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Everyone is sick, right?

MostlyWater
MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
edited November 14 in Social Groups
I don't know why the change of the seasons is so hard on health, but everyone I know is either sick, getting sick, or just getting better.

Anyone else?
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  • marshal616
    marshal616 Posts: 62 Member
    Nearly everyone in my office is and most of my family too. I suppose it's my turn next.
  • BBee5064
    BBee5064 Posts: 1,020 Member
    Lots of my family have had a virus to contend with. Not going to be easy to avoid it :(
  • UncleMac
    UncleMac Posts: 13,762 Member
    I think I'm the last man standing in my office. Everyone else lost a day or three to illness. At the risk of incurring divine wrath, I'm feeling quite well, thank you.
  • nikkib0103
    nikkib0103 Posts: 969 Member
    I had a wretched cold most of Christmas week. I am still suffering from intermittent coughing. Seems to be a lot of bugs going around.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    People I know are well, thank God.
  • Montepulciano
    Montepulciano Posts: 845 Member
    Oh you meant physically sick...got it.
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,160 Member
    edited January 2017
    Count me in the currently sick boat. Was hoping it was just my allergies kicking up, but by yesterday I turned into a full blown snot factory. Tonight I'm running a fever, so I think it's shifted to being the flu. Blargh.

    Sneezing in your general direction @UncleMac...I mean, misery loves company! :D Come over to the dark side...
  • BBee5064
    BBee5064 Posts: 1,020 Member
    Hope
    nikkib0103 wrote: »
    I had a wretched cold most of Christmas week. I am still suffering from intermittent coughing. Seems to be a lot of bugs going around.

    Hope u soon recover Nikki x
  • BBee5064
    BBee5064 Posts: 1,020 Member
    b3achy wrote: »
    Count me in the currently sick boat. Was hoping it was just my allergies kicking up, but by yesterday I turned into a full blown snot factory. Tonight I'm running a fever, so I think it's shifted to being the flu. Blargh.

    Sneezing in your general direction @UncleMac...I mean, misery loves company! :D Come over to the dark side...

    Hope u also soon recover B3achy
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,160 Member
    BBee5064 wrote: »
    b3achy wrote: »
    Count me in the currently sick boat. Was hoping it was just my allergies kicking up, but by yesterday I turned into a full blown snot factory. Tonight I'm running a fever, so I think it's shifted to being the flu. Blargh.

    Sneezing in your general direction @UncleMac...I mean, misery loves company! :D Come over to the dark side...

    Hope u also soon recover B3achy

    Thanks @BBee5064 ! I do too! :)
  • UncleMac
    UncleMac Posts: 13,762 Member
    b3achy wrote: »
    Count me in the currently sick boat. Was hoping it was just my allergies kicking up, but by yesterday I turned into a full blown snot factory. Tonight I'm running a fever, so I think it's shifted to being the flu. Blargh.

    Sneezing in your general direction @UncleMac...I mean, misery loves company! :D Come over to the dark side...

    Even my son took a bit of a flu although he passed through it fairly quickly.

    I hope you feel better soon, @b3achy... plenty of fluids and rest. I'm a fan of turmeric & ginger tea with milk.
  • curvygirl512
    curvygirl512 Posts: 423 Member
    edited January 2017
    Whole family had/has head colds. Thankfully, we are all on the down side.

    Our whole campus at work is a petri dish. We have students returning for the spring semester from all over the world. It's amazing I don't get sick more frequently.
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,160 Member
    Hoping I'm finally on the mend, though still some ups and downs, so watching my activity levels. Thanks for the recommendation @UncleMac. I ended up picking up some lemon and ginger tea the other day, and that seems to be helping. Haven't tried turmeric and ginger tea yet.
  • UncleMac
    UncleMac Posts: 13,762 Member
    I'm glad you're feeling better, @b3achy... Here's the fancy recipe I use... although I usually add more of the spices than this calls for as I like it strong.

    http://www.yummly.co/recipe/Turmeric-Ginger-Tea-902864?prm-v1
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    UncleMac wrote: »
    http://www.yummly.co/recipe/Turmeric-Ginger-Tea-902864?prm-v1

    I bought something like that from Trader Joe.

  • allenpriest
    allenpriest Posts: 1,102 Member
    Nope. Got my flu shot which seems to have helped so far
  • UncleMac
    UncleMac Posts: 13,762 Member
    I had a tickle in my throat midweek and I thought I might be coming down with something. Still clear!


    (knock on wood)
  • BBee5064
    BBee5064 Posts: 1,020 Member
    Yep it's got me now. A stinking cold. But I will prevail :/
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,160 Member
    BBee5064 wrote: »
    Yep it's got me now. A stinking cold. But I will prevail :/

    Feel better soon @BBee5064! Allow yourself plenty of rest and lots of fluids.
  • BBee5064
    BBee5064 Posts: 1,020 Member
    Thank You B3achy :)
  • BBee5064
    BBee5064 Posts: 1,020 Member
    Sadly the cold has turned into flu
  • allenpriest
    allenpriest Posts: 1,102 Member
    edited February 2017
    Nope. Nothing. Had my flu shot.
  • UncleMac
    UncleMac Posts: 13,762 Member
    A couple of guys at the office are now three weeks into the flu. They're working wounded. Ugh.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,228 Member
    As long as Friday's CAT scan doesn't turn up anything (probably won't), I'm fine so far - knock on wood! - but there sure seems to be a lot of crud going around lately.

    Hope all of you who were caught up in it will feel better soon!
  • chamblisk
    chamblisk Posts: 296 Member
    Doesn't seem to let go.....
  • Montepulciano
    Montepulciano Posts: 845 Member
    @chamblisk - Love your profile picture!
  • marshal616
    marshal616 Posts: 62 Member
    I couldn't have caught it at home where I could be comfortable...nooo, I had to catch it in West Virginia the day before I flew home. Please just shoot me now.
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    It wasn't a harsh winter but DH has had a bad cold at least 3 times already !!! Missing work and everything !!!!
  • allenpriest
    allenpriest Posts: 1,102 Member
    My wife has been ill. Hope I don't catch it. Work is too busy right now
  • Farback
    Farback Posts: 1,088 Member
    Full on man-cold. Spent yesterday doing nothing productive ( holiday here). I went into work this morning to do the pay entry for my shop and my environmental supervisor's shop ( day off for him). I stayed to chair the Emergency Planning meeting, the turned the OHS meeting over to my co-chair to run, and took my cold home.
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