Worst Illness You Ever Had

Denise90 · 13-05-2012 01:56AM

Got a particularly nasty case of tonsillitis a few years back at the same time that my wisdom teeth broke through, ended up with infected tonsils, gums, tongue and glands the size of golf balls... two days later I got the flu (the real flu) and to top it all off I was away from home, my own bed and my mammy!

Corruptedmorals · 13-05-2012 01:56AM

Week long gastroenteritis, made worse by losing a stone when already underweight..awful. Fairly lucky, never even had flu.

I do have two conditions which affect my life so they are arguably worse than a short lived serious and painful illness but I am thankful because both could be worse, underactive thyroid and IBS.

woodoo · 13-05-2012 01:57AM

Hypochondriasis, when its bad its real bad. An obsessive belief that you are terminally ill lasting months and sometimes longer depending on the illness you think you have. Hyper sensitive to bodily sensations, pains. Mis-reading symptoms. Developing new ones due to anxiety and protecting areas of the body you fear you have disease in. Extreme anxiety, panic, depression etc.

FanadMan · 13-05-2012 01:58AM

Mumps and meningitis at the same time......spent bout 3 months in hospital. Everything from the shoulders up was sore!

twinQuins · 13-05-2012 02:04AM

Rocket19 wrote: »

Glandular fever!!

Oh holy god, I thought I'd die (especially when my dad kept lolling and calling it the "kissing disease")

Yep. Had severe abdiminal pain for a week before my spleen spontaneously ruptured.

Dempsey · 13-05-2012 02:08AM

twinQuins wrote: »

Yep. Had severe abdiminal pain for a week before my spleen spontaneously ruptured.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9oiO6RVKrU

helimachoptor · 13-05-2012 02:10AM

cocoshovel wrote: »

Did you suffer from extreme nightmares when you had it?

Not that I recall to be honest I was pretty out of it, I was sure if shake id shake it off but it got the better of me

cocoshovel · 13-05-2012 02:15AM

helimachoptor wrote: »

Not that I recall to be honest I was pretty out of it, I was sure if shake id shake it off but it got the better of me

Yeah the shakes is a common symptom of it. I was just curious as when I got it I first experienced night terrors and it felt like an out of body experience.

ciarriaithuaidh · 13-05-2012 03:29AM

Henoch-Schonlein pupura. Currently trying to shake it off.

krudler · 13-05-2012 03:33AM

does severe sunburn count? had it ridiculously bad as kid, they put some sort of cream on me and all the blisters I had on my arms and legs burst, basically had to be mopped down, yuck.

Opinicus · 13-05-2012 03:47AM

highlydebased wrote: »

I had cellulitis this time last year (nothing to do with cellulite!)- it was truly horrible. Couldn't move for a good 2-3 days. Spent first two days of it in bed fully clothed, shivering.

Got a dose of it about six months ago in my right leg. Oh man... I never thought a bit of swelling could cause so much pain.

Babybuff · 13-05-2012 03:50AM

Kidney stones, at least I think they were kidney stones no one ever told me what was wrong so I'm self diagnosing but I spent a week in hospital on an iv with it. It was that or renal failure for no apparent reason. Or it could possibly have been e coli. Nobody really knows.

pragmatic1 · 13-05-2012 03:54AM

kowloon wrote: »

My most recent one was when I got a cut on my face which got infected.
Went to the doctor and got antibiotics.
The antibiotics didn't agree with me so I ended up in bed going from hot to cold.
Spent ages in bed and couldn't get up to take my insulin or other meds.
To cut a long story short, I got ketoacidosis on top of the blood poisoning that developed from the infection. I crawled out of bed and collapsed in the bathroom.
My friend gave me some milk to drink, I'll forever be sorry for the curdled milk vomit that splashed on her when I got sick in a basin.
After that an ambulance was summoned.

Ketoacidosis jaysus. Lucky to be alive.

yore · 13-05-2012 05:44AM

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

Alcoholism.

Doesn't get the credit as a disease that it deserves, some people seem to think it's a matter of choice, but it isn't. A lot of tax money needs to put into this disease, perhaps at the expense of things like cancer and heart disease research, but so be it.

no offense, but to the suggestion that "a lot of tax money needs to be put into" alcoholism and taken from cancer/heart disease research I'd have to say .....me bollix

I'm not saying it's not a terrible disease or that people shouldn't be helped. Don't take money from other research to put it into alcoholism....do you think they will find a cure for it? I think they have one of those already, it's called stop fucking pouring it down your throat. And yes, I understand it's not easy but they help you. it's right they help you, but what do you expect to gain from research? Some pill that allows you to drink without becoming addicted to an addictive substance? I think they already have pills that just make you violently sick if you drink.

Susie_Q · 13-05-2012 05:58AM

lolz90 wrote: »

When I was about 16 I originally contracted Septic Cockled Throat

I'm so sorry to be laughing but that is hysterical. Do you mean Streptococcal throat??!

ottostreet · 13-05-2012 06:48AM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I've struggled with manflu in the past but luckily I've always been in easy reach of my Mam at the time, she knows how to fix it she comes over to our place and cooks me lovely meals and brings my bed quilts from back home over and gets me off to sleep on the coach.:)

You're right, that is the sickest you've ever been!

bradlente · 13-05-2012 06:49AM

Consciousness.It cleared up quick enough though.:pac:

Pa Dee · 13-05-2012 07:01AM

GCS - Giant Cock Syndrome. Had it for as long as I can remember. The bird seems not to mind tho

cocoshovel · 13-05-2012 07:35AM

Pa Dee wrote: »

GCS - Giant Cock Syndrome. Had it for as long as I can remember. The bird seems not to mind tho

Actually that stands for - Giant Cúnt Syndrome.

crazygeryy · 13-05-2012 07:45AM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

Calibos wrote: »

If you had the Flu, you wouldn't have been able to climb out of the bed to go for a smoke, you wouldn't have been able to lift the weight of the smoke with your arm, a smoke would have been the last thing on your mind what with wanting to curl up and die 'n all.

i never said i was in bed, im in the sitting room, i wouldnt be online with my 6 month old son beside me

You went outside for a smoke with your 6 month old.did he enjoy it?

kincsem · 13-05-2012 08:05AM

Flu. Had it twice in my life.

knipex · 13-05-2012 08:10AM

I am actually pretty healthy very rarely sick have not had a sick day inyears but

When I was 16 I got viral mengitis
At 17 I had an allergic reaction that caused my throat to close up so I couldn't breath.
At 22 I fractured 3 vertebrae.
25 Glandular fever
26 had a very very bad bout of food poisoning that knocked me out for a week (and brought on hemorrhoids)

Cassidy28 · 13-05-2012 08:14AM

A Sore Throat

Kur4mA · 13-05-2012 08:29AM

Pleurisy. I'll never forget it. The slightest movement the wrong way or breathing in too deeply or laughing literally felt like being stabbed in the chest a bunch of times and that was whilst taking multiple muscle relaxants and painkillers.

grenache · 13-05-2012 08:39AM

Just the depression for me. Can be a right pain in the @rse.

Ellis Dee · 13-05-2012 09:03AM

Piles. :eek:

Not actually the worst illness I've ever had, but definitely a real pain in the arse.

:D:D

13-05-2012 09:14AM

Swine flu.
Oh holy mother of god I just wanted to die.

danslevent · 13-05-2012 09:20AM

Bladder infection...peeing blood was absolutely horrendous and terrifying before I knew what the hell was going on!

Also ,got a really bad sinus infection before. Felt like I had a brain tumor or something.

thee glitz · 13-05-2012 09:26AM

The worst I had was the flu along with a chest infection. The doc suspected pneumonia but thankfully it wasn't. It was over Christmas
and fairly dark outside (and inside) the whole time. I'd wake up and look at the clock but wouldn't have a clue if it was am or pm, never
mind what day it was. It was 5 days of shivering, sweaty bedsheets and demented dreams, with a 13hr trip to A&E too where they had
tv3 on the whole day in the waiting room, but it could have been worse.

phill106 · 13-05-2012 09:30AM

Hand foot and mouth disease. People kept saying " I thought only cows got that" and other witty responses.
Hands and feet went numb and couldnt walk from the blisters on my feet!

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