So much for maternal instincts

[mousme]

So in spite of my mother's absolute certainty that my mild cold was in fact really the H1N1/swine flu, I find myself pretty much recovered, as of yesterday.

I am always amused by my parents' hypochondria when it comes to my own health. They themselves come from the "Eh, I'll walk it off," school of doctoring, but the minute I have a sniffle or a paper cut, they're *thisclose* to calling the paramedics.

In other news, work is crazy. I've been trying to post this for about 30 minutes now. Time to quit while I'm ahead.

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[urban-homestead.livejournal.com]

The hypochondria by proxy will seem WAY less funny when you have your own kids. ;)

It might have been H1N1 anyway, though, you know. Most people do get over it in a couple of days. Anyway, the amount of rhubarb you wrangled while sick could probably have cured anything. :-p

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was a cold. Sore throat, minor congestion, and no fever. Doesn't sound like the flu to me.

I do know intellectually that parents automatically worry about their kids, but right now it seems pretty hilarious. I remember once getting a small rash on my arm when I was about fifteen, right around the time Lucien Bouchard lost his leg, and my father *freaked* out. It took all my powers of persuasion to convince him that no, it wasn't flesh-eating bacteria. :P

[taxlady.livejournal.com]

Getting well after a few days doesn't sound like a cold.

I'm glad to read that you are feeling better. Me too.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Getting well after a few days doesn't sound like a cold.

Really? I thought it wasn't that unusual... 4-5 days with a cold is about standard for me.

[taxlady.livejournal.com]

I was taught that colds last a week to 10 days. But, I googled and found an article that stated, "Colds usually last three to four days, but can hang around for 10 days to two weeks." So, I guess you are right.

Now I wonder what I had. It doesn't really match flu or cold symptoms. I didn't have all of them and had about equal amounts from each column. It sounds slightly more like flu, but my temperature never made it up to 37.0 (normal).