'Tis the season to be... sick.
Dec 10, 2019 13:26:21 #
Well at least the sense of humor lives on through the injections.
I bet you remember when the doc's used to come to the house to give shots. I know I do.
I bet you remember when the doc's used to come to the house to give shots. I know I do.
Dec 10, 2019 13:39:52 #
plumbob wrote:
Well at least the sense of humor lives on through the injections.
I bet you remember when the doc's used to come to the house to give shots. I know I do.
I bet you remember when the doc's used to come to the house to give shots. I know I do.
yep
and during the great depression
the dr would take a chicken or maybe a rabbit as recompense
since we had no money to pay him
Dec 10, 2019 15:06:32 #
Dec 10, 2019 15:09:31 #
Justoldjim
Loc: JUNCTION CITY, OR.
I under there are many strains of flu and the shot does not take care of all of them
Dec 10, 2019 15:15:11 #
Justoldjim wrote:
I under there are many strains of flu and the shot does not take care of all of them
From what I understand they make the vaccine for the type of flu that they believe is coming. One maybe two different strains.
Dec 15, 2019 01:44:21 #
I sympathize with all you folks who are 'under the weather' with this danged flu ! Back in January of '79, the 'ex' and I were both so sick that we could barely take
care of ourselves, much less
each other ! We both lost two weeks of work, although I went in on the second Friday feeling like crap so's not to lose ALL my sick days ! Fighting that particular flu must have strengthened my resistance considerably, as I have not had any type of flu for the
past forty years, nor ever any flu shots ! One other thing that I think has contributed was starting to eat more spicy foods like chili
and other dishes made with hot
peppers ! Supposedly, they are loaded with vitamin A and heavy
in antioxidants; also, if I'm not feeling 'right', I doctor up my chicken noodle soup ! I always
use two cans, but also cook and dice up at least half a chicken breast and add it and the broth to the soup; I like my soups meaty and hearty, so I also add a touch of cayenne pepper or chipotle powder to spice it up ! It helps to 'sweat' and/or drive the bug right out of you, not to mention leaving you feeling warm all over ! I think that between that really serious flu bout and my change of diet, that
my system has developed a much stronger resistance overall, accounting for the few minor episodes of colds rather than more serious ones or the flu for these many years !
care of ourselves, much less
each other ! We both lost two weeks of work, although I went in on the second Friday feeling like crap so's not to lose ALL my sick days ! Fighting that particular flu must have strengthened my resistance considerably, as I have not had any type of flu for the
past forty years, nor ever any flu shots ! One other thing that I think has contributed was starting to eat more spicy foods like chili
and other dishes made with hot
peppers ! Supposedly, they are loaded with vitamin A and heavy
in antioxidants; also, if I'm not feeling 'right', I doctor up my chicken noodle soup ! I always
use two cans, but also cook and dice up at least half a chicken breast and add it and the broth to the soup; I like my soups meaty and hearty, so I also add a touch of cayenne pepper or chipotle powder to spice it up ! It helps to 'sweat' and/or drive the bug right out of you, not to mention leaving you feeling warm all over ! I think that between that really serious flu bout and my change of diet, that
my system has developed a much stronger resistance overall, accounting for the few minor episodes of colds rather than more serious ones or the flu for these many years !
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