I should be so lucky
By MysD
@mysdianait (66009)
Italy
February 27, 2016 8:56am CST
So February, even though this year there are 29 days, is the shortest month of the year.
Just as well because I managed to get sick not once but TWICE 
On the 1st it was my birthday and on the 2nd I was sick with flu. By the middle of the month all was well again then this week I started sneezing again and running a temperature and I was k.o yet again
Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to see well enough to do some catching up.
As this is the second year that I have got flu I am thinking to get the flu jab next year. Do you have it and does it work and stop you getting flu?
On the 1st it was my birthday and on the 2nd I was sick with flu. By the middle of the month all was well again then this week I started sneezing again and running a temperature and I was k.o yet again
Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to see well enough to do some catching up.
As this is the second year that I have got flu I am thinking to get the flu jab next year. Do you have it and does it work and stop you getting flu?28 people like this
37 responses
@rebelann (112874)
• El Paso, Texas
27 Feb 16
So we get snow on the 1st cuz it's yer birthday, cheeeze.
Sure sorry you got that miserable flu, I hope you get well really soon.
So far I've been lucky but I do recall getting some kind of cough a while back, it's mostly gone now thankfully.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
27 Feb 16
Yes it is darned anoying because it stops me from doing anything, especially when the fever was high. It seems on the mend again now and I hope that continues through tomorrow. Fortunately I can stay in as we have storms, high winds and snow forecast for the next 48 hours here, the first this winter too.
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@rebelann (112874)
• El Paso, Texas
27 Feb 16
shshshiver me timbers @mysdianait it's between 18 and 25 for now here, I converted to celsius. I just can't imagine snow or icy cold conditions.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
27 Feb 16
@mysdianait When the flu germs come near me I tell them to clear off to Italy.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
27 Feb 16
That makes you such a lucky person! The flu is horrid as it interrupts evrything.
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@LadyDuck (471498)
• Switzerland
27 Feb 16
I am sorry you are sick Diana and I wish you a belated Happy Birthday. Most of the people I know that had the flu shot this year also got the flu, some were so sick after getting the shot that it was just like having the flu. I did nothing, I did not get the flu, not even a cold.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
27 Feb 16
When I was still working I never got the flu but know that I am at home I have had two years in a row and both time in February too. There does semm little point in have the flu jab though especially after reading what you say.
Thank you for those wishes! 
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@LadyDuck (471498)
• Switzerland
28 Feb 16
@mysdianait I asked to my brother (who is doctor) because I was concerned about my Mom. He suggested to do nothing, even if he should push people to have the flu shot.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
27 Feb 16
We get the flu shot every year for the last 4 years. I am too old to get the flu! Hope you feel better and that the dust isn't building up on your furniture.
Happy belated Birthday to you, Happy belated Birthday to you ...
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
27 Feb 16
So for you the jab works and keeps the flu away? That is not the case for so many it see,s.
No dust as I am not moving about much so it is not moving LOL
Thank you for the wishes
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
27 Feb 16
@mysdianait Yes, it worked and I would not be w/o it - I think at my age the flu might kill me LOL! I have enough dust for both of us. I moved some around earlier!
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
27 Feb 16
I had bronchitis after the flu last year and I fear this might appen this time too. I am doing everything I know to keep warm and not get a chill but my lungs do seem my weak spot. Antibiotics to stop bronchitis like last year put me k.o. for 10 days
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
27 Feb 16
@mysdianait It took a lot out of me.Rest up cough syrup,plenty or rest.Liguid
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@much2say (55671)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Feb 16
Awww, that's not the kind of birthday gift one expects for their birthday 
(Happy belated birthday by the way!!)
A lot of kids at school got super sick this season - many have been out for days (my daughter's friend was out for 2 weeks!). They had very high fevers that would not go away and vomiting too.
We as a family have never gotten the flu shot. It's not that we have strong opinions about it - we just simply don't think of it when the time comes! Sure we have gotten sick, but all we do is let it run its course. Even my kids who are in a petri dish classroom never get as bad of a cold/flu as some of the other kids. So we've been lucky.
Many of my friends will get the flu shot but say they get sick anyway. So seems like it's a hit or miss kind of thing with those flu shots - some will somewhat escape the flu season - and some will still get trapped!
Hope you feel better soon!!! 1 person likes this
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
27 Feb 16
Yes it does seem very hit and miss and hardly worth it if I would get flu anyway.
Many people ahev had it here during the last two months including my grandson and my son. I didn't get it from them as I didn't see them at all during that time.
Yes I am feeling better this evening and hopefully tomorrow will progress in the same direction so that by Monday it will be a thing of the past
Thank you for the wishes!
Thank you for the wishes!1 person likes this
@much2say (55671)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Feb 16
@mysdianait Hope you are feeling completely better now!!!
I suppose we could be hit with germs/viruses from anyone, anywhere. If not family (which is usually inevitable), we get it somewhere out there in public. What can we do, right?
I suppose we could be hit with germs/viruses from anyone, anywhere. If not family (which is usually inevitable), we get it somewhere out there in public. What can we do, right?
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
27 Feb 16
I think it may be allergy season for my boyfriend and I. We have been sneezing throughout this month but we are not sick. I hope you get better! I have the flu shot every year for the past 5 years and didn't get sick - I hardly do. And for my boyfriend he never gets the flu shot and is sick at least once a year for a few days. It all varies depending on the person.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
27 Feb 16
It does seem that the jab works for some and not for others and it is difficult to decide whether to have it next year or not.
Allergies are a nuisance too and fortunately I am clear of those so far.
Yes I am feeling on the mend this evening and hoping tomorrow will be ven better, thank you.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16761)
• China
3 Apr 16
Needless to say ,all has been over .I was anxious about how to log in Mylot-I had had problem with logging in Mylot since 24th ,Feb -when you were under the weather .Now it was over too,Thank Mylot for putting it right .
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
3 Apr 16
Yes that problem is over but now there is another one. This year seems to ha bave brought health problems with it, some which I never had before.
I am pleased that you are able to log in here again. It is saddening when we have to stay away through no fault of our own.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16761)
• China
4 Apr 16
@mysdianait We actually have no problem with old Mylot version .It was so involved that I didn't know what was going on .
@Letranknight2015 (51971)
• Philippines
27 Feb 16
I got running nose and a sore throat. if i don't get myself better soon i might get a flu too.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
27 Feb 16
Stay warm and eat and rink fruit and hope fully yo uwill keep it at bay.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
27 Feb 16
Feb 1 was your birthday... 
So I kinda missed it...
Belated happy birthday...
May you have many more to celebrate ... and without flu of course..
Rest easy and get well soon ... Then have a blasting comeback
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
27 Feb 16
@Daljinder This lovable ghost was A-Gent 008 until sometime back
. And during that time he did keep some dearies under survillance
. Of course all this is classified information, but now that I am the lovable Ghost, I can let some of the things known to the mortal world
. And during that time he did keep some dearies under survillance. Of course all this is classified information, but now that I am the lovable Ghost, I can let some of the things known to the mortal world1 person likes this
@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
27 Feb 16
@thesids Me too but for that to happen we need to at least be known of the occasion... If we don't know the date then how can we go crashing the party......??
Some spying would work here... 
@teresaschultz (50)
• East London, South Africa
27 Feb 16
Sorry to hear you've got the flu. I've never had the flu jab. My elderly parents have had it at times though, and it does seem to help prevent them from getting the flu. I don't get sick all that often - touch wood - but what I do do when I even think something might even be the teeniest bit "off" and that I may get ill, is I take 4 vitamin c tablets right away, and then another 2 vitamin c tablets about 6 hours later, and another 2 about 6 hours later. And it seems to do the trick - for me, anyway. Get better soon!
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
27 Feb 16
I took vitamnin C tablets too as soon as I felt 'odd' at the beginning of the month and this week but I guess it was too late and the damage was done. Next year maybe I should take vitamins from the begining of winter rather than having the jab. Many here are not positive about it at all.
I feel much better this evening thank you 
@artemeis (4194)
• China
29 Mar 16
Sorry to hear that you had the flu and I was fortunate to escape from it since it caught with my husband.
I did not have the flu jab despite it being encouraged widely during the bird flu pandemonium so I don't know if it is effective enough to prevent a normal flu. However, I understand that recovery will be faster if you have the jab during the early stages of the flu but there again it is really difficult to say considering our body resistance is individual.
@marguicha (223133)
• Chile
6 Mar 16
I´m so sorry, Di! Ailments seem to come to us when we need them less
. I still use the old Aspirin, chicken broth, and lemon juice for colds and flu. I don´t accept those flu shots even though they are free here for the people my age.
. I still use the old Aspirin, chicken broth, and lemon juice for colds and flu. I don´t accept those flu shots even though they are free here for the people my age.
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
9 Mar 16
I hope that you will be feeling better and back with us again soon!
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
12 May 16
I'm just catching up with you to find out why you've been sick and in the hospital. I don't get the flu shots anymore. I take supplements that build my immune system and I haven't had a case of flu in years. I have gotten it in spite of the shots in some previous years. I hope by the time you read this you will be about well. I just saw your post in another discussion, so it appears you are on the mend, and I'm glad.
