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Let's all moan at one another about how sucky we feel. It can't hurt worse than our sinuses already do! grin

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It's getting to be that time of the year again! Nothing like a bad case of the sniffles to put you in that autumnal spirit!

I've got a runny/stuffy nose and a sore throat to match. I woke up this morning feeling unusually better about it than I had been, thinking, "Hey! Maybe it blew over already...!" Ha. As if. Being able to talk sure would be nice.

Let's all moan at one another about how sucky we feel. It can't hurt worse than our sinuses already do! grin

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 13th 2025 at 4:56:40 AM

JethroQWalrustitty Since: Jan, 2001
#626: Mar 21st 2023 at 4:25:49 AM

I'm having trouble renewing my prescription for my ADHD meds and the psych department is also difficult to get in touch with. I fucking hate this shit.

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#627: Mar 21st 2023 at 10:10:38 AM

Not necessarily sick but my lips have been unbearably dry lately no matter what I do

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GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#628: Mar 21st 2023 at 11:15:57 AM

[up]I've had that problem with my hands, which isn't unusual for winter due to how cold and dry it gets. (Yeah, it's not winter anymore, but spring only began yesterday.)

Other than that, the actual illness I ended up with last week has improved instead of lasting as long as the previous one.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 21st 2023 at 1:16:31 PM

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#629: Mar 21st 2023 at 3:16:13 PM

Ever since I got diagnosed with asthma I've been hyper-aware of my breathing to the point where even my "normal baseline" (which I've been operating at for 30 years, goddammit) is distressing me.

I mean, it's good that I'm finally able to get a long-standing issue taken care of but GOD I wish my brain would shut up and stop catastrophizing.

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#630: Mar 22nd 2023 at 11:54:44 PM

I've had a cough for about a week or two. Tomorrow I have a dentist appointment.

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JethroQWalrustitty Since: Jan, 2001
#631: Mar 26th 2023 at 10:46:10 PM

Got a flu on thursday, finally recovered on sunday, though I am also still coughing.

MagmaTeaMerry My Head Is On Fire from A forest somewhere Since: Sep, 2020
My Head Is On Fire
#632: Apr 8th 2023 at 11:47:34 PM

So I had another night of expelling disgusting bodily fluids, and I can’t tell if I’ve got food poisoning from one of the pizzas we had for dinner or if I’m sick.

Regardless, my stomach is doing hula hoops around my ass even though there’s nothing left, I’m exhausted and my head and my stomach hurt. In short, I feel like garbage.

Update: Turns out the rest of the family also feel like garbage now. It’s official: We all got food poisoning. One of the pizzas had shrimp and whitefish roe on it, so we suspect it was one of those.

Edited by MagmaTeaMerry on Apr 9th 2023 at 1:58:33 PM

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#633: Apr 9th 2023 at 12:12:41 PM

I'm scared I might be having a bad reaction to something... or worse. Diarrhoea on and off, tired/light-headed(?), and now my thighs are itching like mad... I hope this isn't what Google search results are telling me it is.

Edited by ReikoKazama on Apr 10th 2023 at 5:13:13 AM

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#634: Apr 9th 2023 at 12:23:10 PM

I have stress, a stye, and allergies. That’s a rough combo. surprised x_x sad

Update: I just took a cough drop, and after the way my allergies were going off lately, it feels like being kissed by an angel. waii Or at least one of their mortal counterparts, Mercy. tonguewaii

Edited by Demetrios on Apr 9th 2023 at 3:38:23 AM

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
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#635: Apr 9th 2023 at 9:27:28 PM

Pollen count in my area is going up. That explains why my eyes have been so itchy today.

Cold turkey's getting stale. Tonight I'm eating crow.
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#636: Apr 11th 2023 at 6:41:57 PM

Not sure if I'm really sick, per se, but I seem to be getting a headache practically every day this week.

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GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#637: Apr 11th 2023 at 8:41:34 PM

I haven't been sick, but my allergies have been acting up.

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StewieGriffin34 from Sea ice (Season 2) Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#638: Apr 17th 2023 at 5:41:13 AM

Woke up this morning with muscle pains… pretty much all over my back and arms.

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Lucky Seven
#639: Apr 19th 2023 at 7:21:42 PM

Aw nuts. I took a Claritin earlier this evening like my doctor recommended and my allergies are still going off. surprised x_x sad

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
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#640: Apr 19th 2023 at 8:17:09 PM

I've been having an intense headache and cold lately... Not sure if it's fever or some kind of withdrawal symptom, but darn if it's annoying.

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punkcrow The horrors persist, but so do I (He/Him) from Northwest Indiana Since: Dec, 2020 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
The horrors persist, but so do I (He/Him)
#641: Apr 22nd 2023 at 1:25:37 PM

I had a headache earlier. Turns out it was because I straight-up forgot to eat today...

Good news was that a roast beef sandwich fixed the problem.

Cold turkey's getting stale. Tonight I'm eating crow.
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#642: Apr 27th 2023 at 12:51:13 AM

Ugh. Feeling rather nauseous tonight. :S

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GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#643: Apr 30th 2023 at 5:43:33 PM

I might have a sinus infection again, between having headaches, earaches, and a runny nose, and just feeling bad in general. I plan to see a doctor about it tomorrow.

I got a rock for Halloween.
StewieGriffin34 from Sea ice (Season 2) Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#644: May 1st 2023 at 9:09:02 AM

Not exactly sick, but it absolutely sucks having a clogged ear.

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GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#645: May 1st 2023 at 8:41:24 PM

Saw a doctor, and yeah, it's a sinus infection... again. I was put on antibiotics for it, so I'll be taking that for a while.

Edited by GastonRabbit on May 1st 2023 at 10:41:34 AM

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#646: May 2nd 2023 at 1:15:59 PM

Dealing with a bad case of hay fever. What's not helping is the pollen count in my area concentrated on two of my worst causes.

Edit: re: Demetrios: Same here. I'm a Claritin user for years and it has done nothing now.

Edited by Berrenta on May 2nd 2023 at 3:17:48 AM

GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#647: May 2nd 2023 at 2:19:41 PM

[up]Claritin not doing much is why I switched to Xyzal, and my immunologist/allergist ended up saying to use something other than Claritin anyway not long after I switched (Allegra was his first choice for what to use instead of Claritin, but he said Xyzal would be fine since I was already using it), but I'm not entirely sure if it's been a perfect solution, or maybe I just haven't been on it long enough for it to make much of a difference. (Though the fact that I'm dealing with an actual infection right now means it's hard to tell how much of it is that and how much of it is allergies.)

Edited by GastonRabbit on May 2nd 2023 at 4:34:01 AM

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GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#648: May 10th 2023 at 11:59:54 AM

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow because I'm not sure if the sinus infection completely cleared up, considering I still haven't been feeling the best lately.

I got a rock for Halloween.
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#649: May 13th 2023 at 3:45:56 PM

Yesterday I came down with a fever that spiked really high this early afternoon. Fortunately after taking some medications it seems to be going down by a bit, but I'm still a bit achy. Hopefully tomorrow I should feel better.

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punkcrow The horrors persist, but so do I (He/Him) from Northwest Indiana Since: Dec, 2020 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
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#650: May 13th 2023 at 4:19:31 PM

I've been sneezing and I've had postnasal drip for most of this afternoon/evening. I just took some cold medicine, which seems to be helping a little (though right now I'm trying pretty hard to wash down the taste).

Cold turkey's getting stale. Tonight I'm eating crow.

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