any H1N1 on your floor yet?

Jnrsmommy,

I am sorry you had to have it too, and couldnt use PTO..you would think that your DON would have let you use some for this event. I had my shot for type a. Our hospital is supposed to get some H1N1 next week, but all nasal..which I dont qualify for because I have asthma. My breathing has been no better or worse than any other day, thankfully, but the shoulder pain is making me feel like if I hang my arms down they are going to come off.

Sun danc3rRN,

I really hope that you get to feeling better soon Sending speedy recovery thoughts your way.

I work on a 32 bed gen med floor in boston and we've had multiple cases over the past few months. These people get really sick, I'm just waiting for our vaccines to arrive! (we were all required to get the regular flu shot so that over and done with at least!)

multiple cases

Thank you jnrsmommy, Get well soon fuzzies coming your way!

Does a physician with H1N1 who decided to still come to work wearing a flimsy standard yellow mask count? No, I'm not kidding! When we heard what she had the charge nurse left the nurses station and called the infectious disease department...if ANY of the RN's, PCA's ect call in with ANY flu-like symptoms they are automatically not allowed to return to work for up to 7 days and only then with clearance from Occupational Health, but apparently this does not apply to the physicians!!! Infectious disease dept said they were calling Administration, but that was the last we heard, this happened two days ago....BTW did I mention this is an Oncology/Med-Surg unit??!!!

Is there anyone out there who has had the flu, but not felt like they were going to die with it? Family had fever, cough, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting, and two days in I was diagnosed with pneumonia, but no one was totally wiped out by it. My state is no longer testing for H1N1 (not sure WHY, but there it is) I think the rationale is that it is THE strain of flu right now, and chances are pretty good you've got it if you have flu symptoms.

We've had lots of women who either had it while they were pregnant or had it when they came in to deliver. As far as I know, only 2 of the many have had severe enough complications to be in ICU. One died. Not trying to minimize the loss, but of the many we've had, the number of complications has been pretty low. They are not treating with Tamiflu unless you are sick enough to be hospitalized r/t because they do not want it to mutate and become resistant (which, I believe, we are already seeing).