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Anyone else ill?!

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TeacherMcTeacherface · 22/07/2025 18:59

True to form, the first few days of the holidays and I’m ill.

it’s getting ridiculous now!! I have been ill every half term, over Easter, Christmas and now the start of summer. Never during term-time; my body seems to store it up!!

Just a heavy cold but seriously?! I sleep and eat sensibly, take multi-vitamins and look after myself.

Anything I can do to minimise the lurgies?! I want to stamp my foot and wail that it’s snot fair (I’m normally much more mature but I feel horrid and am really very grumpy right now)

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PumpkinPie2016 · 23/07/2025 12:30

Aww that's totally rubbish for you 😥 and you have every right to be miffed!

Unfortunately, I have no answers- I often get ill in the holidays too. I think it's because we stop and the adrenaline that keeps us going through term leaves the body and suddenly, we are susceptible to illness (that's my theory anyway!).

I got lucky in a way this year - we had Ofsted at the start of June so I actually got ill after that (viral tonsillitis first followed by a cold) so touch wood, I'm OK now.

I hope you get better soon!

Lancrelady80 · 05/08/2025 13:40

Me too. Felt it starting on last day of term and still trying to throw dregs of it off now. 🙁

Hope you're feeling better now.

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