I've been diagnosed with H1N1 today. Yesterday I was sent to the ER for some fluids because I was passing out. They gave me 1 bag of saline and I felt as good as a POTS-y can get for the rest of the night. At 3am today I woke up sick. Bad aches and pain, scratchy throat, really bad cough, fever etc. I went to the doctor and he said that he believes I have the Swine Flu. He can't actually test me for it unless I was in the hospital because of a shortage of test supplies. Anyway, since Monday, my heart rate has been oddly normal. It's been in the 70's. I have not been taking my beta blocker because of my heart rate being on the normal side but I just don't know what is going on. Every time I am sick with something "big" my heart rate is high, and now it's normal? I'm not complaining but just want to know if this has happened to any of you before? And how many of you have been hospitalized because of H1N1? I'm kind of scared that something will happen and I will be rushed to the hospital but if I were already there, it would make things easier? Thanks