H1N1 Swine Flu Report 17 days

I got the H1N1 Flu or Influenza Virus. Swine Flu from 11/14/2009 to 12/1/2009, The H1N1 Flu lasted 17 days. I was out of work for 2 weeks.
    On Friday 11/13/2009 I returned from a business trip to Las Vegas Nevada.  While in Las Vegas for 5 days, I felt the ting of a sore throat on a couple of the mornings, but it quickly went away.  Otherwise I felt good.
    On Saturday 11/14/2009 I felt an unusual sore throat just before going to bed.  It was like something was caught in my throat but nothing was caught.
         On Sunday the full Flu symptoms started.  Sore throat, cough, congested lungs, weak, sore muscles, sinus congestion in the upper sinuses only, above the eyes. This was most unpleasant and severe when I coughed, which of course was often.  An intense pain across my forehead.  I literally had to kneel down to cough to lesson the pain.
    I developed a fever which got higher over each day, on about the forth day the fever now at 100, became really uncomfortable so I took aspirin to break it.  Hoping that it had done it’s job and killed the virus or at least weakened it.  A lot of uncomfortableness and sweating as the fever broke.  It did not return.
    I ate very little, and drank water and juices, took an expectorant, cough suppressant for the cough and to get the gunk out of my lungs. Some constipation as I wasn’t eating much.  Once the constipation broke then mild diarrhea. 
    Lots of sleeping and more sleeping and more sleeping.  It was 13 days to recover to normal health after the fever broke.  Muscles especially legs, were sore for many days.  My appetite returned on about the 13th day.  I lost 12 pounds, 4 of which returned after normal eating returned.  My lungs where the last thing to fully recover.
    I returned to work on 12/1/2009, fully able to work.  I feel overall even more well than I did before the flu.  Seams to have cleaned things out.
    I am always a little concerned when I get something like the flu, because I am HIV+.  Overtime my Immune system has recovered to normal levels with the help of HIV drugs and nutritional therapy.  More on 29 years with HIV in another post.
    If you get the flu stay home and stay home at least 7 days after the fever breaks to avoid spreading the flu. All my family got the flu from my exposure, 1 almost as severe as mine the other 2 mild.
    I must have been exposed on the Las Vegas trip, plane flight, conference and hotels, but I don’t remember being around anyone who was obviously sick or coughing.
    Well that is my anecdotal 2 cents on the H1N1 flu. If you can, get the flu shot.  Especially if you are under 24, have a major ongoing illness or are pregnant.  Those groups are most vulnerable.  Though reports are that those with HIV are not having any more serious flu than the general population.
    Leo Goforth 12/5/2009