#my husband is infected with influenza B

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> Go to PCP for cold/flu symptoms that are causing my asthma to act up. Thinking maybe I have bronchitis.

> Immediately have face mask slapped on my face, making my ability to breathe even worse than it already is.

> Sweet.

> Asked symptoms - a little congested, productive cough, short of breath, sinus pressure, headache, ear ache, hearing muffled, feel like I’m wheezing a lot but not sure I actually am.

> While listening to my symptoms, she’s swabbing my nose for influenza A and B.

> PCP: How long has this been going on for?

> Me: Almost a week

> PCP: Why wouldn’t you come sooner, as an asthmatic?

> Me: I was on a cruise ship in the Bahamas... their medical people said I had a cold but now my breathing sucks so I’m here.

> PCP: *panic sweat* “Brb. Gotta call infectious disease.”

> PCP: “Hey ID said I gotta call the dept of health now, brb.”

> Get immediately flagged for coronavirus 🎉

> Fever - 100.3. Underlying health condition - asthma. Traveled recently - Bahamas / cruise. Shortness of breath - um... duh. Respiratory infection symptoms - again... duh.

> PCP: “Go to the ED they know you’re coming, keep your face mask on”

> Me: “Uhh... my husband and 2 year old are in the car waiting for me... what do I do with them?”

> PCP: *further panic and backing away* “They have to go too, good luck.”

> Head to ED, immediately get waved over. Confirm my information. Asked symptoms. Get told specifically and LOUDLY to sit as far away from other people as possible until I can be seen, which should only be a few moments.

> Cool, but the neon yellow ugly ass face mask keeps people away from me anyway 👌🏼

> Pulled into triage. Nose swabbed for flu. Asked symptoms. Considers drawing blood from me, decides to wait. Asked same questions again. “I have to call Infectious Disease.”

> “My doctor called them and the dept of health, what’s why I’m here. They said come here.”

> “.... imma call them anyway”

> Triage gets told to put me in a waiting room by myself with my family until I can get a fancy isolation room.

> Sweet.

> Get told it’s not a big deal, don’t panic. They have to make some more calls though. Asks symptoms again.

> Sweet.

> Nurse comes in into the room wearing lame ass coronavirus hazmat gear.

> Notices my daughter and her soul leaves her body. “Um. You really shouldn’t have brought her in here if you might be getting tested.”

> “I was told they need to be here ‘cause if I’m getting tested they’ve been very exposed at this point.”

> “Makes sense.”

> Get brought back to fancy isolation quarantine room. “Make yourself comfortable this could be a while.”

> Sweet.

> Doctor and nurse come in with lame ass hazmat gear. Ask same questions over again. Twice. Ask husband to verify if I’m telling the truth. Seem unsure.

> “What are your symptoms?”

> “The asthmatic with bronchitis and a cold kind.”

> Leave again to call department of health. Again.

> *eyes rolling back into my skull even further*

> Come back with just a face mask. “Well Department of Health is finally convinced you’re low enough risk you don’t need to be officially tested. But we still want a chest X-ray and to swab you for the flu again.”

> Swab me again?! This will be my THIRD flu swab within a few hours. T H I R D.

> Sweet.

> Chest X-ray shows I don’t have TB or pneumonia or something.

> Doctor comes back in clearly annoyed a PCP case is clogging up his ED when he was told he might have a fun coronavirus case.

> Throws scripts at me for a short course of antibiotics and a steroid. Get rudely rushed to leave. Diagnosis: sinus infection 🤔

> Wasn’t even physically evaluated. Nobody even listened to my breathing. Nobody looked in my ears, nose, or throat. All I had was weight and blood pressure taken, not even a pulse ox.

> MFW I literally wasted 7 hours of my day over something that should have taken 15 minutes... 😑

I legitimately don’t wish for anyone to get caught up in this hysteria. Oh. my. God. I get people are following protocol and doing their jobs but oh. my. god.

Wash. Your. Hands.

Cover. Your. Mouths.

Stop. Being. Unhygienic.

Calm. Down.

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A flu infodump

I’m currently fighting the flu (ugh!) and, as I’ve talked to my husband about it, I’ve realized that some of what I know about the flu isn’t common knowledge. (Perks of growing up around a bunch of physicians!) So, while I laze around drinking tea with honey and trying not to shiver my skin off, here’s a quick infodump of shit you should know about the flu. Sources under the readmore.

I’m going to cover what flu is, how it’s transmitted, how you can avoid it and how you can treat it. I’ll also give some info on how to get vaccinations and treatment at a reduced price.

What is it?

Info in this post applies only to influenza. People colloquially refer to many things as “the flu.” A stomach bug or bad cold might receive the label. But actually, influenza is a specific disease caused by the influenza virus. There are three species of flu virus: A, B (more severe) and C (less common and less severe), each with many variations (called serotypes). Remember the swine flu outbreak in 2009? That was H1N1, a serotype of Influenza A.

The flu is a respiratory disease that infects the nose, throat and lungs. The main symptoms include:

fever (not always present, but often high)

cough

sore throat

runny or stuffy nose

body aches

headache

chills

fatigue

If your *main* symptom is puking/the runs, you more likely have something like gastroenteritis. One of the keys to recognizing flu is the rapid onset of symptoms. Unlike a cold, which creeps up on you over the course of days, the flu typically comes on fast. I woke up yesterday morning with a bit of a headache and a scratchy throat; by evening I was laid out with a 102 degree (F) fever, aches, chills and general fatigue.

If you’re lucky, your symptoms may be mild and last only a few days. If you’re unlucky, they could last up to two weeks, involve complications like pneumonia, and even result in death. Yes, even if you’re young and healthy. It’s most dangerous to the very young, very old and immunocompromized. 

How do I get it?

As mentioned above, the flu virus takes up residence in your respiratory tract. It stands to reason, then, that it’s primarily passed through the air: an infected person coughs, sneezes or breathes nearby, and you inhale the particles. Or you smooch someone with flu. The virus can also live for one or two days on surfaces like doorknobs, light switches, etc.

People are capable of transmitting the virus about one day before symptoms show up and (typically) 3-7 days afterward. 

While you can catch the flu at any time of year, it’s most common from October to March.

How do I avoid it?

The single best way, according to every reliable source out there, is getting a flu shot. No, it’s not 100 percent effective -- the flu is constantly mutating. 

Each year, the World Health Organization tries to predict which strains are going to be most prevalent, and develops a vaccine accordingly. Some years they guess better than others; during the 2018-19 season, overall effectiveness is estimated at 61 percent so far. That means cutting your chance of getting the flu by more than half, which is pretty significant, as one study estimated 1 in 10 unvaccinated adults and 1 in 5 unvaccinated children get the flu each year.

Most insurance plans cover flu vaccinations (not mine, unfortunately) and many organizations offer free flu shots. Google “free flu shots near me” and see if anything comes up. If you can’t get one for free, check GoodRx for coupons; a flu shot is $24 at the Walmart near me with a coupon.

There’s a lot of fear-mongering about vaccines going on right now. While that isn’t the focus of this post, these two fact sheets from the CDC should help clear up your fears. What I will note is that the flu vaccine CANNOT give you the flu. None of them are made with live viruses. 

I’m a procrastinating idiot and forgot to get my vaccine this year; I’m paying the price, doing penance by writing this post and trying not to infect anyone else.

Research also indicates that even if you still catch the flu after getting vaccinated, your symptoms are likely to be less severe and less long-lasting.

You can also wash your hands (frequently!) and try to avoid large crowds.

What if I catch it?

The above info might have you freaked out about catching the flu. What many people (including my husband) apparently don’t know is if you DO catch the flu, you don’t have to just tough it out. There are treatments available!

The key here is recognizing your symptoms early. If you visit a doctor within 48 hours of developing symptoms, they can prescribe Tamiflu or another antiviral medication that should help you get over the flu much faster, with a lot less suffering.

Your primary care physician or a nearby urgent care clinic will be able to perform a flu test and evaluate your symptoms to provide a diagnosis. (Be nice and wear a face mask to the waiting room!) The test involves a quick swab of your nostrils or throat and then 10-15 minutes of waiting. Prices will vary depending on where you go and insurance/lack thereof; a little research brought back prices between $50 (at a Walmart Care Clinic) and $150 (whoof). 

However, according to the CDC, the flu test is likely to return false negatives (meaning, fail to properly diagnose flu’s presence), especially in adults. Your doctor may not insist on administering it, and may go ahead and prescribe Tamiflu even if it comes back negative. They may also prescribe Tamiflu to your household members as a preventative measure. 

If Tamiflu isn’t covered by your insurance, or you don’t have insurance, download the GoodRx app/visit the website immediately. It’s a free app that will find coupons for the pharmacies near you. Without GoodRx, Tamiflu would’ve cost me $153; with it, the five-day course cost $48.88 at Walmart Pharmacy.

According to the CDC, most people who catch flu experience mild symptoms and don’t really need antivirals. For me, the cost and trouble was worth it to avoid missing extra days of work and risking complications. It’s especially important to get on antivirals if you’re at risk for flu complications.

Here are some other things you can do:

Take doses of ibuprofen, acetaminophen or naproxen, which are over-the-counter pain relievers that will also reduce your cramps and fever.

Sip soothing drinks, like tea with honey. Just stay hydrated, in general!

Suck cough drops or try an over-the-counter cough suppressant.

Cuddle up to a heat pack or hot pad to calm aches and chills.

Rest, rest, rest.

Coughing keeping you awake? Prop up on an extra couple of pillows.

If you feel up to it, do some gentle yoga stretches to help with cramps and aches.

Make sure to eat; your body needs energy to fight the virus.

Wash your hands often, and cover your coughs and sneezes.

If at all possible, stay home for at least 3-4 days after your symptoms show up. I know America’s shitty labor practices make this impossible for some people. No judgment here. If you do have to go out, please be extra-careful about hand-washing!

With the help of Tamiflu and/or the above steps, most people can ride the flu out without issue. But if any of the following symptoms show up, head to the ER.

Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath

Persistent pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen

Persistent dizziness, confusion, inability to arouse

Seizures

Not urinating

Severe muscle pain

Severe weakness or unsteadiness

Fever or cough that improve but then return or worsen

Worsening of chronic medical conditions

Any other severe/concerning symptoms

Emergency symptoms are different in children; follow this link for more info.

SOURCES:

CDC: Key Facts About Influenza (Flu), Interim estimates of ... vaccine effectiveness, Vaccine safety concerns, Misconceptions about flu vaccines, What to do if you get sick

Wikipedia: Gastroenteritis, Influenza

Harvard: How long does the flu last?

Time: The flu killed a healthy 21-year-old man.

ScienceDirect: Estimating the annual attack rate...

Mayo Clinic: Influenza

Walmart: Testing prices

GoodRx

Yoga with Adriene: Yoga for when you’re sick

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In a Fearful China, Its Dr. Fauci Wins Hearts With Restraint China has imposed some of the toughest lockdowns in the world to stop Covid-19. One city sealed apartment doors, leaving residents with dwindling food and medicine. One village tied a local to a tree after he left home to buy cigarettes. Beijing forced people to leave their pets behind when they went into quarantine. Few officials spoke up against the excesses, given the central government’s obsession with its anti-coronavirus campaign. That hasn’t stopped Dr. Zhang Wenhong. Dr. Zhang, an infectious-disease specialist and perhaps China’s most trusted voice on Covid-19, has spoken out publicly against excessive lockdowns, though he hasn’t criticized individual cities. Fighting the pandemic, he likes to say, is like “catching mice in a china shop.” “We hope that our pandemic prevention measures won’t affect public life too much,” Dr. Zhang wrote on Jan. 24, after a second wave of infections prompted tough clampdowns. “If we pursue the goal of zero infection,” he said in a video a few days later, “life would be too hard.” Dr. Zhang may be China’s closest analogue to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the American infectious-disease specialist who became the public face of stopping the coronavirus amid the chaos of the Trump administration. A consummate technocrat, Dr. Zhang comes across as neither political nor ideological. Yet, by offering his expert opinions straight, he pushes back against the authoritarian instinct in a system that often overreacts with draconian measures. A top academic at Fudan University in Shanghai and a member of the Communist Party, Dr. Zhang led Shanghai’s expert panel on Covid-19, giving him considerable authority over the city’s response. Unlike Dr. Fauci, who urged the Trump administration to do more, Dr. Zhang championed a more strategic approach for a country that didn’t take coronavirus half-measures. In doing so, he spoke to the Chinese public with respect, a refreshing change from the way others in authority often carry themselves. Dr. Zhang is especially popular among professionals and technocrats who admire him for his sincerity in a society plagued by propaganda, conspiracy theories and crude nationalism. “At this moment, rumors are more terrifying than the virus,” he said at the beginning of the outbreak. “We need to explain the epidemic to the public with rational data and professional knowledge.” “Zhang Wenhong leads a magical existence in China,�� wrote Zhu Xuedong, the former editor in chief of the liberal-leaning magazine Nanfengchuang, on WeChat’s social media timeline. “He uses rational, scientific and civilized words to gently resist all the arrogance, greed and brazenness in this premodern society,” Mr. Zhu wrote. “He gives us warmth, consolation and hope.” Dr. Zhang did not respond to requests for comment. In today’s China, getting ahead often means speaking in the language of the Communist Party. Those who refuse to ride the ideological tide keep their independence by keeping quiet. By contrast, Dr. Zhang has earned an ability to speak freely. Shanghai, a city of 24 million people, has had only 371 local infections and seven deaths. It managed those numbers with fewer restrictions than the city of Beijing, with 21 million residents, 828 local infections and nine deaths. His forecasts — delivered in his characteristic rapid-fire Mandarin, tinged with a soft Shanghai accent — have been on the mark. He predicted early on that the pandemic could last at least one to two years. A year ago this month, when China was still virtually shut down, he said China had left its darkest hours behind. Journalists began to seek him out. Some of his responses became internet memes. A few examples: “Influenza is not a cold, just like a tiger is not a cat.” “You’re bored to death at home, so the virus will be bored to death, too.” Updated  March 12, 2021, 7:49 p.m. ET “Stay away from fire, thieves and your colleagues.” His Weibo social media account, which he started in the middle of last year, has 3.6 million followers. Many of his videos have been viewed tens of millions of times. An article he co-wrote on the pandemic’s global prospects last March, when Europe and the United States were exploding with infections, was viewed more than 860 million times on his department’s official WeChat account alone. Maintaining a high profile in China often requires discretion. Late last year, Jack Ma, the technology billionaire, publicly criticized regulators. The authorities quickly swooped down on his business empire. Dr. Zhang doesn’t challenge the government, but neither does he always toe the official line. Late last year, some Chinese officials pointed to findings that the virus had been found on the packaging of imported food, suggesting that the coronavirus may have been brought to China from overseas. Dr. Zhang has told his audience not to worry about it: “The chance of catching the virus from imported goods,” he said, “is lower than dying in a plane crash.” “I’m not going to hide the information because I’m worried that I could say something wrong and cause some controversies,” he said over the summer. “We always share what we know.” Dr. Zhang, 51, was born in Rui’an, a small town by Chinese standards 300 miles south of Shanghai. He attended Shanghai Medical University, now part of Fudan University, and trained at hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Hong Kong University. He heads the infectious disease department at Huashan Hospital of Fudan, sees patients two half-days a week and teaches classes as a professor. His self-deprecating humor stands in contrast to China’s stern, self-important officials. He calls himself a “country bumpkin.” His gym membership often goes unused. When he is tired, he says, he likes to watch stupid television shows. His nicknames bestowed by his online fans include “the most courageous doctor” and “Daddy Zhang.” Roughly translated, some middle-age women call him their “Mr. Perfect.” Dr. Zhang’s comments have sometimes drawn criticism from Chinese nationalists who increasingly drive public opinion in the country. They called him a traitor who worships the Western lifestyle when he told parents to feed their children eggs and milk in the morning instead of congee, the traditional Chinese breakfast. He responded that protein helps build the immune system. Still, he has kept a high profile without drawing major ire from the government or sustained criticism from the nationalists. Some of that stems from China’s pride in quickly containing the coronavirus. Dr. Zhang, who played a role in that, has won a number of awards from official groups. In watching his speeches, I found another key to his sustained appeal. In his impromptu speech at a national teaching award ceremony in September, he said the essence of education is acknowledging human dignity. Mr. Zhang appeals to the humanity of his audience and, by admitting his own foibles, shows the authorities and the public that he is merely human, too. In one speech, he mentioned that some victims of avian flu had caught it from taking care of their infected loved ones, and that female patients were more likely to infect their doting mothers than their absent husbands. “At that moment,” he told the audience, “I lost faith in romantic love.” When he rolled up his sleeve to get a second vaccine injection, he told journalists that he hadn’t expected cameras to be there. “Otherwise,” he said, “I would have worked on my deltoid.” In an interview last June, a reporter asked him whether anybody had reminded him to be mindful of his status as an expert and the head of an expert government panel. “People are smart,” he responded. “They know whether you’re telling them truth or lies.” When he gets public accolades, he often uses the occasion to highlight his causes, like more funding for infectious-disease research and for increasing the public awareness of tuberculosis and hepatitis B, two of the most common infectious diseases in China. He also talks about people who deserved more attention, like the women among the pandemic responders whose role has often taken a back seat to the men’s in the media. “Men are on camera more,” he said at a forum on the subject, “but women did more work.” Then he turned to the female medical workers, and bowed. Source link Orbem News #China #Fauci #Fearful #hearts #Restraint #wins

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What is the most painful experience you have gone through?

Without question, the most excruciatingly painful experience in my 36 years is, and will likely forever be, watching my beautiful wife—the absolute love of my life—fall ill and pass away.

The details of her illness and rather quick death are many, and are extremely difficult for me to recount, so please forgive me if my answer seems, in any way, disjointed or unstructured.

This past March (2016), my wife had caught the flu. Though she had seen a doctor and been told to simply rest and drink plenty of fluids, within few days, she returned to the ER, this time extremely ill with viral pneumonia. Doctors had suggested that she be sedated and intubated so that they may deliver medicines directly to her lungs and airways, but before we could discuss this option, her lungs collapsed and doctors were forced to do an emergency intubation. Within hours, her major organs began to fail, specifically her liver and her kidneys. Within the first two days of hospitalization, my wife was transferred to three different hospitals, as her condition was growing more grave, it seemed, by the hour, and only one area hospital ICU was equipped to handle her extensive care.

My wife was placed in an induced coma, put on 24-hr dialysis, had a multitude of tests and special procedures done, all to little or no effect. However, despite her persistent illness, the medical team took her out of the induced coma after a week, as they feared leaving her so heavily sedated could create more problems for her down the line. After fifteen days, during which time my wife began small bouts of physical and occupational therapy (all the while intubated and on 24-hr dialysis), the doctors believed she had showed enough progress that they decided to remove her breathing tube. For those of you who haven't either been intubated for long periods of time nor have been around someone who has only recently been extubated, let me explain that it takes several hours to a couple of days before one can speak after having the tube taken out (both due to inflamed vocal chords, as well as an inability to articulate from non-use of the tongue and mouth during extended intubation). Despite this, within an hour of the extubation, my amazing, determined wife, smiling the most beautiful smile I have ever seen, was able to enunciate well enough to say, “I love you,” to me—the last words she would ever speak to anyone. Within a few hours after the extubation, however, her breathing again deteriorated, and doctors were forced to intubate her and place her on mechanical ventilation once more. The progress that had been made during the first two weeks of hospitalization seemed to evaporate in an instant as her breathing became erratic, her blood pressure dropped precipitously, and the doctors felt it best she be placed in an induced coma once again.

While in the hospital, doctors from several different teams (hepatology, nephrology, infectious disease) were never able to determine an underlaying cause nor find a viable treatment for all of this--her body, in its extremely weakened state, never fully recovered from the influenza-b virus, and while they suspected a secondary infection to have taken root, they were unable to find one. Then, shortly before midnight exactly three weeks to the day she was first hospitalized, my wife succumbed to her condition, having developed a fatal arterial hemorrhage in her abdomen that could not be stopped by any means—that she remained alive long enough that we might all say our final goodbyes was only due to the desperate work of the ICU nurses and doctors, and the extreme measures of life support she was on. Her entire family, her best friend, and I were all there with her, surrounding her, as she was taken off life support and passed, rather peacefully, from this life. Her mother sang to her, "you are my sunshine," her father held her hand, and I ran my fingers through her hair, as she had always loved so much, as she drew her last breath and her heart beat its final beat. She was 32.

As we walked from the ICU so the nurses could remove all of the tubes and wires and clean her body so that we might see her one last time, I felt entirely numb, as if I were watching this all unfold from afar to some other husband, some other family I didnt know. As we made our way to a courtyard just outside the hospital’s main entrance, I felt my legs give way as I collapsed in a heap on the concrete walkway. Tears ran down my face in rivers as I choked on every sob and shook uncontrollably. After what seemed like an eternity, my wife’s best friend and her husband holding me tightly from either side all the while, I was finally able to compose myself long enough to breathe, stand, and form this single coherent thought: that nothing has ever been this painful. That nothing will ever be this painful again.

We held my wife’s memorial exactly one week following her death. Her service was attended by almost 200 guests, with so many more responding with their love who were unable to attend. And while it was heartwarming to see that so many loved and adored the woman who forever owns my heart, that blinding pain I felt the moment she passed never once subsided.

It has been eight-and-a-half months since my wife’s passing, and while I am no longer completely debilitated by the pain of her loss, I nonetheless feel it every day. There are still times when it is just as sharp and crippling as in that one moment, such as what would have been her 33rd birthday this past November, and I’m certain there will be many more of those moments to come (I am dreading Christmas, now only a few days away). But I do know, with reasonable certainty, that this will be the worst pain I will ever have had to experience, and there is some comfort in that…that while there is still plenty of pain to come in this life, nothing will ever compare…

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#FluStory: this doctor started a Twitter thread to show the real impact of influenza

When Dr Jennifer Gunter took to Twitter to share her stories on the influenza, she had no idea it would go viral’

Dr Gunter, a gynaecologist, is no stranger to social media. A prolific blogger and social media commentator, she has a stunning 148,000 Twitter followers – putting her in the top 0.1% of the Twitter elite.

But even by her own stellar standards, Dr Gunter’s latest viral thread on influenza is a smash hit. Tired of hearing how flu isn’t a big deal, she called on her enormous band of followers to share their real-life #FluStory. The responses were inspiring, shocking and deeply sad.

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

    I am so tired of hearing how influenza isn’t a “big deal” from anti vaccine forces. Personal stories can sway opinion. If facts did, we wouldn’t have falling vaccination rates. So if you have a #flustory to share please add it. Maybe it will change some minds. I’ll go 1st

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9:11 PM - Mar 24, 2019

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      She kicked things off by describing her own son’s experience.

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

 · Mar 24, 2019

  I am so tired of hearing how influenza isn’t a “big deal” from anti vaccine forces. Personal stories can sway opinion. If facts did, we wouldn’t have falling vaccination rates. So if you have a #flustory to share please add it. Maybe it will change some minds. I’ll go 1st

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

  When my son Oliver, who was born at 26 weeks weighing 1 lb 11 oz. who also had serious congenital heart disease, was 2 years old despite being vaccinated he caught the flu and was in the ICU for a week. He is 15 and still has sequelae. #flustory

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      Dr Gunter also recalled her own bout of H1N1 during the early phases of the pandemic.

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

 · Mar 24, 2019

  Replying to @DrJenGunter

When my son Oliver, who was born at 26 weeks weighing 1 lb 11 oz. who also had serious congenital heart disease, was 2 years old despite being vaccinated he caught the flu and was in the ICU for a week. He is 15 and still has sequelae. #flustory

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

  I had H1N1 the spring it first hit before a vaccine was available. I thought I was going to die. For 2 days I crawled 10 feet to the bathroom and back. Took a week before I could work. My son had to take Tamiflu and I was TERRIFIED he was going to get it. #flustory

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      Some parents bravely shared stories of otherwise healthy children who had died from influenza, including a father who lost their three-year-old girl.

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

 · Mar 24, 2019

  I am so tired of hearing how influenza isn’t a “big deal” from anti vaccine forces. Personal stories can sway opinion. If facts did, we wouldn’t have falling vaccination rates. So if you have a #flustory to share please add it. Maybe it will change some minds. I’ll go 1st

JWLastinger@JWLastinger

  My daughter Emily died from Influenza at age 3. This was in 2004 when vaccination was not recommended for her age group. She was healthy. Her death occurred suddenly on the 5th day of her illness, at home, and changed our lives forever.

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      A mother described how her young son had developed a minor fever that quickly developed into a fatal illness. She has since become a vocal flu vaccine advocate and set up a website dedicated to Jude.

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

 · Mar 24, 2019

  I am so tired of hearing how influenza isn’t a “big deal” from anti vaccine forces. Personal stories can sway opinion. If facts did, we wouldn’t have falling vaccination rates. So if you have a #flustory to share please add it. Maybe it will change some minds. I’ll go 1st

Jill Promoli@jillpromoli

  My perfectly healthy two-year-old woke up with a low-grade fever and died hours later. Influenza B stopped his heart. I knew the flu was serious. I didn't know it could cause organ failure. I didn't know it killed ~3500 Canadians every year. #flustory #forjudeforeveryone pic.twitter.com/NoXzOoL2hL

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      Others shared stories of adults who had died from flu.

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

 · 24 mars 2019

  I am so tired of hearing how influenza isn’t a “big deal” from anti vaccine forces. Personal stories can sway opinion. If facts did, we wouldn’t have falling vaccination rates. So if you have a #flustory to share please add it. Maybe it will change some minds. I’ll go 1st

Dr Steffanie Strathdee, Superbug Slayer @chngin_the_wrld

  When I sat with my husband Tom in the #ICU where he fought his deadly #superbug infection I watched a man in Bed fighting the #flu, visited by his wife & two girls. I wished Tom was as healthy as Bed 9 was, a middle aged previously healthy guy. Until he died. #ThePerfectPredator

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      Several posters spoke about influenza during pregnancy. The flu vaccine is recommended by the WHO for pregnant women.

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

 · Mar 24, 2019

  I am so tired of hearing how influenza isn’t a “big deal” from anti vaccine forces. Personal stories can sway opinion. If facts did, we wouldn’t have falling vaccination rates. So if you have a #flustory to share please add it. Maybe it will change some minds. I’ll go 1st

Mary Beth Miotto MD@MAhealthforkids

  Flu shots weren’t recommended during my 1st pregnancy.I’d gotten one annually before that.Caught the flu from a patient,broke 2 ribs from pneumonia 6 months into the pregnancy and the rest was even tougher.Had been on steroids for my chronic disease. Delivered early.#flustory

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    Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

 · 24 mars 2019

  I am so tired of hearing how influenza isn’t a “big deal” from anti vaccine forces. Personal stories can sway opinion. If facts did, we wouldn’t have falling vaccination rates. So if you have a #flustory to share please add it. Maybe it will change some minds. I’ll go 1st

Kyla Boyse@boysek

  Here's my #flustory. I had influenza when I was in my early 30's, about 14 weeks into a pregnancy. I coughed so hard, I fractured a rib. My temp was up to 105. I couldn't breathe. I spent some time in the ED getting stabilized with breathing treatments and IV fluids. 1/

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      This mother spoke of her fear of losing a baby after she was struck down by the virus.

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

 · Mar 24, 2019

  I am so tired of hearing how influenza isn’t a “big deal” from anti vaccine forces. Personal stories can sway opinion. If facts did, we wouldn’t have falling vaccination rates. So if you have a #flustory to share please add it. Maybe it will change some minds. I’ll go 1st

EJ Willingham

  ✔@ejwillingham

  8 weeks pregnant w second child. Fever spiked to intractable 105+, husband on phone w OB, was told (unusually) to give me both acetaminophen& IB. Completely immobile for 3 days seriously ill for 2 weeks, terrified I would lose the pregnancy or that infx/fever had harmed fetus.

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      Several posts focused from people who had survived the flu spoke of the disruptive effect it had had on their lives. A student in Scotland recalled how they had missed school due to influenza, fallen behind on their studies, and failed a maths exam.

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

 · Mar 24, 2019

  I am so tired of hearing how influenza isn’t a “big deal” from anti vaccine forces. Personal stories can sway opinion. If facts did, we wouldn’t have falling vaccination rates. So if you have a #flustory to share please add it. Maybe it will change some minds. I’ll go 1st

SomeCallMeLaz (BSc)@SomeCallMeLaz

  Got flu March final year HS. Had to sleep upright as choking on phlegm. Missed 7/8 days of school, another wk of half days. Fell behind enough I had to drop a subject & undoubtedly dropped grades in final exams, including failing Higher Maths by just a couple of marks. #flustory

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      Health professionals were also quick to weigh in with their stories.

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

 · Mar 24, 2019

  I am so tired of hearing how influenza isn’t a “big deal” from anti vaccine forces. Personal stories can sway opinion. If facts did, we wouldn’t have falling vaccination rates. So if you have a #flustory to share please add it. Maybe it will change some minds. I’ll go 1st

ANE International@aneinternationa

  Where should I start - with the mother I spoke with today who lost her dancing 5 year old last week. The teenage triathlete whose death devastated a whole community. The 11 mth old still in a coma at this moment. My own daughter unvaccinated for flu who now has a brain injury.

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      This intensive care nurse described some of the horrors she has witnessed.

Jennifer Gunter

  ✔@DrJenGunter

 · Mar 24, 2019

  I am so tired of hearing how influenza isn’t a “big deal” from anti vaccine forces. Personal stories can sway opinion. If facts did, we wouldn’t have falling vaccination rates. So if you have a #flustory to share please add it. Maybe it will change some minds. I’ll go 1st

Leigh@nursemommyleigh

  I work in an ICU, and watching parents of an otherwise healthy, strong 17 year old boy say goodbye because the nitric, proning, and VV ECMO couldn’t get him through the flu is heartbreaking. #flustory

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  I am so tired of hearing how influenza isn’t a “big deal” from anti vaccine forces. Personal stories can sway opinion. If facts did, we wouldn’t have falling vaccination rates. So if you have a #flustory to share please add it. Maybe it will change some minds. I’ll go 1st

Gloria K. Aggrey, MD@GAggreyMD

Humbled by #flustory tweets. As an infectious disease doc I see what flu does to perfectly healthy people. As they struggle on life support, pronation, ECMO, dialysis, etc. family/docs look to us to find something else to explain what's going on. But no, it's all INFLUENZA.

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Welcome to my Mid-Life (non) Crisis!

Who knew that this day would come!.  On November 2nd I turned 55 years old! This one is hitting me particularly hard.. maybe hard isn’t the right word, but it’s having a profound effect on me, much more so than 50, 40 or even 30.. and perhaps it’s because at the beginning of this year, I wasn’t sure I’d make it to here.  At the risk of being redundant, (most of my friends are tired of hearing this story), in February of this year, while on a ship in the Caribbean, on the very last night of a lovely cruise I suffered a minor stroke.  I wasn’t sure at the time that it was a stroke, but indeed it was, along with being diagnosed with Influenza B, and Diabetes.  It’s not lost on me how fortunate I am.  This life-changing event happened on Friday night, in the middle of the Caribbean, I didn’t seek/get medical attention until Sunday afternoon.  Actually, let me rephrase that.. I didn’t get appropriate medical attention until Sunday, I’m very happy to be sitting here able to type this.

The day this happened was our last day of a 7 night / 8 day Caribbean cruise on MSC’s newest ship The Seaside, and while worthy of a stellar review, I’ll put that off for the time being, this is about me dammit! :) 

 Mikey and I had been holding court on the Yacht Club pool deck, drinking martinis, smokin’ cigarettes and laughing it up with our newly found cruise friends.  

The above picture was taken no more than 6 hours before I had my stroke.  

While I had been having a good time, I did notice I had developed a cough a day or so before, but didn’t think much of it, at the time I was smoking a pack a day, so a cough was not surprising.. but as the day went on, I started feeling worse, to the point that I ended up leaving our group and went back to our stateroom to lay down, an hour or so later, Mikey came into our suite, and said “we’re having dinner with Rosemary, c’mon..get up”.  Rosemary was this retired RN turned Real Estate Agent from Palm Beach Florida, (a wacky woman, who should absolutely be a character in my one man show) and Mike and Lori, a fun , and oddly enough, republican couple from Chicago. 

Dinner was fine, we had not been disappointed with the food for the entire trip, but as we ate, and time went on, I remember continuing to feel crappier and crappier, after dinner, Mikey and I headed back to the suite to pack up our weeks worth of beachwear and souvenirs.  It was then that I really began to feel worse and told Mikey that I needed to lay down. Mikey assumed I was just trying to get out of helping pack our bags, and stomped around the cabin, “anger-packing”.. and then my left arm went numb, I remember telling Mikey that I felt like I needed medical attention, so he called the concierge and was connected to the ships hospital.  A nurse came to the cabin and did a set of vitals, I told her my left arm was numb, so she and mikey loaded me into a wheelchair and wheeled me down into the bowels of the ship. 

It looked similar to the one above, but not so well lit and a bit more dismal.

 Oh, Did I mention she was, I”m assuming Russian? So not only did she and I have a language barrier, but the Ship’s Doctor was also Russian making the next few hours frustrating at best.  I was really starting to tank at this point.  I remember every time I told the Doctor that my arm was numb, she’d look at me and in a heavy Russian accent, would say “You Has Numbs?”  If I wasn’t as ill as I was it would have been funnier.  They did an EKG, which oddly came back fine, and gave me IV cortisol for the numbness.. I know, I didn’t get it either. No “you should seek immediate medical attention” when we get to Miami, or anything, after the IV was done, Mikey and I made our way back to the cabin, I laid down and Mikey continued to get us packed and ready to debark the ship, and for the record, it was about the time that the nurse did my vitals, that he realized I wasn’t trying to get out of packing.  Neither one of us realized at the time that I was having a stroke, as I mentioned I also had influenza B, which was wreaking havoc with me as well.

Fast Forward, we debark the ship, make it to Miami Airport, have about 5 hours to wait, we were both exhausted, I was deathly ill, and we both knew it was going to suck for the next several hours.   By now, my chest hurt like a mo-fo, yet, I continued to “try” to smoke.  Nicotine addiction is real folks!.  I was titering on delirium by the time we boarded the first leg of our journey home.  The flight from Miami to Newark was at capacity, complete with screaming babies and obnoxious passengers.  I did my best to shut my eyes and rest, not successfully.

We got to Newark, got to our gate, attempted to eat something, and got on our final flight to Seattle.  It was as if the universe said “let’s give these guys a break!!”  This flight was less than half full, such a relief!.  I was able to lay down in a row all to myself for the entire flight home.

We arrived in Seattle around 11:30 pm, deboarded and in our sleep deprived state, and just plain not realizing yet the severity of my medical situation, we decided to Uber home, in hindsight we should have headed directly to an emergency room.  But we don’t, we head home, Mikey gets me to bed, and crashes on the couch, we both didn’t wake until noon the next day.  We get up, and realize that I need to be seen, and for some odd reason, instead of just going to the Urgent Care (This was a Sunday), I called my Primary Care Doctor’s office, and left a message for the on-call Provider.  So for the record, I’ve not had the typical symptoms of a stroke, no paralysis, no droopy face, so just thought I had a really bad infection of some sort.  

10 minutes go by, and the on-call Doc calls me back,I answer the phone, and apparently by this time, my speech was slurred and I wasn’t making complete sentences, he directed me to hang up and get to the nearest Emergency Room immediately.  We get dressed, and go to the closest hospital, which also happened to be one of Seattle’s premier Neuroscience Centers fortunately!

Got to the hospital, got checked in, and they bring me back and,get me into a bed,the Doc’s and Nurses start working on me, all the typical tests, MRI’s, etc, and at the end of it all, they came to the conclusion that I suffered a mild stroke, and Influenza “B” and Diabetes, and would be admitted.

 It was a couple of days of poking and prodding and being woken up every 2 hours, I swear I tried, but I may have gotten a little cranky here and there, especially when they decided 2am would be a good time to wake me up for a 45 minute MRI.  

I went home after a couple of days, and 10 days after the “incident” I returned to work, that was a poor decision.  I was totally unaware of the after-effects of a stroke, extreme fatigue!. I lasted about 4 hours before I was exhausted to the point of slurring my words and literally shaking.  My Doctors and my husband both made sure I slowed that down, and I cut back to 4 hour work days, taking my time to recover.  It took a few months, but I gradually got back to an 8 hour work day, and now I feel pretty much normal where fatigue is concerned.

I looked at this as a huge wake up call, I was 54 at the time, I smoked a pack a day, I was about 60 lbs over-weight, didn’t exercise, and was slowly killing myself.  

Today, I’ve lost about 30 lbs of my 60, I’ve quit smoking, which, by the way was the hardest part of all of this.  I smoked for 35 years!. But with the help of the patch and Buproprion (Welbutrin) I’m pretty much smoke free, every so often I think I want one, and if I do, they taste like crap!.  it’s amazing to have that monkey off my back. 

I still have numbness in my left hand, and the left side of my face.  But I have full use of my hand, and the facial numbness is just annoying.  

As a result of this, I also lost my sense of smell and taste, which for a foodie is devastating!, but even that is starting to return, I can taste much more, and my sense of smell is returning slowly.  I’m confident I’ll have a full recovery!.

Today, it’s exciting that I get to dream, that I get to make plans, and be fearless (that’s a process).  My desire to see the world is possible,  I strive to be too busy LIVING to worry about dying!

The world is my Oyster, and I’m gettin’ a whole pearl necklace!

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As Halloween candy stashes get smaller, temperatures get colder, and noses get runnier. To many parents, fall just means the start of runny noses, flus, colds, and ear infections, but this doesn’t have to be the case! Many statistics say that kids get an average of 5-12 colds and/or flus each year - a statistic that I find ridiculous. If you take the necessary action steps to boost your family’s immune health then having sick kids can be a rarity, or at the very least a much more occasional occurrence.

As a parent to 3-year old twin girls and a husband to a pregnant wife (due March 1st), keeping my family healthy in the short-term this winter is almost as important as keeping them healthy in the long-term.

Although we are very far from perfect, this podcast gives some thoughts and suggestions on how we hope to keep our kids healthy this winter.

First thing to remember - we like germs! We even like sickness! We like the immune system to be strengthened! We are not afraid of “germs”, and we do not want to wipe down every surface with toxic disinfectant wipes.

We don’t “treat”, we don’t “medicate”. We use very little therapeutically - maybe some essential oils. We ABSOLUTELY would never get a flu shot!

Because Benjamin Franklin was exactly right when he said “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” So here are 5 ways we are hoping to “prevent” sickness through supporting our immune system and honoring our body’s God-given ability to be healthy.

Eat Real Food

I considered leaving this one off the list because it’s just a normal part of our lifestyle and nothing special that we do, but eating Real Food is crucial, and a list of 5 Ways sounded so much better than a list of 4. Winter kicks off with Halloween candy, then moves almost immediately into Christmas cookies, then back to candy for Valentine’s Day followed up by Easter. We are not 100% food Nazis to our kids, but we do maintain a low-sugar, gluten-free, very little processed foods diet while intaking a lot of fresh foods, local when possible, which are high in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and a variety of spices and herbs like garlic, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon.

Orange Juice - Oranges are real food. If you are juicing your own oranges, it’s relatively good for you (even though it’s a lot of sugar!). If someone else is juicing them, it’s not nearly as good. Vitamin C is very susceptible to heat damage, and all orange juices on your shelves are pasteurized, which kills the vitamin C and makes it a sweet sugar water. Don’t drink orange, apple, berry juice thinking that you are boosting vitamin C and immune function - you are not! Not to mention a recent study found the toxic herbicide glyphosate in the top 5 major brands of orange juice….we stay away from store-bought juices as much as possible.

Filter the Air

This is especially important in Utah in the winter. Most symptoms of “sickness” start in the ears, nose, and throat - so removing any inflammation-causing particles in the air helps a lot. In Utah, air pollution is really bad in the winter and is linked to all sorts of health problems, including heart disease, allergies, asthma, and autism. Read the following article to learn more. http://ift.tt/2hOvwUS

Get Outside

This is more of an important priority when you live in cold weather. If it’s warm out, you should be outside year-round! Even in colder areas in the winter it’s really important to make an effort to get outside. Daylight is one important component of this - at the very least you need to keep your blinds open and get the bright sunlight into your eyes. Glass blocks UV light however, so it is important that you get out from behind the glass and get actual sunlight! Open the window of your house, crack the window in your car, turn the heat up if you need to, but take off your sunglasses and get your eyes exposed to actual sunlight and, if at all possible, get your skin exposed. Vitamin D3 is made by UV-B light, so getting as much exposure as possible is important. If you are getting your kids outside, get them barefoot whenever possible. Being barefoot keeps you grounded to the earth which decreases inflammation. In some areas of America this is not possible, but if a warm front comes through, take advantage. Otherwise take a winter vacation to somewhere sunny, or do the best you can with what you’ve got.

Live a Probiotic Lifestyle

Don’t be scared of germs! Gut flora is key to proper immune function. Living a probiotic lifestyle is not about taking a supplement, it’s about exposing yourself and your family to bacteria and not being afraid of germs. In our society of antibacterial soaps and disinfecting wipes (especially around kids), we have wiped out all the bacteria that actually help our kids’ bodies build strong immune systems. We welcome dirt in our house (ok maybe not IN THE HOUSE). Our kids play outside, they go to a public daycare with other kids, we all take a product called Restore, we eat fermented foods, we drink sauerkraut juice, we take occasional probiotics, but we also play outside and get dirty and get exposed to bacteria often. That is a probiotic lifestyle!

Use Liposomal Vitamin C

The only supplement I would use after symptoms arise is a liposomal vitamin C. We use a high-quality liposomal vitamin C from Seeking Health, a company that we trust. If my kids were getting a runny nose or sore throat, I would give them 3 grams, or 3,000mg (and up to 5,000mg) of liposomal vitamin C in divided doses (500mg/dose) for a couple days. If it was myself (170lbs), I would easily go up to 10g/day for a couple days. This is a high-quality, liposomal product - NOT YOUR ORANGE JUICE LABEL!

Dr. Thomas Levy, MD, a vitamin C researcher and pioneer of intravenous vitamin C therapy, states that in his opinion, 1g of liposomal vitamin C is as good or better than 5-10g of intravenous vitamin C for an acute viral infection (think: influenza).

THIS IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE AND DOES NOT REPLACE THE ADVICE OF YOUR PHYSICIAN - this is just what I would do for my family!

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AN UNFORGIVING SPIRIT MEANS !

Matt 6:14-15

Holding Grudges does a lot more that blow up buildings in Oklahoma! It burns in your heart and destroys your relationship with others and with God.

THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT PRAYER IS NOT SIMPLY GETTING AN ANSWER, BUT BEING THE KIND OF PERSON WHOM GOD CAN TRUST WITH AN ANSWER. In order to be this kind of person we must understand how God answers our prayers. God gives to us so that we might share with others- Love, Grace, etc. This is especially true of Forgiveness- God Flows Forgiveness in and we must flow it out; else we become like the Dead Sea (Dead because it receives the sweet water of the Jordan but never passes it on. The water evaporates, leaving salt and minerals that kill the animals and vegetation. Just like we become dead and fruitless if we fail to pass on forgiveness).

I. AN UNFORGIVING SPIRIT MEANS:

   A) You Can't worship God Correctly (and that ought to be enough to break your heart!)- (Mat 5:23-24) Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; {24} Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

   B) You can't Pray and expect Answers- (1 Pet 3:7) Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

II. WHEN WE DON'T FORGIVE OTHERS,

1) WE ARE DENYING OUR COMMON GROUND AS SINNERS IN NEED OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS- Parable of forgiving servant- Matt 18:21-35. How can we NOT forgive when we consider how God has forgiven us?

2) WE OPEN OURSELVES TO BONDAGE AND BITTERNESS- (1 John 2:9-11) He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. {10} He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. {11} But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. Unforgiveness not only hinders our relationship with God; it also destroys our relationship with our family, friends and neighbors. It will destroy our health, happiness, and holiness.

3) WE EXPOSE OUR TRUE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD- (1 John 3:14-15) We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. {15} Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

(1 John 4:20-21) If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? {21} And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

III. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FORGIVE?

A) Withhold revenge- Rom 12:21 Be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with good. When David had the opportunity to kill Saul in the cave and refused to do so, Saul had to admit to David, "Thou are more righteous than I". Vengeance belongs to God, A forgiving heart trusts that God will do the right thing about the Situation.

B) Replace Anger with Love- (Mat 5:44) But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

(Luke 6:27) But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

C) FACE UP TO THE FACTS THAT BROUGHT ABOUT THE PROBLEM: (Mat 7:12) Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

   1) Is the criticism justified? Were you Wrong?

   2) Was the act meant to deliberately harm you or was it simply the self absorption of the person? Most drivers who cut you off could care less about who you are or where you are going. They are only thinking about what they need to get done.

   3) Would Christ Forgive Them? Careful, not cut and dried- Are they violating God's Law, the Laws of the Land, or Moral Laws. Forgiveness does not mean you condone evil- My wife and I forgave the man who assaulted her but we had him put in jail because he showed no signs of remorse. We believe that given the chance, he would do it again. God has provided forgiveness for everyone but those who refuse to trust Christ as Savior will spend eternity in Hell!

HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOU HAVE FORGIVEN SOMEONE?

1) Do you Rejoice when Calamity befalls those who do you wrong?

2) Do you dwell on the memory of wrong suffered?

3) Do your reject overtures of repentance from others?

ARE HURT FEELINGS WORTH GOING TO HELL OVER? IS YOUR ANGER AT OTHERS WORTH FACING THE ANGER OF GOD? (Mat 6:14-15) For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: {15} But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

GOOD NEWS  FOR  ALL PATIENT WHO ARE SEARCHING PERMANENT TREATMENT.

NO SURGERY ,NO INJECTION AND NO SIDE EFFECTS !

ACCORDING TO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION NEARLY 60 % HERBAL MEDICINES ARE USED IN MODERN MEDICINE.

THE WORLD IS RUNNING AFTER HERBAL MEDICINE BECAUSE IT GIVES PERMANENT RESULT NO SIDE EFFECTS,NO SURGERY ,NO INJECTION.

I N OUR CLINIC WE DEAL MANY PATIENTS,WHO HAD GONE THROUGH SURGERY AND DID SPENT THOUSANDS RUPEES IN MEDICINE BUT NO RESULT.

HERE WE TREAT ALL ILLNESS INCLUDING CANCER.IF CANCER CAN CURE IN LOW COST THEN THERE IS NO NEED TO GO FOR CHEMOTHERAPY OR RADIATION.

WE DON’T HAVE PATENT MEDICINE,IN INDIAN HERBAL TREATMENT MEANS IN AYURVED WE USE ONLY LESS THAN 200 COMMON HERBAL MEDICINE BUT WE USE 1800 HERBAL EXTRACT FROM OTHER COUNTRY LIKE CHINA,AFRICA,AMAZON FOREST,GERMAN ETC.

WELL I CAN GIVE MANY HOME REMEDIES BUT THESE REMEDIES WILL GIVE YOU LITTLE RELIEF BECAUSE IT HAS NOT ON RESEARCH.

WE TREAT INFERTILITY (BANJHPAN)IRREGULAR MENSES,PAINFUL MENSES,EXCESS MENSES,SCANTY MENSES (NO MENSES) MENOPAUSE, LEUCORRHOEA, ASTHMA, DIABETIC,BLOOD PRESSURE,THYROID,CHRONIC SKIN PROBLEMS,TREATMENT FOR KIDNEY,HEART BLOCKAGE,SEX RELATED PROBLEMS,CHILD HEALTH CARE,JOINT PAIN ,OLD AGE PROBLEMS,HAIR FALL,PARALYSIS, (Osteoporosis)OBESITY,VITALITY AND MANY MORE.

रोगों की सूची (Disease Name List)

·        दमा (Asthma)

·        मधुमेह (Diabetes)

·        वायरल बुखार (Viral Fever)

·        खसरा (Measles)

·        बदहज़मी (Gastric Problem)

·        गठिया (Gout)

·        पीला बुखार (Yellow Fever)

·        फाइलेरिया (Elephantiasis)

·        अपच (Indigestion)

·        घुटनों का दर्द (Knee Pain)

·        कुष्ठरोग (Leprosy)

·        अग्नाशयशोथ (Pancreatitis)

·        जापानी इन्सेफेलाइटिस (Japanese Encephalitis)

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·        लीवर कैंसर (Liver Cancer)

·        कमर दर्द (Back Pain)

·        सीने में दर्द (Chest Pain)

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·        खून का थक्का (Blood Clotting)

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·        प्रोस्टेट कैंसर (Prostate Cancer)

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·        पित्ताशय की पथरी (Gallstones)

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·        सोरायसिस (Psoriasis)

·        स्वाइन फ्लू (Swine Flu)

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·        मुंहासे (Pimples)

·        गंजापन (Baldness)

·        डीहाइड्रेशन (Dehydration)

·        घमौरियां (Prickly Heat)

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·        बेरीबेरी (Beriberi)

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·        मोटापा (Obesity)

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·        इचिंग या खुजली (Itching)

·        गले में दर्द (Throat Ache)

·        ज्वाइंट पेन- जोड़ों में दर्द (Joint Pain)

·        लूज मोशन- दस्त (Loose Motion)

·        पेट दर्द (Stomach Ache)

·        तनाव- स्ट्रैस (Stress)

·        दुबलापन (Leanness Or Weight Gain)

·        एसिडिटी या अम्लपित्त (Acidity)

·        एलर्जी (Allergy)

·        मोतियाबिंद- केटेरेक्ट (Cataract)

·        सर्दी और कफ (Cough And Cold)

·        टिटनस (Tetanus)

·        मोच (Sprains)

·        निम्न रक्तचाप या लो ब्लडप्रेशर (Low Blood Pressure)

·        सफेद बाल- ग्रे हेयर (Grey Hair)

·        हड्डी फ्रैक्चर या हड्डी का खिसकना (Bone Fracture Or Dislocation)

·        चिकन पॉक्स- चेचक (Chickenpox)

·        हैजा (Cholera)

·        जर्मन मीजल्स या रूबेला (German Measles)

·        इन्फ्लूएंजा (Influenza)

·        मेनिनजाइटिस (Meningitis)

·        हार्ट ब्लॉकेज (Heart Blockage)

·        कान में संक्रमण (Ear Infection)

·        डायबिटिक रेटिनोपैथी (Diabetic Retinopathy)

·        ग्लूकोमा (Glaucoma)

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·        सुस्ती (Lethargy)

·        मस्तिष्क का दौरा (Cerebral Stroke)

·        मायोपिया (Myopia)

·        खर्राटे लेना (Snoring)

·        सनबर्न (Sunburn)

·        गलसुआ (Mumps)

·        काली खांसी (Whooping Cough)

·        प्रोस्टेट डिस्ऑर्डर (Prostate Disorder)

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Preventing and treating colds: The evidence and the anecdotes

Oh, who doesn’t hate colds. You’re miserable, achy, tired, congested, and coughing. You may need to miss work, or go to the doctor. But it seems that no one really feels sorry for the person with a cold because colds are so common. “It’s just a virus, it’ll get better on its own,” says your doctor. “There’s no cure.”

Well, colds cost the U.S. an estimated 40 billion dollars per year considering lost financial productivity, plus spending on medical care, pharmaceuticals, and supplements (and that estimate is from 2003)!1 It’s just a virus? There’s got to be more we can do to effectively prevent and treat this veritable scourge on society.

As a primary care doc, here’s what I do for colds in my family (including me) … and the scientific evidence (or lack thereof) behind these recommendations.

How to keep colds from happening in the first place

There are several basic and effective methods that can help you avoid colds altogether.2 These are really obvious, but obviously not practiced enough.

Stay home when you’re sick (and keep your kids home when they’re sick, too). Yup, the first step in prevention is to not go out when you’re spewing viral particles, and that will help prevent other people’s Can’t get time off of work? Stay far away from others, sneeze into a tissue or your elbow, and wash your hands to avoid contaminating surfaces (see below).

Wash, wash, wash your hands. Seriously, this is not an old wives’ tale. Handwashing is incredibly well-studied and extremely effective.3 The trick is, you have to wash your hands correctly. The CDC has a tutorial video on this.4 I’ll break it down for you: Soap up. Lather well. Scrub while singing “Wash, wash, wash the germs, gently down the drain, thoroughly, thoroughly, thoroughly, thoroughly, This is such a pain.” Now rinse. Then dry, and use the paper towel to open the door. That doorknob is infested with germs. No towel? Use your sleeve.

Don’t touch your face. It only takes a few virus particles to infiltrate your mucous membranes and make you sick. What are mucous membranes? The soft, moist, folds of your eyes (don’t rub your eyes!), nose (don’t pick your nose!) and mouth (don’t bite your nails/pick your teeth/lick your fingers!).

If everyone did these three things, I have no doubt that multiple hours of misery could be avoided and billions of dollars could be saved.

There have been multiple variable-quality studies of all sorts of other potential preventives. Looking the available data, there is weak evidence to support regular probiotics and zinc, but really no consistent evidence to support the use of vitamins C and D, echinacea, and ginseng.5,6,7,8,9,10 I’ll be honest, in my family we do not make any effort to take any of these things regularly. We all eat yogurt daily by habit, and my husband and I occasionally drop one of those fizzy “immune-boosting” supplements into water and down it. The citrus-y fizziness tastes good, but the science says, if there is any benefit at all, it’s probably from the hydration.

”Natural” cold remedies

So now you’ve got a cold. What treatments are effective? If you want to go all-natural, then there is weak evidence showing that honey, just a tablespoon of plain old honey, can help with the cough associated with the common cold, especially in children.11,12,13,14 The physiologic mechanism for this is unclear, but it may explain why we get temporary relief from sugary cough drops. (Note: Never give honey to children under a year of age due to risk of botulism.)

There is inconsistent evidence showing that zinc lozenges can slightly shorten the duration of a cold by a day or two, though only in adults, and many people will hate the taste or get nauseated from these.5,7 Zinc nasal swabs have been associated with sudden loss of the sense of smell, and so cannot be recommended at all. Despite many studies, there is no consistent evidence showing that vitamin C, echinacea, nasal saline irrigation, garlic, or humidifiers help at all.5,8,10,15

If you want to try more traditional treatments

As far as the items in the “cough and cold” aisle of your local pharmacy, decongestants (such as phenylephrine or pseudoephedrine) as well as decongestant-antihistamine combos have been shown to alleviate cold symptoms.5, 16,17,18 Of note, an ever-popular nighttime cold and cough formulation contains the decongestant phenylephrine plus an older, particularly sedating antihistamine called doxylamine, which is why I believe it helps people with colds to sleep. Ditto with the prescription cough medicines that contain codeine or hydrocodone. One other prescription product of iffy effectiveness is nasal ipratropium, which has some effect on nasal runniness, but not on congestion. So, you’d be wiping your nose less, but still stuffy.19 Probably not worth the copay. And nasal steroids don’t help here at all.20

What else might work? One thing that we use a lot in our family but has not been extensively studied is those menthol- or camphor-based rubs and inhalants. You know, like your mother used to slather all over your throat and chest and made you and your entire room smell like a eucalyptus tree. There’s been exactly one study on this, involving only 138 children, but there was a significant improvement of symptoms and quality of sleep.21 That’s not enough to make any sweeping statements, but hey, it seems to work for us, so I’m throwing it in here.

In the end, prevention is king, and the treatments for colds are basic.

References

The Burden of Non–Influenza-Related Viral Respiratory Tract Infection in the United States Mark Fendrick, MD; Arnold S. Monto, MD; Brian Nightengale, PhD; et al Matthew Sarnes, PharmD, Archives of Internal Medicine 2003.

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Prevention and treatment of the common cold: making sense of the evidence. Allan GM, Arroll B. Canadian Medical Association Journal, February 18, 2014.

Probiotics for preventing acute upper respiratory tract infections. Hao Q, Dong BR, Wu T. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. February 3, 2015.

Zinc for the common cold. Singh M, Das. RR Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, February 16, 2011.

Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold. Douglas RM, Hemilä H, Chalker E, Treacy B. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, July 18, 2007.

Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on upper respiratory tract infections in healthy adults: the VIDARIS randomized controlled trial. Murdoch DR, Slow S, Chambers ST, Jennings LC, Stewart AW, Priest PC, Florkowski CM, Livesey JH, Camargo CA, Scragg R. Journal of the American Medical Association, October 3, 2012.

Echinacea for preventing and treating the common cold. Karsch-Völk M, Barrett B, Kiefer D, Bauer R, Ardjomand-Woelkart K, Linde K. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. February 20, 2014.

Effect of honey, dextromethorphan, and no treatment on nocturnal cough and sleep quality for coughing children and their parents. Paul IM, Beiler J, McMonagle A, et al. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

A comparison of the effect of honey, dextromethorphan, and diphenhydramine on nightly cough and sleep quality in children and their parents. Shadkam MN, Mozaffari-Khosravi H, Mozayan MR. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Effect of honey on nocturnal cough and sleep quality: double-blind a. randomized, placebo-controlled study. Cohen HA, Rozen J, Kristal H, et al. Pediatrics, September 2012.

Honey for acute cough in children. Oduwole O, Meremikwu MM, Oyo-Ita A, Udoh EE. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, December 23, 2014.

Garlic for the common cold. Lissiman E, Bhasale AL, Cohen M. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, November 11, 2014.

Nasal decongestants in monotherapy for the common cold. Deckx L, De Sutter AI, Guo L, Mir NA, van Driel ML. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 17, 2016.

Treatment of the common cold in children and adults. Fashner J, Ericson K, Werner S. American Family Physician, July 15, 2012.

Over-the-counter (OTC) medications for acute cough in children and adults in community settings. Smith SM, Schroeder K, Fahey T. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, November 24, 2014.

Intranasal ipratropium bromide for the common cold. AlBalawi ZH, Othman SS, Alfaleh K. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, June 19, 2013.

Corticosteroids for the common cold. Hayward G, Thompson MJ, Perera R, Del Mar CB, Glasziou PP, Heneghan CJ. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 13, 2015.

Vapor rub, petrolatum, and no treatment for children with nocturnal cough and cold symptoms. Paul IM, Beiler JS, King TS, Clapp ER, Vallati J, Berlin CM Jr, Pediatrics, December 2010.

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In a Fearful China, Its Dr. Fauci Wins Hearts With Restraint China has imposed some of the toughest lockdowns in the world to stop Covid-19. One city sealed apartment doors, leaving residents with dwindling food and medicine. One village tied a local to a tree after he left home to buy cigarettes. Beijing forced people to leave their pets behind when they went into quarantine. Few officials spoke up against the excesses, given the central government’s obsession with its anti-coronavirus campaign. That hasn’t stopped Dr. Zhang Wenhong. Dr. Zhang, an infectious-disease specialist and perhaps China’s most trusted voice on Covid-19, has spoken out publicly against excessive lockdowns, though he hasn’t criticized individual cities. Fighting the pandemic, he likes to say, is like “catching mice in a china shop.” “We hope that our pandemic prevention measures won’t affect public life too much,” Dr. Zhang wrote on Jan. 24, after a second wave of infections prompted tough clampdowns. “If we pursue the goal of zero infection,” he said in a video a few days later, “life would be too hard.” Dr. Zhang may be China’s closest analogue to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the American infectious-disease specialist who became the public face of stopping the coronavirus amid the chaos of the Trump administration. A consummate technocrat, Dr. Zhang comes across as neither political nor ideological. Yet, by offering his expert opinions straight, he pushes back against the authoritarian instinct in a system that often overreacts with draconian measures. A top academic at Fudan University in Shanghai and a member of the Communist Party, Dr. Zhang led Shanghai’s expert panel on Covid-19, giving him considerable authority over the city’s response. Unlike Dr. Fauci, who urged the Trump administration to do more, Dr. Zhang championed a more strategic approach for a country that didn’t take coronavirus half-measures. In doing so, he spoke to the Chinese public with respect, a refreshing change from the way others in authority often carry themselves. Dr. Zhang is especially popular among professionals and technocrats who admire him for his sincerity in a society plagued by propaganda, conspiracy theories and crude nationalism. “At this moment, rumors are more terrifying than the virus,” he said at the beginning of the outbreak. “We need to explain the epidemic to the public with rational data and professional knowledge.” “Zhang Wenhong leads a magical existence in China,” wrote Zhu Xuedong, the former editor in chief of the liberal-leaning magazine Nanfengchuang, on WeChat’s social media timeline. “He uses rational, scientific and civilized words to gently resist all the arrogance, greed and brazenness in this premodern society,” Mr. Zhu wrote. “He gives us warmth, consolation and hope.” Dr. Zhang did not respond to requests for comment. In today’s China, getting ahead often means speaking in the language of the Communist Party. Those who refuse to ride the ideological tide keep their independence by keeping quiet. By contrast, Dr. Zhang has earned an ability to speak freely. Shanghai, a city of 24 million people, has had only 371 local infections and seven deaths. It managed those numbers with fewer restrictions than the city of Beijing, with 21 million residents, 828 local infections and nine deaths. His forecasts — delivered in his characteristic rapid-fire Mandarin, tinged with a soft Shanghai accent — have been on the mark. He predicted early on that the pandemic could last at least one to two years. A year ago this month, when China was still virtually shut down, he said China had left its darkest hours behind. Journalists began to seek him out. Some of his responses became internet memes. A few examples: “Influenza is not a cold, just like a tiger is not a cat.” “You’re bored to death at home, so the virus will be bored to death, too.” Updated  March 12, 2021, 5:29 a.m. ET “Stay away from fire, thieves and your colleagues.” His Weibo social media account, which he started in the middle of last year, has 3.6 million followers. Many of his videos have been viewed tens of millions of times. An article he co-wrote on the pandemic’s global prospects last March, when Europe and the United States were exploding with infections, was viewed more than 860 million times on his department’s official WeChat account alone. Maintaining a high profile in China often requires discretion. Late last year, Jack Ma, the technology billionaire, publicly criticized regulators. The authorities quickly swooped down on his business empire. Dr. Zhang doesn’t challenge the government, but neither does he always toe the official line. Late last year, some Chinese officials pointed to findings that the virus had been found on the packaging of imported food, suggesting that the coronavirus may have been brought to China from overseas. Dr. Zhang has told his audience not to worry about it: “The chance of catching the virus from imported goods,” he said, “is lower than dying in a plane crash.” “I’m not going to hide the information because I’m worried that I could say something wrong and cause some controversies,” he said over the summer. “We always share what we know.” Dr. Zhang, 51, was born in Rui’an, a small town by Chinese standards 300 miles south of Shanghai. He attended Shanghai Medical University, now part of Fudan University, and trained at hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Hong Kong University. He heads the infectious disease department at Huashan Hospital of Fudan, sees patients two half-days a week and teaches classes as a professor. His self-deprecating humor stands in contrast to China’s stern, self-important officials. He calls himself a “country bumpkin.” His gym membership often goes unused. When he is tired, he says, he likes to watch stupid television shows. His nicknames bestowed by his online fans include “the most courageous doctor” and “Daddy Zhang.” Roughly translated, some middle-age women call him their “Mr. Perfect.” Dr. Zhang’s comments have sometimes drawn criticism from Chinese nationalists who increasingly drive public opinion in the country. They called him a traitor who worships the Western lifestyle when he told parents to feed their children eggs and milk in the morning instead of congee, the traditional Chinese breakfast. He responded that protein helps build the immune system. Still, he has kept a high profile without drawing major ire from the government or sustained criticism from the nationalists. Some of that stems from China’s pride in quickly containing the coronavirus. Dr. Zhang, who played a role in that, has won a number of awards from official groups. In watching his speeches, I found another key to his sustained appeal. In his impromptu speech at a national teaching award ceremony in September, he said the essence of education is acknowledging human dignity. Mr. Zhang appeals to the humanity of his audience and, by admitting his own foibles, shows the authorities and the public that he is merely human, too. In one speech, he mentioned that some victims of avian flu had caught it from taking care of their infected loved ones, and that female patients were more likely to infect their doting mothers than their absent husbands. “At that moment,” he told the audience, “I lost faith in romantic love.” When he rolled up his sleeve to get a second vaccine injection, he told journalists that he hadn’t expected cameras to be there. “Otherwise,” he said, “I would have worked on my deltoid.” In an interview last June, a reporter asked him whether anybody had reminded him to be mindful of his status as an expert and the head of an expert government panel. “People are smart,” he responded. “They know whether you’re telling them truth or lies.” When he gets public accolades, he often uses the occasion to highlight his causes, like more funding for infectious-disease research and for increasing the public awareness of tuberculosis and hepatitis B, two of the most common infectious diseases in China. He also talks about people who deserved more attention, like the women among the pandemic responders whose role has often taken a back seat to the men’s in the media. “Men are on camera more,” he said at a forum on the subject, “but women did more work.” Then he turned to the female medical workers, and bowed. Source link Orbem News #China #Fauci #Fearful #hearts #Restraint #wins