I have long scoffed at the idea of getting a Flu jab. I am from tougher stock, I am British after-all we just don't get sick.

Well as I lay here in my bed for third straight day I am beginning to think it wasn't such a bad idea. Maybe where my my philosophy went wrong was that I had built immunity to the British forms of Flu, but not the American versions, and of course everything you do is bigger and better.

Well what do I do now? I need to get back on track I just put my 2008 plan into effect and I don't want to lose momentum. Yes my team are working and taking care of everything, but I need to be there.

So it chicken soup, oh and yes I remember form my child hood, "starve a fever and feed a cold" So perhaps I should starve. Well at least that would help my other 2008 goal.

I set out to research it but then I ran out energy, off to bed again.

Ok I am back with a little more energy so what did find? Well to start with I should have had the jab. Yes I know I was wrong, Ok don't rub it in I feel sick enough as it is.

Well here it how to recover form the Flu"

- Get lots of rest and stay away from other people

- Drink at least six cups of clear fluids daily

- Take over-the-counter aspirin, acetaminophen or ibuprofen to relieve fever, headache and muscle aches (Do not give aspirin to children and teens under age 20). Saline nose drops or nasal decongestants are also useful.

- Raise the humidity in your home (use a humidifier or sit in the bathroom with hot shower running)

- Sleep with your head elevated

- Gargle with salt water (1/4 teaspoon salt in eight ounces of warm water) or suck on hard candy to relieve a sore throat

-- See your doctor if

- You are at-risk for serious complications from the flu

- You have a fever of 104 degrees or higher

- Your symptoms get worse after three to five days, especially fever or cough

- You are coughing up blood or thick mucus

- You develop chest pain, facial swelling, earache or severe pain in the face or forehead

- You develop painful or difficult breathing, wheezing or difficulty swallowing

- Your symptoms don't improve after seven days

- Your symptoms are not gone after 14 days

- Your child becomes unresponsive or has a fever lasting longer than 72 hours

-- What about antibiotics? Antibiotics fight bacterial infections; they simply don't work on viral infections like the flu. Two older prescription anti-viral medications stop the virus from multiplying in the body, thus lessening the severity and duration of the flu. But they work only if administered within the first 48 hours of infection.

I am going back to bed......

Graham Holmes - REO Banked Owned Asset Management Specialist
Vice President REALTOR e-Pro
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