Come and tell me I'm not dying...

[ButterPie]

OK, I know I'm not actually dying, but I want my mum to put her hand on my head and give me calpol! (She is at the other side of the country and I am a 25 year old mother of two, so it's not likely to happen!)

Woke up this morning feeling really dizzy and sick, to the point where I was scared to hold the baby in case I dropped her. Splitting headache that is worse with noise or light (tbh I probably shouldn't be on the laptop, but I was driving myself mad!), stiff and painful joints, particularly in my hips and pelvis (I had SPD when pregnant four and a half months ago), sore throat, and now painful lungs if I breathe deeply. Oh, and I'm drowning in snot.

Any ideas what I can do to stop me feeling so sorry for myself? (The kids have gone to the ILs) I'm still exclusively breastfeeding a child who seem to have taken against bottles.

Fluids
Paracetamol
Rest
Time

No magic, sadly.

Meh, my fingers are numb and tingly now, and I'm going hot and cold. Should I take to my bed, or does it sound like an NHS direct job?

You have the same bug that everyone else has had/is having. See advice above.

hi hun ,im a mum to 7 all grown up now so i will be your internet mum for today lol, boil some lemonade with a teaspoon of sugar enough for a large cupfull and take 2 parecetomal this should do the job, i hope you feel better soon, kind regards

You're not dying, but painful lungs are a bit worrying. If you have been coughing then you could get pain in your ribcage, but if you haven't then it could be a start of a nasty chest infection.
Better call NHS Direct and make sure it's not pneumonia.
Other than that, it sounds like a flu, so fevr meds, hot liquids and bed.