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I believe this is referred as 'back to school plague' in English.OmCheeto said:I would be interested in reading studies about this phenomena.
I believe this is referred as 'back to school plague' in English.OmCheeto said:I would be interested in reading studies about this phenomena.
berkeman said:Welcome to the PF.
Have you spoken with a doctor about this yet? They will probably be able to help you figure this out relatively quickly.
Sorry you're going through so much right now! I think it would be good to go back to the doctors with that specific question/complaint, so that they can line up the right tests. I doubt they will tell you it is "in your head" or to leave town.StingrayJane said:What I didn't do was go to a walk in specifically to say "ever since I moved I feel slightly ill and extremely fatigued" for fear I would be told it was in my head or told to go back to the east. However, now that I have found out that a good friend and colleague who moved at the same time is experiencing the same thing (except the lady issues as he is a...He) well, now I'm really starting to think it has to do with either the water, the climate or the canola factories or something else like that.
berkeman said:Sorry you're going through so much right now! I think it would be good to go back to the doctors with that specific question/complaint, so that they can line up the right tests. I doubt they will tell you it is "in your head" or to leave town.
Hopefully this is less of an issue with the docs, compared to some of the nurses. Hang in there, and I hope you feel better soon.StingrayJane said:As for being told to go back east lol, well, if you can believe it the nurse at triage just about told me that when I went in for the gyno tests and she badgered me about what I did for a living. It would not be the first time I moved to a small town and had people tell me I'd be better off moving back to the city.
I went thru 10 pages of google search results. Very little information other that "wash your hands".Rive said:I believe this is referred as 'back to school plague' in English.
Well, it's the same here. By its nature this topic is really fuzzy: wide variation of 'mild' germs supported with the general anxiety of children - guess it's no wonder that not much researcher wishes to dig into this moat. Especially since it's more annoying than serious.OmCheeto said:I went thru 10 pages of google search results. Very little information other that "wash your hands".
YES! I think most of these episodes during first 4 months were allergies. Only one turned into a cold in January when I posted this. This is the first place I lived where I did NOT install Super Hepafilters in the air ducts. Big mistake! Apparently I was over confident in the air quality here and assumed since I was no longer in LA (or living in an old place with carpet) I was safe. Well the tenants below me have a dog, and we share air ducts. I'm very sensitive to pet dander, dust and smoke. I checked the current filters and discovered they do not even fit. They are 6" too small! In other words, there is no air filter on part of the 2 air ducts. I have always been sensitive with allergies so always put the highest level filters everywhere. Also I read it takes 6 months for your body to de-stress after a move. Stress will knock down your immune system which increases sensitive. My doctor said I am the healthiest person she has seen in years and suspects allergies. Everything else is idealistic, Blood Pressure, Blood Tests, etc..StingrayJane said:I'm just curious if you found out eventually what was the cause? I have had something very similar happen. I moved from Ontario to Saskatchewan last year. It's now been 13 months. I have been itching, felt icky like I'm just getting over a cold or flu and I feel tired all the time and sore often. I'm determined to figure it out because I love the town where I've moved and I want to stay but I'd prefer to not feel so physically lousy so often.
Great news! Very glad that you are doing better.Jen Lyn said:YES! I think most of these episodes during first 4 months were allergies. Only one turned into a cold in January when I posted this. This is the first place I lived where I did NOT put in my own Super Hepafilters in the air ducts. Big mistake! Apparently I was over confident in the air quality here and assumed since I was no longer in LA or living in an old place with carpet, I was safe. Well the tenants below me have a dog, and we share air ducts. I'm very sensitive to pet dander, dust and smoke. I checked the current filters and discovered they do not even fit. They are 6" too small so, in other words, there is no air filter on part of the 2 air duct openings. I have always been sensitive as a child with allergies so have always put the highest level filters everywhere. It makes a difference. Also I read it takes 6 months for your body to de-stress after a move. Stress will knock down your immune system too.
Sorry that you feel that way. As a medic, I feel the opposite way. And you should probably find a better source for your statistics...Jen Lyn said:As for someone else's comment about the flu shot, sorry I will never get one of those. #1 I do not ever get the flu #2 they are effective less than 50% of the time #3 25% (and my entire family) get very sick after the flu shot. Why would I want to get the flu when I never get the flu now? Is really a shot in the dark, they do not know what they are doing and the evidence is in the numbers.
If it's not broken, don't fix it. Do the least harm. That's what I say. Also, flu shots are not vegan. They are pretty disgusting. I was talking specifically about the last flu season. They really blew it with the last vaccine, those were the statistics.berkeman said:Great news! Very glad that you are doing better.
Sorry that you feel that way. As a medic, I feel the opposite way. And you should probably find a better source for your statistics...
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm
Be well.
Very interesting! I had not heard that point before. Here is a link to vegan flu shots:Jen Lyn said:Also, flu shots are not vegan