# What's the longest you've gone without getting sick?

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**Created:** [September 17, 2017, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-gone-without-getting-sick/796525 "2017-09-17T07:37:49Z")\
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14 years. I had a kidney infection that kept me down and out for 2 weeks in 2001. Next was norovirus in 2015.  
Now, injuries are a whole 'nother story. I am a master of injuring myself.

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**Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-youve-gone-without-getting-sick/796525/22 "2017-09-19T04:25:42Z")

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> [@Wesley\_Clark](#):
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> Lucky bastards. Is only getting sick 0-1 times a year normal for people?

I’m only counting “sick-in-bed” events, as noted. I had plenty of colds including sinus infections and bronchitis and lots of belly bugs, but they didn’t stop me from doing my normal stuff.

But yes, getting sick with a cold or something 0-1 times a year is about normal for me, if I’m not getting used to a new environment.

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