Flu report: Day Two

I woke up at 4:00 a.m. 

My temperature at 5:30 a.m. was 96.1 F. According to the internet, this means that I am not ovulating. Who am I to argue?

My temperature didn't hit 99F until about 10:30. First acetaminophen at noon.

I went for a twenty minute walk outside. A half-mile out and a half-mile back. The cold air was brutal to my nasal passages but other than that there were no complications.

An hour after my walk I got out of my recliner and said some bad words. A quick tour of the internet suggested that my right-side sciatica nerve was not happy. Suspecting inflammation, I took a couple of ibuprofen which is MUCH better than acetaminophen for inflammation.

I took a nap. The pain shooting down the back of my right leg was gone.

My nose is running. My cough is better. I was able to eat without feeling nausea.

Back in the day, there were many days when I went to work and put in a full day when I felt worse than this.

Mrs ERJ's symptoms seem to be lagging my by about 12 hours.

Posted for entertainment purposes (source)

• Blood type A: Overall has a great ability to generate a quick and substantial antibody response against influenza type A(H1N1) and especially A(H3N2). Their antibody response against influenza B is not quite as dramatic.
• Blood type AB: Relatively poor ability to generate high antibody levels against any of the influenza viruses.
• Blood type B: Reasonable, but not great ability to generate an antibody response against influenza A(H1N1). Slowest (it can take them 3-5 months) and weakest ability to generate antibodies against influenza A(H3N2) of any blood type. Against influenza B virus, blood type B has a significant advantage and responds differently from either blood group A or O. The blood type B immune response happens much earlier and persists longer.
• Blood type O: Relatively effective ability to generate antibody response against influenza A(H1N1) and A(H3N2) viruses. Antibody response against influenza B is not as dramatic as blood type B.

The reason that I label this "entertainment" is that influenza is constantly mutating. Even if good studies were performed and reached the conclusions shown above (and I did not look at the original sources), there is no guarantee that the next variant of H1N1, H3N2 or B will not have evolved beyond those defenses.

For the record, I am type O+. 

Tomorrow

We will not be watching Quicksilver tomorrow. Handsome Hombre is sick and he will be watching her.