ChristusG Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 DH arrived home from work saying he was cold (we are in FL and it was nearly 80 degrees today....far from cold). Usually when he says he's cold, he's coming down with something. Sure enough, an hour or two later I took his temp and it was 100.2. An hour later it was 101.4. He's been home from work for about three hours now. He doesn't have a head ache, or body aches, or coughing. Just the fever and some chills (but those have stopped....he always gets chills with a fever, no matter what it is from). My question is when would the body aches and cough set in if it were the flu? He is currently quarantined to his recliner, the kids cannot go near him, and he's sleeping in the bed in the playroom tonight. Sorry dude LOL. I'm so worried about the flu spreading through our house.....I've been under a lot of stress. I can't do more stress right now. DD14 months and DD5 were sick last week. They each had a fever that lasted only about 12 hours. But it's been 5 days since they were finished with that....surely he couldn't have just come down with what they had. It's been too long. So when would the body aches, headache, and cough follow the fever if it were the flu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I would say about any minute. Hope it's just a quick bug and not the real thing! :( 3 of us had it here and DH had the vx'ed version. No fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 In our family, a sore throat was the first symptom, followed very quickly by a fever, chills, body aches, and extreme fatigue. Also, I'm not an expert, but I would think it is possible that your dh could have what your dds had 5 days ago. I think I've read that some virus have an incubation period of up to 7 days. Again, I am not an expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Flu will hit you like a semi-truck going 100 mph. If he's not completely wiped out by tonight, he probably just has a nasty virus. Flu is not subtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 In our family, a sore throat was the first symptom, followed very quickly by a fever, chills, body aches, and extreme fatigue. :iagree: and for everyone here (4 so far) the cough didn't start until day 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Thanks all! So far, so good.... Fever only. Lets hope it stays that way. I've been wiling door handles, light switches with Lysol just in case. Paranoid? Yes lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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