Sick People Thread

I think I have strep throat...it really hurts and I have the body aches! Someone feel sorry for me. I have consumed so much water today in an effort to flush this out, but it's not working...

*waits for sympathy*

I had it a few months ago. Go to the doctor if you can! :hug:

I feel for you; I have bronchitis (second time in 2 months).
http://my.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/hw54784.asp

webmd.com is a good website, btw.


Strep Throat

Symptoms


The following symptoms are more common in cases of strep throat infection. Some or all of these symptoms may be present in either children or adults:

Severe and sudden sore throat without coughing or sneezing
Pain or difficulty swallowing
Fever over 101 °F(38.33 °C) (lower fevers may indicate a viral infection)
Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
White or yellow spots or coating on the throat and/or tonsils
Bright red throat or dark red spots on the roof of the mouth at the back near the throat
Swollen tonsils (tonsils may also be swollen if the sore throat is caused by a viral infection)
In teenagers, mononucleosis can cause a severe sore throat, with symptoms similar to strep throat. For more information, see the topic Infectious Mononucleosis.

It is easy to tell when you have a sore throat or a cold. It is harder to know when you have a strep throat infection. The following may help you determine whether you have a strep throat infection or some other type of illness.

Strep throat usually does not occur with coldlike symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, or a runny or stuffy nose.
In general, the more coldlike symptoms you have, the less likely it is that your sore throat is a strep infection.
In some cases of strep infections, a skin rash develops and spreads over the neck and chest and eventually over the whole body. The rash feels rough like sandpaper. This condition is called scarlet fever. Scarlet fever is treated with antibiotics, which usually lead to a quick recovery. Scarlet fever is not dangerous if treated.

Symptoms

Flu is usually signaled by headache, chills, and dry cough, which are followed rapidly by body aches and fever. Typically, the fever starts declining on the second or third day of the illness. It is then that the upper respiratory symptoms become noticeable -- nasal congestion and sore throat. Flu almost never causes gastrointestinal symptoms; the illness that people often call "stomach flu" is not influenza.

Usually, doctors diagnose flu on the basis of whether flu is epidemic in the community and whether the patient's complaints fit the current pattern of symptoms. Doctors rarely use laboratory testing to identify the virus. Health officials monitor certain U.S. health clinics and do tests to determine which type of flu virus is responsible for the epidemic.

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/6/1680_51268.htm

Have pitty on my poor husband who is making yet another run to the store for me. I have the worst cold I've ever had. I've already whined about it in a couple of threads, that's how bad it is. I'm about to leave DU for the night and go into cold medicine induced oblivion.

Hope you feel better, soon.

Grrrrrrrrrrr..........

of your throat and put a cloth around it when you go to bed. In the morning, a lot of the soreness will be gone. It won't heal it, but helps alleviate the pain of a sore throat.

I also use Ben-Gay on my back and chest when I have a chest cold. The heat helps loosen it up. Put a t-shirt on over it while you have it smeared on and it keeps the stuff off the bed sheets.

this being sick thing SUCKS ASS! I have taken two Nyquil tablets almost an hour ago and am NOT tired yet!

:( I just hurt.

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can be dangerous (could be allergic and not know it, etc.). Strep is miserable. Maybe you can go to a doc in the box in the morning if you need to, eh?

actually.

I will try that before bed!

Need to get some rest. Night night. Hack! Hack!

I'm off to bed myself. Night night!

I'm off to bed myself. Night night!

I think I am finally starting to feel better! To all the other sick people out there...I love you guys! Feel better soon!