OurDayWillCome 1,916 Posted December 23, 2017 Wife has come down with the flu and as I catch everything going it's only a matter of time until I'm on my deathbed - current estimate is Christmas Day. I had swine flu a couple of years ago and couldn't sleep for three days due to the pain and by the end of it I was coughing up blood! Seriously shitting it at the moment as the memories of the last bout are still fresh in my mind. Currently sat down waiting for the first symptom to hit - will it be a tight chest, aches, or fever? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarahbell 2,729 Posted December 23, 2017 apparently I had flu last Christmas. Don't remember. paracetamol, honey and lemon hot drinks with booze in it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wherebee 4,106 Posted December 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, OurDayWillCome said: Wife has come down with the flu and as I catch everything going it's only a matter of time until I'm on my deathbed - current estimate is Christmas Day. I had swine flu a couple of years ago and couldn't sleep for three days due to the pain and by the end of it I was coughing up blood! Seriously shitting it at the moment as the memories of the last bout are still fresh in my mind. Currently sat down waiting for the first symptom to hit - will it be a tight chest, aches, or fever? A really really hot curry now to empty your system and superboost your immune wrigglys. Do it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OurDayWillCome 1,916 Posted December 23, 2017 Just now, wherebee said: A really really hot curry now to empty your system and superboost your immune wrigglys. Do it. I was going to get a curry tonight but settled on beans on toast - I'm doomed! 1 minute ago, sarahbell said: apparently I had flu last Christmas. Don't remember. paracetamol, honey and lemon hot drinks with booze in it. Is that if you've got it or to help prevent it? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van Lady 4,911 Posted December 23, 2017 I hope you don’t get it ODWC. Approaching sixty I’ve never had flu. I’ve been in close proximity to others who have been flat out in bed with it. That’s how I know I haven’t had it. They can hardly get out of bed. Awful illness! I suppose I’m gloating a little that I haven’t ever had flu....I always do. Hopefully my luck, whatever the cause, will continue! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarahbell 2,729 Posted December 23, 2017 9 minutes ago, OurDayWillCome said: I was going to get a curry tonight but settled on beans on toast - I'm doomed! Is that if you've got it or to help prevent it? honey is good before during and after 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green Devil 673 Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) 14 minutes ago, OurDayWillCome said: Wife has come down with the flu and as I catch everything going it's only a matter of time until I'm on my deathbed - current estimate is Christmas Day. I had swine flu a couple of years ago and couldn't sleep for three days due to the pain and by the end of it I was coughing up blood! Seriously shitting it at the moment as the memories of the last bout are still fresh in my mind. Currently sat down waiting for the first symptom to hit - will it be a tight chest, aches, or fever? Know how you feel. I had the swine flu when it was going the rounds few years back. Caught if off some wanker coughing everywhere on public transport last day working before Xmas. Felt closer to death for 4 days. Couldn't move out of bed. When you have SF you know its fucking swine flu. Edited December 23, 2017 by Green Devil 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wherebee 4,106 Posted December 23, 2017 Yeah, I've never had flu either. I suspect it's because I've been exposed to so many other lurgies from 10 onwards due to travel that my immune system is always at defcon 5. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steppensheep 222 Posted December 23, 2017 wash your hands regularly. dont touch hands or each others curtlery. dont know if it works. probably too late anyway. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OurDayWillCome 1,916 Posted December 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Green Devil said: When you have SF you know its fucking swine flu. It was a good four days of peak symptoms for me too - awful experience. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hopeful 5,405 Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) 1 minute ago, OurDayWillCome said: It was a good four days of peak symptoms for me too - awful experience. Edited December 23, 2017 by Hopeful 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green Devil 673 Posted December 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, OurDayWillCome said: It was a good four days of peak symptoms for me too - awful experience. There are 3 levels. Man flu, Flu Swine flu. The first 2 are a walk in the park. The last is downright nasty! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van Lady 4,911 Posted December 23, 2017 ^^^^ Above posts Dont be too clean and try to build a good immune system. However if around any sneezers and coughers try not to touch your eyes, ears or mouth. Easier said than done! Wash your hands well when you have been near to a sufferer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OurDayWillCome 1,916 Posted December 23, 2017 Just now, Hopeful said: That peak doesn't look too bad, I could fit a couple of sheep in the tent (to keep me warm). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt Hartman 6,027 Posted December 23, 2017 I had proper flu over Christmas about five years ago. Honestly, genuinely thought I was going to die. Took about six weeks before I felt normal again. I've had pneumonia and the bad flu felt worse. Sorry, probably not what you wanted to hear. Joy to the world, etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green Devil 673 Posted December 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Sgt Hartman said: I had proper flu over Christmas about five years ago. Honestly, genuinely thought I was going to die. Took about six weeks before I felt normal again. I've had pneumonia and the bad flu felt worse. Sorry, probably not what you wanted to hear. Joy to the world, etc. Wasn't that about swine flu time? Sounds like it. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NTB 1,461 Posted December 23, 2017 I'm not sure I'd go with the curry option based on my experience. I started feeling decidedly iffy last Thursday and came home from a job early. I already had a batch of chilli ready to go and so ate that. Within an hour my guts were writhing and I spent the whole evening shitting myself inside out. I had no idea food could work its way through that fast but it can and undigested chilli burns a tender ringpiece like you can't believe. Liberally applying vaseline after each contraction barely gave any relief. On top of that I felt like I was alternately being dipped in burning napalm and then dropped in ice water. At first I thought it was just a 24 hour bug since I felt ok the next day but then I started to feel worse again and it only really seemed to clear up by this Wednesday when I felt fine. Celebrations were premature though. I started feeling a bit iffy on Friday and in the evening, about an hour after lovely big pile of liver bacon and mash with onion gravy I made it two steps from where I type now, just far enough to grab the bin and projectile puked the whole lot up. It's been a couple of hours since I tried some food again and I can feel it sitting in my gut like some malevolent beast waiting to burst out from one end or the other. Now it's going to be a game of chicken since I really need to pop out for a bit this evening. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OurDayWillCome 1,916 Posted December 23, 2017 I hope you feel better for Christmas @NTB 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M S E Refugee 1,340 Posted December 23, 2017 I have taken Vitamin D this winter for the first time and I have managed to avoid any illness thus far. Maybe it has helped or I have just been lucky. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NTB 1,461 Posted December 23, 2017 6 minutes ago, OurDayWillCome said: I hope you feel better for Christmas @NTB Thanks! It's rampant around here - loads of people have it. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Austin Allegro 4,528 Posted December 23, 2017 I've only just got over a bout of flu. It took two weeks. The first 9 days or so was horrible - extreme lethargy, chills, shakes etc. But what was worse was the depression and apathy which made me not want to read or watch TV, just stare into space or sleep, and a loss of appetite which made me reliant on muck like Complan to stay alive. After 9 days I started feeling a bit better but was still not back to normal and even now I don't have as much energy as I normally do. However I haven't had a bout of flu this bad for about 20 years so I guess I'm lucky! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OurDayWillCome 1,916 Posted December 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, M S E Refugee said: I have taken Vitamin D this winter for the first time and I have managed to avoid any illness thus far. Maybe it has helped or I have just been lucky. Me too and 'touch-wood' it seems to be working. Just off to wash my hands after touching a hard surface - it's probably teeming with little flu germs! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OurDayWillCome 1,916 Posted December 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Austin Allegro said: I've only just got over a bout of flu. It took two weeks. The first 9 days or so was horrible - extreme lethargy, chills, shakes etc. But what was worse was the depression and apathy which made me not want to read or watch TV, just stare into space or sleep, and a loss of appetite which made me reliant on muck like Complan to stay alive. After 9 days I started feeling a bit better but was still not back to normal and even now I don't have as much energy as I normally do. However I haven't had a bout of flu this bad for about 20 years so I guess I'm lucky! Exactly how I felt! And as for Complan, I had my jaw wired for a whole month a few years back and that's all I could slurp up a straw - yuk! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Generation Game 1,946 Posted December 23, 2017 34 minutes ago, Green Devil said: There are 3 levels. Man flu, Flu Swine flu. The first 2 are a walk in the park. The last is downright nasty! I'm definitely only on Defcon 3 but it's still a pain. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OurDayWillCome 1,916 Posted December 23, 2017 1 minute ago, The Generation Game said: I'm definitely only on Defcon 3 but it's still a pain. How many days have you had it for? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
