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Got the flu --- I am so sick
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[quote:TarnishedHalo 49135135:MV8yNzU3NTUxXzQ4MDc5NDQwXzQyRjc3MDYz] You're freezing because your body temp has been reset to increase the white blood cell count to fight the infection. Fever is not a bad thing. It is your body's natural defense to an infection. You will shiver so your body can reach the temp needed to fight the infection. I never give my child or take anything unless we are aching so bad that we can't stand the pain. I am a nurse with 20 years of emergency medicine experience and when I first tell people this they think I'm crazy. When they finally listen to me they realize that their fever will "break" on its own and they feel better faster. As for feeling better right now, the main thing you need to worry about is dehydration. Drink as much fluid as you can. Doesn't matter what it is as long as it's not caffeine laden. Caffeine is a diuretic and will make it worse. Personally, we like sprite or 7up when we are that sick. Food should be considered, but is not a necessity the first day or so. The last thing you need to do is force feed yourself and then spend the next couple of hours hovering over the toilet while you shiver with a fever. Talk about miserable. I feel your pain, I really do. Had some shit a few years ago so bad I told my boyfriend where my insurance papers were because I knew I was going to die. Get some sleep, get some fluids and know that this will start to improve in a couple of days....three at the most. [/quote]
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Fever, yet I'm freezing.
So congested I can't breathe.
Aches and pains in wrists, legs, hips, and ankles.
Any suggestions, GLP?
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