You sicko. (Cold, flu, and general illness comiseration thread)

My right calf started hurting out of nowhere again. >.<

Slight TMI, but a cyst thing showed up on the upper part of my left breast last Friday. It's red, painful to the touch, and it feels pretty deep. Hot compresses have only helped the swelling temporarily. I'm definitely going to pop by my school's clinic sometime tomorrow because it's bugging the hell out of me.

Pretty sure I have RSI in my right arm. All that 2B Button Mashing in Libra of Souls has its downside...

I have named my cyst Larry^note Just so I can say in the future "Ah, I remember Larry...". Larry also might be infected, considering it's still swollen, red and painful. I tried to get it checked out at my school's clinic, but the nurses were backed up with other patients.

Oh well, guess I'll do hot compresses until Larry goes away...

My infected toe that was previously spewing out pus is now spewing out blood. At least it doesn't hurt as much anymore.

That definitely sounds like something you should see a doctor about.

My illnesses always start out with me having a sore throat without fail.

Big, nasty canker sore on the inside of my left cheek. I can't tell if it's because of stress, my period, or both. Hurts like a bitch and makes eating, sleeping, and brushing my teeth a total nightmare.

My colds literally always start with me waking up with a sore throat and then the soreness gets progressively worse as my nose gets stuffed up. The stuffy nose always takes the longest to go away. Am I the only one whose colds follow a routine?

Same here, and it's starting now Sore and sticky throat, my hearing is becoming echo-y. Just waiting for it to block up my nose and start a proper cough (I'm asthmatic). Hope this passes quickly, I'm getting married in two weeks.

Hope it gets better soon! And congrats!

With good news like that coming up, this would definitely be a good time to break out the Sambucol.

I asked my derm about the cystic acne I've been getting on my jawline lately, and it turns out my hormones are out of whack. I'm getting put back on the clindamycin gel and will probably have to talk to my OBGYN about hormonal birth control to get this crap under control^note And I know my mom's going to be resistant as fuck because screw my health, birth control technology is stuck in the 80's and therefore I shouldn't get it!.

My cancer-related health anxiety is flaring up after 4 or 5 years. I don't feel like visiting my old hypochondria forum, but it sucks keeping all this stress boddled up. Health anxiety is the worst sort of anxiety I've experienced; it's way worse and more personal than social anxiety.

I've had this pain underneath my arm for 3 weeks now. I thought it was an ingrown hair so I shaved but that only helped so much. After a few days I tried pressing my armpit and pus came out. Ther's no more pus but now I'm stuck with an ache underneath my arm and I feel something like a bump/ball causing the pain.

I've tried ice and hot compresses but nothing helps the pain. Only either not moving my arm or putting pressure on it helps. The pain goes on and off throughout the day, with the last two days only being a dull ache unless I move my arm too much. I was poking and proding it for a while - thinking it was a cyst that needed popping or that it was a lymph node that needed measuring (I tried measuring and it's somewhere between 1cm and 3cm, which isn't helpful) - which probably didn't help the pain. Today, my other armpit is bugging me but it's a different sort of ache and without the bump; I probably just slept wrong.

I tried looking online about it and... You know how Google works. You either have lymphoma or an infection, no other answers. I've tried looking at Youtube videos and googling stuff but it made me even more sick. Now I'm worried that I've been ill for months - maybe even years - and never noticed. What if all my aches, iches, rashes, fatigue, sweats, etc these last two to four years have been lymphoma instead of psychosomatic/other health illnesses? I remember last year my doctor said I could have lupus due to a blood test, but she never got back to me on that and it might have been a false reading. What if it was a sign? I haven't lost any weight in years and if anything I've gained weight, but I don't think everyone loses weight.

I've been drinking a lot of water hoping it's just an infection, or the remainders of an infection, and will go away on its own. I've had similar swelling in my lymph node (?) before for a year or two, but it always went down after a few hours or a day at most. It's never lasted for weeks and so I've never cared about them. I always thought it was stress-related but apparently stress doesn't make your lymph nodes hurt. What if it is, though? I've been in constant stress for nearly a month.

I have a doctor's appointment in a few weeks so I'm waiting until then instead of going ASAP. Hopefully the pain is gone by then. If it's not, I hope she just gives me antibiotics and everything's fine... I probably should see a therapist about my health anxiety if everything's fine, but it's always seemed useless. How's a therapist gonna help?

Edited by Pichu-kun on Jun 25th 2019 at 9:11:37 AM

The eczema on the backs of my knees has flared up again, but only on my left leg. I don't know what's making it so angry but it's itchy as hell and it hurts like Satan's fiery asshole to walk properly.

Gum is still sensitive and sore where impacted wisdom tooth was taken out. Doesn't help that I keep accidentally biting on that side while I try to chew my food on the other...

re: colds and routines, mine always start with a sore throat too coupled with slight lethargy, then comes the sneezing and half-runny half-blocked nose, then the coughing either comes or if I don't get that bad it does not. The nose and the sore throat are always the last to go too. Interestingly, they are much better today than they were when I was a kid. I got serious whooping cough/asthma level coughing fits just because I could tell by the humidity that there will be a fog in a day or two back then

My cancer worries are sated for now, but I'm annoyed because my entire back hates me to bits. It's been aching for a month on and off. Worst of all, it's not a bad pain. It's a bearable, dull pain that mostly goes away by lying down, which is more annoying than sharp painss. I've always suffered from annoying lower back pain due to health reasons but nowadays my joints, neck, shoulders, and upper back hurt too. Last year my lower back suddenly decided it hated me and I was in unbearable pain for a month, but then it went away...

I wonder if CBD oil would be a good natural-ish pain killer, but I'm too embarrassed to ask a doctor. Oh well, tea works fine too. I've been trying different types of tea and I've gotten into chai lately.

Edited by Pichu-kun on Jul 6th 2019 at 3:37:17 AM

Fell off the horse towards the end of my riding lesson today. Pretty sure I heard something crack but nothing seems to be broken. Ribs may have a bit of bruising though...

I'm allergic to some high-tech fibre used in my tactical boots. Damn thing gives me a nasty itching rash if I wear them for too long.

When I get sick it always starts with a sore throat. From there its usually a mild cough, runny nose, general aches and lack of appetite. I've managed to not vomit a few times but sometimes you can't help it. I don't get sick much but when I do I crash hard.

Bad news, everyone. Not only are my allergies pestering me for the second day in a row, my right calf started randomly hurting again, even though it was completely fine and pain-free for a good long while. x_x

My feet are killing me again. x_x

Ran out of my GERD meds before I could get a refill and oh my god I should've done it earlier. Heartburn from eating literally anything? Check. Lack of appetite? Check. Feeling full? Check. Nasty cough? Double fucking check.

Anyway my parents got my meds mailed up to me today and I'm walking on fucking sunshine.

Amid all the COVID-19 worries, here I am, laid up with an ordinary cold. I’m confident that it is just a cold because I think I know who gave it to me, but having a sore throat still sucks. Here’s hoping I’ll be safe for returning to work on Wednesday.