being sick sucks

mantis
mantis Posts: 17,201
edited January 2008 in The Clubhouse
Whats up people?
I got a pretty bad head cold on Thursday night and every day it seems to be getting worse. It started out with just a slight sneezing thing then to a leaky nose. Now I have a consistent headache running nose and I'm tired as hell.
I also have cold hands and cold feet but on the urge of sweating everywhere else. It's like a Virus. I don't get sick often but when I do , I GET IT!!!!

Sucks,

Dan
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  • bigyank
    bigyank Posts: 224
    edited December 2007
    I am one who normally does not get sick and I have had this same type of cold on and off since the middle of November! All I have left is a dry hack I just can't shake!

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2007
    My wife and son have the exact same thing. Although it's hit my wife a little harder because now it is down in her chest as well. She smokes so that doesn't help. After talking to the doctor he said it was indeed viral and no anti biotic would help and that she has to let it run its course.

    I on the other hand have chapped hands from washing them so much as well as I've been walk around with a bottle of alcohol and constantly wiping down door knobs, refridgerator handles, microwave hands, etc etc etc. So far I have no symptoms and my wife caught it full blast last Wednesday. . . so I may be off the hook.

    Give yourself a fast walk around in that cold mid PA air and then take a hot shower, you will be amazed how much better you feel.

    Oh btw, the doctor said, two advil (200 mg) then two hours later two Tylenol (500 mg)throughout the day and the usual plenty of fluids.

    I hope you feel better soon.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2007
    bigyank wrote: »
    I am one who normally does not get sick and I have had this same type of cold on and off since the middle of November! All I have left is a dry hack I just can't shake!

    Yank

    Where is Philly are you from?
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  • benblack0000
    benblack0000 Posts: 20
    edited December 2007
    My sympathies, being sick does suck.
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited December 2007
    My daughter got some nasty big this weekend and is flat on her back sick.

    I'm really hoping I don't get it, since I'm the only one at work right now that does what I do, and I doubt my partner would like to come back from his vacation over that.
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  • phipiper10
    phipiper10 Posts: 955
    edited December 2007
    Two weeks of being stuffed up here even with meds...but my wife and both kids got strep.. guess I'm lucky?
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  • bigyank
    bigyank Posts: 224
    edited December 2007
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Where is Philly are you from?

    Actually a bit west (Chester County) about 25 miles from the DE/PA boarder.

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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2007
    Right there with ya. Started feeling crappy on Christmas day and by Thursday was all F'd up. All Ive done this weekend is sleep and watch TV. :mad:
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited December 2007
    Mine started about 2 weeks ago today and got really bad right before Christmas. But, the weekend before I felt better which was good because I went out of town. Then, last mid-week, it hit me hard again but I actually feel pretty good today. The part I hate MOST is that my ears have been stopped up so all stereo listening doesn't sound worth a ****! My right ear is more clogged now so I keep thinking something is wrong with everything I'm listening to. But, that's just it....it's on everything I listen to!

    That's what I hate most about the head/chest cold crap. Harder to enjoy music....but, I still try.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited December 2007
    It appears to be going around. Mine started the day after Christmas, but appears to have gone away as of today.
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  • jmwest1970
    jmwest1970 Posts: 846
    edited December 2007
    My stepson came home from school with a stuffy nose last Friday and now I've got the full blown snot factory and exploding head feeling working. It sucks!
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited December 2007
    Sorry to hear it's going around. It really stinks. Thanks for the replies.

    Dan
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  • jtgranby
    jtgranby Posts: 887
    edited December 2007
    Just for **** and grins without starting an all out war on mercury:eek:How many of you got a flu shot???

    Jim
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2007
    NyQuil is your friend.

    Hope you all feel better.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • bigyank
    bigyank Posts: 224
    edited December 2007
    jtgranby wrote: »
    Just for **** and grins without starting an all out war on mercury:eek:How many of you got a flu shot???

    Jim

    I don't even take aspirin (without my wife's intervention)! I have been taking nighttime "stuff" so she can get some sleep! I pity her, I really do!

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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited December 2007
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    NyQuil is your friend.

    Hope you all feel better.
    NyQuil at night and Afrin during the day has been working for me.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited December 2007
    Been sick (off and on) since early November. It is, indeed, going around.

    Everyone in my family has been hit by it. Usually starts with a tickle in the back of the throat, then goes into full on sore throat, light headed thing. A few people developed sniffles too.

    Two weeks and it goes away, right? Wrong. This little bug hangs around.

    2 weeks after you think its gone it comes back - same symptoms.

    Went away and came back again. Went to see the doc. Said the mucus / post nasal drip is the problem.

    Over the counter stuff (Dr.'s advice) - Mucinex, Ocean Nasal Spray), Nyquil, Dayquil, and FLUIDS are what it took (for me) to knock it out for good.

    Hope you feel better soon Dan :)
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,837
    edited December 2007
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    NyQuil is your friend.

    Hope you all feel better.


    NyQuil is the nectar of the Gods !!

    Measuring cup ? The hell with that, pop the top, and bottoms up !!

    Sleep ..... ah, sleep ........ wonderful sleep ........ zzzzzzz....... zzzzzzzz....


    Lasareath, without trying to sound like Benny Hinn ("Cast them crutches aside, and walk !"), you might try the Nyquil routine without the Apnea breatholator (or whatever they call it).
    Of course, I'm no doctor, but I was in the Navy six years (more familiar with gynecological problems).
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited December 2007
    Been sick here for a long time, but finally got better.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited December 2007
    Get well soon everyone! Drink lots of fluids and get a lot of rest.
    Carl

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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited December 2007
    BTW, each of you owes me $25 for the medical advice.:D;):p

    Carl
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited December 2007
    When I feel sick I like to sweat it out. It always seems to work for me.
    2.gif I can't remember the last time I was sick though.
    Feel better.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited December 2007
    I have the same thing. Head cold, sinus pressure, runny nose, constant drainage, etc. It really screws up listening to the rig because my ears are so plugged. I had the same thing around Thanksgiving and it's back. I've had the current cold since X-mas Eve and it just won't go away completely even with anti-biotics (it's much better with medicine).

    I hardly ever get sick but when I do it seems to linger for awhile. Haven't had a good listening session for quite some time, not to mention my taste and smell are altered to the point where sometimes food doesn't even sound good.

    Being sick just plain sucks and I'm about done with it!!!!!!

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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited December 2007
    Dan, if you are sick...be careful with that boxcutter, eh? No need to go losing a finger because you got snot running down nose. :D

    J/K man, hope you feel better.

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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited December 2007
    I had a cold that lasted 3 weeks. I finally got rid of it. We had half our office out sick one week. Feel better everyone.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited December 2007
    Damn -- you guys are effed up!

    Since I became a vegetarian almost 20 years ago, colds have been very mild and infrequent (1x/year), with a typical duration of three days. I'm only mentioning this as a potential long term solution -- not necessarily to encourage vegetarianism, but adopting a healthier diet can help alleviate health problems, including colds and flu.

    A couple of other "remedies" -- at the first sign of a cold, use several dropper fulls per day of echinacea/golden seal tincture. You can find it at any health food store. Keep your body temperature as warm as possible. Also, take at least 10,000 milligrams of a high quality Vitamin C.
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  • hockeyboy
    hockeyboy Posts: 1,428
    edited December 2007
    I boost the vitamin c as well and about 10K a day is what I do when sickness is coming on. I take the Ester C, not the regular C- it seems to work better.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited December 2007
    hockeyboy wrote: »
    I boost the vitamin c as well and about 10K a day is what I do when sickness is coming on. I take the Ester C, not the regular C- it seems to work better.

    Cool.

    The best Vitamin C on the market right now is Lypo-Spheric Vitamin C. It ain't cheap, but it's based on some kind of nanotechnology. It's good because it's almost 100% bioavailable, which means nearly all of it gets absorbed into your bloodstream as opposed to a typical capsule or tablet where a tiny fraction of the active ingredients are actually absorbed. Google it.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited December 2007
    Early B. wrote: »
    Cool.

    The best Vitamin C on the market right now is Lypo-Spheric Vitamin C. It ain't cheap, but it's based on some kind of nanotechnology. It's good because it's almost 100% bioavailable, which means nearly all of it gets absorbed into your bloodstream as opposed to a typical capsule or tablet where a tiny fraction of the active ingredients are actually absorbed. Google it.
    I drink Orange juice freshly squeezed. One glass in the moring. I usually don't get sick. Maybe once every 2 years and this is my year.

    Troy ,
    Don't worry I called out of work today for that very reason. I need not only cut my finger off but drop a 50 inch plasma on myself.

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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited December 2007
    mantis wrote: »
    I drink Orange juice freshly squeezed. One glass in the moring.

    A glass of OJ has very little Vitamin C. It's best to use supplements daily.
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