H1N1 Haiku

Coughing and Sneezing

Why is it so contagious?

I dislike piggies.

Two more victims of the swine flu! Mike got it from work, and so graciously brought it home to me. Although he had it a lot worse than I did, I was the one who ended up going to the doctor due to the fact that pregnancy is considered high-risk with the swine flu. I went to the doctor's office, and they sent me to the hospital to get tested to confirm the H1N1 virus. After going to 2 hospitals and waiting for over an hour in the waiting room, they stuck a swab up my nose and sent me home. The results came back positive. Since I work at a hospital, I was restricted from going back to work for an entire week, which wouldn't have been so bad, if I didn't spend almost the entire week in bed. I also had to talk to the infection control nurse at the hospital so she can track the spread of the virus. She told me that the interesting thing is that everyone who gets the swine flu has wildly different symptoms. Some have very mild symptoms, and others are hospitalized. I sure got off lucky! All in all, it wasn't the worst thing I've ever dealt with. The worst part was paying for the Tamiflu, which was quite pricey. All for the good of the baby, I guess, who is kicking away quite happily still. And that's what matters most.