Well that's just bloody great

[CountessDracula]

I booked in twice to have my flu jab and both times they had run out of vaccine due to twats panicking about bird flu allegedly. And now I think I have flu

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

yes don't worry, I have a full fridge/freezer/larder, the cleaner is coming in the morning, I am going to call in sick and spend the day shivering and sweating in bed.

LOL @ pirate doctor!

Get lots of paracetamol/ibuprofen in (if you can take the ibuprofen and it doesn't aggravate your asthma) and alternate with overlap just like you would for the kiddies... I think Nelsons do a combined homeopathy remedy called Coldenza - I saw it in Boots when I was looking for something else and it had me intrigued - got to be worth a try. Lots of vit C. TV remote at your side...

oddly I am seriously averse to watching tv when ill - I think it's because daytime tv makes me suicidal.

dh and dd have gone to the fireworks without me

Awwww

Um... send someone out for lots of glossy magazines and books? Rent a shed load of films to watch?

There's got to be some mileage out of being sick, come on - try harder

oh bum despite taking 2 paracetomal over an hour ago my temp is going up. I hate taking nurofen as they give me gut rot but guess I should

If you can manage another couple of hours, you can cover a 24hr period by having paracetamol (wait three hours) nurofen (wait five hours) paracetamol... (etc etc).

Some fever isn't necessarily bad as it's a natural response by the body to run at a hotter temperature the bug can't survive at.

How are you feeling today, CD?

bump - are you OK CD?

ah thanks for thinking of me!
Still crap i'm afraid.

sending you good vibes and virtual chocolate

At last starting to feel a tiny bit better - went out today and walked about 100yds to chemist and had to lie down for an hour afterwards. He said there is a mini local epidemic of flu so at least I know it is that.

God it is vile. I really had forgotten how bad flu is. Have had a raging temperature every night and hideous cold sweats!

Yup, that sounds like real flu (mild bout though if you made it down the road already). IME it tends to take a while to get over flu, so don't overdo it woman!. Luckily mine turned out to be a flu-ey bug but not real flu (my definition being that I managed to carry on once I had dosed myself up with ibuprofen).

I agree it's the real thing. That fever and those chills and sweats are a dead giveaway. Gawd, they are AWFUL, aren't they?! Those chills were so bad they hurt.

DO NOT OVERDO IT! I did, b/c I'd been healthy and young. I wound up w/pnuemonia in both my lungs and in hospital.

NO am not overdoing it, am off work for the rest of the week and dd is in nursery on Friday (normally I work mon-thurs and then am at home with her on fri) We have cancelled most of our weekend plans.

Good . But get yourself to bed now! Night night.

Well as I have been in bed half the day am not really tired!