Influenza A

[rnjessica]

Hello everyone. I'm looking to see if anyone else has had the unfortunate experience of getting Influenza A? I was put in the hospital on Valentine's Day and tested positive. Hands down it's the worst I've ever felt.

The virus attacked my lungs pretty hard and I'm far away from baseline. They said it could take weeks to get better, frustrating.

Has anyone else had this? How long did you lungs take to come back to baseline?

Thank you!!

 

[rnjessica]

Hello everyone. I'm looking to see if anyone else has had the unfortunate experience of getting Influenza A? I was put in the hospital on Valentine's Day and tested positive. Hands down it's the worst I've ever felt.

The virus attacked my lungs pretty hard and I'm far away from baseline. They said it could take weeks to get better, frustrating.

Has anyone else had this? How long did you lungs take to come back to baseline?

Thank you!!

 

[rnjessica]

Hello everyone. I'm looking to see if anyone else has had the unfortunate experience of getting Influenza A? I was put in the hospital on Valentine's Day and tested positive. Hands down it's the worst I've ever felt.
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<br />The virus attacked my lungs pretty hard and I'm far away from baseline. They said it could take weeks to get better, frustrating.
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<br />Has anyone else had this? How long did you lungs take to come back to baseline?
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<br />Thank you!!

 

[sunshine5637]

Thanks for posting, Jess. I'm in the process of getting over something...I think it was the flu but I can't be sure...I was DOWN all week last week and am still a long ways from my baseline. I am interested to see other replies to your question, as well.

 

[sunshine5637]

Thanks for posting, Jess. I'm in the process of getting over something...I think it was the flu but I can't be sure...I was DOWN all week last week and am still a long ways from my baseline. I am interested to see other replies to your question, as well.

 

[sunshine5637]

Thanks for posting, Jess. I'm in the process of getting over something...I think it was the flu but I can't be sure...I was DOWN all week last week and am still a long ways from my baseline. I am interested to see other replies to your question, as well.

 

[Ratatosk]

A friend of mine's daughter got it the middle of January and was put on tamiflu right away. Increased vest treatments from their normal 2 to 3, took about a month before she felt 100%, no chest tightness and stopped coughing up residual plugs.

DH, no CF got H1N1 last year and said it was the worst he'd ever felt. His lung burned, he pretty much slept for 3 days straight. He took a tamiflu, before going to the clinic, immediately started coughing up stuff. Then the clinic did a nasal swab and told him he didn't have the flu so he stopped taking the tamiflu. Turned out the nasal swab isn't exactly accurate. Took him about a week to recover, his cousin (no cf) said it took her about 2-3 weeks before she felt better.

 

[Ratatosk]

A friend of mine's daughter got it the middle of January and was put on tamiflu right away. Increased vest treatments from their normal 2 to 3, took about a month before she felt 100%, no chest tightness and stopped coughing up residual plugs.

DH, no CF got H1N1 last year and said it was the worst he'd ever felt. His lung burned, he pretty much slept for 3 days straight. He took a tamiflu, before going to the clinic, immediately started coughing up stuff. Then the clinic did a nasal swab and told him he didn't have the flu so he stopped taking the tamiflu. Turned out the nasal swab isn't exactly accurate. Took him about a week to recover, his cousin (no cf) said it took her about 2-3 weeks before she felt better.

 

[Ratatosk]

A friend of mine's daughter got it the middle of January and was put on tamiflu right away. Increased vest treatments from their normal 2 to 3, took about a month before she felt 100%, no chest tightness and stopped coughing up residual plugs.
<br />
<br />DH, no CF got H1N1 last year and said it was the worst he'd ever felt. His lung burned, he pretty much slept for 3 days straight. He took a tamiflu, before going to the clinic, immediately started coughing up stuff. Then the clinic did a nasal swab and told him he didn't have the flu so he stopped taking the tamiflu. Turned out the nasal swab isn't exactly accurate. Took him about a week to recover, his cousin (no cf) said it took her about 2-3 weeks before she felt better.

 

[ymikhale]

my dd got Influenza A last year (we don't know whether it was H1N1 or not, she was 2 y/o then. The weird thing is that the virus did not attack her lungs as i expected it would, she just had really high fever and runny nose. Don"t know if tamiflu plyed a role or not.

 

[ymikhale]

my dd got Influenza A last year (we don't know whether it was H1N1 or not, she was 2 y/o then. The weird thing is that the virus did not attack her lungs as i expected it would, she just had really high fever and runny nose. Don"t know if tamiflu plyed a role or not.

 

[ymikhale]

my dd got Influenza A last year (we don't know whether it was H1N1 or not, she was 2 y/o then. The weird thing is that the virus did not attack her lungs as i expected it would, she just had really high fever and runny nose. Don"t know if tamiflu plyed a role or not.

 

[hmw]

I am so sorry you are sick! I hope you they can get a handle on this for you and get you feeling better soon.

My kids had the flu fall of 2009. Test confirmed type A and they assumed h1n1 as they had been vaccinated against seasonal flu and it was when h1n1 was the only flu in circulation. My son was able to get on Tamiflu within 12-18hrs of onset of symptoms but was acutely ill for 3-4 days (high fever, lethargy, sore throat, aches, dry cough, etc.) Past those 4 days though, he recovered quickly. My oldest son, who has asthma, started Tamiflu immediately, prior to onset of symptoms and it worked exactly the way it is supposed to- he had the mildest symptoms imaginable for the flu- low-grade fever, mild cough, generally felt a bit unwell for just a couple days. He missed a Friday from school and was back on Monday. Neither of them have CF. I had type A seasonal flu- I don't have CF- and it was awful. I ended up with secondary bronchitis-turned-pneumonia and it took about 6 weeks before I was back to myself. I really, REALLY would not wish that on anyone with chronic lung disease. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I have healthy lungs and it was one of the worst illnesses I can remember in my adult life.

Emily- who does have CF- started Tamiflu before any symptoms, got moderately sick for about a week, and then got a whopping case of bronchitis that took 3 or 4 weeks of bronchitis and a month of steroids to get over and her baseline was never the same afterwards. It was definitely the secondary infection that took biggest the toll on her.

 

[hmw]

I am so sorry you are sick! I hope you they can get a handle on this for you and get you feeling better soon.

My kids had the flu fall of 2009. Test confirmed type A and they assumed h1n1 as they had been vaccinated against seasonal flu and it was when h1n1 was the only flu in circulation. My son was able to get on Tamiflu within 12-18hrs of onset of symptoms but was acutely ill for 3-4 days (high fever, lethargy, sore throat, aches, dry cough, etc.) Past those 4 days though, he recovered quickly. My oldest son, who has asthma, started Tamiflu immediately, prior to onset of symptoms and it worked exactly the way it is supposed to- he had the mildest symptoms imaginable for the flu- low-grade fever, mild cough, generally felt a bit unwell for just a couple days. He missed a Friday from school and was back on Monday. Neither of them have CF. I had type A seasonal flu- I don't have CF- and it was awful. I ended up with secondary bronchitis-turned-pneumonia and it took about 6 weeks before I was back to myself. I really, REALLY would not wish that on anyone with chronic lung disease. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I have healthy lungs and it was one of the worst illnesses I can remember in my adult life.

Emily- who does have CF- started Tamiflu before any symptoms, got moderately sick for about a week, and then got a whopping case of bronchitis that took 3 or 4 weeks of bronchitis and a month of steroids to get over and her baseline was never the same afterwards. It was definitely the secondary infection that took biggest the toll on her.

 

[hmw]

I am so sorry you are sick! I hope you they can get a handle on this for you and get you feeling better soon.
<br />
<br />My kids had the flu fall of 2009. Test confirmed type A and they assumed h1n1 as they had been vaccinated against seasonal flu and it was when h1n1 was the only flu in circulation. My son was able to get on Tamiflu within 12-18hrs of onset of symptoms but was acutely ill for 3-4 days (high fever, lethargy, sore throat, aches, dry cough, etc.) Past those 4 days though, he recovered quickly. My oldest son, who has asthma, started Tamiflu immediately, prior to onset of symptoms and it worked exactly the way it is supposed to- he had the mildest symptoms imaginable for the flu- low-grade fever, mild cough, generally felt a bit unwell for just a couple days. He missed a Friday from school and was back on Monday. Neither of them have CF. I had type A seasonal flu- I don't have CF- and it was awful. I ended up with secondary bronchitis-turned-pneumonia and it took about 6 weeks before I was back to myself. I really, REALLY would not wish that on anyone with chronic lung disease. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I have healthy lungs and it was one of the worst illnesses I can remember in my adult life.
<br />
<br />Emily- who does have CF- started Tamiflu before any symptoms, got moderately sick for about a week, and then got a whopping case of bronchitis that took 3 or 4 weeks of bronchitis and a month of steroids to get over and her baseline was never the same afterwards. It was definitely the secondary infection that took biggest the toll on her.

 

[carmick]

I just got out of a week-and-change long admission for influenza A. Numbers-wise I never got too far away from baseline (maybe a 3 point drop on FEV1) but I suddenly needed 4L of O2 all the time when I'm normally only on it at night. I felt less flu-y after 3 days, but it took over a week to get off of the oxygen and now, about 2 weeks after the onset of sympoms, I'm still fatigued and need oxygen if I stay on my feet for more than a few minutes. I'm looking forward to getting back to baseline. I hope you recover quickly!

 

[carmick]

I just got out of a week-and-change long admission for influenza A. Numbers-wise I never got too far away from baseline (maybe a 3 point drop on FEV1) but I suddenly needed 4L of O2 all the time when I'm normally only on it at night. I felt less flu-y after 3 days, but it took over a week to get off of the oxygen and now, about 2 weeks after the onset of sympoms, I'm still fatigued and need oxygen if I stay on my feet for more than a few minutes. I'm looking forward to getting back to baseline. I hope you recover quickly!

 

[carmick]

I just got out of a week-and-change long admission for influenza A. Numbers-wise I never got too far away from baseline (maybe a 3 point drop on FEV1) but I suddenly needed 4L of O2 all the time when I'm normally only on it at night. I felt less flu-y after 3 days, but it took over a week to get off of the oxygen and now, about 2 weeks after the onset of sympoms, I'm still fatigued and need oxygen if I stay on my feet for more than a few minutes. I'm looking forward to getting back to baseline. I hope you recover quickly!