I have a headache that keeps trying to turn into a migraine, but won’t, my sinuses are bothering me, I keep switching from feeling hot to freezing, and I just generally feel like shit. No doubt this is one of those things that I’m just going to have to ride out, but I’d feel better emotionally if I had someone around here, fussing about how I felt, willing to fetch me something if I needed it. Instead, it’s just me and the cat. And while she’s curled up on me, it’s not nearly as comforting as having a human female curled up with me when I’m sick.
I actually prefer no one around when I’m sick. I like to sleep and sleep and sleep. I mostly only need something to drink once in a while to make me happy. Perhaps it is from being single for so long, but usually just want to be left alone.
When I’m sick and alone, all I wish for is someone to bring me food and medicine. Other than that I like being alone too.
I’d also like to brag. I’ve been sick for 3 months and I’m beginning to feel human again. It feels great to have hours go by with no pain. Feels so nice to know I’m going to be well soon.
I’m going to buy real food tomorrow. Been living on drive thru and frozen/microwave food for most of this time.
[Cyber Fussing Mode ON]
Oh, you poor baby! Here let me get you some juice, and some chicken noodle soup! Oh - that pillow looks like it needs fluffing, and here I’ll tuck in that extra quilt. Do you think it would help if I rub you feet? And after perhaps I could massage your temples. Here take these two asprins, and I’ll give you this little bell to ring in case you need anything else. I’ll be right outside…
[Cyber Fussing Mode OFF]
I hope you feel better.
That’s why I have an inner mommy. She says things like “that’s ok I will get up and get you some tea in just a minute you just rest and then we’ll go get some tea.”
3 months? That ain’t no flu!!! Might want to see a MD about that.
If there is one thing that I feel entitled to, it is doting attention when I’m sick.
Of course, the reality is that I practically never get sick while my SO is sick quite often. Lucky guy gets all the doting attention I can give him. One day…
Being alone and unwell can be downright dangerous. If you take a turn for the worse, no-one’s there to notice.
Well it looks like Alice is taking good care of you… I’ll strain the broth for you, if you want, and how bout a backrub? A cool cloth for your head? And i’ll crack a window for your hot spells…
looks for old candystriper uniform
“Get well soon? NO! Get well NOW!” -Mitch Hedberg 
Get well now, Tuckerfan.
Tuckerfan, I feel your pain. I’m sick as a damn dog - I had a fever of 103 all last night, and have had a two-day sore throat - I’m figuring I have just a bad virus or the flu - since getting from my bed to the bathroom was extremely difficult in the night, I’m guessing it very well could be the flu.
I have my husband, but he had to go to work and can’t come home to take me to the doctor. I was laying in bed feverish this morning before he left, and I said “I want my mommy.”. No matter how well he takes care of me, there’s nothing like having my mom to take care of me.
You wanna come over? We’ll watch movies and moan about how sick we are. I have mac and cheese! You can bring the cat - she can hang out with mine.
E.
Elza, I think I had the same thing. And so did two of my co-workers. Flu bloody sucks, doesn’t it?
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Ufff, I feel your pain. I’ve got something that starts with a sore throat and total exhaustion. But I’m hopped up on DayQuil here at work making drugs for other sick folks.
OK, I’ll keep it civil …
I’m a sick single mum with a sick child to care for (both got flu). Wanna swap?
I’m sick as a…little bit sick dog. I’ve got that slight sore throat, slight headache, slight achey feeling, but pretty damned tired flu. Can I come over and bring my cat, too, Elza? I just rented three dvds - I can bring them with me.
Well, alice’s fussing must have worked because I feel better today. The one thing I really would have liked last night, was a hot bath, but I just felt too crappy to drag myself off the couch and draw one. I hope that the rest of you who are feeling ill get better soon.
Oh, man. A couple of summers ago I was living in Amsterdam in a sketchy rental room, and had packed like a traveler (as I was). After I’d been there about 3 days I got the worst flu-- horrible fever and chills and weakness, etc. The sort of thing where you have a hard time getting up to use the bathroom without keeling over. And I had no ibuprofin or anything of the sort, and this room was on the 5th floor of a steep walk-up, so there was no way I was going to be able to drag myself off to the pharmacist to get anything. I basically had to lay in bed apparently dying for 2 days and eating bread and ramen (also had few groceries) until I was strong enough to go buy some medicine so I could feel like something other than shit. This really sucked-- I never have felt so homesick.
I feel for you.