elgreco Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Well, after 52 years I've finally got a dose! It's completely wiped me out. Anyone know how long it'll take to subside? I hate being ill :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sian Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Well, after 52 years I've finally got a dose! It's completely wiped me out. Anyone know how long it'll take to subside? I hate being ill :-( Proper flu as in I can't get out of bed at all, can take a couple of weeks. Obviously depends on how strong you are, age, etc but to get back to normal takes time. Wish you well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1966 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 i was bad for two weeks when i had it, the first week was the worst, the second i just felt really lethargic and had no energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Makes me laugh when some people claim to have had flu, having just had a couple of days off work! If they had flu they would have had a fever, would feel weak, ache all over and unable to get out of bed (and worse!) for several days!...it takes some time to shake it off completely! I have had flu twice in over sixty years...........when you have it........you know you've got it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Had it once. Only once. 12 years ago. Hope I never get it again. Took 2 months to get over it, also put my 1 year old son in Newcastle RVI for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Yeh 4 days bed ridden,coughed and my lungs stabbed me,knees ,elbows arms shoulder,s all ached like id been beaten with a metal bar .Couldnt stand light ,couldnt eat sneezed and my head exploded ,you know when its real and not "Man FLU".Sweating like a pig then shivering and shaking in turns it,s the devil,s work then suddenly the pain stopped being so evil and you start to slowly feel human again.Took about 3 months to recover from though and i wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy,doctor,s dont let you come to the surgery with it and tell u to go away n sweat it out . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Well, after 52 years I've finally got a dose! It's completely wiped me out. Anyone know how long it'll take to subside? I hate being ill :-( Thought I had had it before until I actually had it, As said above you are in it for the long haul, Oh and when you think you are ok to go back to work, you won't be, i went back when I thought I was better, big mistake, if it's proper flu it will be the worst thing you have had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I was told if you have the real thing you would not get out of bed even if there was A £50 note on the floor next to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Proper flu is very debilitating. I had it fifteen years or so ago and I couldn't even get out of bed to pee. With me it lasted a week when it was severe then two months recovery after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul65 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Had it about 10 years ago. I was burning up and drenched in sweat couldn't get out of bed. When I did, there was an outline of me in red in the sheet where the dye had been leeched out of the mattress. Looked like the Shroud of Turin on Ready Brek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I had a proper dose of flu about 20 years ago , coughing up blood and snot , I couldnt eat or drink and lost three stone in two weeks , after about the third day I just sat in the chair and waited to die , I was back at work by the third week , but didnt feel back to full strength for about a year. I never understood what real flu was until I had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Remember to drink plenty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) I had 'real flu' about twenty years ago and I thought I was dying, it was months before I could honestly say I had shaken it off. Just felt tired and lacking my usual energy. Still got on with day to day life but its very debilitating. Edited January 19, 2017 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Reading this I just hope that my flu jab works ok this year one advantage to being old you get a free jab every year I do not now if it works but I have been ok for the last few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Caught swine flu when it did the rounds 6 years ago. I honestly thought was dying. Anyone who gets flu proper knows it. I laugh when people say they had flu for a few days. Hope you recover quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandringstar Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I had it once at 17 years of age, it is nothing like a cold, you actually think its all over when you get it, a knackered feeling doesn't come close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumfelter Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Proper flu is very debilitating. I had it fifteen years or so ago and I couldn't even get out of bed to pee. With me it lasted a week when it was severe then two months recovery after that. Hopefully you bought a new mattress after you recovered, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Had proper flu once if you had put £10,000 on the floor next to the bed I was to ill to reach out and pick it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 In 1918/19 the Spanish Flu Epidemic killed between 20 and 50 million people worldwide. Victims could be dead within 24-36 hours of first showing symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Well, after 52 years I've finally got a dose! It's completely wiped me out. Anyone know how long it'll take to subside? I hate being ill :-( If its flu you would not be able to do anything and would be laid up sweating and aching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 There will be a war going on inside your body. As said if you never had it before you know when you get it. I had it once a couple of years ago and was bedridden for a week, the sweats, shakes & aches among other maladies and drifting in and out of sleep. Took a month before I was fully back to speed, I now get me flu jab every year and up to now have been ok. As said plenty of fluids for maintaining hydration. atb 7diaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) I had 'real flu' about twenty years ago and I thought I was dying, it was months before I could honestly say I had shaken it off. Just felt tired and lacking my usual energy forever, it was a real effort just trying to get on with day to day life because its so very debilitating. Just updating my own post, has anyone else heard of post viral syndrome? Edited January 20, 2017 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Yet so avoidable for less than £10 while shopping at many Supermarkets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) Only had proper flu once about 45 years ago, all the symptoms described by others are spot on. However in my case it triggered a faulty gene and gave me the first outbreak of psoriasis I had ever had. Finished up in hospital for two weeks, its not only the flu itself but the things it could lead to. If one has a genetic or latent condition it can set that off, sometimes with fatal consequences. Take care of yourself bud plenty of fluids, juice, water or tea, no booze. And next year get the flu jab. Edit for typos Edited January 22, 2017 by Sha Bu Le Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del.gue Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 I decided to propose to my wife on xmas day 2013. But in the early hours of xmas eve the dreaded flu got me. I was flattened until new year and felt carp right through january. I recall only eating one bowl of soup and a piece of toast for a week. I did eventually propose at the end of january. In 2005 I had pneumonia...I think I felt worse with the flu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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