I'm so goddamn sick

[Farren]

I've spent most of the previous two days in bed. At one point I was too weak to even walk upright and had to crawl to the loo. One minute I'm freezing, the next sweating like a pig. My whole body aches all the time as if I've had a workout from hell followed by an ice cold shower. I've only been able to eat breakfast cereal will lots of milk on Thursday and Friday, although I feel like I can handle a slightly more solid meal today. My chest is tight and my head is swimming. I just came back from the doc and would you believe all I have is the flu (although she did say the strain going around is particularly nasty)?

:therm:

Bring on the sympathy.

[livius drusus]

Awwwwwwww... Poor Farren. I'm sorry you're so sick. It really sounds abysmally uncomfortable. :hug: :huggle: :badday:

You're VI posts away from M, though. That's a happy thing. :yup:

[viscousmemories]

Awwww, poor Farren! :hug:

I strongly recommend NyQuil, if you can get it. God I love that stuff.

[AspenMama]

Hugs! Get better soon.

Now advice from a mommy:

You should avoid dairy products when you're sick. It won't help anything and will make stuff worse. It will increase congestion and may cause queasiness.

Stick with the BRAT diet: banannas, rice, applesauce and toast. And later, add in chicken broth or chicken soup.

Keep hydrated-- but if you feel naseaus don't drink straight water. Sprite and Coke seem to help quell upset stomachs.

[Ymir's blood]

Feel better soon.

[Legs]

I strongly recommend NyQuil, if you can get it. God I love that stuff.


I drink it over ice as an aperitif' :P

[Gurdur]

Best of luck, Farren; all best wishes for fast recovery.

[MooseIBe]

*bustles up with chicken soup and warm woollen blankets* how are you feeling today?

[MooseIBe]

btw flu is actually pretty serious :(

[pescifish]

I hope you feel better soon!

[Farren]

Thank's y'all :)

I feel better now.

We don't have anything called NyQuil over here, but I looked it up on the Intarweb and it looks a lot like something we have over here called Vicks Medinite (although you can't get Medinite in cherry flavour).

[koan]

Glad to hear your on the upswing. Flus can be nasty.

:bouquet:

[Crumb]

:) Good to hear you have improved. Whatever you do please don't export the nasty flu.

[JoeP]

I seem to have been lucky. I've escaped the chills and fever and the coughing (just a touch) and runny nose (just a bit blocked, and one day of sinus pain), but I've had tiredness, muscle aches and headaches for about two weeks. Most other people I've spoken to have the same symptoms in some measure.

I just have a hard time deciding between the influenza diagnosis and the mahjobbis crappus (Dilbert) diagnosis.

[beyelzu]

Thank's y'all :)

I feel better now.

We don't have anything called NyQuil over here, but I looked it up on the Intarweb and it looks a lot like something we have over here called Vicks Medinite (although you can't get Medinite in cherry flavour).
the cherry flavor is an abomination, I only drink nyquil in the original green fucking death flavor, which I kind of like as it reminds me of jaegermeister.

I am glad you are feeling better.

:bigglomp:

[WinAce]

I sympathize. The chills you get from fever, especially during a flu, are one of the most horrendous, awful symptoms I've had the displeasure of experiencing. Two words: Ibu Profen. (Well, one word actually, but it's good enough to deserve several. Takes care of body aches, fevers, almost anything, for me at least.)

Wish you a quick recovery! *Insert lots of horribly annoying and useless superstitious rituals here*

[Farren]

WinAce, you're automatically exempted from having to offer sympathy for minor passing ailments, but thanks anyway :)

Bey, funny you call it "original green death flavour because when I googled NyQuil I discovered this routine by a comedian I've never heard of before but wish I had, Denis Leary:

(from here (http://www.endor.org/leary/) )


...
I don't do illegal drugs anymore. Now I just do the legal drugs. Tonight I'm on NyQuil and Sudafed. Let me tell you something, folks. Forget about cocaine and heroine. All you need is NyQuil and Sudafed. I'm telling you right now, I took the NyQuil five years ago. I just came out of the coma tonight before the fucking show! Claus Vanbulo was standing over my bed going, "Denis, get up! There's something the matter with Sunny! Hurry up!" I love NyQuil. Man, I love it! I love it. I love it. I love it. It's the best thing shit ever invented. Isn't it, huh? I love the name alone. NyQuil - Capitol N, small Y, big fucking Q! I love that fucking Q, don't you!? What a great advertising idea! Put a huge fucking Q on the box. They'll get high and stare at it. "The Q is talking to me! The Q is talking to me!"

I love NyQuil, man. Because NyQuil has never changed, man. It's never changed. All the other medicines are doing that inner-child thing. "we know that there's a small child inside of you, so now we have grape and cherry and orange flavor." Not NyQuil! They still have the original green death fucking flavor! You know why!? Because it doesn't matter what it tastes like! It's so strong you go, "*wheeze* Hey this stuff really tastes like.." Bang! Yer in the coma already! "What happened?" "He said tastes like and he went right into the coma, it was unbelievable!" We have reached the point where the over the counter drugs are actually stronger than anything you can buy on the street. It says on the back of the NyQuil box, on the back of the box it says, "May cause drowsiness." It should say, "Don't make any fucking plans! Kiss your family and friends goodbye. Say hello to Klaus!" NyQuil, NyQuil, NyQuil, we love you! You giant fucking Q!

NyQuil is the secret for all you twelve step recovery program people. Yes, all you AA people, NyQuil is the key! It's the thirteenth fucking step! You can drink it! It's over the counter! Drink as much as you want. "Are you drunk?" "No! I have a cold. Same cold I've had for two years. I just can't seem to shake it. I'm high as a kite and my teeth are green. Merry fucking Christmas!"
...


The entire routine is fucking hilarious.

[livius drusus]

You've never heard of Denis Leary? Damn. Check out "No Cure for Cancer". It's his classic standup and funny as hell.

Are you back to normal today, Farren, or still suffering?

[Farren]

I'm a lot better thanks, Liv. Still under the weather but good enough to go to work tomorrow/

[viscousmemories]

Erm... that bit he quoted is from "No Cure for Cancer". :P