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I'm glad you're doing better, and that they kept you.
Alarm bells tend to ring for me when a bunch of attending's decide that your symptoms are not from WG, when the last time they probably heard about WG was in med school. I had so much bad advice in my early days, thank God, I had this crew because I really felt like I knew more than those ER docs when I had to go in. Most of our symptoms mimic those of a flu, so when they're confused, and certain the body is trying to tell them something but at the same time dismiss the systemic disease that happens to affect the same regions as a flu would, my wager would be that they're wrong. I've seen this at least a half a dozen times with different people I've met here and kept in touch with outside of the forum. Be safe. Ask questions. Why would they not think it's WG? I also know a few people who have never shown any changes in bloodwork, and labs despite being in flares. Know/learn how your body reacts to WG, flu, treatment, etc. so that you can educate them, when they're confused.
Watch out for myocarditis too. A heart issue that can arise from a combination of WG and a viral infection. We are more susceptible. Just look it up.
The very first person I heard of dying from WG, shortly after I was diagnosed, I think it might have been on here.... was from a heart attack due to myocarditis directly related to the WG.
Be safe, get strong, and feel better. And ASK lots of questions. Always assume that the thing making you feel crappy is the WG, then go from there if you can eliminate that.
That's been my strategy anyways. You can eliminate it pretty quick when you get to know the nuances.
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My flu panel came back positive. I believe it was h13 strain. The tamiflu is helping alot. I feel much better. They gave me 5 liters of fluid, which helped too. My heart rate is 85 tonight 
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