Thursday, October 15, 2009

Oink, Oink

We're dealing with a possible case of the swine flu at my house right now. Connor's been recovering from his 4th case of strep throat this year and even though he was on antibiotics for days, he was still very cranky with a mild fever, slight cough, etc.

A visit to the doctor today, revealed that he does have the flu. However, because the swine flu is spreading like wild-fire through the community right now, doctors are not testing for the actual H1N1 strain. Instead, they're calling all cases of the flu, swine flu (i.e. Connor has the swine flu). BTW - Since he got his regular flu shot weeks ago, the chances are good that he actually does have the piggie flu.

The good news is that his symptoms are very mild. Other than a case of the crankies, he's in good spirits. Eating well, sleeping well, etc. Since the doctor thinks that he's had it for several days already, she told us to just watch him and let it run its course.

I don't mean to down play the subject, but I do feel that the media is blowing this whole thing out of proportion. As a matter of fact, my sister-in-law, brother-in-law, niece and nephew have also recently had a visit from the piggie fairy and all are recovering nicely.

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