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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:05 am
by james.c
My wife got swine flu, any one with any tips
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:16 am
by orchid5
plenty of fluids, keep her temperature down and if possible keep visiting or anyone coming to the house to a minimum. Have you contacted your local swine flu number so that she can be given tamiflu? Hope that she feels better soon.
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:23 am
by james.c
yes shes on tamiflu, luckily my twins wne to my parents on saturday and my parents have agreed to look after them till she recovers, so they dont risk getting it
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:33 am
by orchid5
just keep her warm and topped up with fluids as if she has a pyrexia she will be perspiring quite a bit and runs the risk of dehydration. Paracetamol or Asprin taken according to the manufacturers instructions are very good antipyretics. If her temperature goes above 38C or she develops a cough with productive sputum then she should seek further medical advice.