Swine Flu at PAX official

[hunterx280]

Looks like the official PAX (http://twitter.com/official_pax) twitter feed has confirmed, Swine Flu was at PAX. If you are not feeling well, please go to a doctor. For those of you who were there, hit up the vitamin C, zinc and any other preventative meds you can think of.

Just heard of our first test-confirmed swine flu case at the show. PLEASE if you feel symptoms (fever, etc) go to the doctor.

Thanks SadiePepper!

[violent]

Unclean, UNCLEAN!

[pronounconnoun]

Okay, now I have to schedule a doctor's appointment. Thanks PAX! :p

But seriously, Getting H1N1 at PAX was totally worth it. I had a blast.

[hunterx280]

Okay, now I have to schedule a doctor's appointment. Thanks PAX! :p

But seriously, Getting H1N1 at PAX was totally worth it. I had a blast.

Hey now, wait for the official results, you could just have regular Con SARS.

[wyeast]

Oh! That sticker was a pain to get off my CoG badge! :p

[Rogue_hunter]

I just have a regular old head cold. Lots of sleep Sunday night really helped with my sore throat. Hopefully no CoGger came down with H1N1 (or the terrifying alternative H1Z1 ;) ).

[hunterx280]

I just have a regular old head cold. Lots of sleep Sunday night really helped with my sore throat. Hopefully no CoGger came down with H1N1 (or the terrifying alternative H1Z1 ;) ).

Yeah, just when you think you're safe you realize the cold was keeping the other virus at bay. You are doomed! DOOMED I SAY! Better go chug down the bakon vodka.

[Adam Blue]

Jeff Green isn't feeling to great...

[TurboKinny]

I would like to go on record to say that Sazime slept in a bed with me all weekend without getting sick. Yall shouldn't have gone around licking random gamers :p

[hunterx280]

I would like to go on record to say that Sazime slept in a bed with me all weekend without getting sick. Yall shouldn't have gone around licking random gamers :p

I wasn't pointing any fingers, I was just passing info along. We have zero confirmed CoGgers getting H1N1 from PAX, I just want to make sure everyone gets checked out so if they do have it, they get the proper medical attention.

I would say no one should panic at this point, just call your doctor, make an appointment to get checked out and get plenty of rest. If you were at PAX and you do confirm H1N1, please let us and probably the PAX people know.

[TurboKinny]

I wasn't pointing any fingers, chill, wasn't saying you were!

Unfortunately, H1N1 is so prevalent here on campus that they've stopped actually testing for it unless you have an extremely severe case. They're also telling us not to go to the doctor anymore unless we have underlying health conditions. It's craziness.

[Sazime]

I think my immune system got it taken care of in a day. It was weird, thought I was getting something as soon as I got home, but 42 hours after arriving home (which included 22 hours of work) and all I've dealt with has been a headache and exhaustion from the drive home. You know that George Carlin bit about immune systems? I think that's me.

[wyeast]

... without getting sick. Yall shouldn't have gone around licking random gamers :p

We don't even know if you have H1N1. Doesn't mean I won't tease you about Sam thinking he was sick that first day back... ;)

Guess who has two thumbs, a headache and a fever starting up just as his graveyard shift begins?

This guy.

And no, I didn't go around licking random gamers. I only lick gamers I like :D


I think my immune system got it taken care of in a day. It was weird, thought I was getting something as soon as I got home, but 42 hours after arriving home (which included 22 hours of work) and all I've dealt with has been a headache and exhaustion from the drive home. You know that George Carlin bit about immune systems? I think that's me.

Did you eat any of the donuts? Maybe the donuts are the key to defeating the virus? :eek: ;)

[National Kato]

Psshhh, H1N1. For a CoG invasion, I'd expect nothing less than the clap.

[iHap]

This morning i woke up with a nasty cough. Could be just a normal flu, but the likely chance of it being H1N1 is probably high.

[spcialk]

Psshhh, H1N1. For a CoG invasion, I'd expect nothing less than the clap.

I'll represent for the gonacephaherpalitis crowd...

[pronounconnoun]

Psshhh, H1N1. For a CoG invasion, I'd expect nothing less than the clap.

I'll represent for the gonacephaherpalitis crowd...

Best twenty bucks I've ever spent.

[spcialk]

Best twenty bucks I've ever spent.

Best hour I'VE ever spent ;)

[Sazime]

Did you eat any of the donuts? Maybe the donuts are the key to defeating the virus? :eek: ;)
Hmmmm, maybe! It was a maple bacon bar if anyone wants to know. Get to it!

[pronounconnoun]

Hmmmm, maybe! It was a maple bacon bar if anyone wants to know. Get to it!

Damn. I did not eat the maple bacon bar. The cure is lost.

[Ink Asylum]

Reading on Twitter about both Gabe and Scott Kurtz coming down with the flu. Not Swine Flu, but sickness nonetheless. Granted, they shake a lot more hands than most people attending PAX, but still a cautionary tale. I'll be rubber gloves and a face mask to PAX East.

[MagGnome]

Now I'm glad I attended the Saint Paul PAX festival instead. I may have drank like a fish, but I didn't get the swine flu! :cool:

[Uno Ill Nino]

Oh SHIT son! The list of flights on the front page? Yeah, Seattle to Pheonix on Monday was one of MY flights. I've got a super scratchy throat and I'm all plugged up today, but my gf had that before I even left for PAX, so I'm thinking I prolly just got it from her and it needed a few days to incubate. No H1N1 for me.

Hey, I know Scott and one or two other COGers got sick and missed a day of the show, right? Anyone heard from them? How they holding up?

Lastly, I know this is off-topic, but I'm putting together a short video/slideshow of the pics I have from PAX. I'll have it up later this week and I'll throw it in the photos thread.

Great meeting you all!

-Andrew

[Sazime]

Reading on Twitter about both Gabe and Scott Kurtz coming down with the flu. Not Swine Flu, but sickness nonetheless. Granted, they shake a lot more hands than most people attending PAX, but still a cautionary tale. I'll be rubber gloves and a face mask to PAX East.
Wasn't this the reason Kurtz wanted people to use the "Reverse Head Nod" when meeting him?

[hunterx280]

I think we should take up the Japanese tradition of bowing. It seems like a good idea now that we have seen a minor plague break out. Colony of Gamers, number one in community, games and plagues!

[rinichanraar]

Reading on Twitter about both Gabe and Scott Kurtz coming down with the flu. Not Swine Flu, but sickness nonetheless. Granted, they shake a lot more hands than most people attending PAX, but still a cautionary tale. I'll be rubber gloves and a face mask to PAX East.

Wil Wheaton's Twitter says he has the same thing. pronounconnoun thinks the three of them got it from making out.

[hunterx280]

Wil Wheaton's Twitter says he has the same thing. pronounconnoun thinks the three of them got it from making out.

That doesn't explain it because I'm still healthy at the moment and we made out right afterward.

[Suave Peanut]

I've got a doctor's appointment today at 2. We'll see.

[hunterx280]

I've got a doctor's appointment today at 2. We'll see.

Well, I hope things go well for you. So far I'm doing well. I probably shouldn't stay up so late right now just to help avoid any incoming illnesses. I think I'll probably stay home at night again tonight just to make sure.

[shodan2020]

I've got a doctor's appointment today at 2. We'll see.

I don't need no fancy doctor. It's not quite "normal" flu season yet. Chances are if you have flu like symptoms now, it's probably of the piggy variety.

I'm feeling better btw.

[hunterx280]

I'm feeling better btw.

Good to know, I heard you had quite the experience on the way home.

[shodan2020]

Good to know, I heard you had quite the experience on the way home.

Yeah, I hate slide shows of my life. That's why it's always a good idea to travel with a buddy.

[hunterx280]

Yeah, I hate slide shows of my life. That's why it's always a good idea to travel with a buddy.

Yeah, I know how that goes. I almost never travel long distances without my wife. She is an excellent travel companion and it's usually pretty easy to convince her to go most of the places I want to go. Short distances are another matter entirely. I drive a lot by myself but they are pretty set routes so I'm never hard to find.

It's funny, I used to do whatever I wanted when I wanted but now that my life has a fairly set routine it's very jarring when the routine is disturbed.

[Bad Buddha]

Our office just approved 5 extra bonus days of sick leave if you're diagnosed with the Pig Plague. Hopefully people that contract it will take the hint and stay home rather than bringing into the workplace!

[Alatheia]

As of last night there were three confirmed cases of piggy flu in the enforcers.

[rinichanraar]

That doesn't explain it because I'm still healthy at the moment and we made out right afterward.

All three of them? At once? You lucky bastard.

[hunterx280]

All three of them? At once? You lucky bastard.

No, just Joey. You had your back turned.

[Everyone vs Dinosaurs]

I was lucky enough to get sick at PAX, probably swine flu.

Oink Oink

[pronounconnoun]

I wasn't able to get a doctors appointment until Tuesday of next week.

My fever is gone and I'm well enough to concentrate at work. No swine flu! I've lysoled my computer just in case.

[Scull]

As of last night there were three confirmed cases of piggy flu in the enforcers.
I'm on my way to the docs to see if I'm confirmed too. Yay.

[Alatheia]

I'm on my way to the docs to see if I'm confirmed too. Yay.

We're up a few more. I'm not counting, it's too many.

[Rogue_hunter]

I woke up feeling worse today, got a last second doctor's appointment in about 45 minutes. Oddly enough, my right pinky toe has been numb since yesterday and I don't know why.

[Everyone vs Dinosaurs]

I'm on my way to the docs to see if I'm confirmed too. Yay.

There isn't anything the doctors can do at this point if it has been 48 hours since the infection, correct? So going to the doctor would just be proving that you do have H1N1?

[hunterx280]

Hmmm, just got an email from my wife saying she is not feeling well. Details to come. Odd she would get con SARS before me, she was only there one day. I am starting to feel a little tickle in my lungs. I think I may have contracted Scott's bronchitis. No surprise there, I tend to get bronchitis at least once a year.

EDIT: Her response to my surprise was "I win." God, I love that woman. LOL!

EDIT 2: Nevermind, false alarm. I won't go into details but yeah, not the flu or anything else.

[DangerousDaze]

Here in the UK where everyone and their mad cow has had swine flu they advise against seeing a doctor if you have the symptoms. For one, it just spreads it further. For two, the anti-virals at most by that point will knock a day off (and probably give you side effects), and for three, it's really not that big a deal.

I had all the symptoms a couple of weeks ago and just worked from home.

[Sandman]

I just have regular old Con SARS here. Most of it already gone away. All that is left is a killer cough that makes my throat really sore.

[shodan2020]

I don't need no fancy doctor. It's not quite "normal" flu season yet. Chances are if you have flu like symptoms now, it's probably of the piggy variety.

I'm feeling better btw.

Actually, my work required me to go see a fancy pants doctor. She said it was most likely a generic viral flu, and that it was too late to test for H1N1 since it has to be done within 48 hours of contraction. Anyway, she wants me to take the rest of the week off of work, so I guess that's good.

[Wraith]

http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/644193998_GFtjt-L.jpgYou may have heard that we had an unannounced guest (http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/9/7/feeling-sick/) at this year's PAX, a creature of global reach and renown - H1N1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_influenza#In_humans), whose Gamertag is Swine Flu. The last time I talked to Gabriel he was taking Scott (http://www.pvponline.com/) to a clinic of some kind, and he suggested that I begin canvassing immediately for guest content - enough to cover an absence of unknown duration. We wrote a strip for Wednesday, but he was physically unable to raise a pen, and so I have begun to release strips from our strategic reserve. Here (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/9/9/) is Penny Arcade as interpreted by FoxTrot (http://www.foxtrot.com/)'s Bill Amend. More strips will follow. I hoping I'll have enough jpegs to contain the fullness of the contagion.

[wyeast]

I love Foxtrot. :D The skeeball thing had me in stitches.

[Suave Peanut]

I've got a doctor's appointment today at 2. We'll see.
Update: I have bronchitis and the flu.

[AgtFox]

Update: I have bronchitis and the flu.
I had that combo back in grade school. From the sounds of it this is what Mike (Gabriel) has as well (and probably Kurtz too). You can't move a muscle and what really sucked for me back then is they could give me no antibiotics because the flu would get rid of it. Only once the flu was gone could I take an antibiotic to get rid of the bronchitis. Think I was out of school for over a week.

Things have probably changed nowadays though. For me it was late 80s/early 90s.

[hunterx280]

Update: I have bronchitis and the flu.

And yet, still dapper as ever.

[wyeast]

Update: I have bronchitis and the flu.

Gah. :( I occasionally would get bronchitis following up a previous illness, not at the same time. That just sounds lame. :(

[Sazime]

Update: I have bronchitis and the flu.
Not a fun combo. I did the, sinus infection and strep at the same time after a series of concerts. Hope you get better soon.

[txshurricane]

Update: I have bronchitis and the flu.

Same here, but it's subsiding. Back to work tomorrow...

[DoctorFinger]

So it's less the Hamthrax than a particularly virulent strain of bronchitis. Frankly most of you would be better off just having the flu.

[Vandabo]

So it's less the Hamthrax than a particularly virulent strain of bronchitis. Frankly most of you would be better off just having the flu.

Back when Swine flu was first being reported I got a flu with bad bronchitis... It messed my throat so badly that I lost my voice for almost 3 weeks, with a lingering cough for even longer. The flu part was easy compared to that.

[Kielaran]

So who knows what I have. It started showing up as I woke up from my second flight on my way home Monday night. I went to work on Tuesday and it wasn't too bad, save for the 8 hour headache. When I got home, I went straight to bed and slept for 12 hours. Woke up this morning and found that my temperature was an even 102°. This is the first time I have called in sick in over 3 years :(. I slept more this afternoon, waking up feeling better overall, but with a sore throat. Hopefully I will wake up for work tomorrow feeling well enough to go in. There is a ton of stuff I need to do since my position is changing next week. :(

Edit: Consars, flu, whatever. I figure the normal take care of myself, get fluids, rest and vitamin C should work. If it doesn't then maybe I will consider going to the doctor, but if I hear one more "oh noes, you may have swine flu" I may scream. How many times do I have to explain that there really isn't much difference from the normal flu. "but the swine flu has killed like 500 peoples!" oh misguided fools, you hurt my brain.

[pronounconnoun]

I told my brother that there was a swine flu scare at PAX and he told my mom. She called me and yelled at me for a half an hour that I should go to the emergency room. I opted to not go outside in the cold and make myself uncomfortable just to hear a doctor say that I have a flu.

[Sazime]

I told my brother that there was a swine flu scare at PAX and he told my mom. She called me and yelled at me for a half an hour that I should go to the emergency room. I opted to not go outside in the cold and make myself uncomfortable just to hear a doctor say that I have a flu.
Good man! :)

[Sandman]

I just confirmed that I have swine flu. It was merely a cough and a headache till I woke up last night shivering and threw up. Went to the Dr. this afternoon and had it confirmed.

[pronounconnoun]

I just confirmed that I have swine flu. It was merely a cough and a headache till I woke up last night shivering and threw up. Went to the Dr. this afternoon and had it confirmed.

Holy shit. Feel better, man.

[wyeast]

So it begins. :( Get better, Sand!

[Sandman]

Swine flu is probably the worst swag ever.

[hunterx280]

Yeah, I'm fluctuating between "Uuuggghhhh" and ok. I'm trying to make it through the rest of the day then I will sleep all night. If I don't feel better by tomorrow morning, three day weekend! Woooo <cough> <hack> <wheeze>...

[pronounconnoun]

Swine flu is probably the worst swag ever.

I don't know...that orange shirt comes close :D

[hunterx280]

I don't know...that orange shirt comes close :D

Ha! The orange shirt is a plague blanket! They are one and the same!

[pronounconnoun]

Ha! The orange shirt is a plague blanket! They are one and the same!

So they're doing to us what the settlers did to the Native Americans.

[hunterx280]

So they're doing to us what the settlers did to the Native Americans.

Well, it was a nerd con. This is a government conspiracy to control the population. You kill of the smart people, the dumb people are much easier to control.

[wyeast]

but, it has what plants crave!

[shodan2020]

Swine flu is probably the worst swag ever.

At least yours didn't attack you on your flight back home. :) I hope you get better soon, dude.

[pronounconnoun]

but, it has what plants crave!

Electrolytes?

[Kielaran]

I am feeling much better today. My cough sounds like ass still, but I shook the fever and didn't get a headache at all. Hopefully it is all gone by tomorrow.

[Everyone vs Dinosaurs]

I am feeling much better today. My couch sounds like ass still, but I shook the fever and didn't get a headache at all. Hopefully it is all gone by tomorrow.

Sounds like me, my fever is gone, although I still feel weird.

[Frohike]

now i'm feeling like i was run over by something very large... I have an interview today too.... fuck me.

[Uno Ill Nino]

I called in sick today. I was battling a bad sore throat all week and a super stuffed up nose, but last night it finally hit me like a ton of fucking bricks. I don't know that I have swine flu specifically, but I'm not doing too great. I haven't eaten anything since lunchtime yesterday and I plan on keeping it that way until I'm actually hungry. Otherwise I'll bet I'd find myself worshipping the porcelin god. No thanks.

[Sandman]

I called in sick today. I was battling a bad sore throat all week and a super stuffed up nose, but last night it finally hit me like a ton of fucking bricks. I don't know that I have swine flu specifically, but I'm not doing too great. I haven't eaten anything since lunchtime yesterday and I plan on keeping it that way until I'm actually hungry. Otherwise I'll bet I'd find myself worshipping the porcelin god. No thanks.

Go to the Dr. This sounds like what I have and it was the swine flu. The stuff they'll give you works wonders.

[DoctorFinger]

The treatment for Swine Flu is the same as the treatment for normal flu:

If your fever is 103 or higher, or you have a pre-existing condition (like asthma, or anemia) go to the doctor. If you don't fit into one of those categories: stay home, stay hydrated, stay warm and stay comfortable. Take aspirin or Tylenol to control the fever, robitussin or Mucinex to control the cough, and sudafed to unclog your nose. Nothing you can get OTC will speed the course of the infection at all, and even the few prescription drugs really don't help that much.

[Psykoboy2]

Yeah, but the hydrocodone they give you is soooo yummy.

[Uno Ill Nino]

I've been sleeping most of the day and am now eating again. Though to be fair, its just 7UP and Ritz crackers. I think I'm about to make some scrambled eggs though.

I think today will probably be my worst day. I think I'll only get better from here on out.

PS- Been taking Equate Nasal Decongestant PE which really helps with the stuffed up nose, sore throat, and headaches. I recommend it for anyone else who skipped the doctor visit like I did.

[LordDon]

Skipped the doctor visit myself but took today and yesterday off work. Had the super fatigue, achy-as-hell muscles, headache, cough, runny nose, and unsettled stomach. (though no actual vomiting, go me!)

I'm hoping I continue to move to the land of the living tomorrow.

[MagGnome]

Sheesh, it sounds like everyone who went to PAX is sick!

Part of me is glad I missed it. I hate being sick.

[Frohike]

So, yesterday i had a killer headache and sore throat. Today it's a fever and stuffy nose. I think my illness is being a bit bi-polar. We'll see what i get tomorrow. Not too bad though. I'm running on no drugs and not feeling like hell, but drugs will be had! I like to surface for awhile to gauge the sickness before submersing again.

[Kielaran]

Grrr, still can't shake this horrible cough. I wouldn't even be bothered by it too much, but it gets much worse when I lay down, making it damn hard to get any rest.

[TurboKinny]

Grrr, still can't shake this horrible cough. I wouldn't even be bothered by it too much, but it gets much worse when I lay down, making it damn hard to get any rest.Mine is still lingering, and it's been at least 4 days since I had a fever. :(