Who else has this nasty flu?

Thursday almost 2 weeks ago & started coming down with this stupid flu.

That day I thought about heading out to my parents place, but took the kids to do some plasta fun & by the time they'd finished I was crashing majorly. i just went home & snuggled in front of the fire, with my dressing gown & lap top.
I couldn't do the drive. 40 minutes on a windy road was too much.

Next day I did. I took an advil (not recommended while BFing, but I needed it) & headed out. I made it, but as soon as I got inside I started to lose it. I couldn't watch the kids properly or focus on anything.

Mum brought home some chicken soup & I had as much as possible, but didn't get far.

Came home on the Monday, after it started to go through the kids. Snot, coughing, fevers. It lasted about 3 days, a bit longer in DD1.

Anyway I thought I was fine... getting better... til about Wednesday. The coughing hadn't stopped completely yet & the fevers came back.

After feeling like crap from coughing all weekend, my sinus's feeling like they were going to explode, I am feverish again today.

My head is throbbing from the coughing, I vomitted after coughing non stop last night :(

Wish it would bugger off for good!

Friends have all had similar, one is on the second round, only 3 weeks later, not 3 days later.

I'm trying to deal with 4 kids alone... Its not going too well. Specially after not eating, except a bit of dinner, for 2 weeks.

I feel your pain!

I had it for 5 weeks, vomiting for 2 weeks, 4 lots of antibiotics, nasty nasty nasty.

Still can't kick this cough either.

:hug: hope your feeling better soon

:( OMG... 5 weeks?? I don't think I can survive! I have to move in 5 weeks!!

Yep I have it atm.. going on 2 weeks for me :( Being pregnant Im expecting it to hang around for a few more weeks yet :(

I've had the cough since mid may an still going....

:( This really is poo... I can't talk or sleep from the silly coughing.

It sounds awful! What does your dr say? Apparently the wet weather seems to increase the number of germs out there (as well as every other animal!) and considering the amount of rain eastern Australia has received this year I'd say there are some nasty bugs. There are also multiple strains of diffferent germs like whooping cough. Sorry but coughing until you vomit sounds like it needs to be tested!

Hope you're better soon. :hug:

It sounds awful! What does your dr say? Apparently the wet weather seems to increase the number of germs out there (as well as every other animal!) and considering the amount of rain eastern Australia has received this year I'd say there are some nasty bugs. There are also multiple strains of diffferent germs like whooping cough. Sorry but coughing until you vomit sounds like it needs to be tested!

Hope you're better soon. :hug:

I was thinking that Arcadia... I can't just hide out at home til it buggers off??

Me, DH and DS have it!! (DH's is worse tho because it's Man Flu)
DS had the fevers, and was really lethargic and it turned into tonsilitis. He's into his second week now and he still has the cough and snotty nose but is otherwise himself.
I feel blah in the mornings but as i get through the day i start to perk up a bit, then i go down hill again at about 5pm.
DH is dying.

I have had it for just over 4 weeks now! Started as a head cold, progressed to coughing fits, got a bit better then got way way worse until I was stuck on the couch and talking or moving made me cough until I vomited. I spent nearly $100 on cough suppressants and cough lollies just so I could breath without setting of a coughing fit.
Of course it was right when my DH was away so I had to deal with the kids while I wanted to curl up and die! Thank goodness my brother happened to visit on the worst weekend and watched the kids for a bit so I could nap and bless him, he even cleaned my house!
It was mostly cleared up this past week, but I have been missing a fair bit of sleep and am feeling run down and now it seems to be coming back again!

Hope you are feeling better soon, it is freaking horrible!!

Artechim, how lovely of your brother! I can only imagine the state of my house had my brother been left on his own accord while I napped of the flu ><;

I know! I couldn't believe it but he and his girlfriend loaded the dishwasher, vacuumed, folded the washing and brought in some firewood for me! So good of them!

I just made my self eat, for the first time today & am trying a hot milo.... I'm kinda sposed to go down town, but i don't think i'll make it :( its bright out there...
i'm thinking sausage sanga's for tea... which means washing up!!

Meeee too - I'm on my second lot of antibiotics now and being pregnant, am really not loving taking these drugs or being sick. There is just no pleasing me!!

Sipping on cold water can help with the coughing. I found mandarins were the only thing I could eat that didn't make me all coughy - this poor bub is going to come out orange!

Bummer on having to cook and washing up :( My kids lived on supermarket pizza and whatever DS could reach in the cupboard for a few days there!

oh no I thought it was just a sinus infection!!!
Im fighting it slowly, fingers crossed I dont get worse!

Yep :( Got sick the last day of the school term. got better by the Friday at teh end of the first week. Got awfully sick with tonsilitis the following Monday and then got 90% better by the weekend and as of yesterday arvo, just came down with another cold/flu. I am so over it. I had a cry about it last night. :(

Feel beter soon everyone

I have turned into a chronic hand washer. It has kept me safe so far.

how are you Clover?

when i read you were enjoying a milo, i must admit, i did think "milk with a cold - not a good combo (for flem)".

bilby and i have had flu for easily over a month, i didn't take note of when it started, but it's really dragging on and on and on.

i feel like death warmed up in the mornings. The hacking cough does not help my tracheostomy scar, makes it feel like it's on fire. This is the first year i've NOT had the flu shot, big mistake (for me).

The milo didn't last. They were more about trying to put something in my belly. Funny, coz I'd avoid milk with the kids :rolleyes:

I'm still not 100%, but functioning again. I can cook dinner before I die :lol:

I'm not too bad in the mornings, but give it a few hours & I'm not the best. Sinus's hurting again & dead tired.

Went to the doc about a week ago, but other than the fevers there was nothing more happening. Nothing on my chest, so no abs. Just panadol & rest. I'm doing my best! lol

We're all still sick. Ds is shocking. He has cried and coughed all day. I rang my dad who's a gp and he said it's one of the worst flus in years.

I an covered in ds vomit. He is feeding normally but bringing most of it back up with projection. I even cleaned a wall yesterday...my bed is soaked from milk and poor Dh just got covered.

Urgh! On a positive I an feeling better today. Just lots and lots of phlegm!

Hubby and I are both sick and Ds is off his food and bottles :(

Me and DS have it *sniff*

Yes I'm totally miserable :( can't sleep either cause I have an awful pain in my left arm muscles :(

I am literally pulling at my hair for relief!

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I think DD is coming down with it, shes so grumpy today :(