I HAVE THE FLU!

franktheplank · 25-01-2013 11:00PM

IM0 wrote: »

no you dont you have a cold, now htfu, if you had the flu you would know all about it

when did we decide to call colds the flu?

I really think the IMO need to work on their bedside manner.:D

skyfall2012 · 25-01-2013 11:14PM

I have a cold right now, runny nose, sniffles, block sinuses. I have tried some natural remedies like Sudafed and Budweiser and neither of them help to alleviate my symptoms. I will have to look east, some Tiger balls or something.

Daveysil15 · 25-01-2013 11:23PM

skyfall2012 wrote: »

I have a cold right now, runny nose, sniffles, block sinuses. I have tried some natural remedies like Sudafed and Budweiser and neither of them help to alleviate my symptoms. I will have to look east, some Tiger balls or something.

Sudafed and budweiser, what the hell? I must try sometime ha.

Cold's can be bad too. Sometimes when I get a cold it turns into a sinus infection which can last for a long time. I would rather get the flu any day than get a sinus infection. Those things are extremely irritating.

StinkyMunkey · 25-01-2013 11:24PM

Have not had the flu in many a year. Last time i had it, i lost a stone and a half in just under 2 weeks. I kept getting violently sick, i couldnt even hold down water. Got to the stage where i was puking up the lining on my stomach. My mother started to get really worried when i became delirious, my temp was so hi. On the up side, when the doctor came to the house he said you only get the flu that bad once in your life time.

Always getting colds, and moaning makes me feel better:D but i laugh at people when they have the "flu".

Madam_X · 25-01-2013 11:28PM

Daveysil15 wrote: »

Sudafed and budweiser, what the hell? I must try sometime ha.

Cold's can be bad too. Sometimes when I get a cold it turns into a sinus infection which can last for a long time. I would rather get the flu any day than get a sinus infection. Those things are extremely irritating.

I get them too and theyre horrible, but the flu is way worse.

Heroditas · 25-01-2013 11:29PM

Daveysil15 wrote: »

Sudafed and budweiser, what the hell? I must try sometime ha.

Cold's can be bad too. Sometimes when I get a cold it turns into a sinus infection which can last for a long time. I would rather get the flu any day than get a sinus infection. Those things are extremely irritating.

Yep, the mother in law had a cold at the end of November and got a sinus infection from it.... Then got blocked up ears because the sinus infection was so bad and could barely hear.

Then got progressively worse over the last few weeks... was finally brought into hospital last week because the doctor said she had the flu and then to cap it all off was diagnosed with pneumonia and will be in hospital for another week at least.
Pretty crappy

Daveysil15 · 26-01-2013 12:10AM

Madam_X wrote: »

I get them too and theyre horrible, but the flu is way worse.

It depends on the person I suppose. Whenever I get the flu it usually only lasts a few days, whereas the sinus infection could last a couple of weeks.

bullets · 26-01-2013 12:12AM

I reckon I got the flu. felt ill about 2-3 weeks ago and needed to go home from work, overnight I could not breathe in or out, could not move from the bed lay slumped against a radiator without feeling warm. Blood pressure was up around 170 over 110! Went to the doctor and and he put me on 6 steroid tablets a day, anti-biotics and 2 different types of inhalers, was crippled for a few days until finally things started to clear up. Roll on two weeks later WHAM its back, no energy, could not move, felt as though I would die, could not eat, been barely able to move since Thursday, so back to the doctor to get more antibiotics, last night I could not move and sweat all night so much the duvet cover was drowned. went to weigh myself to find I'd dropped nearly a stone in weight over he last week or two just from being sick.

~B

Mrmoe · 26-01-2013 12:19AM

I would say I only got the flu once. I wasn't able to get out of bed for a week. An ordinary cold can be very debilatating though especially if you have a sinus infection. Nothing to sneeze at.

Mint Sauce · 26-01-2013 12:33AM

skyfall2012 wrote: »

I have a cold right now, runny nose, sniffles, block sinuses. I have tried some natural remedies like Sudafed and Budweiser and neither of them help to alleviate my symptoms. I will have to look east, some Tiger balls or something.

Must be bad if only able to manage budweiser.

:eek:

Heroditas · 26-01-2013 12:37AM

bullets wrote: »

I reckon I got the flu. felt ill about 2-3 weeks ago and needed to go home from work, overnight I could not breathe in or out, could not move from the bed lay slumped against a radiator without feeling warm. Blood pressure was up around 170 over 110! Went to the doctor and and he put me on 6 steroid tablets a day, anti-biotics and 2 different types of inhalers, was crippled for a few days until finally things started to clear up. Roll on two weeks later WHAM its back, no energy, could not move, felt as though I would die, could not eat, been barely able to move since Thursday, so back to the doctor to get more antibiotics, last night I could not move and sweat all night so much the duvet cover was drowned. went to weigh myself to find I'd dropped nearly a stone in weight over he last week or two just from being sick.

~B

PFFFT!!
As has been already stated, if you're well enough to post on Boards.ie you don't have the flu! :pac:

Get well soon. Sounds absolutely rotten

miss no stars · 26-01-2013 12:52AM

bullets wrote: »

I reckon I got the flu. felt ill about 2-3 weeks ago and needed to go home from work, overnight I could not breathe in or out, could not move from the bed lay slumped against a radiator without feeling warm. Blood pressure was up around 170 over 110! Went to the doctor and and he put me on 6 steroid tablets a day, anti-biotics and 2 different types of inhalers, was crippled for a few days until finally things started to clear up. Roll on two weeks later WHAM its back, no energy, could not move, felt as though I would die, could not eat, been barely able to move since Thursday, so back to the doctor to get more antibiotics, last night I could not move and sweat all night so much the duvet cover was drowned. went to weigh myself to find I'd dropped nearly a stone in weight over he last week or two just from being sick.

~B

I had that happen once as a teenager. Must have missed about a month of school with it, then I got it AGAIN about a month later but it went a bit quicker. Very much was flu though.

I think people call colds flu because of the reaction "cold" gets.

"I have a cold" (feeling absolutely AWFUL and quite unwell and really fit for nothing other than bed) gets a response of "Ah sure it's only a cold"

"I have the flu" gets a response that's a bit more sympathetic and takes the person a bit more seriously. Most people are probably thinking "nah, if you had the flu you wouldn't be able to tell me that you have the flu... but it's probably a really bad cold and you're probably actually suffering with it".

Cold just seems so.... so like it doesn't matter and shouldn't have an impact on you!

goz83 · 26-01-2013 12:53AM

Every man who has a cold, has the flu. Do people still not get that?

I think i'm coming down with a bit of man flu right now. The wife will have to bring me breakfast in bed :pac:

skyfall2012 · 26-01-2013 12:56AM

goz83 wrote: »

Every man who has a cold, has the flu. Do people still not get that?

I think i'm coming down with a bit of man flu right now. The wife will have to bring me breakfast in bed :pac:

My husband had adult chicken pocks for 3 weeks, in bed and he couldn't stand noise, I nearly smothered him with a pillow towards the end.

Mountainsandh · 26-01-2013 01:36AM

I think Mr Mountains and I had the swine flu, 2 years ago, was it, when the big epidemic was on. He was just back from the US, and others on his flight also got very sick shortly after getting home.
I remember on top of all the fever, etc... feeling battered like someone had kicked me in the ribs, legs, all over. That was the pain the body was in. I had to check if I had bruises it was that bad. There was a cough with that flu, you'd nearly cry with the pain every time you had to cough. It took a long time to come back to normal form, 3 weeks or so.

The 2 children were vaccinated, in great form, and had to more or less take care of themselves for the first 4 days. We had to take shifts with Mr to throw them some scraps

. Thankfully it was kind of staggered, and mine started 2 days after his (you could pinpoint the exact hour it started), so he was a bit better able to cope.

I rang the doc but of course was told not to call in (don't think would have been able to anyway), so we never knew for sure.

edit : good thing to have freezer stocked up for these eventualities.

goz83 · 26-01-2013 02:09PM

goz83 wrote: »

Every man who has a cold, has the flu. Do people still not get that?

I think i'm coming down with a bit of man flu right now. The wife will have to bring me breakfast in bed :pac:

I totally jinxed myself. I'm in bed with the winter vomiting bug.

Had to have my clients rescheduled.

Lad Of Banter · 26-01-2013 02:16PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I died of the flu a few years ago

how long did it take to recover from that?

I HAVE THE FLU!

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