To ask you to diagnose me?

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I know MN isn't a doctors and all that jazz . I'm more curious if I should be worried...

I was fine yesterday morning but then all of a sudden I started feeling unwell - shaky , lethargic and just out of sorts.

I then developed a dry cough in a few hours.

I have periods of feeling really cold to the bone but my skin is hot to touch .

I didn't sleep well last night .

I have a raw feeling in my chest and my throat feels very "airy" but not sore .

My whole body is aching but mainly my neck . My neck feels stiff to the point I want to cry - but I can move it , it's just the constant achy pain .

I have a dull but not horrific headache.

If I breathe in too much or too fast , I get a sharp pain under my boob .

My kidneys are giving me stabbing pains but I'm wondering if this is because I haven't been drinking enough water .

I have felt very sick but have been able to do some work today (I work from home).

The moment I stand I feel lightheaded and nauseous .

I've taken to my bed but I can still eat , move around etc . Albeit I'm not eating as much as I usually do that will do me some good

Anyone else had this virus ?

The flu perhaps?

Oh and my shoulders and back are achy too.

Sounds just like a nasty virus, especially if it’s only been a day or so. Lots of painkillers and fluids and rest and hopefully you should feel better soon.

It sounds like really bad flu

Try a hot bath/shower or a heat pad for your neck. I once got scared I had meningitis but the pain and stiffness went away for a while with each time I did that.

Obviously if your neck stiffness remains very bad and you are worried, contact your GP for advice.

Hope you feel better soon. My advice is based on having flu which became pneumonia a couple of years ago.
If you have a really high temperature, see a doctor/ ring 111.
If you have a slight temperature give it a couple of days.
I now have a thermometer at home which is really useful- even when I've felt really bad as long as I've not had a fever I've been reassured that I'm probably OK.
But I'm not a dcotor/HCP so my advice may be wrong- just based on experience.
Really hope it goes away quickly.

Aussie flu I'd say. It's not fun of it is, rest rest and more rest!

Probably flu.

Flu? Are you very young? Don't rule out meningitis if you are! Also don't ask the internet to diagnose you if you don't want the bejasus scared out of you ;-)

I'm not sure if I fit the bill for flu as I can still function .

Although the symptoms do match flu - weirdly I don't have a runny nose or stuffy nose at all

We've all had this over the last week or so.
We decided it couldn't be flu as dh managed to keep working (although he shouldn't have as he was a comple wreck), but whatever it was was bloody awful and we're still only just starting to feel a bit better.

Xpost OP, yeah, we could all kind of function. Flu is meant to be completely debilitating isn't it? Although some people I know have had the luxury of staying in bed throughout with the same symptoms.

OP, don't take medical advice from aibu.
MN'ers, don't diagnose people on aibu.

Both are idiotic.

cantucinni rest assured I'm not an idiot and will base my decisions on actual medical advice

If you had flu you wouldn't be able to get out of bed. I had it and it felt like death. I couldn't hold a conversation or even sit up when it was bad. It sounds strange. See your GP if you are worried.

Urgh I've got similar and people keep saying Aussie flu but I don't feel ill enough.

I've got the dull headache. Stiff and achey neck and shoulders. Sore, itchy throat. Ears playing up a bit and randomly light headed / dizzy at times. Don't fancy anything to eat or drink but doing so because I know I should.

Someone came into work really I'll Monday and sneezed all over so I'm guessing that's where it came from but like you I don't have a runny nose either.

Felt like someone had their hands round my neck last night. Awful sleep.

You can have flu that feels milder than a cold. Besides which, it's irrelevant which it is, if it's one of the two. Course of action would be the same.

My armpit temperature is 37.7.

If you have a really high temperature, see a doctor/ ring 111.
If you have a slight temperature give it a couple of days.

Sorry but this is totally wrong.

If you have a dangerously high temperature (over 41 I think?) you need to be seen as the temperature itself is the 'danger'.

In terms of general illness though the level of high temperature is largely unimportant - just the fact you have one is the only relevant thing to the possible level of illness.

You could easily spike 40 degree temps with a mild, one day virus. Or you could have a temp of 38.4 and it's meningitis.

Telling someone to pretty much only worry if their temperature is sky high is not only inaccurate but really dangerous.

I started off like this, within days I couldn't actually get out of bed. I didn't have a sniffle either. The respiratory component is the primary one with this flu. Its a corker.

You can have all sorts that make you feel awful and you can have various levels of flu. I have had confirmed flu before (via) a swab and still been watching tv and posting on mn to pass the time. And other hours of that day was zonked out for hours at a time and felt awful.

Unlikely to be flu without a high temp.

Probably a virus. Take paracetamol/ibruprofen and see if symptoms improve.

What is classed as a high temperature ?

Dr Google says different things !

The cough, raw feeling in your chest and sharp pain under your boob - this would be enough for me to go to the GP tbh.

Anything viral making you feel that poorly usually comes with a temperature.

I would go today to get checked.

Normal body temp is around 37.5 but it can vary a bit, depending what's normal for you. I'd class anything over 38.5 as a high temp/mild fever. 39-40 a high fever.