Post your current illnesses here

[MattyHustedUk]

meh sore throat runny nose and generally feel cack hopefully it will be gone by friday

[Azda]

Snotty nose,Foggy chest,piles and diabetes

[El Leone]

nvmm .

[JP]

Well this is a real case of one step forward and two steps back.

Just got back from the doctor and they think that the new growth has been taken care of by the antibiotics which is the one step forward.

The two steps back are that they've now found some slough in the wound and I also have granulated tissue. Slough isn't the place although it does sound strangely similar to how I imagine the place to be, it's pronounced sluff and it's basically dead tissue which isn't a good thing.

Granulated tissue is a apparently some sort of clotting in the wound.

Both of them prevent the wound from healing correctly so need to be treated. Slough is treated by dabbing honey on it and the granulated tissue is taken care of by silver nitrate which sounds terrible and putting it mildly it's not very bloody comfortable.

They both sound a bit like home remedies to me..."Yeah, we don't really know what to do so were going to put some jam in there and were also going to stick some explosives in there as that's always good for a laugh".

I''d advise people not to look online for the two things as google brings up the worst possible photos you can imagine but they seem to be of really extreme cases which isn't what I have. Not nice!

Hopefully they'll do the job though but I'm going to be off for at least a couple of weeks again.

[kernow]

Hope it gets better John.

I'm ok apart from this tinnitus which I think is going to be permanent now sadly I guess my ears only whine when I move my jaw wide, I should stop talking or doing that I suppose.

Sigh.

[speedlolita]

Sore throat, hurts like hell when I swallow.

inb4jokes

[JP]

Hope it gets better John.

I'm ok apart from this tinnitus which I think is going to be permanent now sadly I guess my ears only whine when I move my jaw wide, I should stop talking or doing that I suppose.

Sigh.

Thanks. It'll be fine, it's not as if it's dangerous or anything, it's bloody annoying now.

Do they know what's caused the tinnitus as I remember a friend having it and it just went after a bit but I suppose that depends on what's causing it. This is probably going to sound like I'm taking but I promise you I'm not, this was while back so I can't remember properly but didn't you buy a telly that was making noises that only you could hear? There was also something else not long after it that was making noises as I remember joking with you that maybe it was you rather than the equipment.

I'm a bit vague on what actually happened now but is it actually possible that maybe it was you rather than the equipment? It's probably not as I'd imagine that you would have been able to tell.

[kernow]

haha! nah man it was definitely the TV that time. I don't know about the ears to be honest, its got slightly worse in the left ear now for some reason. I might have to go have a brain scan if the worst comes to it :/

I've had syringing, antibiotics, decongestants, nasal spray, and in-ear microsuction with a camera and none of it has worked, I have to make another microsuction appointment but I doubt it'll do anything. Its a real bummer as I love listening to my hi-fi and now I can hear my ears in the background all the time. sigh.

[k0pp0]

This week as been a complete washout. Got back from Japan last Friday to find my missus in bed after spewing her guts up all night and the littlun coughing like a 60-a-day smoker. Both of them better by Monday, however I appear to have caught the stomach bug the missus had and spent Tuesday day feeling sick, then Tuesday night being sick, then wednesday feeling like I've been hit by a truck, and STILL feel rough today and I have a case of everlasting jetlag.

Feck. My boss is going to think I'm taking the piss.

[JP]

Ah well, got the all clear the doctor I saw on Wednesday and also the specialist I saw on Friday and they're finally letting me go to work tomorrow. I still have the hole in my back but it's not a hole that makes my spine visible and deal with it myself.

Since being off my normal waking up time has been 9am unless I had an early appointment but I'll have to be out if bed at 6am tomorrow. I usually only need about 5 hours of sleep each night but my circadian rhythm seems to have got a couple of hours later so I may only get about 3 hours sleep tonight.

I'm sure it'll quickly get back to normal though and work are going to have me doing easy stuff for a while, they've even offered to do a return to work plan where for a couple of weeks I just work half a day but I can't really think of any reason to do that.

It's really nice to be back to normal but slightly less nice being back in work. Although I've not been particularly well and stuck in the house for much of it I've been able to watch bazillions of films while I've been off and catch up on some films that I'd never seen but maybe wanted to watch for years.

Also with the new MUBI and LoveFilm PS3 services there's never been any shortage of good things to watch at the touch of a button.

I've been thinking a lot about wanting to learn a lot more about films over the past couple of months and I'm really wanting to read up on the subject properly. The more I learn about the subject the more I realise just how little I know about it.

I probably shouldn't say this but I really feel that I've benefited from being ill, in some ways it's made me understand the difference between things I want and things I actually need. That doesn't explain anything at all but I know what I mean!

[JP]

While I was off for two months I decided that as I was seeing medical staff at least once a day that I'd get some tests done which people are supposed to do which I tend to completely ignore.

I received a letter just over a week ago concerning some eye tests that I'd had and that they've found mild progressive retinopathy in my right eye and moderate progressive retinopathy in my left eye.

The letter doesn't really explain much apart from them sending full details to my doctor so I imagine I'll get an appointment from them sometime soon.

Although it's probably a bad thing to do I have been doing a bit of decidedly amateur research into what it is and what's going to happen and it's not exactly sounding good.

I've avoided telling my family so far as I need to know exact details, time frames, etc before I even think about burdening them with something like this. Also, I also need to try and build up the bloody courage to tell them as depending on what happens it could really change things for them too.

As long as I can remember I've always had the most wonderful experience with cinema, with film. Watching films, pulling them apart, studying them, living them, reading about them and I really can't imagine what it would be like not having them.

I'm sure many people will feel it's pathetic and I'd never try to persuade them otherwise but it is something that for whatever reason has become a very special, almost magical experience for me.

I know it sounds stupid and I'm not even going to attempt to explain why or how it's like that but as I type this and think about it my hands are shaking.

Of course, I don't have the full details of what is actually happening yet but hopefully it won't be too long.

[NW2013]

I thought retinopathy was progressive and surgery could be performed to prevent it getting worse although the existing damage can't be repaired? I'd imagine you've probably researched this more than me though. Good luck with it though and feel free to vent on here about it.

My illness is nausea for over a week now. I don't feel the urgent need to be sick (I've had norovirus so I know what that's like) but it's not great feeling like you might spew at any moment. Makes it difficult to sleep!

[Rossco]

In and out of hospital in one day yesterday for my ankle surgery for debridement and reconstruction of my tibia fibular ligament. Hurts like **** now but hopefully all went to plan and I'll be back on the mend in a few months.

Crutches are so annoying. Can't do anything or carry anything at all. Not gonna enjoy this. Plus my throat is killing me this morning, probably from the tubes they stuffed down there I imagine?

Never had an op before so thought I'd be mega nervous at the time but everyone at the hospital was so nice and reassuring, talking and joking away which really helped calm me down before going under. I remember saying after I got given the anaesthetic, "Was that it? Am I supposed to be tired now?" feeling totally awake and fine, and then I woke up two hours later haha.

[JP]

I thought retinopathy was progressive and surgery could be performed to prevent it getting worse although the existing damage can't be repaired? I'd imagine you've probably researched this more than me though. Good luck with it though and feel free to vent on here about it.

Bear in mind that I don't really have any proper info and I won't do until I've seen my doctor.

All this is from the internet so it's best not to read too much into it but it seems there is different types of retinopathy. As you say there is a type of operation that can stem the problem but not reduce it but it seems that there's nothing that's certain and even if it does work it's only temporary so it could need to be done every year or so.

Also it seems that not all areas fund the operations until it's considered to be advanced which seems to defeat the purpose of the operation really.

Whatever happens and whichever type I have it seems that I'm going to need to make some serious lifestyle changes to help combat the onset but all the changes are positive changes anyway. Although things need to change and it's not going to be easy to make all those changes I know that if I am able to control the retinopathy then I'll be healthier person because of the problem.

It's all a bit up in the air at the moment as all I really have is internet information which isn't exactly reliable but I'll hopefully find out some facts shortly.

I have decided not to tell my family or my work until I'm able to give them something definite, something positive.

Good luck with it though and feel free to vent on here about it.

Cheers, I do appreciate that.

[Super Grover]

I demand that you keep your eye's in tip-top shape John!

I must admit I enjoy your enthusiasm of film and read with interest your reviews (mainly of films I would never probably watch tho', I admit ).

Keep your chin up and I wish you good health.