Sickness..

[pinkfloyd45769]

I guess its cold and flu season now,or does it start yet?I just got home from work,i had to leave because i started feeling sick.It just hit me all at once,this morning i was feeling fine.Now,my head hurts,my belly is upset and i feel hot then cold.Is it too late to get a flu shot?Do they work?


BTW,i ate at a bar for lunch..i hope thats not the problem:p

[Nella]

I hope you get to feeling better soon.

[pinkfloyd45769]

Thank you:)My throat is scratchy too.....;)

[novakru]

Once you have the flu you can't get a flu shot.
The flu shot is a strain of the flu virus or sometimes several strains.

I put absolutely no faith in them and I refuse to get it for me or my kids.
Although for someone like my mom who's older and catches everything-I recommend it completely.
The flu virus mutates like crazy during one flu season so the shot is good for 1 or 2 strains but what about the rest of them? There can be literally millions of mutated strains of all the fall viruses.
Useless.

You are young, and your immune system is perfectly suited to fight anything, other than the serious immune diseases.

Just rest, drink lots of water and let your body work.
Try not to sneeze on the babies:p

[pinkfloyd45769]

I hate being sick,you know everyone around you will get it next and give it back to you.
Not bummed about leaving work though:)

[Leprucky Cougar]

Hope you get better...There's also been a sick bug around here too.


I haven't caught it yet though...*knock on wood*

[pinkfloyd45769]

Thanks LC:) I feel like shit:(

[ManchestrMorgue]

Novakru is right about the flu vaccine. It is developed to protect against a strain or strains of the influenza vaccine.

It's obviously formulated prior to the current "flu season" based on what is predicted to be the likely or problematic strains of virus that year. So it won't cover you for "coughs and colds" and it won't cover all possible strains of influenza. Also, because the virus does mutate frequently, the immunisation is probably only going to be of any use for one year.

The immunisation is made up of inactivated (dead) influenza virus. It's too late to get vaccinated once you have influenza.

Vaccination (depending on where you live) is usually recommended for various groups including: the elderly, those with chronic illness (eg chronic lung disease) and health care workers.

I don't get influenza vaccination, but some people find it helpful. Probably a good idea for some people to get it (see above).

[massacre man]

Forget flu shots. I'm the only tiny prick you need.

...Wait...

[pinkfloyd45769]

Forget flu shots. I'm the only tiny prick you need.

...Wait...

umm..i'm not sure how to reply to that sweets;)

[pinkfloyd45769]

Today i got up with a weird headache and my ears are killing me.I wonder if its an ear infection?Ii'm miserable:(

[La Chat Noire]

I hope you feel better soon...maybe you should try and make a doctor's appointment.

[ferretchucker]

Drink/ Eat lots and lots of warm soup.

Don't think it helps but it feels like it does.

[pinkfloyd45769]

I'm going to go to the doc tomorrow,at the very least i'll get out of working.I sat for two days at work doing nothing and now i'm sick and have a ton of work to do.Why does it always seem to work out this way??

FC,i need to eat something...besides pie:D

[Nella]

I hope you don't start to feel any worse, Pink. Let us know what the doctor says.

[pinkfloyd45769]

Thanks guys,i will tell ya what i found out and you guys can all chip in on the bill:)deal??

[ferretchucker]

Thanks guys,i will tell ya what i found out and you guys can all chip in on the bill:)deal??

I have about 50p. That's, what? $1.00? And it would cost more than that to send it! You madam, are on your own! :p

[novakru]

Need a cheap way to get rid of an ear infection?

Swab the insides of your ear with a qtip dipped in HydroPerioxide.
Of course being careful not go too deep into the ear canal.

Chew chewable vit.C's 500 or 1000mg like candy.
When I feel myself getting sick I chew like 15 of them an hour.


And you can't OD on vit.C, no matter what people say (I wouldn't recommend kids doing it because their systems are still almost perfect so they dont need shit like that)

There's a reason why Vit.C comes in such small dose pills and why the REAL amount you need is not common knowlege..........but that's a whole nutter thread:cool: