[jyl]

All this talk about this year's flu season has made me worried. And sure enough, on Tuesday afternoon, while on a business trip, I felt the symptoms come on.

Aching legs and joints. Sensitive skin. Felt chilled, despite wearing a jacket in Miami Beach. Clammy. A little balance issue. Later started running a temperature.

When the day was done, I bailed on all the evening stuff and retreated to my hotel room. Ordered a big bowl of chicken soup, a bunch of orange juice, took a tylenol, and settled in. Temperature persisted, raised the thermostat, cold and sweating . . .

The next morning, I woke up tired but basically well. By noon I felt fine again. I'm still fine today.

I think that was my flu for the season (knock wood).

When you get the flu, does it inevitably progress to full-blown multi-day misery or can you sometimes nip it in the bud after a day? I'm about 50-50, I think.