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Proper Flu (not man flu)
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:37 am
by Beamish
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.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:43 am
by sparrowlegs
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
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:45 am
by Beamish
Thanks Sparrow i had no idea it was this bad.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:47 am
by sparrowlegs
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
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:52 pm
by Dean O
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
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:42 pm
by Fireman on a Storm
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!
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:40 pm
by Beamish
Thanks to all, only bonus is that the weather is shite here in Lincs so dont feel I am missing out on any biking.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:48 pm
by fishface
drink half a bottle night nurse sleep for 24hrs and its all a blur
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:56 pm
by RedStormV
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:08 am
by bikermike1411
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:26 am
by Dean O
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 £40 asaik
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:48 pm
by sirch345
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.
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:22 pm
by Beamish
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
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:05 am
by sirch345
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.