Proper Flu (not man flu)

Beamish · Post by **Beamish** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:37 am

I have and am still suffering form the worst illness I have ever had. I have been bed ridden for 20hrs a day for the past two days, had mild hallucinations and picking the kettle up has turned into an olympic event.
Out of bed now but had to get out of the shower because the water jets were like *ookin needle points

Hopefully coming towards the end of it thank god but I never want to go through that again. I will take food poisioning any time over this curse.

sparrowlegs · Post by **sparrowlegs** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:43 am

been there a few years ago....it's hell on earth..even the bed sheets hurt and you are freezin cold to want to be covered up lol....i never want that again !!!!
Get well soon hun xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Beamish · Post by **Beamish** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:45 am

Thanks Sparrow i had no idea it was this bad.

sparrowlegs · Post by **sparrowlegs** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:47 am

You know when its real flu...all these peeps who have 2 days off saying they have flu really haven't.
I was off work 5 weeks with it as i got the mother of a chest infection after and working with horses and the dust thats there my doc signed me off

Had a brill 5 weeks coughing me guts up and doin nowt lol

Dean O · Post by **Dean O** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:52 pm

get yerselves jabbed then

I get jabbed every year about this time, not least cos a dose of proper flu would kill me - literally. got advanced emphysema courtesy of 35 years x 40 cigs a day

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:42 pm

There is some crap going round. I had somthing like this in May. Ended up at the hospital with the tight chest and and laboured breathing. I didn't think there was anything worse than "man flue" but this was. Only just getting over the tight weezy chest now!

And yes that is 4 months

You need VTRgirl to come and do some of her nursy stuff on you!

Beamish · Post by **Beamish** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:40 pm

Thanks to all, only bonus is that the weather is shite here in Lincs so dont feel I am missing out on any biking.

fishface · Post by **fishface** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:48 pm

drink half a bottle night nurse sleep for 24hrs and its all a blur

RedStormV · Post by **RedStormV** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:56 pm

Timbo wrote:It flattened me for a week.

Feck me it musta been a heavy infection!!!!

Dean O wrote:get yerselves jabbed then
I get jabbed every year about this time, not least cos a dose of proper flu would kill me - literally. got advanced emphysema courtesy of 35 years x 40 cigs a day

Thought only pensioners could get them jabs

Get well soon you poor things

bikermike1411 · Post by **bikermike1411** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:08 am

RedStormV wrote:Get well soon you poor things

Dude.... have you been watching too much 'Are you being served?'?

Dean O · Post by **Dean O** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:26 am

RedStormV wrote: Thought only pensioners could get them jabs

nah pensioners & raspberries like meself get priority (limited availability) and get em free, but anyone can book a jab for around Â£40 asaik

Post by **sirch345** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:48 pm

You're right Beamish, if you have the real flu you are not going anywhere as you haven't got the strength to get out of bed

I had it a few years back and it's definitely not nice. I think it's your temperature rising is what causes you to hallucinate, it's that part of the flu that the elderly or weak don't get through iirc. It puts a fair old strain on your system.

You hear people say I had flu the other week, but I still managed to go to work, yeah right you did

Hope you're on the mend now mate

Chris.

Beamish · Post by **Beamish** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:22 pm

Timbo wrote:
sirch345 wrote:
You hear people say I had flu the other week, but I still managed to go to work, yeah right you did

Chris, that's man flu (aka the common cold) or in the case of some of the skivers i have worked with overt the years, a bit of a sniffle.

I dont do sympathy as when i was a kid you had to be bleeding out your eyes to stay off school

The old bleeding eyeball? You would have to be a right wuss to miss work for that

Post by **sirch345** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:05 am

Timbo wrote:
sirch345 wrote:
You hear people say I had flu the other week, but I still managed to go to work, yeah right you did

Chris, that's man flu (aka the common cold) or in the case of some of the skivers i have worked with overt the years, a bit of a sniffle.

Is that what it is

Chris.