The Flu

stewiegriffin08

There seems to be a huge title wave of the flu, Everyone seems to have it, all around dundalk and surrounding area.... i want to know just how far this has gotten, and how could it just arise from nowhere at this time.... *sniffff... *cough... i feel soo sick

Huggles

stewiegriffin08 wrote:

There seems to be a huge title wave of the flu, Everyone seems to have it, all around dundalk and surrounding area.... i want to know just how far this has gotten, and how could it just arise from nowhere at this time.... *sniffff... *cough... i feel soo sick

Whats a title wave?

GhostInTheRuins

A deadly wave of words? Oh no!

watna

I had my dose about two weeks ago. I felt like shít. It hit me like a ton of bricks. I'm still sniffling a bit and am strangely tired. Apparently it's to do with the change of seasons. Flus and colds go around and we pick them up easier. I don't know if that's an old wives tale or not but everyone I know has picked something up recently. My bf is sick today, although it's not the flu, just a man-cold!

KamiKazi

title wave lol

Ghost Train

maybe this explains it... but probably not (but does have picture of attractive girl... *ponders* is she still hot if she has a cold)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/07/27/nosplit/ft-hayfever-127.xml&DCMP=ILC-traffdrv07053100

She explains that a cold summer carries an increase in the number of viruses that are floating around. Combine this with an immune system lowered by an absence of sunshine, and throw in that feeling of being short-changed we all experience when summer fails to live up to our hopes and expectations - and you have a recipe for widespread, albeit minor, illness.

"It doesn't really take a psychologist to point out that your mental state can have an effect on your physical state. But that is not to say your cold or flu-like illness isn't real," says Sanders

Trampas

Why is the word flu over used in this country.

99% of the time people use the word flu they mean head cold or some form of it.

The way people go on in this country they get about 3-4 version of it.

When you get the flu you will know all about it

Yeah.I have the headcold!:(

murphaph

Trampas wrote:

Why is the word flu over used in this country.

99% of the time people use the word flu they mean head cold or some form of it.

The way people go on in this country they get about 3-4 version of it.

When you get the flu you will know all about it

So true. I get sick of people telling me they have 'de flu' when they have nothing of the sort. I've had actual influenza once in my whole life. I'm sure I'm not unusual. Real flu knocks the sh!t out of you for at least a couple of weeks. I still remember it well and it was 15 years ago.

J.S. Pill

I don't know whether its the flu or a really bad cold I have but going to work today was the biggest mistake I've made in a long time.

I'm now nicely wasted on red wine and neurophen + and am very much looking forward to sitting at home tomorrow and getting nicely wasted on red wine and neurophen +

Mossy Monk

You were able to go to work? Not flu then.

Ruu_Old

Ah that time of year again. Ian didn't expect you back for ages, heard you were dying of the flu! ACTUALLY PAL!

No flu..yet.

MooseJam

the flu is a killer, all you softies just have a cold - big differance

patrickc

i work outside mostly so am lucky i work with homeless, i generally don't get colds/flus whatever.. think my immune system is so used to stronger illnesses

Rabies

I still can't shake it. Over three weeks later and I'm constantly coughing up lovely dark green phlem and my nose is all congested.
It won't go away
At least it's not as bad as what it was for the first few days. Felt like ****, wasn't able to get the day off work, the asst. manager was sick too and got the day off instead of me.... Bah!

Reku

murphaph wrote:

So true. I get sick of people telling me they have 'de flu' when they have nothing of the sort. I've had actual influenza once in my whole life. I'm sure I'm not unusual. Real flu knocks the sh!t out of you for at least a couple of weeks. I still remember it well and it was 15 years ago.

Agreed, if you can get out of bed then it's probably not the flu, it's just a bad cold, as even bad colds can sometimes sap the muscles, the flu is much worse.

Black Swan

Methought the flu away with the bird scare?

Saint_Mel

Just recovering from a head cold and chest infection.

If it was the flu I'd still be panned out in bed and in bits!

petes

If you had the flu you would be in your bed for about three days not being able to do anything.

Leeby

petes wrote:

If you had the flu you would be in your bed for about three days not being able to do anything.

I would've thought a little more than three days no? I got a headcold last week that lasted through the weekend, grand now but I'm still coughing up a storm. My housemates all had it too, noone in our house ever gets away when someone has a cold.
I've got a ****ty immune system so I tend to get a lot of headcolds throughout autumn/winter which ALWAYS ends up with me having the flu for Christmas, I think I'm cursed, I haven't been able to get out of bed on Christmas day for about 8 years now!

petes

When I had the flu before I was bed ridden for three days. After that I could just about function.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

last time I had a flu I wans't able to stand up for a few days

was fun

last time I had a headcold, I just stayed in bed playing with myself...

also fun

channaigh

i'm lying in bed now feeling like crap don't know if its flu or cold but hope it goes away soon. day two.

getting into daytime tv though.

petes

Mordeth wrote:

last time I had a flu I wans't able to stand up for a few days

was fun

You normally have to pay for that.

Kintarō Hattori

Had a 24 hour cold last weekend and felt like crap. Colleague in work has a bad cold the last few days as well as my boss who's out today with it. Girl in centra deli across the road had a bad cold for a few days as well.

Terry

Yeah.
I saw some guy walking down the road earlier and he didn't look well.

Also, my friend told me that he knos someone who knew someone else who had a cold last april.

jester77

I've never had the flu. Think a lot of people just call the common cold the flu. From what I understand if you have the flu you'd feel like absolute shit and be unable to do anything where as if you have the cold you are just all blocked up, stuffy and just have a general shit feeling but you can still get about. Hope I haven't jinxed myself talking about it now, it's been a few years since I've had a cold!

5starpool

I usually get maybe 1-2 headcolds a year, nothing to keep me off work, but I believe I had the flu once. I went to bed with it at 11pm on a Sunday, and apart from going to the toilet once only, I didn't get up until Wednesday evening, and still spent most of the next couple of days after that unable to do much except lie down and feel horrible. That was 1997, and even though I have been ill with stuff since, including a horrible dose last January, I don't think I've had anything to compare to that before or since (thankfully).

gurramok

I've got maybe a 'semi-flu'

Caught it last friday, knocked me out for 2 days and now the worst is over with a slowwwww recovery.

Whatever it is, flu or bad cold or some weird airborne virus, it bloody is indeed going around and its nasty.

Reku

Leeby wrote:

I haven't been able to get out of bed on Christmas day for about 8 years now!

:eek: How naughty were you that you had to pleasure Santa that much to get on the nice list!?!:D

Dudess

"Oh I wish I could go home - I'm dying with the flu."

If you were dying with the flu, you wouldn't actually be able to get out of the bed - literally. I had the flu in January 2005 and any time I tried to get out of bed I couldn't - my legs were so heavy and sore. A couple of days later when I felt a little bit better, I could get out of bed but would have to lie down again very quickly, otherwise I'd vomit. Standing up when you've the flu actually causes severe nausea. You're meant to lie down, end of. Utter misery. I also had it when I was six and ten and I'll never forget it.

ixoy

Well I'm off sick for the first time in years and I know it's still only a head cold and that I just need a day's rest to recover. Thankfully don't recall ever having the flu (thanks Dudess for that eloquent description...).

rainbow kirby

I've had a stinky head cold for about 3-4 days now, only took 1 day off work... could have done with more, though I spent yesterday in my pyjamas sitting on my beanbag playing WoW.

Agamemnon

You all need to suck it up and stop whining. I've had a cold for about a week now and I'm loving every minute of it. It's great for cheap nights out too - I had four pints on Saturday night and I was twisted. Love your cold and it will love you.

MOH

Dudess wrote:

If you were dying with the flu, you wouldn't actually be able to get out of the bed - literally.

Well, if you were literally dying with the flu, you'd soon be dead. Hence obviously unable to get out of bed.

Dudess

True.

Carry on with your remarks about my posts. I value the feedback.

MOH

Sorry, I'd nothing worthwhile to say myself.

Plus I'm grumpy as I'm dying with the head cold.

Dudess

Ah no probs . Some people (also known as trolls) keep posting up comments just to wind others up - sorry for mistaking you for one.

Plenty of liquids - flush those nasty germs out of ya. And try to get as much sleep as possible. Weekend's not too far - maybe stay in and use the free time to catch up on rest.
Oh, and Benylin 4-Flu is excellent (just don't take it at work - it flattens you!)

eirebhoy

I had the flu a couple of years ago and I was bedridden for days. My body was just aching, particularly my back. Since then I correct anyone that tells me they have the flu yet are still able to stand straight.

murphaph

petes wrote:

When I had the flu before I was bed ridden for three days. After that I could just about function.

being ridden for 3 days tends to do that.

Terry

Dudess wrote:

Ah no probs . Some people (also known as trolls) keep posting up comments just to wind others up - sorry for mistaking you for one.

Plenty of liquids - flush those nasty germs out of ya. And try to get as much sleep as possible. Weekend's not too far - maybe stay in and use the free time to catch up on rest.
Oh, and Benylin 4-Flu is excellent (just don't take it at work - it flattens you!)

No medical advice, thanks.

Dudess

Soz Tez

murphaph wrote:

being ridden for 3 days tends to do that.

Heh heh...

mike65

Thats medical advice?

My last flu-like encounter was last winter, came down with something on a Tuesday evening was in bed for 4 days with shivers, aches, and general zonk'dness. Back at work on Monday feeling "meh" but coping!

Mike.

Terry

All it takes is for one person to take that advise, for the pills to have an adverse effect and then come back here and **** us all up.

North&South

Hang on.....all these posts mention the cold... the flu... what about the WORSTEST one??

(I'll say this quietly)

The MAN Flu?!? :eek: :eek: :eek:

According to my hubby, THAT is the donkeys pits & SO much worse than flu itself - Bless!