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Had a bit of a sore throat like two weeks ago, not a problem, went away quickly, but left the left side of my throat swollen. I kept suggesting to my mom that I see a doctor, but no dice. Then Thursday evening it got worse, I missed school Friday, and the strep swab came out negative.
So now I've missed having my first anniversary dinner with the avatar, my throat hurts so much that drinking water is excruciating, I have a monster headache, the inside of my ears hurt, and I have a fever over 100F.
And the worst part is, the doctor can't see me until Tuesday.

Alan Bolte wrote:Had a bit of a sore throat like two weeks ago, not a problem, went away quickly, but left the left side of my throat swollen. I kept suggesting to my mom that I see a doctor, but no dice. Then Thursday evening it got worse, I missed school Friday, and the strep swab came out negative.
So now I've missed having my first anniversary dinner with the avatar, my throat hurts so much that drinking water is excruciating, I have a monster headache, the inside of my ears hurt, and I have a fever over 100F.
And the worst part is, the doctor can't see me until Tuesday.

Tuesday? What kind of health plan do you have. If you have something serious then someone should see you right away. It is good that a strep culture came back negative, but who knows what else you might have.
Sore throats just suck.

That sucks and blows. There are few things that I hate having more than a sore throat.

Goddamn.. is it like get-sick season for everyone already??

~ver

Alan Bolte wrote:Had a bit of a sore throat like two weeks ago, not a problem, went away quickly, but left the left side of my throat swollen. I kept suggesting to my mom that I see a doctor, but no dice. Then Thursday evening it got worse, I missed school Friday, and the strep swab came out negative.
So now I've missed having my first anniversary dinner with the avatar, my throat hurts so much that drinking water is excruciating, I have a monster headache, the inside of my ears hurt, and I have a fever over 100F.
And the worst part is, the doctor can't see me until Tuesday.

--I feel ya man. Sorry to hear it. I had something similar the week before last, but not as bad.

Alan Bolte wrote:Had a bit of a sore throat like two weeks ago, not a problem, went away quickly, but left the left side of my throat swollen. I kept suggesting to my mom that I see a doctor, but no dice. Then Thursday evening it got worse, I missed school Friday, and the strep swab came out negative.
So now I've missed having my first anniversary dinner with the avatar, my throat hurts so much that drinking water is excruciating, I have a monster headache, the inside of my ears hurt, and I have a fever over 100F.
And the worst part is, the doctor can't see me until Tuesday.

You bastard, you gave it too me then. I started feeling like shit Wed. and I still feel like shit today. Missed work Fri and will probably stay home tomarrow.

My doc calls it the 'Crudge' and it is an evil little bug.

Yah, sounds like everyone in my area is getting it. I seem not to be dealing with it as well as some. Ouchies. I wish I could stop dry-swallowing.

Alan Bolte wrote:Yah, sounds like everyone in my area is getting it. I seem not to be dealing with it as well as some. Ouchies. I wish I could stop dry-swallowing.

No kidding... got the same thing around here. Course, it doesn't help any that we've got that West Nile virus scare down here, too... [sighs]

~ver

verilon wrote:

Alan Bolte wrote:Yah, sounds like everyone in my area is getting it. I seem not to be dealing with it as well as some. Ouchies. I wish I could stop dry-swallowing.

No kidding... got the same thing around here. Course, it doesn't help any that we've got that West Nile virus scare down here, too... [sighs]

~ver

You guy's got the WNV scare down there? Damn, thought it was too hot for skitters. Anyhoo, sore throat is fading but my damn nose will not stop producing snot. Yeuck...

Knife wrote:

verilon wrote:

Alan Bolte wrote:Yah, sounds like everyone in my area is getting it. I seem not to be dealing with it as well as some. Ouchies. I wish I could stop dry-swallowing.

No kidding... got the same thing around here. Course, it doesn't help any that we've got that West Nile virus scare down here, too... [sighs]

~ver

You guy's got the WNV scare down there? Damn, thought it was too hot for skitters. Anyhoo, sore throat is fading but my damn nose will not stop producing snot. Yeuck...

Sure do.. Rio Grande passes right through the state..

~ver

Same thing happened to me, but I got healthy in a week. Make sure you stay warm, and don't move too much. And have a book or something around to stave off boredom.

YT300000 wrote:Same thing happened to me, but I got healthy in a week. Make sure you stay warm, and don't move too much. And have a book or something around to stave off boredom.

Why would you need a book when you've got SD.Net?

~ver

verilon wrote:

YT300000 wrote:Same thing happened to me, but I got healthy in a week. Make sure you stay warm, and don't move too much. And have a book or something around to stave off boredom.

Why would you need a book when you've got SD.Net?

~ver

I couldn't sit up, and don't have a laptop. And my mom wouldn't let me so much as touch the computer.

EDIT: I read a 600 page Tom Clancy book in a day and a half.

YT300000 wrote:

verilon wrote:

YT300000 wrote:Same thing happened to me, but I got healthy in a week. Make sure you stay warm, and don't move too much. And have a book or something around to stave off boredom.

Why would you need a book when you've got SD.Net?

~ver

I couldn't sit up, and don't have a laptop. And my mom wouldn't let me so much as touch the computer.

EDIT: I read a 600 page Tom Clancy book in a day and a half.

OUCH. That really sucks..

~ver

maybe i don't have it so bad, minimal nasal drainage, and I'm not bedridden, though maybe I ought to be. Argh

That's not good I hope what the fuck ever it is will be gone soon

Day and a half? It took you that long? I read The Green Mile in2 and a half hours.

I got sick with the same thing as well. I think the goverment spreds sicknesses so the country can build immunities to them so that we're not as vaulnerable to biological warfare of this type ... but then again, thats just a crazy theory isn't it ?

Don't be paranoid. Anyway, after all this time - and still seven hours away from my damned doctor's appointment - I'm not feeling quite so fatigued, and I can get more water and jello down than before.
Now tell me, I'm in Ohio, and I know a hell of a lot of people around here who have gotten some version of this bug in the last several weeks. How far has this thing spread?

Alan Bolte wrote:Don't be paranoid. Anyway, after all this time - and still seven hours away from my damned doctor's appointment - I'm not feeling quite so fatigued, and I can get more water and jello down than before.
Now tell me, I'm in Ohio, and I know a hell of a lot of people around here who have gotten some version of this bug in the last several weeks. How far has this thing spread?

Well I'm in Ohio too and I've got the exact same shit. A LOT of people I know are coming down with it, getting over it or suffering through it right now.

Here is how to get better. Find the biggest book by Gore Vidal you can find. Sit down in a chair and promise yourself you'll read it over and over again until you feel better. Start reading. Your body should make itself better in about twenty minutes just to avoid having to read any further.

Yesterday, I had a slightly dry throat. Today, I was sneezing all day, I have a slight headache, and my throat was dryer. If it keeps getting worse, I should feel like shit by the end of the week. I could take a Benadryl in the morning, but those make my drowsy, and I'd be spending the first several hours of class barely feigning sleep.

you´ve got a sore throat? boo-fucking-hoo!
WUSSY!!!

Alan Bolte wrote:Don't be paranoid. Anyway, after all this time - and still seven hours away from my damned doctor's appointment - I'm not feeling quite so fatigued, and I can get more water and jello down than before.
Now tell me, I'm in Ohio, and I know a hell of a lot of people around here who have gotten some version of this bug in the last several weeks. How far has this thing spread?

Looks like it passed through WV on its way to you. That's what had me on antibiotics for two weeks.

Hmm...Ohio's only one state over from me, and now I've got a bit of a sore throat along with some nasal congestion. Should I be worried?