WTF KINDA FLU IS THIS???
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Man, this Christmas was destroyed this year by whatever I have come down with. First I start getting a cough, with my voice dropping like 3 octives. Then I get a double ear ache where my head starts filling up with fluid ( this also includes huge sinus pressure ) Then on my 5th day in I can't hold anything down and my ears clear up, only to fill back up and the sinus pressure increasing the next day. Here it is on my 7th day being sick ( last weekend was when the cough started in ) And even though I am on some antibiotics and claritin, I can't see this thing getting out of me soon. Just curious if anyone else has had a dreadfull time with some sickness this season, and hopefully you guy's letting me know you survived will give me hope!!!!
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On a side not though, it seems like you're most of the way through making your own version of "the 12 days of christmas" carol.
it has begun. Who wants to be trashcan man?
I read a news story where a guy had similar symptoms and died.
Here's the Link
Get better soon man.
you're good.
Here was my fun health-related experience during the holiday season :
Normally I like to go out for a run in the evenings. A couple weeks ago, I left for a run and on my way back, my hands, feet, and tongue started going numb as I felt a tingling sensation all over my body. My vision started getting fuzzy and I felt like I was going to black out. Luckily I was close enough to our apartment that I was able to make my way back home, though I had to stop several times due to shortness of breath / general wooziness.
By the time I got inside I pretty much had to immediately lie down on the carpet and my wife was freaking out because my entire body was covered in hives. She wanted to call 911 but I (probably stupidly) wanted to wait it out claiming that I just needed some rest. I took some of her claritin because although I have never had any allergies growing up, I thought it must be some kind of allergic reaction. Eventually my whole body started shaking as I guess my adrenaline was kicking in to combat the lowered blood pressure. That lasted about 20 minutes and after an hour or so the hives started going away so I was feeling better although pretty weak.
Anyway, long story short I've now had 3 sessions with an Allergist who told me that I went into something called anaphylactic shock (hope I said that right) from a severe allergy. According to him we definitely should have called 911 - oops. Unfortunately they have yet to figure out what it is that I was allergic to. They've injected me with about 100 different things and nothing has turned up so far that could be the cause of it. So for now they have me carrying around an epi-pen filled with adrenaline at all times in case it happens again. I get to stab myself in the leg with it if it comes down to it, yippee
They're still trying to figure out what it is. My suspicion is that I run by a lot of crops and there is a plant nursery where I first started having the symptoms. So I'm thinking that maybe there is some kind of pesticide that was sprayed out there that caused it.
Well that ended up being a bit of a long post. I have more doctor's appointments upcoming and I'm also banned from running down my usual route for the time being. Also now my family teases me about being sickly. I think more than anything the whole experience has just taken me by surprise because I've never had any signs of allergies before. Hopefully we can figure it out soon enough.
Still feel like $%!#, but it's like at 30%, where it was at 100%:) so I guess I am getting better.
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Hope you get better soon!
My inlaws had to take my wife to the doctor about 2 hours ago, because I was too wiped out to do anything. She's getting fluids pumped in and found out that apparently a GI virus is going around. What a shitty day (literally).
Spark
Get lots of fluids, and stay away from caffeine, chocolate, cigs, wheat products, cheese, etc...
Rest as much as possible and sleep sitting up.
Hmm...perhaps that's the proffesional HE ACQUIRED PRESCRIPTION MEDS from?
I've moved floors at work, and the aircon has just had an overhaul - I reckon the flu soup's getting stirred up and thrown all over us.
Good luck with that. My kids use to suffer from that almost every year when they were younger. It's usually gone after a week, but it can very quickly turn into pneumonia. One of my daughters spent a night in the hospital because of it. Take it easy until things are cleared up
Well then his first mistake was going to a pharmacist for diagnosis.
How the fuck does a turd NOT smell poorly?...
lulz