Swine Who??????

Scott Schwab
Apologies to everyone about the lack of blogging over the weekend. We have finally been hit with the swine who, yes the swine flu. Our 2 year old boy, Gavin, was diagnosed this weekend and possibly our whole family has the sickness. To make up for the lack of posting I wanted to give a couple of tips to avoid the sickness or what signs will help you know your status.
Avoid the sickness
The best advice that I have heard from Doctors and pharmacists is to always wash your hands and stay away from situations where there is visible sick people. We did not vaccinate, which is another thing that many people have done. I personally do not believe in the vaccine, but now I guess I pay the price. There is mixed feelings on what to do, but I would say do what you feel is right; based on your health.
Signs of sickness
We noticed in our little guy a definite change in his activity. He is usually a very rambunctious boy, that is always on the go. However; this sickness has knocked him out. He is simply unable to be active and really just sits around. He has had a runny nose, and a temperature of about 102. His eyes have also taken on a droopy appearance and he has a deep set cough. The official signs seem to be high temperature, sore throat, and cough. However, it seems to show it self differently in people. The main thing to look for, is if you do not feel like yourself and have some of these symptoms, get checked. It is serious enough that you should get it checked. So rather than waiting it out or trying to beat it by yourself, get diagnosed and get medications. We probably could have taken Gavin in at the first of the week, but mid week his fever broke and we thought he was going to get better. My advice would be; not to take chances and play on the safe side. Other than that keep exercising and taking vitimins. This will help in keeping your immune system healthy and active.
I also wanted to post the official website for all your needs with the flu.
www.flu.gov