Tamiflu?

pammieanne
on 2/6/18 5:47 am - OK
RNY on 05/16/16

So I quickly googled it, but my brain is in a fog, and I have an appointment with my PCP this afternoon... Just wanna make sure, should I test positive for the flu, is it ok for RNYers to take?

I really hope it's not what I have, but damn do I feel like ****

Height 5'5" HW 260 SW 251 CW 141.6 (2/27/18)

RNY 5-16-16 Pre-Op 9lbs, M1-18.5lbs, M2-18.1lbs, M3-14.8lbs, M4-10.4lbs, M5-9.2lbs, M6-7lbs, M7-6.2lbs, M8-8.8lbs,M9-7.8lbs, M10-1 lb, M11-.6lbs, M12-4.4lbs

(deactivated member)
on 2/6/18 8:12 am

I hope you feel better Pammie. I hope it is not the flu. My oldest daughter (16) had been home the last two days with a head cold and today coughing a lot. No fever or body aches so I am hoping just a cold. Not going to pediatrician unless we have to at this point as the germs sky high there right now.

I am not sure about tamaflu. I have taken lots of antibiotics over the years.

Feel better soon.

i

Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 2/6/18 8:35 am
RNY on 08/05/19

Tamiflu is an antiviral drug, not an NSAID. It should be fine-- but check with a doctor or pharmacist first.

Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 2/6/18 11:09 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16

I hope you feel better soon (and that it isn't the flu).

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

ChristineB
on 2/6/18 12:54 pm - Western 'Burbs Chgo, IL
On February 6, 2018 at 1:47 PM Pacific Time, pammieanne wrote:

So I quickly googled it, but my brain is in a fog, and I have an appointment with my PCP this afternoon... Just wanna make sure, should I test positive for the flu, is it ok for RNYers to take?

I really hope it's not what I have, but damn do I feel like ****

Tamiflu may help a person that has the following Flu SX:

  1. body aches/headaches
  2. fever >101
  3. painful cough
  4. sudden onset of symptoms

Yes, it is okay for RNY patient. Both my husband and I are PO and our doctor knows of our surgery and is a supporter of our continued health with RNY.

 
Open RNY May 7
260/155/140 




 

(deactivated member)
on 2/6/18 1:57 pm

thanks good to know.... my daughter has a cold watching closely. None of these symptoms thankfully.

(deactivated member)
on 2/7/18 6:07 am, edited 2/6/18 10:07 pm

I too had the brain fog . I took tamiflu, just stopped taking it and am attacking the inevitable secondary bacterial infection. ( read green or yellow snot and coughing) with natural antibacterials - probiotics, ginger, roasted garlic. Usually this clears it all for me.

I?m very scared to take both antiviral and antibiotics- almost every flu related death involves the combination of the two extremely serious drugs.

Ill also point out that almost every patient that died re-entered society ( went to work or school) way too early often while actually on these body-devastating and ( immune system debilitating ) hugely serious drugs.

Not only were they irresponsibly infecting other people they also managed to let their compromised vulnerable immune systems get exposed to other strains of the same disease - kind of like when HIV patients in the early days of AIDS non-protected sexed with each other. They died like flies. Look it up.

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