[Madelaine Amee]

Anyone else go North for Christmas and come back here deathly sick? We came back on Friday, I was throwing up all yesterday and now have a terrible hacking cough etc. etc. The other half is now sick and we sound as though we need a hospital, not a house, in TV.

[graciegirl]

Helene and I went for our six months exam at the doctors on Friday and the doctor was feeling very sick, coughing and leaving the room to sneeze and said the couldn't cancel, people would complain at the end of the year.

I dunno.

[Mudder]

Grandkids came, were sick, now we're sick.....I'm feeling like it's time for them and their germs to go back north !

[graciegirl]

Another thing too, we will being getting the birds flying in soon with their northern bird germs.

[Jaggy]

Originally Posted by Mudder

Grandkids came, were sick, now we're sick.....I'm feeling like it's time for them and their germs to go back north !

yep - I have the grand kid "crud".. I usually fight if off but this time they gave me a full blown cold.. thank goodness I had a flu shot or it may have been worse. Did you know Nyquil is good stuff.. I dream crazy crazy dreams when i take it.. haha.

[philnpat]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Another thing too, we will being getting the birds flying in soon with their northern bird germs.

Gracie...We just got in today. The authorities stopped us at the Florida border and decontaminated us..so no need to worry.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by philnpat

Gracie...We just got in today. The authorities stopped us at the Florida border and decontaminated us..so no need to worry.

Welcome home!!!

[marybb]

We got back from Ma. Sat night, family up north with terrible colds, daughter now sick. Son who did not go up north sick. It's that time of year again. All I can say is hand washing, hand washing, hand washing.!!!

[ssmith]

... I speak in jest but....I had the Upper Respiratory infx and started by taking Tylenol cold and sinus but was advised to switch to Aleve Cold and Sinus and let me tell you there is no comparing. Aleve Cold and Sinus is much, much better, lasts 12 hrs and did not make me jittery even though it has a decongestant in it...cause it is spread over the 12 hrs. Hope this helps!

[jblum315]

Well, I flew up there and I flew back and somehow I didn't get the airplane cold that I thought was inevitable. Maybe because I flew north on Jet Blue and south on Southwest it confused the virus, it didn't know where to deploy its forces.

[NotGolfer]

Tis the season for illness's....whether "up north" or "down south", it doesn't matter. I know folks who caught stuff up there and some who live here and came down with it. The flu is going around regardless.

Drove past Paramount Urgent Care yesterday---their parking lot appeared quite full. Wash your hands frequently, stay home if you don't feel well and the rest of us...hope for the best!

Oh..the other day at Walgreens at Colony while picking up RX's the clerk asked if I'd my flu shot (I have) after which she said that the flu has been all through the workers at the store. A shot may or may not help!!!

[Happinow]

Two neighbors of mine have been sick...one with a terrible cold that lasted about 3 week (their family was at their house over Thanksgiving from Ohio and grand daughter had a cold) and the other just got back from the Outer Banks and they got sick while there. My other neighbor has flu like symptoms and his wife has a cold. Hubby and I, a few weeks ago, felt a cold coming on and we took Cold Eeze with Zink and Zicam. Both work wonders for us. Not sick yet....knock on wood.

[2BNTV]

I left work on Friday sick as a dog. After tossing my cookies and five hours of sleep, I felt much better. It's going around and I also had my flu shot but I guess it didn't stop it this time.

It's Monday and all is well again.

[graciegirl]

I always wonder why in the winter people get sick...seems like more often.

I also wonder what people think flu is.

I have heard of all kinds of symptoms attributed to flu and terms stomach flu and touch of flu.

Sweetie and I got the lalapalooza shot this year because we are over....a certain age and got a sore arm for sure which I hope indicates we really got immune to what I think is a lulu virus that attacks head and chest and makes you feverish and achy. And this virus changes and mutates and that is the reason we have to get a new shot every year.

I was once told that once you had a certain type of cold you were immune to that particular virus for always, but the trouble is that there are tons of different cold viruses.

I think that you do have a shot at warding off some bugs if your general health is good.

Anyway. Welcome back snowbirds, germs and all. We love you and will share our germs with you.

Happy New Year.

I don't know why I typed all this.

I think it is because I don't feel like exercising this morning........

[gatherer47]

Opposite happened to me-went North and caught a doozy of a head cold right away-started taking the OTC tablets every four hours and after five days started feeling better.Back here in paradise and that gives you a mental lift right away!