Well, I started to get worried when my fever wouldn't drop below 102 on the 4th day, and my throat was closed up and burning like fire and my head felt like it was in a vise, I couldn't stop coughing, and my son couldn't stand up and neither one of us had eaten anything but a couple sips of broth since Monday. So my husband took us to the doc yesterday. And yep, we tested positive for Influenza A, which we could have AVOIDED had we bothered to get this year's flu shot! Can ya believe it?

The good news is that we both tested negative for strep, meningitus, and pnuemonia. It's just the damn flu. And what a doozy of a flu it is.

We're both still in horrific shape, although luckily my fever's down to 100, and my son's is down to 99. I still can't get him to eat, though. I just managed to drag myself around the kitchen to whip up a batch of home-made corn muffins, which are in the oven now. (Took me an hour to throw the ingredients together.) He loves those, so I'm hoping he'll try to eat some.

The rest of you who are sick, unfortunately it's too late to start on Tamiflu, which only helps if it's taken in the first 72 hours. But hopefully it helps to know what it is. We all have the classic symptoms.

Many people refer to various colds and illnesses as "the flu", but most are not. Only true Influenza is the flu, and it is 100 times worse than any cold you've ever had. I realize now that I've never actually HAD the flu before! I know for sure I've never been this sick before in my life...well, except for the time I actually did have meningitus 14 or so years ago, but that was totally different.

Anyway, moral of the story -- get your flu shots! The doctor assured me that this is one of the strains covered by this year's shot. Believe me, you don't want to go through this. I've lost a week of work so far, and my son's lost a week of school, poor kid.

Well the corn muffins are done -- I'm going to try to get my poor boy to eat some. Later!