Question
Is it possible to catch two strains of the flu during the same flu season? Cause two weeks ago I had the extremely sore throat, achy body, head-in-a-vice headache, mild fever kind. And now, I have the chest congestion, nasty cough, body aches so bad you want to cry like a baby, head-in-a-vice headache, mild fever kind. Or could this just be round two of the same flu? I don’t know, but I do know that I am very sick of being sick, and I sure hope this is short-lived. Ugh.
My wife has a coworker that had both the regular flu and the stomach flu at the same time. Does that count?
January 14th, 2008 at 7:50 pmVERY possible. Big bummer. Hope you feel better soon!
January 15th, 2008 at 5:16 amYup, it’s definitely possible. The only strain you get immunity to is the strain you’ve already had. Hope you feel better soon.
January 15th, 2008 at 5:42 amI had the second version a couple of weeks ago. Ick. I hope you’re better soon, Carrie!
January 15th, 2008 at 8:43 amKev – actually, I don’t think the stomach flu actually counts as the flu, but it would sure suck all the same!
Lisa and Cami – well, you learn something new every day. Next year? Flu shots.
Crissy – how many days did you feel like you were dying? I’m on day three.
January 15th, 2008 at 8:06 pm