[Buckster]

I've got something at the moment -no idea what - but stayed at home today - feels like a bad cold - but no idea really

no fever whatsoever - but have that tired - vision slightly lagged (like a few pints) feeling, sore throat (particulary in the morning), slightly achey joints, and a cough (dry not chesty)

NHS Direct symptom checker seems very broad brush (anyone looked at it)

do you have any 2 of the following ? then if you do you get a Tick and a Swine Flu info page ??? What does that mean ? Now don't get me wrong - its all good being safe - but you could have 2 of those and just have a normal cold or even a hangover ?

I've probably a cold - but I'm staying away from the kids just in case - not bothered about myself - had all sorts of nasty things in the past - I'm sure the flus not going to do me much harm. That said our youngest has had "something" for last 3 days anyway (fever, hacky cough etc)

anyone else tried the flu diagnostics page (and managed to work out what its saying) on the NHS direct web-page ?

it seems this Swine Flu has so many different effects on different people that its very very difficult to know whether you've got it, had it etc ?

[simonf7]

The online symptoms checker is useless for swine flu really as the symptoms are fairly broad - just like normal flu or a cold.

The only real way you can tell if you've got swine flu is a proper swab and lab test.

Si

[OldAndSenile]

The problem I have with things like this online checker is that, according to this, I had swine flu last week when I was feeling unwell.

However, as no-one will test me to confirm, how do I know I've had it?? If I have, I can get on with my life, not worry about infecting my family and even help other relatives if they end up getting it further down the road. If I haven't, I'm still at risk of getting it and passing it on, and next time I get similar symptoms, the whole thing starts again.

How can we hope to treat/contain any outbreak like this (or, God forbid, worse when it happens) if we're not sure who has and hasn't got it in the first place??

[Great Fandango]

Hmmm? That thread must be cached in google. It comes up with 'NHS checker'???

Google 'NAS over USB' and you'll find it

[IronGiant]

wierd

[Singh400]

Originally Posted by Great Fandango

Hmmm? That thread must be cached in google. It comes up with 'NHS checker'???

Google 'NAS over USB' and you'll find it

Not here it doesn't...

[tonyrees687]

Regardless of what symptoms you have if you self diagnose your in for trouble. Leave it to the people who know

[IronGiant]

It's a three year old thread Tony

GF bumped it because he thought it was odd it appeared in a web search he did earlier today for a computing problem.

[tonyrees687]

Originally Posted by IronGiant

It's a three year old thread Tony

GF bumped it because he thought it was odd it appeared in a web search he did earlier today for a computing problem.

Oh crap
thanks for pointing that out.
I'm an idiot
Cheers IG