Big Flu Outbreak......

Planet X

....is hitting UK and making the BBC News headlines. Be careful.

CheGuedara

Had the blasted thing there last week and the week before. One of the worst I remember having. Still back on the bike now - 40 miles this morning , not the fastest avg ever though

blorg

+1, I am dying here.

Chips Lovell

Haha. Flu vaccine + fled to Spain for Christmas. See ya suckers.

*I feel justified in my smugness having endured the mother of all chest colds a few weeks back.

Rusty Cogs 08

+1 (too). No fun as I had it last Crimbo as well. Definitely the jab next year, this sucks.

TinyExplosions

el tonto wrote: »

Haha. Flu vaccine + fled to Spain for Christmas. See ya suckers.

*I feel justified in my smugness having endured the mother of all chest colds a few weeks back.

I'm pretty sure they invented it -was called the 'Spanish Flu' wasn't it?

mikemac

TinyExplosions wrote: »

I'm pretty sure they invented it -was called the 'Spanish Flu' wasn't it?

Nah, they didn't invent it.
But Spain didn't have strict censorship in WW1 so while many countries had it, they were the only ones actually reporting it

There does be great programs on TG4 on this sort of thing

I realized you were only joking Tiny

smithslist

blorg wrote: »

+1, I am dying here.

+1, once i woke up this-morning i felt the symtoms, didnt go out on bike so not to run the risk of making worst, hopefully tmw i shuld be ok.

please Lemsip work your magic!!!!!

kleefarr

TinyExplosions wrote: »

I'm pretty sure they invented it -was called the 'Spanish Flu' wasn't it?

Thought it was Spanish Fly?

CheGuedara

Get well lads, rest up, get your fluids in, take the best multivitamins you can & ride it out. excuse the cycling pun

You'll be right for something gentle on New Years day yet

Ace2007

CheGuedara wrote: »

Had the blasted thing there last week and the week before. One of the worst I remember having. Still back on the bike now - 40 miles this morning , not the fastest avg ever though

how long you have it 4?

blorg

Since Wednesday 17 myself. Just finishing a course of antibiotics today and am feeling better but still not 100%. Have gone for just a couple of gentle cycles in the last few days. Was overtaken coming back from Enniskerry by a face I think familiar from MAD, on a Cannondale Bad Boy. This will not stand!

DirkVoodoo

Came down with a chest infection myself, was forced onto antibiotics.

Stuck inside with an endless supply of tea, heat and some video games. I would nearly prefer to be out on the bike. I also blame not cycling over the 2 weeks before christmas for my weakened immune system. Non stop cycling, in all conditions, is the only way to steer clear of these bugs

Still trying to get the hang of the rollers anyway.

Eoin D

Have something nasty myself. Have had it for about 3 weeks, chest infection I think but I'm silly enough not to bother going to the doctor, will probably go on Saturday if it keeps up. Tried going for a cycle and was in bits, haven't gotten on the bike since, have to sort this out to burn off my Christmas excess!!

SetOverSet

Have had it myself since the 26th - just beginning to feel human again Hopefully will be back on the bike again this weekend!

Just a cold here but enough for me to wuss out of cycling for the last week or so.

CheGuedara

Ace2007 wrote: »

how long you have it 4?

Had it the 2 1/2 weeksjust before and up to Christmas. Sucked big time, missed a load of stuff due to it.

The dad has it 3 weeks now and like others has allowed a chest infection to get a foothold so antibiotics beckoning methinks... best to catch them early and knock 'em on the head.

henboy

I think I just caught it in time. Spent the last week going from the bed to the couch with plenty of hot drinks and paracetamol. I'm looking at the turbo trainer thinking will I try and sweat it out.

blorg

henboy wrote: »

I think I just caught it in time. Spent the last week going from the bed to the couch with plenty of hot drinks and paracetamol. I'm looking at the turbo trainer thinking will I try and sweat it out.

I'd be somewhat careful with that, tried that myself and the doc reckoned flushing the virus around the body and deep into tissue was not the best plan. He reckoned it could turn a 1 weeker into a 4 weeker.