Post your current illnesses here

[Spatial]

I know that there are several others who have been through things on these boards and, well, if those tests are anything to go by, there'll be a few more too! Depression, for something people rarely talk about, seems bizarrely common.

For me, my sky high score isn't really a surprise. I scored a similar figure at the Doctors last year when I went to see about it.

I actually have no problem in talking about the way I feel when my depression strikes - in fact I usually relish the opportunity to vent the way I feel about things in the hope that someone will actually be able to connect with me and understand. Unfortunately they never can and that includes councillors. That sounds very Emo and `woah is me, no one understand me` (even to my ears) but my circumstances really are pretty unique.

I'd like to be able to spill my guts anonymously on the internet and share why, to talk about the things I've had to put up with that have made me this way over the course of the last eight years. Sadly (and as other members had noted when I'd made posts and then removed the content) it would be far too easy for someone to trace it back to me. When you're dealing with someone who will stop at nothing until they get your blood as a panacea for their perceived lack of justice (in a bid to actually cover their own mistakes and try to alleviate their own guilt), then it's hard to just vent without fear of recrimination.

But suffice to say that bottling up a large level of injustice that's been levied against you (and one which your peers will sympathise with you, but won't say in public or stand up for you for fear of getting dragged in) sure as hell takes its toll.

[muddy]

not quite an illness, but I broke my left arm in 3 places nearly 3 weeks ago, while in London (drunk, fell over. doh.)

Before and after x-rays.

1 metal wire running through the middle of my ulna, and a plate in the radius. They took the bandages off after 2 weeks (yeah, no plaster cast) and said, fine, get on with it, so now the arms not covered at all and I'm rocking a 6" scar!

The million dollar question - can I still play video games?

Yep!

Been playing Super Mario World on a new/modded SFC and COD Black Ops.

[Bort]

oof, nasty break. Good news of the ultra quick turn around.

I fractured both bones in the right arm and leg when I was in high school (leg whilst playing football and arm on a quad bike going down a hill) and they both took a long time to heal in casts.

[dvdx2]

Big respect for being that honest there mate

I too had major health probs after a bad accident (there was a thread here once) and have spent years on the road to recover. It was a real game changer for me too - totally changed my outlook and my way of looking at things.

I had all the help on offer and it made a real difference that's for sure. Granted I pulled a high score in that test, but this time around I'm far more aware of myself through having lived the stress before, and on the day I took the test I was under pressure having got an assignment to do for uni - I'm in my third and final year now - which is one of the best examples I've got to show how far I've come since all my problems

Like I say I have my off days (outside influences, time of year), but then don't we all. The key is to recognise the symptoms and get them dealt with I guess!

thanks m8

if it helps just one person from falling into major depression, that would be great.

[JP]

Alright, completely pissed of at the moment as I appear to have maybe now picked up a lung infection!

Started coughing in work this morning (possibly before but I hadn't noticed until I was in work) and it seemed to steadily progress throughout the day and by the time I arrived home at about 9pm I was in agony with it.

Was having a shower and started coughing but did it so much that I started throwing up with my head down the toilet. That went on for what seemed like half an hour or something and my chest and lungs were killing me at the end.

I'm really hoping that it's just a 24 hour but or something.

I don't know what the hell it is but up until about three years ago I'd not once missed work due to being ill but since then I seem to have moved from one illness to another.

I think the first was a chest infection which a month or so later was then a lung infection which is why I'm thinking that's what it may be now as it feels the same.

None of them have been life threatening illnesses or anything to really worry about but I just seem to feel worn out, almost as I haven't recovered properly from the first time three years ago.

My work have been really supportive about it, possibly because of my record before and because I've always had doctor's letters and I think they just know that I wouldn't consider trying to cheat them but it's just not fair on them that it's been happening for so long really.

Another thing that's pissed me off with it is that my work colleague who sits next to me was also coughing by the end of the day and I hate the idea of her catching it from me. Mainly because we've known each other for years and because she really is the most decent person you're ever likely to meet.

It's snowing here at the moment so I'm really hoping that it gets bad enough to prevent me from getting down the hill. If we can't get in due to weather than we're able to take it off as last minute leave and I've got about a week left and prefer to waste my time rather than my employer's time if I can.

I have no idea why I've been like this for the past couple of years as there was no changes at the time but I do seem to get everything that's going and when I get it I really get hit by it.

It's almost like my immune system has just decided it's done enough work for my and just decided to leave. I suppose once something like this heals you're still more vulnerable to other illnesses for a while which is what I think is happening here.

Overall I just feel tired of it all now, it's almost like I'm waiting to be ill now as I go on now. As lovely as it would be to be there right now I'm avoiding the bedroom tonight to make sure I don't pass it on.

I'm really hoping that it's a twenty four hour thing though and I'll be back in this thread laughing about it tomorrow...for a month before I'm back here again complaining that I've caught Ebola, Polio, Smallpox and possibly even Pregnancy.

[EvilBoris]

I'm in bed with a nasty cough, cold and high temperature. Just can't sleep. I am really hit but shivering

[k0pp0]

In the last month the missus and I have caught the winter vomiting bug twice each. That was nice. Littlun has had a bad ass cold/cough for the last 6 weeks + Teething and conjuntivitis.

Just waiting for someone to paint a red cross on the front door.

[Ady]

I'm in bed with a nasty cough, cold and high temperature. Just can't sleep. I am really hit but shivering

I've been off work all week with the exact same thing. It's eased off a lot now, but it's still there.

For me, the cough was utterly evil and though I only had a slight temperature, I did have painful joints. I vomited a little on Tuesday as well.

Now I'm left with the remnants of the cough, a heavy cold and a stuffy head.

[Roost]

I've been off work all week with the exact same thing. It's eased off a lot now, but it's still there.

For me, the cough was utterly evil and though I only had a slight temperature, I did have painful joints. I vomited a little on Tuesday as well.

Now I'm left with the remnants of the cough, a heavy cold and a stuffy head.

Snap, except i seemed to get an additional ear infection as well, first time i've had that

[Ady]

Ouch. Don't like the sound of that. >.<

My girlfriend has the same thing now too, only she has additional chest pain on top, which I didn't have.

[NW2013]

In the last month the missus and I have caught the winter vomiting bug twice each.

I've had that before and I was hoping for death. Twice would be terrible. How much weight have you lost though?

[k0pp0]

1/2 a stone..

[Ginger Tosser]

Wife and daughter both had the flu over the last couple of weeks, starting to get a bit of a sore throat myself. Had a big vodka to cure it.

Looking forward to another Christmas of colds. Hopefully this time I won't feint going for a piss.

[Solar]

Nothing major here, just Sarcoidosis for the last 5 weeks.

[yesteryeargames]

got the same flu here, 1 min high temp next im shivering, stuffy head , sore throat , joints hurt ect. its even put me off gaming


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