Anyone else suffering from FluTrackers OCD?

[GhostRN]

I've gotta set limits.......

[twoolf]

Re: Anyone else suffering from FluTrackers OCD?

I've gotta set limits.......

I have a few sites I'm constantly bouncing back and forth with. You are not alone. I recommend copious quantities of a good quality liquor.

[GhostRN]

Re: Anyone else suffering from FluTrackers OCD?

That should definitely be on the preparedness supplies list - disinfectant, analgesic, sedative, toxin if needed....hmmmm.....

[Niko]

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Yes! Again. I thought I broke out for good, but now I'm baaaaccckkk!

[GhostRN]

Re: Anyone else suffering from FluTrackers OCD?

I'm in the healthcare setting as you can see......I can tell you that the ED's & Hosp's don't have the capacity for anything serious.....we don't have the beds, or the physicians, nurses or other support staff to flex up very much. Hospitals will have to keep patients they are used to sending to academic centers....I've sat here hours decompressing from a tough high admission day....and wondering if we get a surge of serious pts....what my future days will be like......my mother has leukemia (chronic type) but is suspectible, my dad is in his 80's, I have 2 kids 21 & 25....and I wonder if I'll be one of those experienced nurses who will choose family over duty......I think the answer will be yes.... and I am one of those hard core - stand by your side no matter what RN's.....so if I"m thinking this.....what of others......

[wotan]

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I work in a hospital, though in non-direct patient care (information technology). Although we treat cancer exclusively, I do wonder if we would be pressed into service in the event of, say, a repeat of 1918.

I have a daughter with cystic fibrosis and am terribly afraid, not only of her contracting the flu (and Cf patients are highly susceptible to pneumonia), but also that my wife and/or myself might be incapacitated, making it more difficult to care for either of the kids, let alone the one who needs the added care.

[genesisair]

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Im a newbe on the site. I have been lurking for months. Its the only link I have saved on my IE browser. I don't know which is worse my bass fishing site during spawn of this site in a crisis? I manufacture airquality systems for a living and our phones have been ringing nonstop since Monday for containment equipment.

[GhostRN]

Re: Anyone else suffering from FluTrackers OCD?

Now that you "took the FluTrackers bait" - you'll probably retreat to the lake more frequently...... I'm glad I did my homework in 2006 - it's my favorite site for info....other than CDC.....

[sharon sanders]

Re: Anyone else suffering from FluTrackers OCD?

I've gotta set limits.......

I tried that.......

[genesisair]

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I have been writing power points and literature all day to respond to the current crisis for different engineers across the country. And here I am at home relaxing watching Fox News and still got the computer out on this site.

[GhostRN]

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Since you're Editor-in-Chief & President your "success" tells me you failed at setting limits!

[wotan]

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I've tried to set limits on my internet usage since I first started using it 14 years ago. I still can't do it.

[colormyquilt]

Re: Anyone else suffering from FluTrackers OCD?

Welcome, Twoolf and Genesiair.

GhostRN, thanks for all the posts. Much info.

[GhostRN]

Re: Anyone else suffering from FluTrackers OCD?

Tks colormyquilt - addressing fear through action.....

[Laidback Al]

Re: Anyone else suffering from FluTrackers OCD?

I have been here for several years and I can't stop posting. I note that several of you have been here as lurkers for just about as long but haven't been posting much. Be careful, once you start posting you can never get away.