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

Currently have some weird sinus-y thing going on—random headaches and a stuffy nose, mostly. COVID test was negative but my classes yesterday and today were canceled due to snow/sleet, so I can't go many places anyway lol

So, I'm over my cold. Only to get my monthly instead @_@

What a week lol

I'm oddly hyper though thanks to my medicine, which was caffeinated

It's possible that I ended up dealing with a sinus infection at some point after the allergy problems I started having last month, so I'll see what my doctor says regarding my current symptoms.

Edit from hours later: Yep, it's a sinus infection.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Apr 5th 2024 at 8:44:23 AM

I also just got a sinus infection three days ago. No runny nose, but chills and headaches kept me awake at night. Sometimes the phlegm I spit up comes out red too, but thankfully that hasn't happened today yet. I guess I'm gradually getting better but my throat still feels something scratching the inside when I swallow.

I had multiple seizures today. It is probably due to my broken sleep schedule; I woke up late today and took my medication then.

I've been having some amount of vertigo/motion sickness lately for some reason. Might have to do with how often I've been sitting in a car these past two days... though oddly, I almost never get vertigo, so I'm not sure what's going on.

^ Ears. Possible ear infection. If something screws with your ears balance issues, motion sickness and vertigo are possible effects.

It could also be a fluid injection or buildup.

It should pass on its own but it’s not a bad idea to talk to a doctor about that. Especially if you feel it’s a sudden onset of symptoms.

I think I've caught a mild cold. Not as bad as last time, but my throat is quite hoarse and my joints across my skeleton do feel quite achy. I'm gonna take a rest for the rest of the day and hope I recover quickly.

I hope so too. -hugs-

I've been dealing with a viral upper respiratory infection of some sort lately (not sure if it's a cold or something else; it's nothing serious, but still a pain to deal with), so I'm not sure if I was misdiagnosed when I was told I had a bacterial sinus infection, or if I somehow ended up with a viral illness not long after dealing with a bacterial one. (I did a home COVID test earlier this week and it was negative. My week wasn't corona-free since there was a total solar eclipse, but the corona I saw then is unrelated to viruses.)

Edited by GastonRabbit on Apr 12th 2024 at 10:25:04 AM

I seem to be getting over a mild cold-like illness. Given one of the symptoms was watery eyes, it might be allergy-related — 'tis the season, after all...

Within the past few days I ended up with a stomach virus, though at least it hasn't been as much of a pain to deal with as the respiratory illness I dealt with earlier this month, and at least the virus waited until after my birthday was over.

All the same, I hope you get better soon.