T-Boz Struggles With Swine Flu
With her diagnosis of sickle-cell anemia and recent brain surgery, Tionne "
T-Boz" Watkins isn't a stranger to sickness. But her recent bout of the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, came as a complete shock.
The former member of girl group TLC and her daughter decided to see a doctor after having sore throats for three days. He told them that her daughter had flu and T-Boz had swine flu. "I was like, 'This is unbelievable,'" she told
Life & Style. "I made arrangements right away for my daughter to stay with my mom."
"He gave me antibiotics and antiviral medications like Tamiflu and Levaquin, as well as a low dose of steroids," she said. "I had to stay in the house and away from everyone."
Although the H1N1 virus is known to be potentially life-threatening, T-Boz never felt her life was in danger. "I never felt like I was going to die, but I was really concerned that I couldn't breathe," she explained. "The doctors checked my vitals and my oxygen and told me my heartbeat was strong. Then they gave me some fluids and told me the flu was just running its course."
The former TLC member is another in the
list of celebritites who have contracted swine flu, following Backstreet Boy
Brian Littrell, 'Bachelor' contestant
Melissa Rycroft, and Boyz II Men singer
Shawn Stockman.
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Friday 13 November
By nik
love you T-boz! get well soon
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Thursday 12 November
By boz
That swineflu is a tough one.
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Thursday 12 November
By jim
Lady T,
You get well and God bless. Stay strong. I am so saddened to hear this. I will be praying for you.
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Thursday 12 November
By meiyoubukeneng
hello
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Friday 13 November
By Brenda
She is a hard working performer. I have seen her in concert and she is just great to be so young. I wish I could bottle up her energy. She never stands still at her concerts she is either jumping up and down or running around the stage and she makes the audience feel like family. Way to go Taylor. I am very proud of you. Just don't let it go to your head like one othe young singer did, like lee ann rhimes. You are now an idol to young girls stay out of trouble and show them the right path to go down, And by the way the look on your dads face was worth it all to see the show. Good luck on your future and be true to yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Friday 13 November
By jreese
who cares which celebrities get swine flu?
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Friday 13 November
By Steve
Who gives a rat ass! She is sick, ok, so is about 100,000 or so other Americans. She's not dieing or dead.
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Monday 07 December
By -[$$$)!
get well soon,you and your daughter!!
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Friday 01 January
By Nicole
I HAVE SICKELCELL ALSO I HAVE BEN IN DE HOSPITAL SINCE NOV.30 && 2 DAY IS JAN.1 2010,, AND I HAVE BEN TOLD I HAVE SWINE FLU, 2 AMMONIUM FLUID IN DE LUNGS ON TOP OF A PAIN 4 CRITISIS . I CAN'T SEEM 2 GET OVER. I WAS NOT ABLE 2 BE WITH MY KIDS DURING THE HOLIDAYS OR 4 THE HOLIDAYS.ALL I CAN DO IS PRAY THAT THEY DON'T HATE ME. I HOPE 2 MAKE THEIRE CHRISTMAS UP NEXT YEAR.
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