When your doctor refuses to test for Swine Flu

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It is rather simple really. We have not one, but several strains of
flu, and we have a resistant medical establishment to testing for it.
Our family found very curtly, that Swine Flu is not allowed in our home
state. Since we were told over the phone to come in for a "swab" since
most of the family and most of our clients have it- we were unprepared
for the curt doctors note- I do not believe this patient is showing
significant symptoms. 

Symptoms were - loose stool, almost vomiting (my mother in law vomited
for 3 days and was deathly ill and ran a fever), severe headaches,
bones aches, sore throat, low grade cough, and extremely bad abdominal
cramps. Miserable. 

We wanted to know if we had it. We had been exposed to a person who
likely had it in San Antonio Texas and whose visit infected our whole
family. 

There will be no positives in our state. I doubt at a level 6 Pandemic
there will be positives. My sister-in-law and her beau packed up all
their preps and have headed into the West Virginia wilderness. It is a
"vacation", but one does wonder. 

Two days ago I read in Florida the hospitals were now decreasing testing because "they are seeing less and less cases." 

There will be no cases here. Because - of the pork industry. A single
case would deal a whopper blow with a boycott Russia and China and
other countries (Japan). One health care authority told me - we aren't
going to count cases any more per se in the general population. We have
a new method. We will randomly ask sample people (in uninfected areas)
if you have symptoms. 

I said- well (in ER at the time) what would I need to get a swab?  I
was told quote from triage "about 104 temperature and symptoms of
mental impairment."

So I think Alaska, and the two other states will stay caseless. You can't count what you don't test. Am I wrong?

Can we be surrounded by states that are positive, and island of
security from Swine Flu when half my friends have some kind of 'flu'-
especially children. 

The press is a wasteland. Time did a token article- we have more
excitement about breweries and car shows than a Pandemic that could
wipe out 1/3 of the populations. 

We hear over and over - yes we are deeply concerning and preparing. Testing would be good. How many tests have been done? 

Doctors are under pressure not to report. This is supposed to be a non-serious annoying flu which poses no real health danger. 

Had considered setting up an Internet hotline of people who have the
flu and would like to report. But one problem. They know they have the
flu, their body knows they have the flu, but the doctors may know. 

I asked about isolation. Since I could be a carrier. I was told well
you are living at home and those there are already infected. 22 people
came through yesterday. We live in a small mansion (the mini-old old
like haunted spooky type place). I have nicknamed it the Amityville
house- because I think we do have a resident haunt. But that is another
story. She mostly swipes stuff, moves stuff to other places, and makes
a lot of racket in the attic. She died in the bed I sleep in. Now there
is a happy thought. 

The cat wants no part of certain parts of the house, especially at 2 am. but 

people are still flat ill but heck- with all the yummy stuff in the air
and water- whose to know what is flu and what is poison. 

So-as in India (before they finally broke down and out of countless
millions - admitted - we have a case confirmed- no time soon for here. 

One client I said- you know I have the flu- you really should stay away
- he said quote "no problem guy- my whole family has had it for 3
weeks- I'm not worried."

That did make me feel better. 

Well, its like this. This is like a Stephen King thing - Sometimes they
come back. This one come and then seems to get better and then you get
it again a little fiercer. I have been through 4 times of fiercer. 

What can the doctors do? Well, honestly I was hoping for Tamiflu. It
still is supposed to work. Maybe I'm not rich enough. Maybe if I had a
'doctor for the stars' that will give you anthing no matter what you
have or don't- I could have been treated and now be on the road to
recovery. 

So Almost Heaven- another day in paradise.  What can you do when your doctor refuses to test for Swine Flu? Figures like Blondie said - There are no accidents in a perfect world 

Medclinician