Got a case of the flu right now. Either Katie or Garrett gave it to me -they had it prior. The bad thing about this strain is that you feel exhausted after very little effort, and if you use any muscles then they ache. I mean, it feels like I did a heavy duty workout and didn't get all of the lactic acid out of the muscles. Just driving in the car for an hour or so made me feel like a 90 year old man when I got out.
Slept for several hours after I got home today, and now I'm having some easy food (yogurt, mashed potatoes, bread) and water. The good thing is that Garrett and Katie were miserable for 3 days, and recovered quickly (except for a sore throat that hangs on for a while).
Best of recoveries to you sir. I recall having a flu similar like that once back home and it literally just about wasted everyone in the house. I recall that I slept for 24 hours one day. :thumbdown:
Whoa! When I read the subject I thought you were gonna say "because one did"! I hope you feel better!
I hope you get better soon! Best of luck!
I don't think I've ever had a flu that bad. I feel very lucky.
Rest well, Andrew! Hope you feel better soon.
By the time Andrew sees this he will be better. :smile:
All good wishes, Andrew. :smile:
Dr Trevor's remedy for flu:
1. I mug of ginger ale or ginger beer.
2. I microwave.
3. Heat up ginger ale / beer
4. Drink hot while in bed.
5. Sweat like pig during the night. :buggedout:
6. Next morning, flu almost gone.
7. Repeat until flu has gone.
:smile:
That must suck...
As a therapy, I would suggest you watching a lot of bad movies (not painful ones, that would only make it worse).
Get well soon!
sorry to read that you're not feeling well. hope you you get well in a few days
Get well soon Andrew! Our kids infected us with some bug a while back. Wasn't very severe, but it laster a lot longer than 3 days.
get well soon!
Thanks everyone. I went to bed and slept for about 10 hours. Still miserable, but at least everything doesn't ache now, just a couple of spots. Last year around May I actually got the swine flu, and that bug is awful. You ache for days, you run a high fever, and your gastrointestinal tract is in an uproar - and it took me 3 weeks to feel better. Brutal, brutal thing.
Quote from: Paquita on April 05, 2010, 09:55:49 PM
Whoa! When I read the subject I thought you were gonna say "because one did"! I hope you feel better!
I have never been hit by a truck, but have been hit by a car. I was cycling through Washington DC when the car hit me. Saw it coming and went with the hit. I ended up on the hood of the car, covered with white oxidized paint because it was an older car. The driver, a male, was not looking at me. The passenger, a female, was freaking out. A large number of bystanders on the sidewalk were gawking. I waved at the driver and yelled, "Hi, how are you? WHY AM I ON YOUR HOOD?"
My bike got the worst of that one. Cracked the handle shifter bad, bent a pedal, and some other pretty minor damage. Amazingly, both wheels and the frame were fine.
Quote from: Andrew on April 06, 2010, 08:37:18 AM
I waved at the driver and yelled, "Hi, how are you? WHY AM I ON YOUR HOOD?"
:bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle:
Get well soon.
I haven't had the flu or any kind of cold this season yet which worries me a bit. I usually get hit once or twice between October and April.
handy flu warning label
(http://www.mysafetylabels.com/companies/safetyxpress/mediumres/l/lb-0168m.gif)
That sucks. I hope you feel better soon.
Get well soon Andrew! :smile:
Not so good. Get well soon! :thumbup:
Sucks, get wel soon :drink:
Feel better :bluesad:
Quote from: Andrew on April 06, 2010, 08:37:18 AM
...I have never been hit by a truck, but have been hit by a car. I was cycling through Washington DC when the car hit me. Saw it coming and went with the hit. I ended up on the hood of the car, covered with white oxidized paint because it was an older car. The driver, a male, was not looking at me. The passenger, a female, was freaking out. A large number of bystanders on the sidewalk were gawking. I waved at the driver and yelled, "Hi, how are you? WHY AM I ON YOUR HOOD?"
:bluesad: :bouncegiggle: :bluesad: :bouncegiggle: :lookingup: :bouncegiggle:
Quote from: Andrew on April 06, 2010, 08:37:18 AM
I have never been hit by a truck, but have been hit by a car. I was cycling through Washington DC when the car hit me. Saw it coming and went with the hit. I ended up on the hood of the car, covered with white oxidized paint because it was an older car. The driver, a male, was not looking at me. The passenger, a female, was freaking out. A large number of bystanders on the sidewalk were gawking. I waved at the driver and yelled, "Hi, how are you? WHY AM I ON YOUR HOOD?"
Ha! I was hit by an SUV when I was walking home from school when I was 15...not quite a truck. I was OK, I flew through the air and landed on my backpack like a turtle. When I went to the ER, the doctor said I was fine, but made a point to comment on my backne. Yes. That happened. Backne must be a result of being hit by an SUV. For me, being hit by a car still wasn't nearly as bad as having the flu, but really damaging to my self esteem.
Quote from: Paquita on April 06, 2010, 09:15:56 PM
Quote from: Andrew on April 06, 2010, 08:37:18 AM
I have never been hit by a truck, but have been hit by a car. I was cycling through Washington DC when the car hit me. Saw it coming and went with the hit. I ended up on the hood of the car, covered with white oxidized paint because it was an older car. The driver, a male, was not looking at me. The passenger, a female, was freaking out. A large number of bystanders on the sidewalk were gawking. I waved at the driver and yelled, "Hi, how are you? WHY AM I ON YOUR HOOD?"
Ha! I was hit by an SUV when I was walking home from school when I was 15...not quite a truck. I was OK, I flew through the air and landed on my backpack like a turtle. When I went to the ER, the doctor said I was fine, but made a point to comment on my backne. Yes. That happened. Backne must be a result of being hit by an SUV. For me, being hit by a car still wasn't nearly as bad as having the flu, but really damaging to my self esteem.
When my daughter, Kari was 2 years old I was riding with her on my 10 speed, she was secured in a child's seat, we were going through an intersection when a car coming from the opposite direction rolled through the stop sign and turned left without signaling. I sped up as fast as I could, thinking I only had get about half way across to be safe, it was day time, he had to see us, but when I looked at the driver he was looking over his right shoulder at the cross traffic and he actually turned into the wrong side of the street just like he was aiming for us. He finally turned to the front , saw us and hit the brakes just a little too late, knocked us about 8 to 10 feet down the street.
Kari and I were both shaken up and badly bruised but thanks to the safety equipment not really hurt, not so for our assailant, he was so frightened by the accident that the paramedics who were called for us ended up taking him to the emergency room for a possible heart attack. Kari and I, along with my wrecked bike were given a ride home by one of the police officers who responded to the scene. The wife drove Kari and I to our doctor to be checked out, just to be sure we were OK, which we were. The guy who hit us spent a couple days in the CCU at Arcadia Methodist Hospital.
Lots of citrus juice and Theraflu helps. So does this, if you can afford it:
(http://www.thealarmclock.com/mt/archives/frs%20grab.png)
I had strep once when I used to pull orders for a beverage warehouse. We had some free samples laying around and I swigged a can. I could feel it working immediately.
Dennis and Paquita, I'm glad that both of your close encounters with vehicles resulted in minor injuries. The trick to not getting hurt seems to be not going under the vehicle. That's when people really get injured.
Still aching some today (after sleeping until 9!), but my main problem is mucus. Lots and lots of mucus. Having a fever and mucus in the middle of this heat wave is actually a bit uncomfortable.
Yuck, until i saw this I did catch myself thinking "I wonder how Andrew is doing". Now I know.
It took having kids for me to really understand what getting sick meant, I have had more fevers since Arianna started daycare. Kee up the fluids!
-Ed
Now I know how you feel.
Yesterday, every inch of my body ached...
Most of it hurts right now, too....
Quote from: Cthulhu on April 09, 2010, 01:45:57 PM
Now I know how you feel.
Yesterday, every inch of my body ached...
Most of it hurts right now, too....
Nuts! I have heard that this bug is going around; I guess this means that you caught it? The good news is that I am much better today, and the aches wre only bad for two days. I did get a very sore throat and heavy congestion that will likely take a few more days to completely clear up. The coughing from that sucks, because it is hard to sleep at night without taking some sort of medication, and Robitussin makes me feel like I have a hangover the next morning.
My best wishes to you for a speedy recovery.
Quote from: Andrew on April 09, 2010, 01:53:22 PM
Quote from: Cthulhu on April 09, 2010, 01:45:57 PM
Now I know how you feel.
Yesterday, every inch of my body ached...
Most of it hurts right now, too....
Nuts! I have heard that this bug is going around; I guess this means that you caught it? The good news is that I am much better today, and the aches wre only bad for two days. I did get a very sore throat and heavy congestion that will likely take a few more days to completely clear up. The coughing from that sucks, because it is hard to sleep at night without taking some sort of medication, and Robitussin makes me feel like I have a hangover the next morning.
My best wishes to you for a speedy recovery.
Thanks!
But my problems are not much because of influenza, but because of a sore throat, and excercise. :teddyr: