bloody man flu !
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BigsimonY

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634 posts

154 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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Nothing depresses me more than a bad cold or the man flu. Zaps the life out me. I go from being a happy go lucky, loving husband and tentative father. To a sour faced,grumpy,cant be bothered with anyone or thing sod. My poor family have to put up with this big st for 5-6 days at a time. I would rather suffer physical pain for the 6 days that cold or flu symptoms. I'm i the only one who has a bad reaction to the cold ?

Tuvra

7,926 posts

254 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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I thought I had man flu, got diagnosed with a chest infection which then developed into pneumonia.

Doctor told me if I was older (just turned 27), smoked or wasn't as fit I would of been hospitalised without a doubt. I was bad for around 7 weeks yet only took 1 day off work and half day for a Dr's appointment & chest X-ray! If it sticks around for more than 7 days get down the doctors!

I am no "wimp", when I got to my doctors I found out he had been retired for 2.5 years, I hadn't been there for 4 years and the time before that was a further two years previous. Its fair to say I hate the place!

TLandCruiser

2,877 posts

227 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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Tuvra said:
I thought I had man flu, got diagnosed with a chest infection which then developed into pneumonia.

Doctor told me if I was older (just turned 27), smoked or wasn't as fit I would of been hospitalised without a doubt. I was bad for around 7 weeks yet only took 1 day off work and half day for a Dr's appointment & chest X-ray! If it sticks around for more than 7 days get down the doctors!

I am no "wimp", when I got to my doctors I found out he had been retired for 2.5 years, I hadn't been there for 4 years and the time before that was a further two years previous. Its fair to say I hate the place!
Your a hero!

Vladimir

6,917 posts

187 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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I've been dodgy for over a week now - I've still surfed three times (in rather cold, polluted water…) but not been up to lifting or running. Thought I'd be fine today but still not right and I learned a hard lesson on letting your body fully recover (a broken immune system for a year…). It's annoying me a lot though.

Tuvra

7,926 posts

254 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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TLandCruiser said:
Your a hero!
My point was it's easy to shrug it off as man flu when it can be far more serious, thanks for the compliment non the less - dick!

crackthatoff

3,314 posts

242 months

Wednesday 8th January 2014
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hot and cold, sinuses blocked, banging hedache and cough......... Since christmas day ggggrrrrrrrr