So, initially, the swine flu was a little frightening. Then a bit of a joke. Parents in Melbourne started having swine flu parties so that their children would get exposed to the mild form before it mutates. We had one child admitted to the PICU who had swine flu, but was admitted for something entirely different (trauma). Everyone is getting tested, Tamiflu is flying off the shelves, we have elaborate procedures for screening everyone for this disease and all for a disease that isn't supposed to be particularly virulent.
Now, it has just become a pain in the butt. And in the head, and neck, and knees and all of my achy joints. I called in sick at work today, and am curled up on the couch with my electric blanket feeling sorry for myself. I'm not sure if it is the swine flu, or one of the hundreds of other viruses that the kids at the hospital have (and for which they are not isolated and none of us wear gowns or masks). Of course, our little jaunt in the cold rain the other day didn't help.
Three nights in a row starting tomorrow night...hopefully this will pass by tomorrow...fingers crossed.
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