, just can't seem to get past it. Some mornings she will wake up feeling pretty good, for it just to knock her down later in the day. Granted she works in an ER so she is surrounded by all the nasty bugs. all the Drs and nurses have been hit with the same stuff. she's triage NP so sees it all first

December 31, 2023, 10:52 AM

doublesharp

So far so good. I use a homemade nasal spray - Betadyne solution mixed 10 parts saline to 1 part Betadyne. Add a few drops peroxide, 20 parts saline to 1 peroxide. Put it in a nose spray bottle and hit a couple squirts 3 or 4 times a day in each nostril.