Flu

[Corncobcon]

I came down with it Thursday. Is there a puke 'n sh*t emogie?? I'm finally feeling a bit better this evening. Haven't smoked my pipes since I came down with this crud.

 

[eggman]

Hope you get to feeling better soon

 

[peanubutter]

There must be emojis for that somewhere. Get well soon!

 

[Ozark Wizard]

The flu? Damn, you waited long enough to get in on that party, eh? Hopefully it's a short run, take care of yourself.

 

[BloodWood]

"This flu season is the longest in a decade" - CDC

Sounds like you caught the second wave.
Lots of rest and liquids.
Hang in there.

 

[arkansaspiper]

The flu sucks I'm sorry you're sick it's a not a good time when you're sick like that but just look at it this way when you're better and you feel a whole lot better like a thousand times better that first pipe that you smoke is going to taste amazing cuz your tongue is going to have time to heal and get your pallet back that's how I look at it when I'm sick so while I'm not smoking my pallets getting all better that first smoke is just Primo

 

[Corncobcon]

"This flu season is the longest in a decade" - CDC

Sounds like you caught the second wave.
Lots of rest and liquids.
Hang in there.

Yep, that's what I looked like! Although, I do feel better this morning. I managed to eat a scrambled egg sandwich for breakfast, and it stayed down!

I was trying to figure out how I got this crud. I was talking to a neighbor who just came back from staying at his winter home in Texas. Apparently he and his wife had the flu and weren't done with it when they returned. I guess he decided to infect everyone else he talked to when he got back here, without telling anyone he was sick. He's just a baxturd!

 

[D.L.Ruth]

Hope you're feeling better soon, the flu is awful

 

[Blackhorse]

Get better.  That’s an order, mister.

 

[user 2027]

Stay hydrated, 2nd wave is a nasty bugger. Hope you recover quickly!

 

[ftrplt]

Da' flu ain't fun!!! Here's to a quick recovery!! :cheers: FTRPLT

 

[Stick]

Good to hear you're on the mend, Conrad. Stiff upper lip old bean.

 

[Corncobcon]

Thanks guys. I am feeling much better today. Although, I still feel a bit dizzy. And, nothing is comeing out of me that shouldn't!

 

[Blackhorse]

Dizziness might be dehydration. Be sure to keep your fluid intake up.

 

[Zeno Marx]

resurrecting an old thread because we don't need a new one...

I thought I had the flu for a few days. Mild cough, but really no big deal and only feeling low in the morning when I woke up. 5 days later, I realize I have C19 for I think the third time. There's a surge here, and someone I hung out with is constantly around large groups (of selfish Aholes). Still had the mild cough, but the first thing that is common in all three instances with me is extreme fatigue. Once I sit down for the night, I can't stay awake for two minutes. The second thing that is common, as of this morning, I can't taste anything other than a chemical taste that I would describe as how Windex smells and saltiness (not necessarily simultaneously). This is the one that really pisses me off, too. I love to drink water. C19 makes water taste like the aforementioned Windex smell. I thought I'd try a little pop, so I got a Dr.Pepper. Same thing, except I can sense some sweetness in the background. Again, awful. I had some french fries, and they tasted like I was pouring the salt shaker directly on my tongue. I really, really hate this chemical taste with liquids. I'll probably get a headache at some point because I'm avoiding fluids. I'd put the level of awfulness up there with my memory as a kid when I had to take codeine cough syrup, and it would almost make me vomit.

Foolish me thought I could have my first pipe of the week tomorrow. Nope.

 

[Niblick]

Hope you get better Zeno. Glad I'm still avoiding crowds, shopping early in the mornings and just trying to avoid situations with people. A miracle I have not gotten it with the people I work with.

 

[Zeno Marx]

Hope you get better Zeno. Glad I'm still avoiding crowds, shopping early in the mornings and just trying to avoid situations with people. A miracle I have not gotten it with the people I work with.

Thank you. I'll tell you one thing that is a godsend: hot showers. I could live in the shower, and then I want to go take a nap like a rock. I go from feeling 40% normal to 90% normal. I wish we had saunas like the Finns.

 

[Zeno Marx]

Here's something...funny?...from last night. I know a person who hand shingles last month. Also, at a tobacconist, one of our customers had shingles on his cheek, each nerve ending in its own sack. It looked so incredibly painful. It's etched into my mind. As I said, I thought it was just the flu, and a lot of times, my allergies are so bad that I can't tell if it is just allergies or the flu or what. So in the middle of the night, I wake up and feel my face. I haven't shaved for five days, and I mistook my whiskers for shingles. My half-asleep panic was, "I've got shingles now!" It took a split-second or two for me to realize it was just my beard. I know. Too much information and/or who cares?

 

[Gusto]

You made me recall childhood memories of "elixir of terpin hydrate." Fear of the taste of another teaspoonful was enough to make me hold my breath rather than cough.
My wife thought the Paxlovid Rx caused the bad taste in her throat while I thought it was part of the curse of Covid. Wishing you a full recovery, and if you let the whiskers grow your face may perhaps feel less panic inducing as well.

 

[Timbo]

Hope you're feeling better and more importantly get your tastebuds back soon Zeno.