The Flu Virus !!!!!!!!!

[gtfpv]

anyone been affected by that bad flu virus going around . influenza A i think they are calling it.i'm currantly house bound due to the flu/ or a virus.
i was fine fridasy morning, but friday afternoon . i was tired with no energy, nauseous, and a sore throat and joints. off to the doc i went with a sick cert for 3 days off, and a 5 day course of anti biotics . this is the 3rd day
and each day is getting worse , i cant walk more than 50 mtrs, allthough i look ok. i'm not coughing and it hasn't effected my lungs , untill about 2 hours ago. i dont feel really sick . i have been worse than this many times, however , i only get the flu about once every 5 years . this year i've had it twice in 3 months . although this one is differant than the one i had 3 months ago.
the main symptoms are extreme tiredness, and sore skin on my back . dant ask i cant explain .

has anyone had that very bad flu ging around ??? what did it do to you??

[jabba]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

the main symptoms are extreme tiredness, and sore skin on my back . dant ask i cant explain .

You don't have a fetish for big hairy chested men do you?????... That could explain your sore skin on your back....

[joe260]

ive got some kinda flu virus thing now. it started to hit me last monday with only a sore throat and a thumping headache every morning as well as being very tired and exhausted. and i just started feeling worse today! huge headache nothing will get rid of, cant stop coughing. even though it wasnt hot this morning i felt like it was boiling. vision is stuffed lol its all blurry, nose keeps getting blocked up and needing to almost sneeze every 5 mins and ive only eaten twice today and everytime i eat i just feel like im gonna actually be sick. i cant take time off work as i dont get sick pay which means im not gonna get better in a hurry.

One guy i work with has had this flu thing for almost a month and is only just getting over it so i hope i dont have this thing.what do others recon?

And also i thought this influenza flu would've passed through by now??

[the_scotsman]

I had a similar thing a month or 2 ago, sore throat, headaches, eye infection...went on antibiotics (penicillin) for a week, I was back to normal. I've been told several times I have a very good immune system.

[Matthew]

yeah i had that, just recoverd from it, all im left with now is a blocked nose and headache and of all the days i get it is during my exams grrr lol. I was so bad i couldnt sleep for a night and i actualy started to think i was building peter brocks a9x for 4 hours haha being sick, sore and tired doesnt do you justice ;)

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by jabba

You don't have a fetish for big hairy chested men do you?????... That could explain your sore skin on your back....

HAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!! COUGH COUGH !!!!! no only the smooth chested ones like you JABBA :

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by FordGirl86

ive got some kinda flu virus thing now. it started to hit me last monday with only a sore throat and a thumping headache every morning as well as being very tired and exhausted. and i just started feeling worse today! huge headache nothing will get rid of, cant stop coughing. even though it wasnt hot this morning i felt like it was boiling. vision is stuffed lol its all blurry, nose keeps getting blocked up and needing to almost sneeze every 5 mins and ive only eaten twice today and everytime i eat i just feel like im gonna actually be sick. i cant take time off work as i dont get sick pay which means im not gonna get better in a hurry.

One guy i work with has had this flu thing for almost a month and is only just getting over it so i hope i dont have this thing.what do others recon?

And also i thought this influenza flu would've passed through by now??

that sounds terrible , i have all the symptoms you describe , except the blurry vision and no coughing. yours sounds really bad, after so long too stuff work if i were you i think i'd go for a checkup. hope mine does not get that bad, any worse than today, and i'll be back to the doctor or hospital.

[tankclare]

i had it for a bit over a week when i had it not that long ago. I was very tired..sore throat..joint pains etc

[joe260]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

that sounds terrible , i have all the symptoms you describe , except the blurry vision and no coughing. yours sounds really bad, after so long too stuff work if i were you i think i'd go for a checkup. hope mine does not get that bad, any worse than today, and i'll be back to the doctor or hospital.

i would go for a checkup but coz i have to drive 1 hr to work and 1 1/2 - 2hrs drive home some doctors arent open late. but i'll live, it will go away eventually. i think ur meant to rest when sick arent u? and not work? oh well they need me there lol. if i got paid for time off. oh i would have time off like that!! im so tired! i feel like i havent slept all weekend. it feels like a thursday night thats how tired i am lol. and its monday.... :

[xurbanx]

Went to the doctors yesterday and turns out I had a virus. Had the whole aching joints, aching body, fevers, shivers and headaches that lasted a whole day. Woke up this morning and it's getting a bit better.

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by FordGirl86

i would go for a checkup but coz i have to drive 1 hr to work and 1 1/2 - 2hrs drive home some doctors arent open late. but i'll live, it will go away eventually. i think ur meant to rest when sick arent u? and not work? oh well they need me there lol. if i got paid for time off. oh i would have time off like that!! im so tired! i feel like i havent slept all weekend. it feels like a thursday night thats how tired i am lol. and its monday.... :

never mind , think of the feature walls you'll be able to do.

[Ryan]

I've got the flu now.

It started on Thursday, and got worse on Friday. Over the weekend and today I haven't felt too bad, but it's still lingering.

The worst symptons for me are a runny nose, flem filled throat, and watery eyes.

[fordOwner]

oh no. ive just got home from work and i have a sore throat, sore joints and im lethargic.....
UH OH!

[paule11]

Had it a month ago time off work 30 hours without eating totally wiped started getting sick again on last Monday and then tried the remedy in the link it works didnt think it would but it did
http://www.mercola.com/2002/mar/13/h...n_peroxide.htm

[rodderz]

Gastro seems to be doing the rounds too, me and the missus had it a few weeks ago and it's twice as bad as I've ever had it before, didnt know I had it till I got up then realised I needed a spew. Joints felt that bad it was as though I had been belted senseless with a cricket bat, a young bloke that works for me rang the other day to say he had been hospitalised with it last weekend due to dehydration

[Buddy 1]

Crikey the Symptons you guys have described sound normal for me :(

I think it is called getting old

Yeah am kidding (sort of) but hope you all feel better soon & FordGirl GO TO THE DOCTORS NOW!

You do now people have died from this Flu : So Get Checked!

Geez I sound like ya Dad again :

[Addz08]

I started gettin yesterday, and today it,s set in fast,all the usual stuff with the flu, might have make a trip to the docs I think..

[vandrsxr6]

I've had it since Saturday. Just feel real tired feel like i wan't to be sick but it never comes and the all the normal stuff.

My sister had it a week ago so i'm just taking all her left over drugs.

Starting to feel a bit better today though.

[joe260]

Originally Posted by Buddy 1

Crikey the Symptons you guys have described sound normal for me :(

I think it is called getting old

Yeah am kidding (sort of) but hope you all feel better soon & FordGirl GO TO THE DOCTORS NOW!

You do now people have died from this Flu : So Get Checked!

Geez I sound like ya Dad again :

haha yeah thats alright. i have heard of couple deaths from it but im dont think im as bad as them, but i will go to doctors once i have time lol.

[gtfpv]

i'm feeling more tired today. i've slept most of the day. i get up for 30mins then need to sleep again. i have that dizzy out of body feeling . and havent been outside since sunday. hope i get better soon; this sux.

[S3SR]

i had the flu or flu like symptoms a few weeks back, splitting headache, coughing up flem every morning, runny nose, fever, no energy at all

i thought id get it checked out as ive had glandular fever, bronchitis and pneumonia twice....it'd be unlucky to lose a fight to the flu

but all is good now, keep fluids up and REST

[joe260]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

i'm feeling more tired today. i've slept most of the day. i get up for 30mins then need to sleep again. i have that dizzy out of body feeling . and havent been outside since sunday. hope i get better soon; this sux.

yeah thats how ive been. dizzy out of body feeling. still cant eat without feeling sick after it sucks! not having any rest doesnt help and waking up at quarter to 4 every mornin.

[ebxr8240]

As soon as I feel like I'm getting over it.. It comes back....

[normxb]

One of my kids had something "Very" similar a few weeks ago , got quarantined to her room after she'd been to the Dr's , it's not good .

I think there was a "Warning" about 2 months ago , they said it started in NZ .

Anyone who think they've got it , go to the Dr's NOW . A couple of weeks off work is better off than being Dead , also think of your "workmates".

[fordOwner]

Well its 2days now since i posted that i am starting to get a sore throat, feleing lethargic and so on.

I have had the last 2 days off work, and im feeling a lot better today, still got a scratchy throat and i sound nasaly. Ive felt a lot better since i snorted out a fleshy bloody lump out from my nose/throat cavity (gross I know, if your not ill you probably are now huh?)
anyway Im off to the doctors today for a medical certificate.

[XRchic]

If you think you have the flu, specifically Influenza Type A, you need to go to the doc and have swap. They need to be able to identify it through tests to make sure you do or dont have it. It is very contagious too, so its best to stay home away from people. It has proven to be lethal to small kids too - a 2 year old died from it here a few weeks ago.

The only reason it spreads so much, in most cases, is because people do not stay home. Means that they are a) spreading it around to everyone else at work, or whatever and b) they are sicker longer as they are not giving their bodies a chance to recover, so they have long to spread it around. If everyone who has it now, passes it on to 10 people and each of them pass it on to another 10 - imagine how fast it spreads.

Also, some colds can be pretty nasty. People dont think of colds as being bad, but often many people think they have the flu, when it is actually a cold. Colds last around 7 days, or sometimes longer and you can feel terrible. It is still a virus. The flu is a stronger version basically and incorporates symptoms like nausea and it lasts for 2 weeks or longer.

It very much depends on the person as to how sick you will get, such as age, general health, diet, medical conditions such as pregnancy, asthma, diabetes, respiratory illnesses and your natural immunity.

As for gastro, that is also going around but thankfully that doesnt last as long as colds or flu - it it does, its more serious than just an inflamed tummy.

I guess the key points to remember with lots of bugs around the place are:

- sleep and lots of it
- keep warm, let your body use its energy for recovery rather than keeping you warm if you are out in the cold
- drink lots of water (Powerade or similar is really good if you have gastro)
- Panadol for aches, pains and fever (can make you feel quite a lot better)
- Eat sensibly if you can - a lot of the lethargy, headaches etc can be from lack of energy, dehydration, low blood sugar etc, rather than the bug itself
- stay away from other people
- wash hands well, general hygeine can help stop the spread of germs
- dont prepare food for your family/household etc for a little while
- use tissues and throw them out, do not use hankies/cloth and wash them - that guarantees the germs spreading

[ef_classic]

Originally Posted by rodderz

Gastro seems to be doing the rounds too

Yeah that thing is everywhere.


I find when i get the common cold/flu, if i drink lots of water i get over it much quicker.

[FPV GT]

My mates wife has the exact same symptons as has been mentioned.

My mate believes his wife has Equine Influenza
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'cuz he says she is a NAG

[fordOwner]

She is a NAG hahahaha.

Im going to kill this guy at work. In the past month he has had some sort of cold or flu 3 times! he'd get better and then he's got it again. We were all like "GO HOME!! AND DONT COME BACK TILL YOUR BETTER"
But NOOO he'd stay at work and complain. then he had the nerve to tell me on Monday that the doctor reckons the only way he'll get better is if he stays at home in bed for a week. (This is when I probably got it when he was telling me) and he still goes to work! im so going to let him have it.

[Buddy 1]

Originally Posted by FordGirl86

haha yeah thats alright. i have heard of couple deaths from it but im dont think im as bad as them, but i will go to doctors once i have time lol.

Good Girl _2: