Claire (Alexia) Zlobin wrote:
Hi Olga,
Thanks for posting the above article. I'm myself recovering from a bug of some sort. I don't know if it was HINI but I had a doctor come to visit me at home through www.medvisit.ca. He didn't even come close to me, he just check my throat from a far. My biggest complaint was a sore throat and I wanted to make sure it wasn't strep throat. He didn't do a swab, just said it didn't look like strep throat and gave me a prescription for tamiflu. I became ill Wednesday morning, my mother-in-law came over, took Katelyn away, gave me a vinegar compress for my fever, propolis and aloe drink for my throat and left me to rest.
I think once we do get sick the most important thing is to get the rest we need. My Husband took one day off to help me. He also went to the drop store and purchased neocitran tea and Benylin all in flu remedy which he forced me to take. It was quite comedic really, I was trying to run away because I wanted to take only natural products. Finally I ended up taking the Benylin remedy. The pain in my throat went away and then I fell asleep. When I woke up the pain was back as was the chills, so all the Benylin did was coverup the symptoms for a few hours.
Once the fever, aches and chills were gone I started drinking aloe vera gel and taking oil of oregano. I find that the oil of oregano helped with my sore throat and the pure aloe vera gel helped to soothe my throat and stomach.
So it's Friday and I'm better, walking around, my energy is starting to come back and looking forward to seeing Katelyn tomorrow. My fever lasted one day (did the vinegar compress help) my chills and aches last two days ( did homeopathics,propolis and aloe help)
for me, I think so... but maybe I expected to be more ill that I actually was, I've been so scared of the flu (if I did have the flu, I think I recovered pretty fast).
Was it due to my strong immune systems? I exercise regularly, eat healthy choices, I'm cautious of toxic substances and try to use green alternatives. I use natural products and if I do get ill, I try to use natural remedies.
Was it due to the products I used? I don't know for sure, Maybe it's a bit of both. I do know that I would use these products again if I'm ill.
I'm curious to hear from other moms what you used to recover from illness and how helpful (in your opinion) were the products you used.
Can you believe, now after having the flu almost a month ago, i am now sick again with what is very similar to what you described here. I don't think it's a flu, but it is some seasonal bug i guess. I had a fever last night and also lot's of headache for the past week.
I also find that Oregano oil helps with the sore throat. But am i surprised to hear about the aloe gel. I always used it on skin only. What kind of aloe gel does your mother-in-law use and where does she get it?
I am also wondering - did you actually take Tamiflu? Question to other moms here - did any of you take Tamiflu or give it to your children? Does it work?
