to ask who has the lurgy?

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Hi everyone

I have lurgy and I feel miserable with it. I'm feeling rubbish and drowning in my own snot. Who else is sick? Remedies please!

MarcieBluebell, in my case I went to A&E and they did bloods which came back with a stupidly high CRP (about 400), which indicated an infection/inflammation. They then confirmed with a chest X-ray.

Ahh so the cure was the creme egg! I need to get myself one asap! Such a shame I don't like them though. 😐

Tweek you don't like crème eggs? And you refused to go to a foam party?

Honestly I would say pneumonia is the least of your worries.

Lubey well done on your excellent medical research. I've had a white hazelnut Ritter Sport. But i see I'll have to have a crème egg too. Brava!

I can still turn this around! I have found a Crunchie and some cleaning foam in the cupboard. Thats a start yes? Does anyone know if Crunchies have any healing properties?! Also, is crap telly beneficial to lurgy recovery? I feel like it might be.

Tweek well done! You can turn this around, I've just watched a Lifetime True Movie and it's definitely helped!

Get some Probiotics and strong Vit C, people!

I came down with this on Thursday. Started on the 20 billion count probiotics I'd bought in November as a preventative which were languishing in the cupboard unopened, together with 2000 mg Vit C, on Friday and I'm almost back to normal today. Also been eating 2/3 large oranges a day.

DH and 3 teen DC had it for at least a week.

Apparently the probiotics can shorten the time you are ill from a virus as well as being a preventative so maybe helpful to somebody. All of are on them now!

All of us* are on the probiotics and Vit C I mean, for the rest of the winter.

Just 3 days of it was bad enough for me.

I gathered the strength two days ago to change my duvet cover after weeks of sweating and drooling into it to find the actual duvet stiff with snot and dried dribble. Revolting. Had to buy a new one. Now don’t have the strength to change it all again.

Need a healing creme egg. Yes Wonder Crunchies have healing powers too, the abrasion of the honeycomb middle on the tongue gets the blood vessels working and pumping around the body.

Duvet sorted and have returned to bed with half a bar of Montezumas Eton Mess chocolate. Half a bar I hear you say, other half was demolished last night in a fit of gay abandon. It’s got strawberries in it too so one of my five a day.

Got over the worst of a bad cold the end of last week but now suffering the predictable raspy/hoarse voice and ear infection I ALWAYS seem to get with a cold

Been lurgied since early December. Coughing not quite as bad as long as I don't move to far/fast/much. Have resorted to eating stodge and carbs, not a single fruit or veg has passed my lips in a week. Midriff slightly more rotund - I now have the figure of Winne the Pooh [sexpot] Now when I try to get out of bed I have to rock a bit and make an oof! noise

Snot has lessened, I feel exhausted, washed out, and a bit miserable now. Still have a frog in my throat - been there so long I've granted it indefinite leave to remain because at this point, I think I'll fucking give up.

OOoh there I was feeling all anti social and it seems I've staged myself a pity party. Wahayyyy me. [balloons] [streamers*] [point party hats] [party blowers] [sadness]

PS Would rather die of this lurgy than eat a creme egg. I feel this is likely.

*not of the nose variety

Well if Creme Eggs are the cure then I fear that I'll be ill for a while yet. Clearly the vast quantities of confectionary I've consumed have not had the desired effect.
Am struggling through with lethargy and a sore throat /chest and the cough is back.
Went to a dinner party last night and medicated with a vat of wine and other herbs.

I think @thighofrelief101 Has the right idea and we must all listen to her from now on. She is medicinal genius.

I've had a terrible, terrible accident involving a lot of pork crackling and half a treacle tart. I can't sleep due to flashbacks and fear.

When I am sane again I will consult my dog and recommend a perfect medical cure for all your ailments.

Pussy is my locum if she's finished drooling on bedding.

thigh this is terrible news, hysterical with worry on your behalf.

Busily squeezes chocolate engorged bulk into Florence Nightingale outfit. Have lamp glowing by my side, bring it on sickly mumsnetters.

Pussy phew, I'm still alive, that was a close one. But really what can I do? If Mr Kipling makes treacle tarts i feel duty bound to do my bit. Like a conscript.

I fear for you Pussy, you've recently talked of "work" and changing your own bedding. You're very, very delicate.

I haven't had the strength to change my bedding for quite some time and the hamstery smell becomes comforting in the end.

Yes thigh am extremely delicate. Constantly having the vapours and having to lie down on my chaise longue. The tweeny never returned with my asses milk so had to run my own bath with Marvel dried milk scattered on top. Not very pleasant and rather greasy.

I like treacle tarts too, especially with thick double cream on.

Have a sandpaper nose at the moment with all the blowing. Red sore moustache underneath and look very unappealing. Think Fantine in extremis in the BBC Les Miserables production. I look worse.

Oh Yo nose. I sympathise - vaseline is your friend, as is Kleenex's ultra balm tissues, or whatever they're called. They're not cheap, but when one's delicate little nosie is stripped off all skin, leaving nerve endings jangling in the wind*, one really needs to invest in the very softest of snot moppers.

I'm sneezing and snotty but thanks to vast amounts of pie, starting to feel human again. I haven't even had a nap yet today.

• please note I am not a medical professional

Fromage a nap is calling me but may have something to do with drinking my own weight in wine yesterday whilst out having lunch with a friend.

Yes Kleenex is the answer to many nose related woes. Have been using Body Shop hemp handcream to moisturise my nose, Vaseline is cheaper so will venture forth soon to stock up. Think Poundland sell it so can stock up on chocolate too. Oh yes multitasking is something I can just about do.