From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 02/05/2013 10:35 PM, Adam wrote:   
   > Problems with eternal-september, posting via teranews.   
   >   
   Lucky you. Your post made it. I quit using Tera News a while back,   
   because about 80% of my posts never showed, and those that did sometimes   
   took days to do so. A couple of times, as much as a week.   
      
   > Moe Trin wrote:   
   >> On Tue, 29 Jan 2013, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva,   
   >> in article , Adam wrote:   
   >   
   >> Had you gotten a flu shot, or is that disallowed?   
   >   
   > I got one about October, but I think this is a respiratory infection.   
   > Despite last week's antibiotics, I'm still sick.  Postponing everything   
   > possible.  Well, regular appointment with neph/PCP is this Friday.   
   >   
   Here in the Syracuse area, flu started very early, earlier than in most   
   of the country. Pundits were worried (pundits ALWAYS worry) about it,   
   but the wave of cases peaked after a normal amount of time and has   
   dropped off rapidly - too rapidly for the panicked rush for flu shots to   
   have been much of a factor.   
      
   Be advised, the flu shot is not 100% effective. I heard varying numbers   
   on the news, from 60-75% effectiveness. I'm sure you've heard that you   
   can still get the flu after a shot - but it's weaker. Also, and I'm sure   
   you also know this, there are many viruses that display flu-like   
   symptoms, against which the flu shot is ineffective. Since antibiotics   
   didn't work, even with your, um, "delicate" (is there a more acceptable   
   term?) immune system, it's almost certainly a viral infection.   
      
   Not being a doctor, nor having ever played one on TV, I'd say that a   
   full-blown case of the flu that lasted this long would have put you in   
   the hospital long before this. So, it's either a weak case, or one of   
   those other flu-like viruses. Another possibility is some common colds,   
   one right after the other. And bronchitis, though that's more often   
   bacterial. Come to think of it, it could be that with your immune   
   system, the antibiotics were more to hold things like bronchitis and   
   pneumonia away than to cure anything.   
      
   But please, don't listen to me about this stuff. I'm just a simple   
   farmer. Talk to your doctor - sooner rather than later.   
      
   TJ   
      
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