Is there a "I have swallowed razor blades and feel like crap " bug going round ?

[travellingwilbury]

If so please tell me what helps , I have managed half a bowl of soup in nearly 3 days and even the thought of a glass of wine on a friday is making me shudder so I must be proper poorly .

Pretty please ?

I lied yesterday , my throat is bloody killing me again .

The poking your ear thing while swallowing does help a little bit , thank you
I am drinking vodka while poking my ear . I look even more insane than usual .
i am beyond fed up with this now .

I hope all the sickly spuds feel better very soon .

Oh bloody hell atyourservice I have just read your post . That is exactly how I feel .
I am having to sleep with my mouth open so it gets all dry otherwise everytime I have to swallow it is waking me up

I just haven't got the time for this .

It has been a week now , and I have been taking antibiotics for 4 days , I think maybe a trip back to the drs is in order .

Buggery bugger

There does seem to be a lot of tonsilitis about at the moment but my last blistery throat pain thing turned out to be hand, foot and mouth but I pretty much just got the mouth bit.

Anyone near you with that recently?

Not that I have heard , I am stupidly run down and I now have 3 very sexy coldsores .

Ugh. I dragged myself into work today and then promptly came home again. I am an idiot - I should have stayed in bed. It's moved to my chest now and I rumble whenever I breathe.

Yes, I know loads of people with this virus, 3 of us at work have it for the second time in as many months.

It is very nasty and you need to take painkillers and rest. I am on day 4 of it now, but the last time I had it much worse and was off for 1.5 weeks in the end.

I went to work Friday morning then went home again through the icy snow. And I also wheeze when I breathe. I was awake until 4am last night perfecting my razorblade cough and I seem to have hurt my throat in the process.

It's pants, basically.

I have this... And I'm 33 weeks pg so can't takeuch except occasional paracetamol. Why oh why do we have to swallow???? It hurts soooooo much! Please tell me it will pass soon- have had for 6 days. Can't rest much as have 2 dc to look after