Sick sucks...

[revid]

Is it possible to catch the plague through the internet?

I've been watching as my flist succumbs to the creeping crud, one by one. I don't generally believe in action at a distance, but apparently LiveJournal has some strange quality that Stephen King could write a novel about, because now I'm sick as shit too. Achy, sore throat, cough that starts with a wheeze and ends with me trying to hack out a lung.

Right before 3 night shifts. And to make it even better, today my voice started going, so I sound like Kermit the Frog on helium.

Grrrrrrrrr. The only silver lining is that I should be well and unlikely to get sick just before my two week vacation to Indonesia starting at the end of this month. Well, that's something.

Comments

[loser-and-user.livejournal.com]

on the bright side mary, at least you have a lung.....unlike me..

I hope you feel better soon!*sends some vitamin c*

[my-own-beat-now.livejournal.com]

Oh no - there is definitely something being passed thru the wires man, it's crazy how many people are sick with what sounds like the same thing. Luckily at the office here we also happen to have rubber gloves and face masks lying around in the production areas - I wonder if it would lead to any questions if I was to put them on when I checked LJ? :)

Hope you make it through the nights, and have a good sleep in between. I think if you were to ask a doctor :) they might suggest you hook yourself up to an orange juice IV.

[mikeyface.livejournal.com]

Oh Mary, I'm sorry you're getting sick!! You know what helped my throat and fixed my voice right up? Eating honey straight from the bottle. A couple of spoons full of it (or just squirting it right in, like Gerard does, lol) and seriously, my throat/voice was fine after a couple of 'shots' :)


I know honey & lemon in tea is supposed to help but I had no tea, and thought "What the hell?" because I know honey is actually a pretty good product to have on hand. It works in a pinch for healing cuts & stuff. (Yes, I acutally sit around and read this shit, lol)


Anyway, if you haven't already (because who really thinks of this?) Take few straight shots of honey. When I did it, I had absolutely ZERO voice, and venture to say that I sounded like I had laryngitis. Which I didn't -- just sore throat. My throat burned really badly too, and cough drops only irritated it more. I took the honey, and within ten minutes I could actually talk. So, do that. For the throat anyway :D


As for the rest of the plague? Well no one knows how to cure that better than you do, but what fixed me was lots of chicken soup, regular shots of honey, (with nothing else in it) and the daytime version of Alka Seltzer cold pills. Best med ever. :)


Hope you feel better doll!! *HUG*

[thirdbeatred.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I woke up sick today too! Achy, sore throat, stuffy nose. No cough (yet) though. Ugh. I feel like I want to die.

[and-ed.livejournal.com]

No! The dreaded computer virus! Its amazing how many of us are down and out at once. I'm still on the edges and hoping its just allergies. *crosses fingers* Hope you feel better quick. *dons gloves and mask before hugging*

[loves2bang.livejournal.com]

*offers chicken soup*

So sorry darling to hear you've got it, too.
I feel like like I've swallowed a couple of hard boiled eggs and they got stuck. Not much in the way of fever although right this very moment it's almost 100. Most of the coughing is self induced but productive *yuck*. Oh, sorry...didn't mean to sound like this was a consultation.
So far I've been sudafed by day, nyquil at night and extra strength tylenol. I think I'll give the straight honey a try.

I certainly hope you're all better in time for your trip.

*waves in lieu of a hug or smooch*

[revid.livejournal.com]

Hahaha...good point!

Thanks Beth!

[revid.livejournal.com]

HA...I'd suggest winning the Lotto so I'd never have to work again. Can you arrange that for me please?

[revid.livejournal.com]

Thanks dear! It is sort of funny when I open my mouth and a squeak comes out.

I'll be making a post about my trip soon...I'm getting quite excited.

[revid.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tips Angie! Of course, here at work I don't have anything. Well, except ibuprofen which does help some! At least with the muscle aches. I think 10 hours of sleep would probably do wonders too.

I'm glad you're better!

[revid.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, it's the walking plague...sick enough to feel like crap; not sick enough to stay in bed and do nothing.

[revid.livejournal.com]

Heehee...thanks for the good thoughts dear.

[revid.livejournal.com]

Thanks Debb. I hope you get well soon too!

[http://users.livejournal.com/oh_johnny_/]

Oh man. Took me two weeks to get rid of the damn thing. Here's hoping yours goes faster.

[revid.livejournal.com]

Oh god, I hope so!