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Do viruses cause you to flare?

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I'm really struggling with loads of pain and really bad fatigue. I think I might be fighting off a virus that the kids have got. It always seems to be this way - I don't necessarily have the symptoms that they have, but just ache loads as if I have really bad flu, and am really tired. This time I feel worse than ever.

Do others get like this when fighting off bugs? Feeling rather sorry for myself today :(

Susie x

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Hi Susie, yes I am exactly the same! Last time was a few weeks ago after I flew back home from the UK. Same thing, aches and pains and that terrible dragging exhaustion. Dx

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Everything of mine flares as I react to virus.. quite foul! Mary F x

I am on my third cold since Christmas and am really struggling. Have been feeling very tired with low energy. I keep telling myself that "this is only a cold!" but feeling really rough. :(

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So is it worth us having the flu & pneumo jabs then do you think? I've had bronchitis for the whole of this winter and I had it the whole of last winter too. Hoping things improve as my littlest gets older and brings less bugs home!

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GinaD

Take this with a whole box of salt because I do not remember where I got this info: that the flu shot will not aggravate lupus/APLS patient immune systems, but the pneumonia shot may. Please feel free for anyone to annotate or correct this info.

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