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"If you had the flu you wouldn't be sat in front of me now"

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Plumty · 11/12/2025 13:56

I have been VERY under the weather for three weeks now. Went to the GP surgery as I suspect I now have a chest infection (I do). I asked about this Super Flu and was told “if you had the flu you would be in bed and not in front of me”.

Am I right in thinking this is just nonsense? I am extremely depleted. It takes me 3x as long to walk. I HAD to go in so pushed myself.

I’ve had Covid twice and both times I mustered strength to walk my dog. 7 mins at most once a day (the dog is normally a handful but totally mellowed out as he knew I was ill).

Whatever I have now is 5x worse than my experiences with Covid.

I just think the GP was really dismissive for saying that. I’m on my knees but we all push ourselves when absolutely necessary

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BluePeterAdventWreath · 11/12/2025 14:05

I had flu and I couldn’t even sit down in a chair after 3 weeks in bed, the chair hurt me too much. I couldn’t have gone anywhere, I crawled to the en-suite and back to bed

JanitorLaidlaw · 11/12/2025 14:04

Have you tested?

Pumpkinmagic · 11/12/2025 14:03

I’m just getting over flu, in second week off work I had to get a sick note and so had to physically go to an G.P appointment so like you I pushed myself to do this. If it had been the previous week I’m not sure I could have physically gone.

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