I'm ill, have flu, need sympathy

[katz]

I feel utterly rotten, my head hurts, my body aches, my throat hurts i keep going from freezing cold to hot sweats and if i stand up the room spins! I've slept off and on since 8pm friday, how long does this flu bug last please say 3 days, i don't do ill very well. The day nurse makes me feel human for about 1 hour in the middle of the 4 hourly doses.

thank goodness for laptops which can use lying down in bed!

Oh yes poor you - how loathesome. Being ill is DREADFUL and really not very nice at all. You could try having hot lemon and honey drinks? Honey is a natural antiseptic and either way, it will help your throat. Try and have a bath every day even though you probably can't bear to go through all the hassle - it will make you feel better afterwards and sleep better. Lots and lots of sympathy!!!!!!!!

Lots of sympathy here - I got the flu just before Christmas and am only just starting to feel human (probably dragged on this long because I didn't rest properly......)

I'm afraid if you have proper flu you might be ill for a week or two.

I was fit when I got mine, two years ago, but it was 10 days before I felt anything like myself again.

In the words of our gp, 'You're going to feel like sh*t for quite a while.'

You have my sympathy. Don't fight it. Rest and drink lots of fluids. I was told to alternate paracetomol and ibuprufen.

doing the rest and fluids, DH being wonderful and keeping the girls out of the bedroom.

i just feel soooo awful!