Crap Ugh, Ill..

[Gumbo]

There's been two bugs going around my daughters school and through the parents too. One is a bad cold with a cough which won't go away. The other is a sickness bug. I seem to have managed to get both

Started off feeling a bit shit on Sunday night. Then got the sweats and shakes and didn't sleep at all, the insomnia interspersed with bouts of throwing up.

I've alternated between shaking uncontrollably and sweating like a pig for the last two days and nights mercifully I didn't throw up again during the day yesterday but did at 2am this morning. As I lie here waiting for the alarm to go off, I've just done my third night with next to no sleep and feel bloody awful. This is the first time I've been ill in any way since the norovirus 6 years ago. It sucks.

 

[TdC]

had something similar towards the end of '07. I couldn't even keep water down 0o Try to take lots of water if you can keep it in you, and try to hit up that bed even if it is only for the comfort factor mate. GWS!

 

[Gumbo]

Yup been drinking lots of water, pharmacist mate has suggested I add in a sugar/salt drink too as I'm not eating and sweating/vomiting/pissing out minerals.

The insomnia is the weirdest. Every time I just start to doze off really vivid odd dreams/thoughts happen too. One example I remember overnight was as I finally started to slip off to sleep someone came up to me and said "this is K T Tunstalls sandwich box, make sure she gets it" then I woke with a shot of adrenaline and it took another 20 minutes to get drowsy. Repeat that for another 20 times. I've slept about 4 hours in 48. Googling suggests (I know that's a bad idea and I'll probably self diagnose myelf with Ebola) That the odd dreams are probably about low blood sugar because I haven't eaten. The body is clever and uses adrenalin to give you a boost and wake you up. I just wish it wouldn't.

 

[TdC]

indeed. odd blood sugar or fever perhaps. I get smashing dreams when I have a fever 0o

 

[old.Tohtori]

Clearly this;

 

[georgie]

this is K T Tunstalls sandwich box, make sure she gets it

Is that a euphemism? Cos I looove those kinda dreams.

 

[Lakih]

Fever dreams are usually really really fucked up...

Get well soon Gumbo.

 

[Madmaxx]

I had the "freshers" flu and got a nice little stomach bug to go with it to...grim :/

 

[Gumbo]

I'm feeling a little bit better now, haven't thrown up in 24 hours or so, just got a cough that won't stop now, if I throw up again now it will be coughing so much causing me to gag which is a very real possibility. Last night I went to bed at 8pm and slept until about midnight then woke up and couldn't get off again so got up and went downstairs and watched poker on the TV. Must have drifted off at about 3 then woke with a start at 3.30 and headed back to bed, and got to sleep again sometime around 4 until 6.

I think if I got a good nights sleep now I'd be just about better, I'm sure this cough won't hang around long, but I'm sooo tired now.

This is the most ill I can recall being in my adult life. I think I've just been unlucky to pick up the sickness bug at just the same time this flu like illness took me down. I'd had hints of a sore throat for a couple of weeks, I think it was lurking waiting to strike.

It's decimating the daughters school. 7 more kids sent home today and one teacher. That left 17 kids in the school of almost 40 and of those 17 half have already had it. If it's going around other communities like this I'm suprised it's not been on the news.

One poor 8 year old stood up in the class yesterday and said "I think I'm going to be...." and then hurled all over her desk. She then freaked out a bit and started running around while the aging teacher tried to catch her whilst she spewed up the walls, the door and several other kids. That room has been closed all day for professional decontamination.

 

[russell]

Omg Gumbo. It sounds hideous. Get well soon x

 

[rynnor]

Sounds like Norovirus + a cold - nasty

 

[TdC]

yeah man, sounds almost exactly what I had in '07. I remember driving home and feeling somewhat unwell. I managed to get home, and turned in to an up-chucking, not sleeping zombie for a week. holy crap it was sudden, and fuck me it was intense. take it easy and don't get back in the grind right away. you just went through something physically very intense and even though you may feel better your body needs to catch up. take it easy; get lots of fluids (ooh err) down you and rest up. you're likely dehydrated and are missing a *lot* of sleep. drink up, eat up and then ease yourself back in to it imo.