Terabith Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 Took meds and slept a couple hours but still feel super sick. Was able to drink some flat sprite though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachGal Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Do you still have the headache? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 15 minutes ago, BeachGal said: Do you still have the headache? Yes, but it’s not as bad as it was. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachGal Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, Terabith said: Yes, but it’s not as bad as it was. Good. I think you're on the mend but whatever you got is a doozy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Just remember to get plenty of rest and plenty of water. *hugs* You'll pull through. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachGal Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 21 hours ago, PeterPan said: Oh that's interesting! Had never heard that. Makes sense about the melatonin, but didn't realize it would help the immune system. Melatonin is pretty incredible! There's still a lot to learn about it. Light suppresses its production so that's why a dark room is recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 9 hours ago, moonflower said: I have clothes that you could mistake for pajamas or not depending on how charitable you were feeling. I go out in these everywhere and no one bats an eye as far as I can tell. If yoga pants are clothes, pajamas are clothes. We’re going to need pictures. 😉 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 My husband changed the sheets. Clean sheets when you’re feverish are heavenly. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Terabith said: My husband changed the sheets. Clean sheets when you’re feverish are heavenly. I’m glad he did something nice for you. That means a lot when you feel sick! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Tanaqui said: Just remember to get plenty of rest and plenty of water. *hugs* You'll pull through. Yeah. Doctor said it’s a virus that clinically is indistinguishable from flu but negative on tests. He said it’s lasting a week followed by another few days of weakness. He said it’s epidemic in area. Edited September 19, 2019 by Terabith 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonflower Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Catwoman said: We’re going to need pictures. 😉 https://www.ae.com/us/en/p/women/joggers-sweatpants/aerie-joggers-sweatpants/aerie-foldover-jogger/0701_3879_329?menu=cat4840006 I wear them, obviously, with an actual full length shirt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 33 minutes ago, moonflower said: https://www.ae.com/us/en/p/women/joggers-sweatpants/aerie-joggers-sweatpants/aerie-foldover-jogger/0701_3879_329?menu=cat4840006 I wear them, obviously, with an actual full length shirt. Those are cute! They would look terrible on me because they are so tight at the ankles, but I see other people wearing that style and they look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonflower Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Oh, I think they probably look terrible on me too, but let me tell you it is like wearing air. They are so comfortable around the waist especially that I don't notice them, and I am super sensitive to that kind of thing. My teenager is pretty horrified by them, but I wear them until there are holes, which for the record takes 3 years of nearly daily wear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Terabith said: Yeah. Doctor said it’s a virus that clinically is indistinguishable from flu but negative on tests. So have they experimented to see if the flu meds work on it?? 3 hours ago, Terabith said: My husband changed the sheets. Clean sheets when you’re feverish are heavenly. Yay!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 Just now, PeterPan said: So have they experimented to see if the flu meds work on it?? Yay!!! Honestly, no idea, but it's past the window for meds to probably be effective, so..... I am definitely feeling better, at least as long as I stay horizontal. Slept literally from 10 am till 6 pm. Getting out of bed still makes me feel like crap, but progress. Fever is down some, too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 I wanted to point out to you the happy news that it turns out you don't have Mad Cow disease, but I didn't know if that was appropriate. But really, I'm horrified at this virulent strain and hope you're over it soon! Rest hard and I'm glad he gave you potent meds. Was he UC or your regular dude or a sub? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, PeterPan said: I wanted to point out to you the happy news that it turns out you don't have Mad Cow disease, but I didn't know if that was appropriate. But really, I'm horrified at this virulent strain and hope you're over it soon! Rest hard and I'm glad he gave you potent meds. Was he UC or your regular dude or a sub? Sub at primary care office. Primary care doc was out sick. Yeah, they gave me phenergan and tessalon for cough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Terabith said: Sub at primary care office. Maybe you can change to him? He seems halfway intelligent and like he'll actually talk to you... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 28 minutes ago, Terabith said: Sub at primary care office. Primary care doc was out sick. Yeah, they gave me phenergan and tessalon for cough. With the (non-existent)flu? 😉 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, Junie said: With the (non-existent)flu? 😉 They didn't say, but this doctor did say it was pretty epidemic. Fair odds. I definitely think I'm on my way to recovery, though I still feel pretty awful when I try to get up, let alone do anything. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 35 minutes ago, PeterPan said: But really, I'm horrified at this virulent strain and hope you're over it soon! Me, too. Kids at my school are getting sick with something that sounds like what you've got. Ugh! If it's not "the flu" but a virus that makes you feel exactly the same... yikes. Hope you feel a little better tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachGal Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 5 hours ago, moonflower said: https://www.ae.com/us/en/p/women/joggers-sweatpants/aerie-joggers-sweatpants/aerie-foldover-jogger/0701_3879_329?menu=cat4840006 I wear them, obviously, with an actual full length shirt. Those are only pj pants because you are wearing them to bed! LOL. I was picturing you running errands in something more like this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) Thought I was feeling better, but feeling achy and exhausted and feverish again after being awake for a few hours. Sigh. Is it okay to just stay in bed? Feel so much better lying down. I'm definitely better than I was. Way better. But still feel sick. Edited September 20, 2019 by Terabith 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachGal Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Oh no. 😞 That is an awful virus. Sometimes bad viral infections do a do-sI-do, it seems. I wish you could take something to help you get better faster. It’s so weird that the symptoms are so much like the flu yet not technically the flu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, BeachGal said: Oh no. 😞 That is an awful virus. Sometimes bad viral infections do a do-sI-do, it seems. I wish you could take something to help you get better faster. It’s so weird that the symptoms are so much like the flu yet not technically the flu. He said it's lasting a week. And, I definitely feel a lot better than I did. I just still feel pretty crappy and can't seem to manage non horizontal life at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 46 minutes ago, Terabith said: Is it okay to just stay in bed? YES!!! My dd and ds always do this, getting up too soon. You must must must rest rest rest to feel better better better. There, did I say it enough? But seriously, be your own mama here and speak the kind words to yourself that you'd say if it were someone else. Oops, that would be get up, make your lunch anyway, go to school. Haha, no you wouldn't. You'd take them to stay in bed and make them soup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Terabith said: He said it's lasting a week. So looking back when do you think you started? You've only been wicked 3 days now, right? So technically you were quite feverish or contagious at UC. Well you may have had your revenge there. I'm glad it's at least SHORT if it has to happen. Two weeks of this would just be astonishing. One is survivable. Sorta. Maybe. I keep thinking about your bug when I go out now. I washed extra long when I got back from the grocery store, lol. Edited September 20, 2019 by PeterPan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 It hit Monday morning. I left to drive kids to school thinking, “Huh. I feel like I might be getting a cold.” By the time I got home 30 minutes later, I was SICK and felt like I had been hit by a train. Supposed to go to a party Saturday. I don’t think there’s any way I can manage that. On top of it all, I am really struggling depression wise and kind of need to address it. Not that I want to do it, but I think I kinda need to get on the list to do the partial hospitalization program. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 26 minutes ago, Terabith said: On top of it all, I am really struggling depression wise and kind of need to address it. Not that I want to do it, but I think I kinda need to get on the list to do the partial hospitalization program. Were you struggling before this bug? I mean, you should have all the care you need, yes, absolutely. However at some point it might be interesting to run genetics on yourself. My dd has an MTHFR defect, which is why she would go down into holes when sick. (her methyls were dropping) I'm a mix of COMT and MTHFR defects, which offset each others, so I never realized it was happening to us. It would just be something interesting to look into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 29 minutes ago, Terabith said: It hit Monday morning. I left to drive kids to school thinking, “Huh. I feel like I might be getting a cold.” By the time I got home 30 minutes later, I was SICK and felt like I had been hit by a train. Do you feel like you have issues with interoception and self-awareness, or was it really THAT FAST? That's terrible, ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 I was struggling before the bug hit, definitely. I’m not awesome at interception (I give up - phone keeps changing it), but I’m not that bad. I think it did hit that fast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) Oh man. Drugs wore off. Improvement may have been a chemical illusion. Ow. Taking more drugs and going back to bed. I don’t think I am ready to be upright. Maybe I will feel up to watching Netflix later? I haven’t felt well enough to do any of the kinda enjoyable sick stuff like tv or reading. Edited September 20, 2019 by Terabith 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 Really not feeling at all well. Elbows and knees hurt. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 I know I’m not really there yet, but how do you guys decide you’re well enough to leave the house or return to daily life after flu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 Well, crap.... I sent a message to the dr who saw me yesterday just confirming, “You said this is lasting a week, right?” He said, “No...it’s lasting at LEAST a week. It’s pretty commonly lasting two and occasionally three weeks, though the fever is usually gone in 7-10 days.” Crap 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Terabith said: I know I’m not really there yet, but how do you guys decide you’re well enough to leave the house or return to daily life after flu? I like a scaled return. So first I begin walking. Then I can sit upright and watch tv. Then I stand and get my own snacks. Never return to doing dishes; just leave that to them forever. Then I get groceries by pick up. Then I'm back to regular life. 18 minutes ago, Terabith said: It’s pretty commonly lasting two and occasionally three weeks Ugh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 I think I've mostly kicked it. I'm still coughing and tired, and I still have a headache and a scratchy throat and a little bit achy, but I feel a LOT better. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Terabith said: I think I've mostly kicked it. I'm still coughing and tired, and I still have a headache and a scratchy throat and a little bit achy, but I feel a LOT better. Glad you're starting to feel better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 Of course, shortly after I typed this, I realized I was running a low grade fever again, so I guess no church for me tomorrow. But definitely feel like I'm on the road to recovery! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 35 minutes ago, Terabith said: Of course, shortly after I typed this, I realized I was running a low grade fever again, so I guess no church for me tomorrow. But definitely feel like I'm on the road to recovery! Feel better. I am hearing this flu like virus is going strong in our area. Keep resting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 9 hours ago, Terabith said: But definitely feel like I'm on the road to recovery! Keep it a really quiet secret. Stay in bed a few more days and finish your Christmas shopping on your phone. Let them wash their own dishes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, PeterPan said: Keep it a really quiet secret. Stay in bed a few more days and finish your Christmas shopping on your phone. Let them wash their own dishes. The dishes and laundry are piling up. Really am going to have to do something about them. My husband hasn’t been feeling particularly well either and has also been running a fever off and on. He has been in better shape than me but not great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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