I will soon be 10 mos post op and I'm very sick right now, coughing my head off, nasal drainage, fever, and sore and swollen throat from coughing so much. I tested negative for strep and flu. Tried to eat an egg this morning and got sick and stuck then followed up with a bite of yogurt and also threw that up from gagging. My throat is so sore and swollen that it is giving me a sensation of gagging and a wanting of throwing up all the time. All I can tolerate is drinking, did have greek yogurt this afternoon and some soup tonight. I called my surgeon but he didn't seem concerned, oh well. Guess I will be sick for the next few days and deal with it. Glad I just bought some protein shakes. Still not convinced its not the flu, sigh.

I didn't realize the flu had a calendar.

According to the CDC, flu season can extend into May. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm

Hope you feel better soon Donna. I had both types of influenza in December, A and B...knocked my socks off both times.

Hope you feel better soon Donna. I had both types of influenza in December, A and B...knocked my socks off both times.

thank you so much for thinking of me. Actually today I did feel better. Still taking it easy with food, Soups and soft foods as my throat is swollen and my band is tight. Still have this awful cough but today I felt human again...lol, not amongst the dead. I guess they tested me for both types at Walgreens walk in clinic, heck I don't know, all I know is they tested me. This junk is finally breaking up in my chest and I can at least cough it up now, sorry for the grossness. I live with my 74 yr old mom, she makes a good nurse, blessed to have her.