SBS Insight Live Chat 14/7/2009

Below are some of the things I tried to get put onto the Live Chat forum that is available on the SBS Insight website after the end of the episode with some of the guests. As It is moderated I thought I'd try to see what interesting topics and questions I could bring up and possibly get answered, I laughed so hard when they got posted and some even got answered! You may notice I used many different names to avoid getting kicked off the site.

Q.
8:45
[Comment From Dave]
After having open heart surgery I became violently ill with flu like symptoms and went to get tested by my GP but she told me there was no need to test me at all even though two weeks later I was diagnosed with H1N1 virus, do most GP's have this view?

Q.
9:00
[Comment From Shinji]
My temperature has risen to 41 degrees in the last half hour and I was recently watching the Back To The Future trilogy when the room became extremely dizzy, I'm 23 heavily obese and suffer from respiratory problems would I be at risk of H1N1 virus?

A.
9:03
Professor Peter Collignon: If you've got a temperature of 41 degrees you need to be seen by your local dr or if there's any delay seen by a local hospital as such a high temperature is a sign that something more serious could be going on.

A.
9:16
Dr Kathryn Mainstone: Shinji, I would suggest that you seek medical attention now.


Q.
9:12
[Comment From Mark]
My daughter has diabetes and has very bad asthma and has be quite sick with what seems to be a flu over the past 2 days after competing in the South Australian swan racing championships, I sent her to the GP on the first day of the symptoms but our GP wouldn't test her do you think this has to do with faults within the heath sector not willing to test the public?

It's been so damn long.

Yes I know I haven't posted anything on here in how long I cannot remember, I guess I have been very slack and haven't been focusing enough on this.

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