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My Aunt was killed by the flu. She had a pre-existing unknown heart-condition and despite her healthy lifestyle the flu weakened her heart enough that she need
by wavefunction 3y ago
My Aunt was killed by the flu. She had a pre-existing unknown heart-condition and despite her healthy lifestyle the flu weakened her heart enough that she needed a heart-transplant in her early 20s. She died at age 27.
I tell this story whenever it is possible, to educate people about what the flu is capable of doing, whenever someone says the flu is "no big deal." Statistically, perhaps not. Unless you're the statistic that is.
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoNot really relevant here though.
- jjulius 3y agoThey are replying directly to a tangential comment that someone else made. It might not be relevant to this overall thread, but it's relevant to this particular comment chain.
- dangwhy 3y agoIs there a way to know who might be more susceptible to weakening of heart. Or is it just random bad luck with no known reason?
- Enginerrrd 3y agoMostly the latter as far I know.
- nayaketo 3y agoDiabetics and even those who have pre-diabetes or insulin resistance.
- CommitSyn 3y agoHaving had a number of bad colds before I actually got a bad flu, I always thought my colds were the flu. Not a huge deal. When it was confirmed to be the flu when I talked to her later, the mobile doctor said that many people think the same because they tupically don't go to the doctor for confirmation, if the doctor even chooses to test. A real (non-covid) flu had me feeling like I was on death's door for a week, and much of that time was spent wishing it would take me.
- kayodelycaon 3y agoI got H1N1. The only reason I didn’t end up in a hospital was because I forced myself to stay hydrated and somewhat lucid when I wasn’t able to sleep. It was really bad.
- pezezin 3y agoI got a type-A flu this year in early January, and holy shit was it painful, I hadn't been that sick in 25 years. Some co-workers and relatives also got it (in opposite sides of the Earth!) and reported the same, this year the flu was really strong. In comparison, I had corona last week and it was a walk in the park (I am also quad-vaccinated, that might have helped).
- InitialLastName 3y ago> In comparison, I had corona last week and it was a walk in the park (I am also quad-vaccinated, that might have helped). I can attest that somewhere between vaccines, potential acquired immunity and variants having reduced strength, my pair of confirmed Covid experiences (March 2020, July 2022) went from "the sickest I've ever felt, with symptoms recurring for months and persistent-to-present reduced smell capability" to "a mild cold".
- NoGravitas 3y agoJust for anecdata, I had the J&J vaccine early on, then the bivalent booster when it became available. In January, I got COVID, and I was "sickest I've ever felt" for about three days, "bad cold" for a week, "fatigue and brain fog" for another week, and "smoker's cough in the morning" for several months afterward.
- kosh2 3y agoIt happens but it is rare. Given the COVID outbreak, it is definitely circumstancial evidence.