The bug that's going around

cregser · 12-11-2007 9:49pm #1

Is it just me or is their a nasty slow burning bug going around knocking everybody for six? If it's not the flu, it usually takes me 2 days max to get over a bug - or an early night in. But I got it last Monday and still can't shake it off. I took 3 sick days last week (2 spent in bed) that didn't sort me out. I've talked to some peeps who said it took them 3 weeks to get over their bug. One guy was telling me he took 8 sick days in the last 10years - 4 of them in the last 2weeks.

My Dad's a bit of a latent xenophobe/racist. He blames the <insert derisory African native term> for bringing in these "funny bugs" into the country. He has a point. I've heard that we've received proportionally more immigrants than any society before us (at least in modern times). Maybe now we're seeing one of the side-effects.

Discuss.

TerrorFirmer · 12-11-2007 9:51pm

It steals all my DVDs, brings them all back in the wrong cases, staggers in locked at 2am and leaves the toilet seat up too. I've had enough.

RuailleBuaille · 12-11-2007 9:56pm

You should be a primary school teacher. It's like working in a petri dish full of germs but I'm totally immune because of it. Havn' been sick in three years!

cregser · 12-11-2007 9:58pm

HavoK wrote: »

It steals all my DVDs, brings them all back in the wrong cases, staggers in locked at 2am and leaves the toilet seat up too. I've had enough.

So what you gonna do about it? What is It? Actually, WTF are you talkin' about Havok? o_0

Caliden · 12-11-2007 10:00pm

I've got a combination of the flu and tonsilitus

cregser · 12-11-2007 10:00pm

ItchyInside wrote: »

You should be a primary school teacher. It's like working in a petri dish full of germs but I'm totally immune because of it. Havn' been sick in three years!

So the itch has cleared up?

TerrorFirmer · 12-11-2007 10:00pm

he gave me a fancy name but im quite sure he's just a regular household fly. the last straw came when i found him **** onto my keyboard this morning when he thought i was at work. i went straight to the landlord but hes all like uuuuh its none of my business man

cregser · 12-11-2007 10:07pm

Caliden wrote: »

I've got a combination of the flu and tonsilitus

Ouch, hope you get well soon. I didn't have the flu and never got tonsilitus (touch wood), so I can't feel your pain - but dam this bug is annoying.

At least the Panel is on now... <cregser is easily distracted>

12-11-2007 10:09pm

Wash your hands with hot water and soap, and keep your fingers out of your gob and nose.
How d'ya think those bugs get into your system?

rossie1977 · 12-11-2007 10:10pm

don't worry it's probably just "Captain Trips"

crosstownk · 12-11-2007 10:10pm

Bugs everywhere. Both my kids have had one thing or another throughout the last six weeks. I wish the doctor offered season tickets

KilbarrackBlows · 12-11-2007 10:10pm

cregser wrote: »

Is it just me or is their a nasty slow burning bug going around knocking everybody for six? If it's not the flu, it usually takes me 2 days max to get over a bug - or an early night in. But I got it last Monday and still can't shake it off. I took 3 sick days last week (2 spent in bed) that didn't sort me out. I've talked to some peeps who said it took them 3 weeks to get over their bug. One guy was telling me he took 8 sick days in the last 10years - 4 of them in the last 2weeks.

My Dad's a bit of a latent xenophobe/racist. He blames the <insert derisory African native term> for bringing in these "funny bugs" into the country. He has a point. I've heard that we've received proportionally more immigrants than any society before us (at least in modern times). Maybe now we're seeing one of the side-effects.

Discuss.

I dunno whats going around i got this nasty infection in my throat it feels like ****en lumps are in the back of it and it burns !
everyone i know has it :eek:

Photi · 12-11-2007 10:13pm

They took our jarbs!

Faith · 12-11-2007 10:14pm

I've got a cold and tonsillitis. Since ears and throats are connected, it now feels like my tonsils are trying to escape out of my ears. It hurts so much and painkillers do SFA

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Sinfonia · 12-11-2007 10:14pm

KilbarrackBlows wrote:

I dunno whats going around i got this nasty infection in my throat it feels like ****en lumps are in the back of it and it burns !
everyone i know has it

Tonsilitis - had it twice before, you can't swallow.
It sucks serious donkey balls.

daniel3982 · 12-11-2007 10:16pm

Ive had a sort of cold/cough that is very mild for about 8 weeks now, its annoying the hell outta me!

Ruu_Old · 12-11-2007 10:19pm

My body was aching this morning when I woke up and still not much of a change and a bit of a stuffy head. Have to get up early for work tomorrow as well.

I think it is time to bring out the Lemsip Max Strength.

cson · 12-11-2007 10:20pm

Faith wrote: »

I've got a cold and tonsillitis. Since ears and throats are connected, it now feels like my tonsils are trying to escape out of my ears. It hurts so much and painkillers do SFA .

If you want pain, try having a kidney stone.

cregser · 12-11-2007 10:29pm

Hmm, guess I never should have expected this thread to be squeamish-proof.

Photi wrote: »

They took our jarbs!

They tuk ar jaarrrbs!

Alkers · 12-11-2007 10:32pm

I'm just into my 3rd week with some dose, starting to get over it now, feel pretty much better but am still coughing a lot.

RuailleBuaille · 12-11-2007 10:32pm

cregser wrote: »

So the itch has cleared up?

LOL think I'm going to have to change that, to me it's perfectlly obvious that it means I'm constantly restless and edgy but it comes across as something different to everyone else :rolleyes:

biko · 12-11-2007 10:53pm

HavoK wrote: »

he gave me a fancy name but im quite sure he's just a regular household fly. the last straw came when i found him **** onto my keyboard this morning when he thought i was at work. i went straight to the landlord but hes all like uuuuh its none of my business man

I had that bug a while ago and he was really irritating me, always bringing dodgy friends back and smoking indoors even though we agreed not to. Putting his food on my shelf and drinking straight from the carton.

13-11-2007 12:14am

I've been coughing on and off for the last 4 weeks! I was told initially that it was a viral chest infection but I don't know now. On Thursday it was so bad I was coughing up blood but being outdoors in the freezing cold for 14 hours did me no good at all that day.

loyatemu · 13-11-2007 11:48am

I've had a cold for the last 7 weeks - coughing, thick nose, and I've recently gone deaf in one ear. Already been through one course of anti-biotics. Its bloody annoying and probably the longest-lasting cold i've ever had.

I hadn't thought about it before, but now that you mention it, yeah, its definitely the immigants fault! Send the buggers back!

Kur4mA · 13-11-2007 11:53am

Yep I woke up this morning with the horrible feeling that I've a cold coming on. My nose has the sniffles and my head is killing me. I'm gonna try kill the bayyystard off before it gets any worse! :mad:

cregser wrote: »

They tuk ar jaarrrbs!

DURRK ERR DURRRR!!!

beans · 13-11-2007 12:49pm

They tuk ar jaarrrbs!

I took my jaaaaaabs

So I'm not sick

13-11-2007 12:53pm

kyub wrote: »

DURRK ERR DURRRR!!!

Dey tuk arr jaarrbs!

The guy I live with has the bug. It hit him more or less straight away and he's been smothered all weekend. A work friend came back to the house for an hour, she has it now. My other house mate has something similar now.

It'll get to me soon enough.

Sabre0001 · 13-11-2007 12:57pm

Woke up Sunday night at 3:30 AM feeling incredibly warm and had been turning since I slept (wierd dreams too), an hour later - up sick and very pale...Headaches, warm and sick! Next morning got up and it was all the same.

I'm rarely sick but what a night for it to choose! - Had a job interview on Monday that I had to postpone (or risk vomiting on them) and I have 2 projects due this week!!!

_blank_ · 13-11-2007 1:07pm

I'm getting this too. :mad::mad:

Dammit, I never get sick.

jester77 · 13-11-2007 1:18pm

So there's a bug going around... nice, I never catch these

Think I'll take a few sick days off soon anyway, haven't taken any this year where as others have taken more than their fair share. Technically I wouldn't be fobbing the system as I am genuinely a bit sick of work!

Archeron · 13-11-2007 2:00pm

I feel wonderful.
This image is for all you sick people out there.

Mossy Monk · 13-11-2007 2:05pm

cregser wrote: »

My Dad's a bit of a latent xenophobe/racist. He blames the <insert derisory African native term> for bringing in these "funny bugs" into the country. He has a point. I've heard that we've received proportionally more immigrants than any society before us (at least in modern times). Maybe now we're seeing one of the side-effects.

Discuss.

What's to discuss? That is the biggest load of ****e I have ever read on here.

meditraitor · 13-11-2007 2:17pm

had that horrible pre flu taste(smokers know) on saturday night and woke up sunday morning feeling like mary harney just drove a tractor over me, since then it has changed from very weak sunday, shivers and temperature to weak yesterday bunged up nose and sore throat to feeling weak again today and lungs in bits, black and yellow phlem bad cough etc.
I hope as some of the previous posters suggested this does not last 3-6 weeks.

My Dad's a bit of a latent xenophobe/racist. He blames the <insert derisory African native term> for bringing in these "funny bugs" into the country. He has a point. I've heard that we've received proportionally more immigrants than any society before us (at least in modern times). Maybe now we're seeing one of the side-effects.

I dont think your daddy is the only one chief!!!!!!!1

Jumpy · 13-11-2007 2:29pm

KilbarrackBlows wrote: »

I dunno whats going around i got this nasty infection in my throat it feels like ****en lumps are in the back of it and it burns !
everyone i know has it :eek:

Ah, it looks like I have it too. I have been on anti-biotics for a week and it seems to have actually got worse.

Jumpy · 13-11-2007 2:30pm

cson wrote: »

If you want pain, try having a kidney stone.

One thing I always wanted to know. Did it 'ping' when it came out?

cregser · 13-11-2007 7:27pm

Mossy Monk wrote: »

What's to discuss? That is the biggest load of ****e I have ever read on here.

Dey tuk r jerbs!

Don't you get it? This is the misery-loves-company thread. Feck off with yer hygine and yer high-brow exptectations from an after hours thread!

Jumpy wrote: »

Ah, it looks like I have it too. I have been on anti-biotics for a week and it seems to have actually got worse.

Isn't it a virus doing the rounds? As in, anti-biotics don't work.:rolleyes:

The bug that's going around

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