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Haven't actually met anyone who has had it.

They have just said on the news that most of the deaths recorded in the UK have had nothing to do with swine flu.

We must remember that the so called British press have no news as it is summer so they are concentrating on this flu urged on by the government who want to take our minds of the mess we are in, the expenses row and  Iraq.

Remember the bird flu scare.  Never met anyonwe who had that either.

I do know a couple who have had it (very mild) and I dont worry about catching it, I do worry about the impact of the scaremongering though!

Once again I think the media have blown this out of all proportion and us Brits are one of the worst.  I work for a GP surgery and its gone absolutely crazy.  People are not swabed or tested to see if they have swine flu so lots and lots of people are panicking because they are going abroad so are ringing their GP and telling them they have all the syptoms.  The GPs are then giving them a prescription for Tamiflu and they are taking it abroad just in case they get it.CRAZY.

The main criteria re swine flu is "IF YOU HAVE NOT GOT A HIGH TEMPERATURE THEN YOU HAVE NOT GOT SWINE FLU" and even if you have like Val said. in most cases it is very mild and do what she suggested, take analgesics, lots of hot drinks, a glass or two of Cognac and it will pass

Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 23/7/2009

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I would do what I'm going to do at home, take some pain killers, and retire to bed, or a lounger, with a hot drink and a good book.  I don't intend to bother a doctor, get it properly 'diagnosed' or think that it will be like anything other than a fairly mild dose of 'normal' flu.  For most people it's a very mild illness, actually.  Both my sons have had it now, (one swabbed and confirmed, the other with exactly the same symptoms) with an average 'feeling ill' time of about thirty-six hours, and then completely back to normal after forty-eight.

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