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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