Watch out. People are different but I get most of my infections through the eyes and to a lesser extent through the nasal membranes. I avoid touching my eyes unless my hands are clean.

Most people sneeze into a tissue and it acts as a sort of diffuser and the droplets go in all directions and travel on the breeze. Those with an upward trajectory can take a long time to hit the floor. If someone sneezes do not walk through the cloud and if there's no choice hold your breath and squint.

Wash your hands frequently.

And keep complaining about people diffusing their germs.

People look at me like I'm a slob but I sneeze onto the floor and then wipe my nose. If you don't believe this is important watch someone sneeze into a tissue in the sunlight. It just goes everywhere. Once the droplets hit the ground they dry quickly and are no longer potent.

Thanks guys for your caring so much. I know i don't come on here that often, i just don't seem to have the energy for much of anything most of the time. I think i need to talk to the doc about depression. I think everyone should get the flu shot, most important the one for h1n1. I have never been so afraid in my life. My breathing numbers should have been in the 90's, but the lowest i went was 74. They had to add more tubing to the oxygen just so that i could get to the bathroom. I couldn't breath at all. I was seeing things and i dreamed about everyone in my family. It was like my life was seeing my life flash before my eyes. I was saying things i didn't know i was saying, strange things it scared my daughter and husband. I saw the doc that admitted me that day and he acted so shocked to see me. I think he thought i wasn't going to make it. Its been a couple of weeks now and i still feel weak. I lost 10 lbs in the 10 days i was in the hospital. It takes a long time to come back from this flu. I hope that none of you have to go trough this. I talked to the pain clinic today and they said that since we have crps we are at risk for this. Because we are in so much pain, we have more stress which makes it hard for our bodies to fight off this kind of thing. I pray that all of you stay healthy and please don't be afraid to get the shot. Its better than getting the h1n1 virus. I can promise you that. You are the most caring people i have ever talked to. Thank you so much.

Love, sue k

I ditto everything you said about the fine people here on the RSD forum!