Nasty bugs this year
 

This winter [if u can call it winter really] has been bad for nasty illness bugs going about, especially the flu. Not well again as got the flu bug yet again - not long ago i got shut of a poorly 4 days, looks like im in for another bad session but worse this time as hardly slept last night cos struggling with bad congestion in the nose & throat:(

Anyone else suffering ??

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yeah i have nausia, dodgy tummy , slight headache and my eyesight is blury

luckily i drank quite a lot of alchol last night so it shoudl fight off whatever is causing me to feel unwell :)

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Yes but from a tummy bug thats going round. Might need to set up a sleeping bag in the bathroom at this rate. Cant sleep, cant eat properley and as for anything stonger than water its out of the window. :(

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Luckily not so much as a sniffle this year, although I did have a flu jab, but that doesn't protect you from colds.

Hope you feel better soon x

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Yeh was a bit like that a few weeks back also combined with flu, its not nice, hope u feel better soon:D

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You've not bought any cut price turkey twizlers lately have you?:D

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LOL Chav suppose u can always blame the beer after too LOL:D

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Hope so I feel like I have run 3 marathons in three days as it has ripped the stuffing out of me. :( Just glad I am backshift this week as I dont think I could handle the madness of dayshift.

You confined to bed or are you swaning around with half the wardrobe on?

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Uurrggghhh nope im bird flu free pmsl!!!! Just human flu'd up tho:(

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Last weekend my friends reminded me how I used to tease them about how I never got colds when I lived in Scotland.

They were always going down with bugs, and I used to tease them that as a smoker my lungs were stronger than theirs at fighting off infection, unlike their non smoking lungs.

How they laughed when they reminded me what I used to say, as I took my handful of Parkinson's drugs.:D

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Confined to bed so far overdosing on vicks :D thank god for peace no kiddies as at school so least can rest a bit till they get home, running bath with some radox & hope that makes me feel a bit better as i ache badly. Hope u manage the late shift:)

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LOL tho least scotland is at permanent temperature of - cold !! LOL think its been the mildness thats brought these bugs out. Actually smoking is helping lol.... least its clearing the snoz from my throat :D I think i've got 2 lots of it this year as i didnt really get it last year - so i've to make up for it LOL!!

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I haven't had a cold or flu yet this winter (touch wood), I just know I'm going to catch something now!

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;)
Well move to Scotland and be safe from cold and flu. Them bugs hate up here its too evil even for them.

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Touch wood....Not had it yet!!

watch this space....... probably get it now for mentioning it!!!!!!

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I had flu over Christmas, starting on December 23rd. It was real flu, nothing to do with a cold, just a terrible cough, aching limbs and a high temperature. I was unable to get out of bed for 4 days, as my legs wouldn't support me, then I was poorly for another 2 weeks. It took 2 more weeks after that before I began to get my strength back - hadn't been so ill for years.

Now that we're getting near Spring and the days are getting longer I think all out immune systems get a bit of a boost but, unfortunately, it never seems to work with colds. I haven't had a cold for nearly a year - oops! -where's a bit of wood to touch?......... :(

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i know how your feeling mel, i was the same last week and the week before,tired all the time but couldnt sleep properly, hot,bunged up nose,sick,and aching all over....it aint nice :(

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Yup thats exactly it Shaz, altho its put me on my aching back too, i hate feeling like this & dont make a good patient, im usually a burst of good health most of the time:rolleyes:

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Ooo im getting all shivery just thinking about it.......

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So you are the source of accymels woes. Shame on you. :rolleyes:

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LOL no not seen shaz since meet, so shes not guilty, dunno where i got it from unless i got it whilst at the stanley :confused:

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Thats possible so who was around you with the sniffles? Identify them then sue em for misery caused. :)

Appologies Shaz.:o

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Its right im having a day off housework - relaxing - well till my peace is shattered by my herd - then it will be trying to get better & some TLC wouldnt go amiss either hehehehehee :D

So not all bad - sniff sniffle!:D

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Depends on what you class as TLC. The kids might hand some over but there is more chance of the Coppice growing to the size of Pendle Hill by this time tomorrow. :eek:

GWS and chill while you get a chance. Plenty of hot toddies. :D

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Cheers Spuggie - hope u feel better too. True :rofl38: ah well wont hokd me breath then lol. Hot toddies:eek: i've no whiskey in lol

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Get better soon Mel. Im lucky this year - havent had nowt - had a couple of sniffles and thats it.

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I am comming down with something i woke up with a scratchy throat and a headache!! im dreading it!

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Aw dear Mummiboo thats how it started for me tho i had the sniffles as well & now full blown explosion thats kept me in my room most of the day so far - hoping no exertion will kill it LOL

Is it domestos that now kills the flu bug on spray :rolleyes:

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I said that and now ive started sneezing!!! Blaming you mel for this :D

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Im sorry :o well least i warned ya's LOL:D

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I didn't want to say while you were here ... but ... well ... you look well rough mel :eek: ....... in the nicest possible way of course :D

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Thanks :D hehehe i feel as bad as i look maybe worse LOL!!:D

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Shame I didn't see this thread earlier in the day. I'm a qualified Vick applier and had some appointment times free. Never let anyone apply Vick that hasn't been trained otherwise it can make things worse. ;)

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I've found you the perfect sign for if mel ever returns the favour of a vicks rub ;) :D

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:eek: :eek: errrr why was i not told that - i had vicks ready for application an all :(

Hehehe tinks i dont need a sign :rofl38:

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Can you explain that ? It proves the point that you should never let people apply Vick untrained, NOWHERE on the training course I attended did I have to sit on anyone :rolleyes:

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:eek: I just thought it would be a more comfortable position for mel during her recuperation :p

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:rofl38: just been reading instructions on vicks [as im untrained :p]

Rub on method:

* rub liberally onto chest, throat & back, leave night clothes [if any] loose :eek: ....oo-eer :D

:rofl38:

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Does it not say .... When applying to another person adopt a sitting position for comfort? ....... If not, sorry my apologies I thought I'd read it somewhere ;) :D

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I cant see it ...but to reach all those places be as well sitting to do the rub on job proper;) :D

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i found whisky worked for me, although i hate the stuff, whisky lemon n hot water

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:eek: Your just an alcoholic!!! :p :D

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now dont be giving people that impression...that was sooo last year ;)

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:eek: i dont want whiskey rubbing into me :eek:

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It's not the Vicks rub you use for the throat, blimey you take some convincing :D

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oh god dont rub vicks there.......................ouchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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:unsure8: Ohhh I don't know that could have it's benefits :rolleyz8: :D

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I know im still not convinced LOL:D But thats what the vicks instructions were & u as trained vicks applier, was that missed off or have u come up with alternative methods:eek:

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try sudafed capsules

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Oh aye:eek: .....whats those ??? :D

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a huge burning sensation

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Think you have an out of date jar of Vick. On my recent training course they told us that the throat cream should be applied separately and from a special tube :)

PS Has this thread been moved to over-18's yet :rolleyes:

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i always put vick on mi throat, never bought a different one for that, do they have different instructions where your originally from dave??

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:rofl38: pmsl lol :rofl38:

wonder what the brand name is for that & can u get it at the chemist:eek: :rofl38:

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.............. :rofl38:

SPLAT!! :D

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cant ya get that sorta stuff from ann summers?? ;)

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LOL!!!! I think i'll stick with the vicks even if i do get bad service:rofl38:

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hope yer feeling better soon mel, yer gettin as bad as paris lol, i,m invincible so dont get sod all.:D

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Never pay for bad service and should vick give a bad service then write to their boss and drop the trouble maker in it.

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well Mel I reckon we caught it at stanley cos I am the same (see cross bar challenge thread to what I think it is ;) :rolleyes: ). So maybe it wasn't a major hangover I had on saturday after all!!!!!!!

I went to bed at 7pm tonight as I was feeling really rough and got up at 11 as my sons were going to bed :( Hope I can sleep tonight now|!!!!

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Well i thought i was going to die last night (mick had this last week) anyway i was in bed and i was soooo cold just couldnt warm up i had goosebumps but i was burning up really bad i couldnt sleep at all about 5am i thought i was going to die because i thought i dont sweat when i get hot i just over heat and i was soo thirsty but i couldnt get up because i felt like i would faint! lol so then i worried more thinking i was going to just dehydrate and die.

Stop laughing!

Im am now still alive but still feel like rubbish!

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I'm with you on that one mummiboo, have never ached all over so much in my life :( ...well maybe I have but not due to illness ;)

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Yeh i felt like that yesterday & the night before didnt sleep at all, tho least last night i slept like a baby to the point i forgot to set my alarm & luckily woke up 2 mins before it anyway LOL. Still snozzy but up & about today so feeling a little brighter, i passed my annual health check anyways altho my BP was slightly up [np power lol, firemen passing me by on way to doc's lol], they put it down to the 20min walk to get to my appointment & passed fine:D

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Well about 4 weeks ago I got a bad throat infection and flu. Got anti biotic's for that.

Now it looks like it's back. Started with a very sore throat last night and head ache. Took 2 Solpodol ( which normally knock me out for rest of the night) and went to bed. All night I felt really, really hot, but I was cold and clammy. Finally fell asleep at 5:30am after keep throwing quilt off.......pulling it back over me... cos I was cold then hot then cold....:(

Today my throat feels a little better.......but I'm sooo lethargic and tired.

I have just had 11 days off work holidays.

I have had a terrible week........don't feel even the slightest bit refreshed, and I have to go back tomorrow.:(:(


I'm bloody sick of it.

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(whispering)....well, this is the first year that I haven't had bad bronchitis.
I thought I was going to be ill about 3 weeks ago...started with a sore throat, aching muscles and a temp. I took steam inhalations about every 4 hours and it went away in a couple of days......just had a cough for two days, but no nasty racking cough and sore ribs......so all you lot......keep away from me. I don't want your bugs. (but I hope you all feel better soon:) )