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Great pic. Spent my childhood up there; property in nature trails park and exploring up in the mountains above. Thanks for sharing

Not a doctor. Ummm....drink more OJ?

I hope you feel better soon. The one thing I learned was to give in to the nausea early instead of trying to force myself to get over it.

this is me today. thank you for the hope!

Thanks doctor monkey_trumpets, what course of treatment would you recommend?

With recently learning that covid basically nukes your tcells and makes your body forget diseases, it's going to be a rough few years

Get your shots people and make sure you're up to date with your other ones

Ah geeze. Hoping for the best for you. Rest and stay hydrated.

My 6 month old just got her first flu shot! I’m so thankful we have this technology available.

Also, not being able to get into daycare yet is kind of a blessing since she’d probably get RSV.

Looks like it was a school district interpretation in Yakima county. So it may be some nutty superintendent instead of some nutty health district person.

My wife and I got our flu shots two weeks ago, and then last weekend we went down to Portland and I definitely caught something similar. Started with a runny nose, turned into really bad head aches/pains, but enough sleep/rest and finally recovered now. Wonder if the flu shot saved me from the same problems that you’re describing, as I know a lot of folks who are having the same issues.

I don't think anywhere in western WA has that much snow this week.

Maiditupp County

I've lived here since 2001, so I know what you mean!

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It really was. Took my breath before I snapped the pic.

Got the exact same timeline. I’m on day 8 and feeling much better with minor leftovers. It’s a standard cold. Don’t waste your time with antibiotics.

Please consider staying home instead - it doesn’t really matter whether you’ve got the flu, COVID, RSV, or any of the dozens of viruses that cause colds.

All of them are contagious (so you’re just exposing more people by sitting in a waiting room) and none of them need anything more than home care of rest, fluids, and OTC medications while you ride it out.

Edit: I say this because the local clinics, urgent cares, and ERs are being crushed. If you’re a reasonably healthy adult (or the parent of an otherwise healthy child), the best thing you can do for yourself and everyone else is to stay home.

We are in Spokane too and the week we were sick so was everyone else. More than half of my youngest kids class was out sick. Urgent cares were full. Hospitals had super long waits. My kiddo had an unrelated allergic reaction and we couldn't get a bed at the hospital. It sucked.

On Tuesday, I had a massive headache that started around noon and lasted until 2am. I ended up vomiting twice, and on Wednesday morning I felt good as new. I'm not sure what that was all about, but it sucked.

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I’m not surprised at all. I’m a teacher and my kids are dropping like flies. This morning only 50% of my home room students were at school today, and my other classes weren’t doing so well either.

That is stunning

I’m pretty sure z-packs are Azithromycin. I know Zithromax is a name brand, but what is “zuxhromician”? Regardless, you’re correct that it is an antibiotic and should not/hopefully will not be prescribed for viral infections. Physicians of the past really did this country a disservice by handing those out left and right. Nothing can convince my mother that they will not help with a virus :/

I think you meant Coors Lite. See, I know my technology. Btw, I fully support the idea of symptomatic people masking to protect others.