# I hate being sick **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 10, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256 "2008-10-10T00:18:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/1 "2008-10-10T00:18:44Z")
I pit the crud. Last night, it hit me like a truck. Chills, fever, nausea. I don’t need this… ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/2 "2008-10-10T01:55:23Z")
\ Here is some hot tea. And the remote. \ Bye… ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/3 "2008-10-10T11:43:58Z")
You mean as opposed to those of us who \*love \*being sick? 🙂 Hope you are feeling better soon! ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/4 "2008-10-10T14:31:34Z")
As an asthmatic, I hate _staying_ sick. I been better from this flu since last Saturday… except for a fluidic cough and the endurance of a soaked pidgeon. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/5 "2008-10-10T19:06:23Z")
I currently have a tissue stuck up my nose because it won’t stop running. I feel your pain! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/6 "2008-10-10T20:04:26Z")
I kinda like being sick every once in a while. No really. The experience of being ill is a unique thing, and when it’s over, it feels sooooo good to not be sick anymore, it’s almost worth it. You gotta look on the bright side of life, you know? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/7 "2008-10-10T20:17:45Z")
> [@AngelicGemma](#): > > I currently have a tissue stuck up my nose because it won’t stop running. I feel your pain! Dude don’t do that…let it run! If you stop it up with a tissue it’s just going to find another way out of your head - like through your EYEBALLS! ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/8 "2008-10-10T22:03:42Z")
Sorry to hear you’re unwell. Although I don’t normally agree with you on much, I hope you feel better soon and I agree with this pitting 100%. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/9 "2008-10-10T22:12:50Z")
Sick sux. ---
**Author:** ![Proudest\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/proudest_monkey/32/13257_2.png) [@Proudest\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Proudest_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/10 "2008-10-11T00:08:14Z")
I actually like feeling sick when it first comes over me. Achy = go to bed early. Chilly = pull the blankets up. But I HATE being sick after that first day. I enter self-pity mode: poor me! I’m sick! How many days until I feel well again? What meds can I take to speed up my recovery? Why doesn’t everyone realize how shitty I feel, and how lucky they are to be healthy? I am sick, goddamnit, and how can the world continue to function when I AM SICK? HAS ANYONE EVER FELT LIKE I FEEL? How many sick days can I take without pissing off the boss? Feel better, **Clothahump**. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/11 "2008-10-11T12:42:26Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Dude don’t do that…let it run! If you stop it up with a tissue it’s just going to find another way out of your head - like through your EYEBALLS! My _eyeballs_?! _Pulls tissue out of nose_ ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/12 "2008-10-11T12:51:12Z")
I’m nursing a bad cold, waiting on the Dayquil to kick in. The thing that gives me the most instant relief: liquid vitamin C, i.e., juice. I found some Minute Maid lemonade; it has only 15 cal per serving, which is good when you guzzle a lot of it. Gargling with warm salt water is also good if you have a sore throat. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/13 "2008-10-11T16:32:18Z")
Well… It ain’t the crud. I’ve been so sick that it wasn’t until yesterday around noon that I realized my right leg was hurting. SWMBO got home, took one look at and dragged me to the doctor. I have a staph infection. Happy, happy, joy, joy. I feel like a pincushion right now. I’ve had two massive shots of antibiotics and lots of blood drawn. I just got back from a visit, and I go again tomorrow and Monday. Mongo not happy camper. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/14 "2008-10-12T02:20:37Z")
I’m sorry to hear you’re ill and hoping you have a quick recovery. ---
**Author:** ![MissIntent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@MissIntent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissIntent)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/15 "2008-10-12T03:01:37Z")
I’m coughing and blowing out green stuff (lovely, huh?) plus my ears are completely plugged up and starting to hurt. I have midterms this week, I don’t have time for an ear infection!!! Went to the doctor. He looked in my ears and said he wouldn’t consider it a problem until I have had it for 10 days. Wow really? Bastard. I’m going to another doctor tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/16 "2008-10-12T06:51:59Z")
Sorry, Clothahump. Poor baby. Ever try drinking jello made with hot water? It sounds awful, but it feels good to the throat. Staph infection needs a lot of careful attention. Nothing to fool around with. Do you have someone to look after you? Take care. ---
**Author:** ![purple\_haze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/17 "2008-10-13T06:02:30Z")
You have a staph infection? Geez, ever since I got MRSA it seems like everyone is getting staph. I hope you feel better soon. ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/18 "2008-10-13T22:05:52Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Well… > > It ain’t the crud. > > I’ve been so sick that it wasn’t until yesterday around noon that I realized my right leg was hurting. SWMBO got home, took one look at and dragged me to the doctor. > > I have a staph infection. Happy, happy, joy, joy. > > I feel like a pincushion right now. I’ve had two massive shots of antibiotics and lots of blood drawn. I just got back from a visit, and I go again tomorrow and Monday. > > Mongo not happy camper. ☹ I’m glad SWMBO “dragged” you to a doctor - Staph is nothing to mess around with. Feel better soon. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/19 "2008-10-13T22:11:09Z")
I had a really nasty cold last week that has settled into a ‘sort of sick but not enough to stay in bed’ cold this week. And it seems that I have no tolerance for cold medicine anymore. I took nyquil last night and today I feel rather dizzy and have that all over ‘fuzzy’ feeling. This really sucks. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256/20 "2008-10-13T23:03:49Z")
Your leg? What, some kind of lesion that got infected? Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery, guy, and props to SWMBO for getting you in to a professional. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-being-sick/467256.md?page=2)