influenza

Wow. February has almost come and gone... and the most notable thing that has happened to me is that I had the flu last week. And have the flu, I did... for days... for many, horrible days. I now know that I am not invinsible. I will get a flu shot every year from now on.

If you are like me and have not had the flu since childhood... get the shot. You do NOT want reminding. It is worse when you do not have a mommy taking care of you - when you are a big 'ol, wimpy grown woman.

I was even surprised when my doctor reported that I had the flu! I thought you had to be throwing up or something... and she told me that there is NO stomach flut - It's a stomach bug, and "stomach flu" is slang and actually less common, but that many people call any sickness including stomach issues the flu. She said that what I was experiencing (cough, aches, fever), was the most common.