The evils of manflu - taking care of those not suffering from it

Stheno

So I woke up Thurs. morning, about 5am, convinced I'd a migraine, I'd a blinding headache so bad I could barely see.

Then came the urge to puke, so ran to the bathroom (well, I rather gingerly found my way in the dark) and did the needful.

Woke up the Oh to tell them I wasn't going into work as a result about 6am, and emailed in (this is the norm where I work)

Spent the time since then, with constant nausea, vomiting, far more trips to the bathroom than I would ever wish for, and am wondering if the OH is a bit deluded.

He did set off on his best foot by asking if he could get me anything from the chemist on Thursday.

He negated this by failing to check there was bog roll in the ensuite yesterday

Then this evening he wanted to go out for dinner?

Hello??? I've had a bag of chips (I truely believe that if you are going to throw up anything you eat, you enjoy the eating) in two days, can barely stand up straight, consider bogroll in the bathroom one of lifes essentials and you want to go to dinner?

It appears that after less than twelve hours, he lost interest in my illness and expected I'd be back to normal.

Can anyone advise on how best to exploit my symptoms to ensure maximum care?

jamesbere

Say you have Ebola, he can't ignore that.

corner of hells

Can you make sandwiches?

The Backwards Man

Put lipstick on your poops, he'll think it's blood and realise you are really sick.

ballsymchugh

sounds more like bird flu

corner of hells

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Put lipstick on your poops, he'll think it's blood and realise you are really sick.

I'm going out on a limb here and ask if anyone has done this to you.

Stheno

corner of hells wrote: »

Can you make sandwiches?

No, the mere thought of food makes me puke

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Put lipstick on your poops, he'll think it's blood and realise you are really sick.

Ah he doesn't need to see, just telling him makes him think I've the plague

Actually, he appears to be treating me like I've the plague.

corner of hells

Stheno wrote: »

No, the mere thought of food makes me puke


Ah he doesn't need to see, just telling him makes him think I've the plague

Actually, he appears to be treating me like I've the plague.

Does he need to go drinking ?

Lyaiera

It sounds like you've got it worse than manflu. It might actually be the flu.

Sheep Lover

Don't shave your minge for a while. Let him deal with a hairy growler for a few months.

KKkitty

Puke on top of him.

Stheno

corner of hells wrote: »

Does he need to go drinking ?

He doesn't drink

Lyaiera wrote: »

It sounds like you've got it worse than manflu. It might actually be the flu.

Well symptoms are as follows:

1. Constant nausea - turns to severe vomiting if eating
2. Shivers
3. Severe back pain
4. Constantly too hot or too cold
5. Constant shivers
6. Severe headache that has not gone away for two days
7. Constant need to go to the toilet

It's a rotten dose.
Truly rotten

Give me a migraine any day

Chemist told me it sounds like winter vomiting bug and not to go anywhere near the doctor in case I spread it.

Ken.

You should hire a maid to deal with his your needs.

justchecked

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Don't shave your minge for a while. Let him deal with a hairy growler for a few months.

You can tell that doctors frequent this forum, the bedside manner cant help but show itself in the comments.

Stheno

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Don't shave your minge for a while. Let him deal with a hairy growler for a few months.

Ah now that's a step to far, I'm only ill a few days!

RobertKK

Stheno wrote: »

He doesn't drink


Well symptoms are as follows:

1. Constant nausea - turns to severe vomiting if eating
2. Shivers
3. Severe back pain
4. Constantly too hot or too cold
5. Constant shivers
6. Severe headache that has not gone away for two days
7. Constant need to go to the toilet

It's a rotten dose.
Truly rotten

Give me a migraine any day

Chemist told me it sounds like winter vomiting bug and not to go anywhere near the doctor in case I spread it.

Yeah probably Norovirus/winter vomiting bug, yes it is bad, but at least it is not the flu. Norovirus - upto 4 days to fully recover in my experience, the flu upto 3 weeks.

efb

I've a cold- its shítty

mud

Stheno wrote: »

Well symptoms are as follows:

1. Constant nausea - turns to severe vomiting if eating
2. Shivers
3. Severe back pain
4. Constantly too hot or too cold
5. Constant shivers
6. Severe headache that has not gone away for two days
7. Constant need to go to the toilet

It's a rotten dose.
Truly rotten

Give me a migraine any day

Chemist told me it sounds like winter vomiting bug and not to go anywhere near the doctor in case I spread it.

Sounds very like a dose I had a couple of years ago. It was so awful. I was lying in bed when my core would start to get really cold, the cold spread to my extremities then I'd have to stagger to the toilet and endure half an hour of sheer hell before crawling back to bed sweating but waiting to feel my temperature drop again so the whole shebang could begin again.

The worst.

I was advised to drink a pint of water with a spoon of sugar and a spoon of salt in it. I resisted because it sounded awful but desperation kicked in and I drank it back. Was sick once more (violently) but immediately felt better and was back to myself in a few hours. Slept really deeply every night for about a week afterwards. The body had to recover.

P.S. Original flavour Hula Hoops in the red bag were an absolute god-send when I couldn't keep anything down.

Feel better soon.

Mesrine65

Dr. Mesrine prescribes max strength Lem-Sip, hot whiskey, slice of lemon, cloves & a spoon of honey...

Repeat until unconscious or so pished that you forget you're ill

seamus

That's not man flu you've got, it's the winter vomiting bug.

Or the "pissing out of my arsehole" bug as one colleague quite aptly described it to me. The good news is that the trips to the bathroom should cease within 24 hours of starting, if they haven't already. Your stomach will be tender for a couple of days, but if you haven't puked or shat in two hours then you're out the other side of this horrible virus.

The other good news is that if you've got it, your other half is guaranteed to show symptoms in the next 72 hours. So you can start bugging him about going out for a pint when his head is down the toilet and his insides on fire.

grumpynerd

im down with a bad dose today....urghhhhhhhh

2 kitchen rolls gone from sneezes and so forth. sore bones, blocked ears...