H1N1 symptoms

[Ballygrl]

Are they the same as regular flu symptoms?

We seem to be 1 of 4 or 5 states that's not reporting an mass outbreak.

Last week my husband had chills on and off for a couple of days, just not feeling right.

Last weekend I had nausea, constantly clearing my throat, aches in my legs and on and off chills, and just not feeling right.

Both of us are fine now, we've been popping Vitamin C and Airborne and Emergen-C.

Does this sound like we had mild symptoms of H1N1? or just a plain old virus?

I'm getting slightly paranoid now that Obama has declared this a national emergency.

[traditional_woman]

I could be wrong, but i'm gathering the fever is higher with H1N1. You mentioned a good point, VITAMINS! PPl rush to get this shot yet they don't take good vitamins(or get it from fruits and veggies). Everyone from dancing with the stars came down w/ flu symptoms last week, except for donnie osmond. He said it was b/c he takes daily vitamins.

[Ballygrl]

I could be wrong, but i'm gathering the fever is higher with H1N1. You mentioned a good point, VITAMINS! PPl rush to get this shot yet they don't take good vitamins(or get it from fruits and veggies). Everyone from dancing with the stars came down w/ flu symptoms last week, except for donnie osmond. He said it was b/c he takes daily vitamins.

Hubby's a vitamin person, I'm not, but this flu has made me nervous so I started taking Vitamin C pills, and I've used Airborne before, so I stocked up on it, and also added the Emergen-C just in case we get tired of the Airborne. I feel like using that stuff kept the symptoms from progressing in both of us.

[RTchoke]

Taken from http://www.h1n1-symptoms.org/

Diarrhea and Vomiting.

Adults don’t normally have diarrhea with the flu. That is usually only common with kids.

Otherwise Swine Flu has the same symptoms as regular flu including:

* Fever
* Sore Throat
* Nasal
* Cough
* Respiratory Problems
* Body Aches

[Talk2Bill]

my wife, twins, and I had it (Kalynn had it this past march) In mid September.

we had fever 102-104
cough
aches
some respiratory discomfort

and just over all yucky feeling!

i had it for about 1 day, the boys for 2, and celeste for 3 days.
(we only took the boys in and they tested positive for Type A flu)

[Talk2Bill]

EDIT DUE to being confusing:

I want people to know that if you have several of the flu like symptoms, even if they are mild, that it could be the swine flu. Do not assume that just because the symptoms are mild that it must not be the H1N1 Flu.

The media reports of deaths or people being put in the hospital may give some the idea that the H1N1 is often if not always a very serious illness. I would hate for someone to have mild symptoms to assume that it is not the H1N1 and end up spreading it to others.

If you have any flu like symptoms understand that it could be the H1N1 and take steps to safeguard your own health and to NOT spread it to others.

[angelicmadrigal]

Diarrhea and Vomiting.
Adults don’t normally have diarrhea with the flu. That is usually only common with kids.


I get both of those EVERY time I have the flu.

[RTchoke]

I get both of those EVERY time I have the flu.

Hey, don't look at me, I just cut and pasted them. :angel:

The symptoms don't appear to be much more than what you already get with season flu.

I just went though, and am still going through, a flu/cold thing with my DD this week. Fever (as high as 104.6), cough, sniffly nose. She stayed home all week and we are dealing with it. She still has a fever but it's low grade now. Did I panic and scream OMG!! it's the swine flu!!!?? No. I think too many people are doing that when they get sick right now because of all they hype in the news. What she has is a normal virus/flu just like everyone else is getting here right now. I went ahead and talked with the nurse only because I wanted to know if there was anything beyond what I was doing to help keep her fever down since she had it for 5 days already by Thursday. The only criteria she was looking for for bringing her in was if she had trouble breathing and was short of breath. I think she was glad I wasn't insisting I take her in because it just had to be swine flu. :)

[captusa]

Originally Posted by RTchoke
Diarrhea and Vomiting.
Adults don’t normally have diarrhea with the flu. That is usually only common with kids.
Last year someone staying with me and I had a stomache flu where the diarrhea and vomiting were almost simultaneous.
Rarely if ever have either of those conditions been involved with other flus I've had.

[captusa]

Originally Posted by RTchoke
Diarrhea and Vomiting.
Adults don’t normally have diarrhea with the flu. That is usually only common with kids.
Last year someone staying with me and I had a stomache flu where the diarrhea and vomiting were almost simultaneous.
Rarely if ever have either of those conditions been involved with other flus I've had.

[captusa]

Originally Posted by RTchoke
Diarrhea and Vomiting.
Adults don’t normally have diarrhea with the flu. That is usually only common with kids.
Last year someone staying with me and I had a stomache flu where the diarrhea and vomiting were almost simultaneous.
Rarely if ever have either of those conditions been involved with other flus I've had.

[Seanachie]

The following Youtube link provides a synopsis on H1N1.

"In this video, Dr. Joe Bresee, with CDC's Influenza Division, describes the symptoms of swine flu and warning signs to look for that indicate the need for urgent medical attention".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wK1127fHQ4

Be as well as you can be All,

Jim

[Ballygrl]

The following Youtube link provides a synopsis on H1N1.

"In this video, Dr. Joe Bresee, with CDC's Influenza Division, describes the symptoms of swine flu and warning signs to look for that indicate the need for urgent medical attention".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wK1127fHQ4

Be as well as you can be All,

Jim

Thanks for posting that!

Also forgot to say hubby and I both had a headache, and just a general not feeling good. It lasted about 3 days.

[hillplus]

I had the swine flu three weeks ago. My symptoms:

fever, not over 102
aches and chills..... big time
cough
congestion
extreme fatigue

It was pretty bad for about 4 days. 4 more days of serious fatigue.
I kept the cough for a couple of weeks, but that is just me and my body.

No vomiting or diarrhea.

I quarantined myself in the basement so luckily no one else in the house got it.

[hillplus]

.
Last year someone staying with me and I had a stomache flu where the diarrhea and vomiting were almost simultaneous.
Rarely if ever have either of those conditions been involved with other flus I've had.

Gotta love sitting on the pot with your head in a bucket. Got that once after drinking bad water in Germany.

[Nik Notorious]

People is spelled people, dammit. Not ppl. Is it so hard to type the eoe? I'm not a fifteen year old girl, and you aren't texting me. Put those three extra letters in, I promise it won't hurt you.

[RTchoke]

.
Last year someone staying with me and I had a stomache flu where the diarrhea and vomiting were almost simultaneous.
Rarely if ever have either of those conditions been involved with other flus I've had.

Once again, that was copied and pasted from an H1N1 website that listed the symptoms. Let me be more clear. Not one single word was mine.

[Dragon1963]

Remember the seasonal flu hasn't really hit yet. So if you've got all the symptoms of the flu; its most likely you have H1N1 at this time.

[traditional_woman]

People is spelled people, dammit. Not ppl. Is it so hard to type the eoe? I'm not a fifteen year old girl, and you aren't texting me. Put those three extra letters in, I promise it won't hurt you.

I never will understand why ppl sweat the small stuff:neutral::D

[Nik Notorious]

I never will understand why ppl sweat the small stuff:neutral::D


Hey, I'm sorry about that post. Just goes to show you that you should never post while drinking. :) I hope you don't think I'm too much of a jerk.

(and by the way, since everyone ignores the small stuff, I like to sweat it. I don't want it to feel left out. :) )

[JenyEliza]

My son and I have both had H1N1. They key determinant between garden variety seasonal flu and H1N1 (according to our doctors) is the GI (gastrointestinal) involvement, along with chills, aches, pain and other flu symptoms. They said seasonal flu does not present wth GI symptoms (nausea, vomiting or diarrhea).

Interestingly, neither of us never had a high fever....but we had everything else. Including lungs filled with fluid and low O2 saturations (under 90). It should be noted we are both asthmatic, and asthmatics are being particularly HARD HIT with H1N1.

Judging from what you posted in the OP, it sounds like you might have had mild cases of H1N1 or seasonal flu. Not sure. I'm NOT an MD, and don't play one on TV. ;)

[JenyEliza]

the main thing I want to say is: it was not all that bad! I fear that will all the death news people assume it is a really bad illness and my ignore it and spread it or let it get out of control.

We had H1N1 in September and I was hospitalized TWICE. I was oxygen deprived and talking to people in the room who weren't even there. I was incoherent with an O2 saturation below 90. I was in the danger zone, so was my son who was hospitalized in the bed next to me. In fact, I was so bad, they treated me in the Peds ward so my son and I would not be separated.

H1N1 is different for everyone. Your post stating that H1N1 is no big deal is careless. EVERYONE should take H1N1 seriously. It *is* serious. It can (and does) kill., and it KILLS QUICKLY.

[Talk2Bill]

H1N1 is different for everyone. Your post stating that H1N1 is no big deal is careless. EVERYONE should take H1N1 seriously. It *is* serious. It can (and does) kill., and it KILLS QUICKLY.


Okay, my post was hard to understand (I will edit it). What I was trying to say is that the news reports of deaths make it seem like it is always really bad for everyone. So some people that get a mild case may assume that it is NOT H1N1 and end up spreading it.

I want people to know that if you have several of the flu like symptoms, even if they are mild, that it could be the swine flu. Do not assume that just because the symptoms are mild that it must not be the H1N1 Flu.

[angelicmadrigal]

They said seasonal flu does not present wth GI symptoms (nausea, vomiting or diarrhea).
)

Then I call ********, because ANY time I get the flu there is vomitting and diarrhea. If that's the main distincition between seasonal and H1N1, then every time I've had the flu in my life I must have had H1N1. Yeah, right.

[angelicmadrigal]

Okay, my post was hard to understand (I will edit it). What I was trying to say is that the news reports of deaths make it seem like it is always really bad for everyone. So some people that get a mild case may assume that it is NOT H1N1 and end up spreading it.


Personally I think it's mostly media hype. The vast majority of people that have tested positive for H1N1 have not become seriously ill. There's a list of factors that put you at risk for complications. The complications are the issue here not the actual flu itself. The ease of spreadability I think is what the major concern is, because you never know if the person you give it to has risk factors.

EVERY flu can be deadly if the right conditions are met that allow the virus to cause havok in the body. But it is NOT the majority of cases. So while taking precautions is a good idea, and monitoring your condition is advised, making a huge deal about it is not going to helpt he situation at all.

[notluzn]

I wish people were worried about the Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan like they are with this H1N1 flu

[drylok]

my wife told me it says on the CDC website in bold letters You May Not Have A Fever With H1N1.

I haven't gottent the desire to read any of the symptoms and the damn thing, it's just a flu.

[Samm]

I get both of those EVERY time I have the flu.

I thought you told us in an earlier thread that you don't get the flu... :think:

[angelicmadrigal]

I thought you told us in an earlier thread that you don't get the flu... :think:

I said I don't get sick often, and likely won't get the flu. The only time I have issues is when/if I"m taking immune suppressants for autoimmune issues. I'm not currently taking them, so it's not an issue. I have in the past, and have gotten the flu (as I recall I said twice in my adult life)...which always comes with vomiting and diahrea.

[JenyEliza]

Then I call ********, because ANY time I get the flu there is vomitting and diarrhea. If that's the main distincition between seasonal and H1N1, then every time I've had the flu in my life I must have had H1N1. Yeah, right.

Then you call ******** with the CDC, the ER doctor who treated us, my son's Pediatrician, and every single Pediatric nurse who treated us on admission.

I'm not making that claim. They are---and they have WAY more experience than YOU do.

[JenyEliza]

Okay, my post was hard to understand (I will edit it). What I was trying to say is that the news reports of deaths make it seem like it is always really bad for everyone. So some people that get a mild case may assume that it is NOT H1N1 and end up spreading it.

I want people to know that if you have several of the flu like symptoms, even if they are mild, that it could be the swine flu. Do not assume that just because the symptoms are mild that it must not be the H1N1 Flu.

Cool. :cool:

That's more like it!

People need to be careful and STAY HOME when they have flu-like symptoms. They have NO clue who they might be encountering when out and about while sick.

NO MATTER HOW MILD---STAY HOME. If they go out sick/contagious with flu:

They could encounter an immunosuppressed organ transplant patient--a case of H1N1 could kill this person.

They could encounter a patient on chemotherapy--a case of H1N1 could kill this person.

They could encounter someone with COPD or Asthma--a case of H1N1 could kill this person.

They could encounter someone with RA or Lupus - a case of H1N1 could kill this person.

The list goes on....

WHY would anyone want that on their head? Just STAY HOME for a couple of days. Is it really THAT difficult?

Staying home could save a life or two or three or four.

:D :hug:

[JenyEliza]

my wife told me it says on the CDC website in bold letters You May Not Have A Fever With H1N1.

I haven't gottent the desire to read any of the symptoms and the damn thing, it's just a flu.

My son and I never ran a fever with H1N1. Never.

[angelicmadrigal]

I'm not making that claim. They are---and they have WAY more experience than YOU do.

Then they are morons AND liars. Because I KNOW I've had both symptoms AND been diagnosed with the flu before. Not to mention the Communicable disease chart we are issued to our SCHOOL (which is written up by the CDC themselves and provided to us by Job and family Services, and when they change those they issue the school a new one) lists vommiting and diarehea as a PRIMARY syptom of influenza (and that chart was written up LONG before the H1N1 scare), not just specifically H1N1. Maybe you ought to ask them why it's listed on Comm. Disease info previously provided by the CDC that states both symptoms are seen with influenza in general. You either heard them/read incorrectly or they flat out lied to you.

OMG everybody any time you've ever had vomitting and the runs with the flu you really had H1N1 the WHOLE time. ********.

[angelicmadrigal]

They could encounter an immunosuppressed organ transplant patient--a case of H1N1 could kill this person.

They could encounter a patient on chemotherapy--a case of H1N1 could kill this person.

They could encounter someone with COPD or Asthma--a case of H1N1 could kill this person.

They could encounter someone with RA or Lupus - a case of H1N1 could kill this person.

The list goes on....

WHY would anyone want that on their head? Just STAY HOME for a couple of days. Is it really THAT difficult?


You could say that with a LOT of diseases, not specifically H1N1. There are hosts of other communicable diseases that are potentially deadly to immune suprsessed people or people with certain chronic conditions.

The reason the flu is worse from a communicable disease standpoint is a person remains contagious fora long period before and after they recover, and the virus can survive in the environment longer than a lot of other pathogens. It's easily spreadable. H1N1 just causes a set of symptoms most people don't associate with the flu, and a longer list of possible complications.

Like most communicable diseases if the vast majority of sick people would STAY home, wash their hands more frequently (with regular soap and water), etc.... This wouldn't be such an issue.

It's definately not the new black plague, which is how some people are reacting to it.

[RTchoke]

I said I don't get sick often, and likely won't get the flu. The only time I have issues is when/if I"m taking immune suppressants for autoimmune issues. I'm not currently taking them, so it's not an issue. I have in the past, and have gotten the flu (as I recall I said twice in my adult life)...which always comes with vomiting and diahrea.

Aren't here two kinds of flu? The kind that is intestinal which includes the vomiting etc, and the kind that just give you what feels like a really bad cold along with fever and aches?

I always thought so. :eh:

[jeepers]

Not everyone gets diarrhea or vomiting with infuenza. You could get nausea, or nothing as well.

I can tell you this, both of my kids spiked notable temps in September, and considering that the seasonal flu wasn't prevalent AND H1H1 was confirmed active in both of their schools, AND they both had kids with it in their classes with it, AND they both had 'flu like illness'...the odds are high that they both had 'it'.

Temp, initial sore throat, cough that lasted a few weeks. Nasal discharge for my son, not so much for my daughter.

H1N1? Probably.

Depending upon the person, it's going to manifest itself with variations amongst people. Some are goign to get really ill, some not so much. Flu doesn't operate in a cookie cutter fashion, else we wouldn't have some people get better in a matter of days and others end up hospitalized.

I will say that Jeny's advice about staying home is good. One person's cootie can be another person's plague. This doesn't just apply to H1N1 this year, it applies across the board. If you're sick, try not to spread it. It's a blessing, it's kindness, it's polite, it's gracious. No one at any time, wants someone else's crud.

You might be put down for two days, someone else could be put down for weeks or worse. That kid with the rash and you want to go do errands? Uh, you might be stnading in line behind grandpa with leukemia. Or your kid has measles and that woman in line with you might not be immune and not even know that she's pregnant.

I have a rule of thumb with this that I try to keep with few exceptions: If you're sick, just try to avoid spreading it. Sometimes going out cannot be avoided. If you've got crud but no food in the house, you have to go to the store. But I've seen things like people hacking their brains out and they're doing things like standing next to clearance racks and shopping for bargains. Meanwhile they're like a one person Thyphoid Mary, spewing their crud into the air...

Be kind if you can.

And if you have a compromised immune system, or have important life things about to happen, and the world around you seems to be teeming with sick people? Avoid THEM.

During the cold and flu season, I try to avoid crowds and croweded conditions. I don't hang out frequently in malls. I do a LOT of online shopping for Christmas, and only go to the malls to get things that I absolutely need. I dont' take sick kids to the grocery store unless I have no other option, and even then, I don't linger. I get my stuff and get out.

I've been doing this for years. If you have it, try not to spread it. If you don't have it, try to avoid it.

This year is going to be tough because we have a new cootie in the mix, so to me, this behavior is going to be even more important. I just offer this up because I think that it can not only help the spread of this year's germs, but it works in general in life. Yes, there are always exceptions but if more people did this, we'd all have less down time.

JMO

[Samm]

My son and I never ran a fever with H1N1. Never.

How do you know you had H1N1? ... or for that matter... without a fever, how do you even know you had flu? From what I can gather, they (the medical professionals or the CDC) are not even doing testing to determine what you have... they just treat it.

[sircharliebrown]

How do you know you had H1N1? ... or for that matter... without a fever, how do you even know you had flu? From what I can gather, they (the medical professionals or the CDC) are not even doing testing to determine what you have... they just treat it.

Yeah, they're still doing testing. My mother-in-law and 5-year-old nephew came down with piggy flu last week and they were both tested. My sister-in-law is 33 weeks pregnant and lives in the same house, so that may have been why they were tested.

However, my daughter's friend just spent the weekend over here and woke up Monday with a 104 fever. She was tested for piggy flu and it was negative. She doesn't have any special circumstances around her, yet they still tested her.

Maybe it's up to the individual doctor to test?

(My 8 month old woke up with a fever yesterday morning. It spiked to 103.9 overnight. I have a call in to the doctor since I'm not sure if he's old enough for Motrin yet and the Tylenol isn't bringing his fever down - just keeping it at bay. I was glad to hear my daughter's friend tested negative. Still keeping a watchful eye though.)

[sircharliebrown]

Then they are morons AND liars. Because I KNOW I've had both symptoms AND been diagnosed with the flu before. Not to mention the Communicable disease chart we are issued to our SCHOOL (which is written up by the CDC themselves and provided to us by Job and family Services, and when they change those they issue the school a new one) lists vommiting and diarehea as a PRIMARY syptom of influenza (and that chart was written up LONG before the H1N1 scare), not just specifically H1N1. Maybe you ought to ask them why it's listed on Comm. Disease info previously provided by the CDC that states both symptoms are seen with influenza in general. You either heard them/read incorrectly or they flat out lied to you.

OMG everybody any time you've ever had vomitting and the runs with the flu you really had H1N1 the WHOLE time. ********.


You're right....

http://www.flufacts.com/symptoms/


The common symptoms of the flu include:

Fever (usually high)
Headache
Muscle aches
Chills
Extreme tiredness
Dry cough
Runny nose may also occur but is more common in children than adults
Stomach symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, may also occur but are more common in children than adults



I also saw it somewhere on the CDC site too.....that YES you can have both diahrea and vomiting with the flu. It's more common in children, but it definitely can happen to anyone.

[JenyEliza]

Then they are morons AND liars.

I don't think our Pediatrician (who was MY Ped and I am 47, and has been the ONLY Ped my kids have ever seen) is either a moron OR a liar, and I take great exception to your verbal vomit. Quite frankly, he could run rings around you on your very very best day.

By the way, *where* did YOU get your MD? Yeah....that's what I thought. :rolleyes:

Our Ped? Johns Hopkins. With Honors.


OMG everybody any time you've ever had vomitting and the runs with the flu you really had H1N1 the WHOLE time. ********.

Whatever. :rolleyes:

Grow the hell up.

[JenyEliza]

How do you know you had H1N1? ...

Uhmm....did you read my post?

We were HOSPITALIZED. Twice.

We were tested. In fact, they *are* testing hospitalized patients with O2 saturations below 90.

We "passed" H1N1, but failed Type A and Type B (although dear daughter caught Type A and Type B BOTH at the same time about two weeks after we had H1N1, which was confirmed TWICE by the CDC, since Type B hasn't even been showing up this year, except on very very rare occasion and they are tracking Type B on surveillance for increased activity).


or for that matter... without a fever, how do you even know you had flu? From what I can gather, they (the medical professionals or the CDC) are not even doing testing to determine what you have... they just treat it.

Again, did you read any of my posts? We were HOSPITALIZED. Twice. They *are* testing hospitalized patients with O2 saturations below 90. Both of us were in that category. I was on supplemental O2.

Where did you do your MD? Our Pediatrician? Johns Hopkins. With honors.

He is the one who hospitalized my son.

My Primary Care? Emory University. With honors as well. He's been treating people in my area since 1965. He knows what the hell he's doing too.

Any other questions?

[JenyEliza]

You could say that with a LOT of diseases, not specifically H1N1. There are hosts of other communicable diseases that are potentially deadly to immune suprsessed people or people with certain chronic conditions.

The reason the flu is worse from a communicable disease standpoint is a person remains contagious fora long period before and after they recover, and the virus can survive in the environment longer than a lot of other pathogens. It's easily spreadable. H1N1 just causes a set of symptoms most people don't associate with the flu, and a longer list of possible complications.

Like most communicable diseases if the vast majority of sick people would STAY home, wash their hands more frequently (with regular soap and water), etc.... This wouldn't be such an issue.

It's definately not the new black plague, which is how some people are reacting to it.

I am just going to be polite here and say I am *so very grateful* that you don't live anywhere near me and that I won't be encountering you anytime during this cold and flu season.

You take care now, ok? ;) :D

[angelicmadrigal]

We were tested. In fact, they *are* testing hospitalized patients with O2 saturations below 90.


What surprises me is here they aren't testing medical staff that are sent home with symptoms of H1N1, all they are doing is sending them home for a week.

[sircharliebrown]

I don't think our Pediatrician (who was MY Ped and I am 47, and has been the ONLY Ped my kids have ever seen) is either a moron OR a liar, and I take great exception to your verbal vomit. Quite frankly, he could run rings around you on your very very best day.

By the way, *where* did YOU get your MD? Yeah....that's what I thought. :rolleyes:

Our Ped? Johns Hopkins. With Honors.



Whatever. :rolleyes:

(verbal vomit removed)

Funny though, she was right. You might want to let your "honored PED" know that the CDC disagrees with him, along with several medical websites and flu related websites.

(I listed one of the links showing that she was right in a previous post)

[angelicmadrigal]

I don't think our Pediatrician (who was MY Ped and I am 47, and has been the ONLY Ped my kids have ever seen) is either a moron OR a liar, and I take great exception to your verbal vomit.


I don't really care if your offended or not. If you like being lied to great for you. My suspicion is that is NOT what the ped. told you anyway and that's just what you heard.


Grow the hell up.

Excuse me? First off you're the one coming on here and spreading the MYTH that you can ONLY have vomitting from H1N1. I'm not going to let you sit here and TRY to cause a panic by disseminating FAULTY information.

[Samm]

Uhmm....did you read my post?

We were HOSPITALIZED. Twice.

We were tested. In fact, they *are* testing hospitalized patients with O2 saturations below 90.

We "passed" H1N1, but failed Type A and Type B (although dear daughter caught Type A and Type B BOTH at the same time about two weeks after we had H1N1, which was confirmed TWICE by the CDC, since Type B hasn't even been showing up this year, except on very very rare occasion and they are tracking Type B on surveillance for increased activity).

Again, did you read any of my posts? We were HOSPITALIZED. Twice. They *are* testing hospitalized patients with O2 saturations below 90. Both of us were in that category. I was on supplemental O2.

Where did you do your MD? Our Pediatrician? Johns Hopkins. With honors.

He is the one who hospitalized my son.

My Primary Care? Emory University. With honors as well. He's been treating people in my area since 1965. He knows what the hell he's doing too.

Any other questions?
Don't be so damned uppity... it was a simple question. :rolleyes: Yes, I read the post to which I responded and you said nothing about hospitalization in that post. Yes I read your other posts... I have read all the posts... but I don't particularly keep track of who said what all the way through the several days worth of posts. Capiche?

Even if you were hospitalized and tested, it would not absolutely mean you had H1N1. The chances are very good that you did, but it is for that very reason they are not bothering to complete testing most samples or to verify positive tests. Maybe they gave your samples special attention, but that would be the exception. They are assuming that because it is considered too early for the emergence of the seasonal flu and because the treatment for all flu is pretty much the same, that any flu case recently has been H1N1. At this time, any flu not proven to to be otherwise (and how would they know...) is reported to the CDC as Swine Flu.