The flu bug thing did your family vary in symptoms?

[MilaMae]

I've got it but dp and ds had sickness in the middle,the other 2 dc didn't. Obviously I want the non sick version

[stressedsanta]

yes the older two kids had sickness but little one didnt ??
am glad though
ive had my puke quota filled for another year

[twinsetiscrapatflouncing]

dd was sick with it, dp and I were not.

[tattycoram]

yes, ds was sick, I wasn't, dh escaped unscathed

[harpsiheraldangelssing]

yes, dd2 had sickness, rest of us didn't.
dd1 had it very mildly, just a bit of a sore throat and temperature.
What I want to know is, how long does it last?

[Threadworrm]

At the moment DS's is really bad headcold plus general weakness and mine is horrible weakness and aches and pains but no headcold. We've not had sickness thank god.

[twinsetiscrapatflouncing]

I was very ill from last Friday until about tuesday.

Since then I still have the cough and am very very tired. Have had another day today under the duvet.

[TinselCoveredWILKIE]

DS ill with high temp one day
DH ill with shivers/high temp/aching/cough
Me full of face cold and lethargy

Thank god we avoided the puking!

I think they are two separate bugs though - one is flu and the other is norovirus

[christmasiana]

dd has sickness and temperature and tiredness

dh has bad throat, bad headaches, sniffles, coughs

me... so far escaped owing to pg wonder-immunity

[MilaMae]

Dp has had it for 2 weeks but I think it might be the manflu version iykwim,I'm still getting a blow by blow account of his symptoms- I'm dying to scream don't care,don't care,don't care!!!!!!!!!!!

[christmasiana]

milamae this is for you - and everyone else with a DP with man flu

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLHWmjA5IE

[MilaMae]

Oh Tinsel really, the only thing keeping me going is that we should be finished by Christmas,if it's 2 I'm not so sure. If we handwash bigtime what are the chances of escaping the Noro one if it's already in the family?

Will dash out for a vat of antibac handwash if it helps

[MilaMae]

Christmania that WAS my dp!!!!!!!

[stressedsanta]

about a week here
me and dh havent had it yet so just waiting now
its the pitts

[cmotdibbler]

I've had a cough, temp and bad throat - since Monday.

DS has snotorama, temp at night (a bit in the day, but controllable), and a bit of a viral rash/very dry skin

DH has a bad throat, cough, rash, diarheaa, and a severe case of man flu - behaving just like MillaMaes DH with the blow by blow discussion of his symptoms.

After a day with a not-really-poorly-but-under-par velcro toddler and DH, I am ready to hit the bottle. If I wasn't so dosed up myself

[arionater]

Being very sick is common with a high temperature - that was definitely why I was very sick with this flu, I don't think it was norovirus; as soon as I saw what my temperature was (102) I crawled out of bed to fetch a bowl! The GP had to come out to see me at home as I couldn't bring the temperature down because of the vomiting - every time I took anything to combat the fever I threw up. Very nasty. Was very ill for 3 or 4 days, very feeble for several more, a heavy cold for a good week after that, and still coughing over two weeks later. My boyfriend had the same thing (caught it from him!) but less badly - not such a fever and no sickness. He's been pretty wiped out by it too though, and is also still coughing. It's a really vicious bug this year.