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Coventina

(28,013 posts)
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 02:25 AM Nov 24

Argh! I'm sick and it's making me miserable, angry, and depressed.

Sore throat
Congestion
Body aches
Like even my teeth and hair hurts
Can't sleep because I'm too miserable

2 weeks left in the semester!!
Gahhhhh!

Plus the holidaze

This is my self-pity party.......

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Coventina

(28,013 posts)
2. It could be. We have a crazy flu outbreak here.
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 03:39 AM
Nov 24

Got my flu shot about 2 weeks ago.

Hopefully this will be a mild case..

multigraincracker

(34,329 posts)
4. Twice, a couple of years ago I had an
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 03:54 AM
Nov 24

Unknown Virus. Got very dehydrated. Make sure you drink lots of fluids.
And get well soon.

Aristus

(68,640 posts)
9. And, BTW, from a practitioner of clinical medicine,
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 11:09 AM
Nov 24

‘fluids’ means water. Not Gatorade, Powerade, energy drinks, sports drinks, Red Bull, Rock Star, or even fruit juice.

Water.

Stay away from the rest of that stuff.

Stay hydrated with water. It’s right there in the name: ‘hydros’, the Greek word for water.

You wouldn’t believe how many of my patients drink those horribly unhealthy, sugary beverages thinking that there’s some kind of health benefit in them.

Fla Dem

(25,870 posts)
7. Does sound like the flu. Probably should stay home, get rest and avoid other people.
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 10:29 AM
Nov 24

Hope you feel better soon.

Hotler

(12,390 posts)
11. if you're in the Denver area I highly reccommond flu shot soup.
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 11:44 AM
Nov 24

Works wonders, i swear it. It's been around here for 20-yrs I bet. I bet you could make your own.

Denver restaurant serves up Thai 'flu shot soup' remedy this season.
A surge of sickness continues as reports of families getting the flu and COVID are on the rise nationwide and in Colorado. Recently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called this flu season the worst in a decade. One Colorado restaurant says it has the remedy.

For decades, family-owned restaurant Taste of Thailand off South Broadway has cooked up "Flu Shot Soup" using a specially developed recipe. The homegrown herbs and spices, Noy Farrell says, are the perfect concoction to help boost your immune system and cure those winter blues.

Farrell gave CBS News Colorado's Mekialaya White a look at how the savory soup is made. "Lemongrass ginger, Thai chili, more lemongrass, fried garlic, onion, black pepper, lots of cilantro, bok choy, celery, carrots," Noy detailed the ingredients. "And this is a wonton in here with chicken garlic ginger, black pepper, then we grind and wrap it in the wonton paper."
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-restaurant-thai-flu-shot-soup-remedy/

republianmushroom

(18,179 posts)
12. Go to a red republican establishment and spread it.
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 11:51 AM
Nov 24

You will be feel better afterward. and will enjoy your endeavor.

justaprogressive

(2,577 posts)
13. Chicken soup for lunch!
Sun Nov 24, 2024, 12:44 PM
Nov 24

Chicken soup for dinner!!!

Rest hydrate keep warm

another (lesser) medical practitioner

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