sick as a god damn dog - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

firehawk1120 · 01-31-2008, 08:33 AM

So i'm usually pretty damn good about not getting sick, but this winter has destroyed me. My father was sick earlier this week coughing all over the place and sure enough I'm f-ing sick now.

I hate being sick because now I can't work I need to be on the phone and I sound like a frog.

Can't wait to get to the doctor at 11 and have the dumb c u n tuesday tell me antibiotics won't help just to go home and rest. That's what she said last time and I got sick again. Great thanks...

Blacdout96 · 01-31-2008, 08:36 AM

Oh god, Im sick too! I missed two days of work cause of this, and I never have anything for more the 24 hrs. I had the flu AND a stomach virus from bad food at the same time.

Untamed · 01-31-2008, 08:37 AM

Chloraseptic lozengers and plenty of gatorade.

Soothe the throat and flush the system.

alamantia · 01-31-2008, 08:42 AM

out of eight of us in my department 4 of us are in today and i shoud be home

shane27 · 01-31-2008, 09:34 AM

drink a lot of green tea.

Anti_Rice_Guy · 01-31-2008, 10:27 AM

Ribbit. I've been sick too, first time in the past 6 months or so, I have a cold, and feel tired all the time.

usp55 · 01-31-2008, 10:51 AM

take your zink and echinacea - I work outside all day 2nd shift and have not been sick all year - oh and i go to pharmacy school. Great stuff

firehawk1120 · 01-31-2008, 11:27 AM

Well just got home from the doctor and of course she says I have Flu like symptoms but didn't prescribe any antibiotics. Just told me to take motrin for the aches and fever and delsym for my cough. Do I really need to go to a doctor for that. How about some frigging antibiotics do your job.

Anti_Rice_Guy · 01-31-2008, 11:35 AM

You just want the good stuff haha

enRo · 01-31-2008, 02:34 PM

Just got over strep throat. Sucks for you guys

Knipps · 01-31-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by firehawk1120

Well just got home from the doctor and of course she says I have Flu like symptoms but didn't prescribe any antibiotics. Just told me to take motrin for the aches and fever and delsym for my cough. Do I really need to go to a doctor for that. How about some frigging antibiotics do your job.

how about there are no antibiotics for the flu
he was doing his job, it's amazing how many people want a pill no matter what they have

had he written you a 'script he's a really bad doctor or it was a placebo
i can get you some if you want, you'll feel better in a week

JL8Jeff · 01-31-2008, 05:28 PM

Antibiotics only work for infections, not for stuff like the cold. And if you were to take when you didn't need it, it would start to allow your system to build up a resistance to it and they wouldn't work right when you actually needed the antibiotics. I find that being outside in the winter and keeping your house at 65 degrees or less will help toughen up your system. Oh, and drink plenty of beer too!

Teds89IROC · 01-31-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by firehawk1120

My father was sick earlier this week coughing all over the place and sure enough I'm f-ing sick now.

That happens in my house ALL THE TIME but it's because of my brothers. They get sick all the time and me and/or my parents end up with it.

Clutch Master · 01-31-2008, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by firehawk1120

So i'm usually pretty damn good about not getting sick, but this winter has destroyed me. My father was sick earlier this week coughing all over the place and sure enough I'm f-ing sick now.

I hate being sick because now I can't work I need to be on the phone and I sound like a frog.

Can't wait to get to the doctor at 11 and have the dumb c u n tuesday tell me antibiotics won't help just to go home and rest. That's what she said last time and I got sick again. Great thanks...

thats whats happens to the elderly, you get sick all the time lol.

Frosty · 01-31-2008, 10:22 PM

Trying have MRSA staph and then getting slammed with a nasty chest cold.

I haven't been sick in years, haven't touched an antibiotic in 20yrs(since I was like 7yrs old). Now, two staph infections in 3 months(one being MRSA), the antibiotics for the MRSA has a side effect that causes colitis(NOT fun) and now the cold. '08 isn't starting off too well for me

Knipps · 01-31-2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Frosty

Trying have MRSA staph and then getting slammed with a nasty chest cold.

I haven't been sick in years, haven't touched an antibiotic in 20yrs(since I was like 7yrs old). Now, two staph infections in 3 months(one being MRSA), the antibiotics for the MRSA has a side effect that causes colitis(NOT fun) and now the cold. '08 isn't starting off too well for me

dude, that's insane. MRSA is serious business.

Frosty · 02-01-2008, 06:02 AM

Yeah, it wasn't/isn't fun. I have no idea how I got it. I grew up playing sports and stuff...NEVER had a staph infection yet I've had two in the last 3 months or so. Very odd.

firehawk1120 · 02-01-2008, 07:48 AM

not that I'm doubting you, but I don't think you actually have Colitis. You may have colitis like symptoms, but I had colitis for 6 years and it wasn't due to medication. It is an anti-immune deficiency, so if you have colitis it's been in your system but just dormant. I was the same way, played sports my whole life then my senior year of college I started having issues, and it got progressively worse over the next 2 years, finally went to the doctor and they put me on ASACOL. That worked for about 2 - 3 years and then my body rejected it so I went to some other drugs like Prednisone and Remicade. After another 2 years I decided to have the surgery and have my colon removed now I'm much better.

Frosty · 02-01-2008, 09:00 AM

Yeah actually you're right, they're calling it pseudo-colitis right now since I'm only feeling the symptoms of it from the antbiotics. However they still want to do a colonoscopy to make sure since I haven't taken any antibiotics in well over a week. It blows.

firehawk1120 · 02-01-2008, 09:06 AM

the colonoscopy isn't bad, just as an FYI do not let them give you the pills I think it's something with a V like viserin, they have been know to cause liver damage, do the fleet phospho soda drink, it's awful, but it's over relatively quickly and you can wash it down with water or lemonade or something clear.

If the colonoscopy comes back and they see discoloration it should be PINK, not black or brown or white spots, then you'll probably be sent to have a micro-organisism blood test. Basically that will determine at the smallest possible level if it is Chrone's or Colitis.

If you have any questions let me know I lived with it for a long time.

baddest434 · 02-01-2008, 11:27 AM

damn gene hope you feel better bro. i personally think your sickness is just going to get worse come sunday

tastyle88 · 02-01-2008, 02:47 PM

i just had an er visit for 2 red lines running from my thumb to my under arm.i got an infection in my thumb from biteing my nails!!!! if i didnt show up when i did it would have been fatal.had to do 2 iv bags and 40 pills of reallll strong antibiotics for a week.lesson learned even if your nervous,dont bite your nails...

firehawk1120 · 02-01-2008, 03:57 PM

Bite me there bill your pats are going DOWN DOWN DOWN.... haahahah

79CamaroDiva · 02-02-2008, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by firehawk1120

Just told me to take motrin for the aches and fever and delsym for my cough.

thats actually the best advice he can give you. Take any kind of ibuprofin for aches, and delsym is completely amazing caugh medicine. I had pertussis last year (whooping caugh) and it was the most annoying thing ever. A constant caugh, not progressive, not productive, just a caugh all the time for 2-3 months. Delsym really helped me get through it.

Knipps · 02-02-2008, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva

thats actually the best advice he can give you. Take any kind of ibuprofin for aches, and delsym is completely amazing caugh medicine. I had pertussis last year (whooping caugh) and it was the most annoying thing ever. A constant caugh, not progressive, not productive, just a caugh all the time for 2-3 months. Delsym really helped me get through it.

Delsym = Dextromethorphan
take too much & you'll hallucinate

but there's a lot of risk involved.
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/dxm/