when your sick:(

mollybird

heh girlies, it's half six in the morning and i'm miserable with the flu at the moment. can't sleep as my head is killing me and being made to sleep in the spare room away from my OH is not helping. if i dont' get better by the end of today i'm in trouble as having a party for my 30th.

what are ye like when you are sick? do ye milk it for all it's worth or be like a man and suck it up and get on with it? i love to milk it to be honest. hate being on my own when i'm sick.

stovelid

On boards = not that sick.

shivvyban

mollybird wrote: »

do ye milk it for all it's worth or be like a man and suck it up and get on with it?

I know from past experiences with 'man-flu' that they milk it more than we do! :rolleyes:

But no I try to grin and bear it... the only time I milked it was when I had conjunctivitis in both of my eyes. Then I got some much-needed sympathy (except from my boss at the time who said I clearly didn't have it as my eyes didn't look like the ones he'd googled :eek: idiot )

oldyouth

Sympathy is no bloody use when you are ill. Whenever I get manflu, all I ever want is a jug of water and a ton of medication left on my bedside locker and then get the flick out my sight and let me snooze. I'll see yez again when I'm better

Khannie

shivvyban wrote: »

I know from past experiences with 'man-flu' that they milk it more than we do! :rolleyes:

No doubt about it. I don't really get sick very often any more with all the healthy life blah blah and all, but when I do...by jebus I love a bit of a snuggle. Who doesn't like?

Molly: Get yourself some hot chocolate and enjoy the crap TV.

This

I am awful when im sick in such a bad mood.....i usually just stay in bed and sleep with the telly on....

i was throwing up xmas eve and xmas day and stephens day worst xmas ever so far

Mr. Presentable

If you have the 'flu you will not be getting better this evening.

But chances are you only have a cold and are being a baby :pac:, so take a dose of Sudafed or similar symptoms suppressant and enjoy your night out

Nevyn

stovelid wrote: »

On boards = not that sick.

Well that's bollocks, I've been horrendously sick over the last two weeks,
being propped up with a laptop being able too types doesn't mean your not very sick or not in a great deal of pain.

I hate being sick, it means certain things are not going to get done in the house and I can't be there for my kids, which gets me rather mentally and emotionally down and likely to push to far when I do start to get better and relapse so I am a very cranky sick person why prefers to be left alone rather
the make anyone else suffer my crankiness.

Jules

i have been in bed since tuesday evening, not a well missus at all. And i am the worst sick person in history. I can't cope with it. Now im talking proper sick not just a little head cold or something im talking full on unable to sleep or eat or move your head or neck sick. All i want is my mammy to look after me but don't even get that anymore... i hate being 28

And men are 1000% worst than women they get a little sniffle and they are laid out for a week with it!

Orlee

Feeling pretty crap today myself - my sister has a serious throat infection and I think I'm getting it

Hers is so bad they're considering removing her tonsils - thank goodness mine are long gone!

Wan go home

Jules

Orlee not having tonsil does mean you stop getting tonsilitis and stuff i had mine out when i was 5, but nicely got informed by the doc i have strep tonsilitis as some of the tonsil tissue has grown back.

Linguo

A bit of milking now and again is necessary, sometimes when youre sick you need to revert back to a little girl and be looked after. I do it for my bf and mam when they're sick so it works all round!

Warfi

shivvyban wrote: »

I know from past experiences with 'man-flu' that they milk it more than we do! :rolleyes:

But no I try to grin and bear it... the only time I milked it was when I had conjunctivitis in both of my eyes. Then I got some much-needed sympathy (except from my boss at the time who said I clearly didn't have it as my eyes didn't look like the ones he'd googled :eek: idiot )

What the hell is he doing being your boss? He should be out saving people's lives!

Although, going forward maybe it's handy having a boss who knows his conjuctivitis from his car park space. You have to think outside the box, he could save you a fortune in doctor's fees, thus leading you to leverage these funds for your own needs.

Maybe I should be a boss, I have all the lingo

smileysurfer

mollybird wrote: »

heh girlies, it's half six in the morning and i'm miserable with the flu at the moment. can't sleep as my head is killing me and being made to sleep in the spare room away from my OH is not helping. if i dont' get better by the end of today i'm in trouble as having a party for my 30th.

what are ye like when you are sick? do ye milk it for all it's worth or be like a man and suck it up and get on with it? i love to milk it to be honest. hate being on my own when i'm sick.

I hate being sick but also when theres someone sick in my house I tend to run a mile so I wont catch it, dont like sitting around waiting to breath in the germs :eek:

xcarriex

Not all men are like that, my poor lil bro had a SERIOUS case of chicken pox his 14 and was head to toe in blisters, temp was 40d and the hospital werent too happy about taking him in, so we nursed him at home, PLENTY of anti-histimane and calamine lotion, he never once lost his sense of humour, at one stage they were down his throat and i was sitting with him, and he asked could i 'get the condemed man some ice-cream'! child is a legend!

petes

Wait a minute. Your bloke kicked you to the spare room??

Malari

Don't like to be molly-coddled when I'm sick, but if I'm totally out of action it's nice for someone to go to the pharmacy for you or make something to eat.

People mostly complain that I don't tell them I'm sick. I'm likely only to mention it if I have had a pain for a day and a half or something! I hate getting texts for a week after I've recovered, asking me how I am I know it's only people caring about me.

I've just been put on anti-biotics for an infection and my boyfriend insisted on driving me into work, when I'm perfectly capable of cycling! It's easier to acquiesce than have an argument. :)

Kiera

I hate anyone near me when i'm sick. I never tell my Mam until i'm better as she'll only fuss/call over and its that last thing i want. Might sound ungrateful but i prefer to get over it on my own.

banshee_bones

Kiera wrote: »

I hate anyone near me when i'm sick. Might sound ungrateful but i prefer to get over it on my own.

I'm the same. Bar some one bringing food or drugs to house which I am very appreciative of.
Having moved back in with close friends though Iv forgotten what it was like dealing with migraines/sicknessses on my own.
So if theres a migraine the ice pack and migraleve is out in a flash for me. I had a virus couple of months back and my friend brought me home soup and my favourite thing to eat and drink from our nearby cafe. Very impressed! Maybe im softening in my old age!

stovelid

Thaedydal wrote: »

so I am a very cranky sick person why prefers to be left alone rather
the make anyone else suffer my crankiness.

You're quite sick now then, I take it?

mollybird

Insurgent wrote: »

Wait a minute. Your bloke kicked you to the spare room??

yep. i'm here right now for the second night in a row. dont' mind too much as the way i'm feeling i just want the bed to myself.

metrovelvet

The last time I was sick was last november. I had food poisoning. I ran a high fever and was vomiting all day and night for two days. Could not even keep down a sip of water.

The tough thing about it was not only having to suffer through it but to also take care of a 17 month old baby in between vomits and trips to the bathroom, and cleaning up when I didnt get to the bathroom on time.

It sucked.

Nevyn

stovelid wrote: »

You're quite sick now then, I take it?

:P

The last two weeks haven't been fun but thankfully I'm over it now.

Dudess

When it's nothing too serious (but still requiring time off work - e.g. a bad cold) I don't mind it at all - you get to stay in bed and sleep to your heart's content. And you get waited on.
My mum, who's a nurse, says I'm a good patient.

When it's vomiting or the flu or a severe sore throat though, meh, I just sleep.

SeekUp

^^ Ditto.

I'm not too bad when I have a cold or something, I may bitch a little bit, but I just get on with it. When I have a sore throat or a fever, I tend to lie around, more log-ish than usual. I wouldn't really ask for anything, but when someone offers to bring you something or get you something to make you more comfortable, I just appreciate it that much more.

Nevyn

It's nice when you can just take to the bed, but alas when there are little people in the house it is not always possible and I know mine are old enough to under stand I am sick but it still sucks being sick and being cranky and feel guilty that your not being a good Mam cos your sick.

sarah+1

I'm worse when other people are sick; I'm so selfish! My mam has been dying for the last 4 days and I kept well clear of her, and today she told me she's been diagnosed with swine flu. I swear all I've thought of since she told me is "I hope I don't bloody get it".

Novella

I had food poisoning the Christmas before last and I have never been so sick in my whole life. I won't go into all the gory details but it was horrendous. At the start, I didn't want anyone near me 'cause I was getting sick etc and I didn't want anyone to have to see that but after about 24 hours of it, I just felt so weak and awful, I didn't care who was taking pity on me or trying to help me 'cause I literally couldn't move!!

In general, I just get on with it when I'm sick. I mean, I wouldn't take a day off work if I had a cold. Unless I physically could not get outta bed, I'd be in work.

I woke up this morning with a really sore throat but it's not gonna affect my day! I'm going shopping and out for dinner with my mam I wouldn't mind a nice wee cuddle though!

stovelid

sarah+1 wrote: »

I'm worse when other people are sick; I'm so selfish! My mam has been dying for the last 4 days and I kept well clear of her, and today she told me she's been diagnosed with swine flu. I swear all I've thought of since she told me is "I hope I don't bloody get it".

I think we have a front-runner for the Daughter Of The Year award

tinkerbell

I can sympathise with you! I don't get colds a lot but when I do, I get them bad - after a day or two of sniffling and sneezing, it goes straight down to my chest and hey presto chest infection. I started getting a cold there two days ago and was praying that it wouldn't turn nasty but as of this morning tiz turned into a chest infection Ugh yuck. On antibiotics now for it.

Ugh and my nose is all blocked and runny, I've used an entire box of tissues in 24 hours. My nose is all red and sore now from the constant rubbing with the tissues! Ugh *sigh*

To make matters worse, I have exams in two weeks and trying to study while you are sniffling and coughing all over the place is no fun