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So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

SeaMaiden — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 23:17:28 GMT

With all the news out there telling us the deadly flu is going to attack, and to get flu shots, how did you fair?

Thankgoodness I never even got the sniffles. Neither my husband or myself got even a cold. We do take care of ourselves, good diet, walk daily and take supplements. Now In our 60's, it is even more important to take good care of our physical self.

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

GCR18 — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 23:22:25 GMT

No colds or flu. Got a flu shot in October. I was extra cautious having finished cancer treatments in November. I didn't go near anyone sick and washed my hands a lot.

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

SeaMaiden — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 23:26:22 GMT

@GCR18 wrote:
No colds or flu. Got a flu shot in October. I was extra cautious having finished cancer treatments in November. I didn't go near anyone sick and washed my hands a lot.

Hope you continue to feel good and stay strong!

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

millieshops — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 23:28:27 GMT

I had the worst bout of laryngitis I've had since I left teaching, but no flu. Do I know why? No, but I'm happy to have avoided at least that, and if it was the shot that protected me, so be it.

Also, flu season may not be over. Just yesterday a friend called to cancel dinner arrangements because she had flu symptoms - pain and fever - for several days.

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

Lovethesea — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 23:33:47 GMT

I enjoy good health. eat well, take no medications, exercise a bit, sleep 9 hours/night, have never had a flu shot, wash my hands frequently, draw & paint, write a blog, and enjoy my life, family/friends. What could be better?

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

spent2much — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:12:39 GMT

I was healthy this past winter, but the year before I had pneumonia (1st time ever), followed by bronchitis. Head symptoms (ears, nose and throat) CONTINUE 18 months later. They're not as severe, but very pesty. I've been to my PCP, ENT and an allergist. I seem to be allergic to the common things... certain trees, dust mites and DOG. See my avatar? She's like our baby and there's NO getting rid of her!!!

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Kachina624 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:22:43 GMT

Got my flu shot as I always do, and had no flu or colds. Even springtime allergies were not as bad as usual.

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hckynut — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:29:19 GMT

Winter has always been good, health wise for me. It's the summer and fall where I have spent my many weeks in the hospitals.

Would list them but most here already have seen them before. When Hockey seasons end, seems like my health ends with it.

Did spend 5 days in the hospital in November, but otherwise nothing that concerns me.

hckynut(john)

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

Desertdi — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:33:00 GMT

Just choking from the SMOG in Phoenix...............two massive hay fires burning on the outskirts of town, and one "municipal" trash fire burning.

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

scatcat — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:42:28 GMT

My family (5 of us) has never gotten a flu shot and we rarely are sick. Rarely miss school or work. I am thankful for that.

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

Carmie — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:52:54 GMT

Thank goodness, my husband and I had another healthy year. We never have had the flu in our lives and never had a flu shot or any other immunizations since we were children.

We eat well and try to stay healthy. Now, if only I hadn't scrubbed my large kitchen floor on my knees.....I have a bad case of the "kneesles" on my left leg which is making me feel miserable.

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

jlkz — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 01:15:41 GMT

@Carmie

Growing up one of my jobs was to scrub the kitchen and pantry floors on my knees. At 71, I can no longer even kneel to pick up something.

I love the Haan steamer: all types of flooring get super clean, sanitized to boot, in one pull of the handle. It keeps the knees and back very healthy. ( It dries in seconds. )

Please be kinder to your knees!

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

willdob3 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 01:17:59 GMT

No shots and no sickness. Not a sniffle or cough all season. That is normal for me. I have a healthy lifestyle & that probably helps. I also avoid being around sick people when possible. lol

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

september — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 02:41:39 GMT

I did get a flu shot and was healthy, in spite of being around a lot of people who did get the flu (all unvaccinated)

Some of them were out of commission for almost a month.

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

OnlyShopsOnline — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 02:45:58 GMT

No colds or flu this past winter. My husband caught some sort of upper respiratory thing, while he was out of town for work. But, thankfully, I didn't catch it.

In general, though, winters are tough on me anyway. I have Hashimoto's Disease ( autoimmune thyroid disease) and my symptoms run amok in the winter. I have a lot of body pain, sleep most of the time, and gain a lot of weight. Now that Spring is here, and my thyroid meds were again increased, I'm feeling better. Much more motivated, and have lost a few pounds. But, it's like a marathon because I know I only have until late fall or early winter and then it starts all over again.

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ECBG — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 04:55:19 GMT

I was fine, but DH got two viruses working on computers in dentist offices.

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

Kachina624 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 05:44:18 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
I was fine, but DH got two viruses working on computers in dentist offices.

One of my secrets to good health is that I never go anywhere or do anything. When I grocery shop, I go early in the morning, use alcohol cleaner as soon as I get to the car and wash my hands thoroughly before and after I put them away.

I hate to even spend 5 minutes waiting in a medical office.

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

qualitygal — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 09:24:57 GMT

We both were well. Got flu shots, but being retired, we stayed in a lot.

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

AngelPuppy1 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 09:34:37 GMT

@SeaMaiden

Glad you stayed well!

DH & I were not well at all this winter. And our families were all sick, too.

This year has not been kind to any of us at all.

We both continue to battle ongoing illnesses and problems and we pray that we just can maintain and move forward as best we can.

Best wishes to all and we hope for better health for everyone who has problems!!!

Re: So How WasYour Health This Past Winter Season?

ID2 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 11:00:46 GMT

Another advantage of retirement...no sickness that you bring home and infect everyone else. We got our flu shots, as usual, and have been very healthy the entire winter. Watch....now I'll catch a cold..