This is the sick and whiny big old baby thread

[J.B.]

I've been using Bronner's peppermint soap for years and I'm still a puff ball of mosquito stings at the end of every outdoor event.

[Berliner]

This heat. Seriously. I cannot deal.

I was 103 and 100 in DC the last two days. I can only imagine there's worse to come.

[crlygrl]

Yeah we hit 107 I think. Plus, I live in the city so it's a bit hotter than what they show as being the BWI temp. It's actually supposed to go down now. ALL THE WAY DOWN to 97 with a heat index of 110. The other day it was 120. Too dang hot.

[Pimpbot]

Crlygrl, where are you in Baltimore (be as general as you like)? I am over in Canton. Slightly cooler down here because of the bay breeze. Still hot as shit. I don't know how my neighbors without AC do it.

[crlygrl]

Nah we're not near the water, and we're in a row house that stays pretty cool with window units, but overall it's still too fucking hot. A little north of the heart of the city... the cement porch is still radiating heat from today. Looks like it's fading tomorrow, though!

[ASR]

If anyone can complain about the heat... I've been filming an independent student film all summer. We dressed an unused dormitory as a bank for our main set, and we had three big days of filming scheduled there last week. Since it's unused, there's no air conditioning. Imagine filming crowded scenes with a big cast and big crew all bunched up together in tiny rooms with bright hot lights beating down on you. I'm surprised we didn't all start gnashing at each other Do The Right Thing style.

[pissedpissedofferson]

I picked up a summer cold 2 days ago. I've got it on the ropes now (definitely feel better than yesterday) but it sucks. The worst part is I can't eat any sugar, and there's an entire plate of rice krispy treats in my refrigerator.

Also the sweats, and not being able to breathe out of my nose.

[davidd]

I'm pretty sure I ate some bad eggs this morning..... I will provide no details, but suffice to say that any details you would assume are less disgusting than what is actually happening.

Also, the pain in my midsection manifested when I was no less than two public transit rides away from home.

[smartbunny]

MY TOOTH HURTS MY TOOTH MURTS MY MOOTH TURTS MY ROOTH FURTS!!!!! OOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!

(there is no god...)

(also, davidd I can totally relate. who wants to restart the Shit Yer Pants thread?)

[crlygrl]

Ugh that sucks!

I have a terrible cold and I can't take any decongestants because I'm preggers. Cherish your Sudafed, folks. Cherish it.

And yes I've been using a neti pot. Fuck that shit.

[SlyBattery]

I got two giant zits right on the corner of my nose on my first day of work. Now as soon as they have gone away I am getting one on the other corner of my nose. I am 25 god damn years old. Zits. Come on, man.

By the way, in case anyone is confused, I am not referring to Zits the comic strip.

[davidd]

I had to go on a first date with two panels of the Family Circus on my nose.

In case anyone is confused, I am referring to the physical ailment Family Circus, not the comic strip.

[smartbunny]

HEY EVERYONE CROSS YOUR FINGERS THAT I CAN GET THIS TOOTH PULLED TODAY! HERE'S HOPIN!

[pollymaepry]

i'm so thirsty and cold and hot and tired and i smell terrible because i keep heaving and i needed a shower anyway.

[Liezl]

So apparently there's some kind of antibody attacking my thyroid, which explains why I have been perpetually sick over the past year.

So on the upside, at least I know I'm not going crazy and the sickness isn't just psychosomatic (thanks Ms. Hoover). On the downside, having your immune system and hormones out of whack is no fun at all.

[smartbunny]

Ms. Hoover? OH! Never mind. Feel better!

[crlygrl]

So part of pregnancy is getting occasional charlie horse-type leg cramps in your calves in the middle of the night. I was getting them for a while then they went away but they're back again. The other night I had one in each leg so bad that I pulled both of my calf muscles and now I'm totally gimpy. I drink OJ, eat bananas, drink lots of water, etc. to try to avoid them, and I've been doing stretching, lots of walking (relatively speaking) and applied heat, but I am SO gimpy today. It makes my pregnant waddle look even more pitiful.

I'm excited and scared to meet this baby in two months, and I don't want to rush it along, but I kind of can't wait to get my body back to a certain extent.

My leggies hurt.

[MrDys]

I'm fighting some kind of infection. They gave me the most insane antibiotic to treat it (doxycycline). I went back to the doctor because the antibiotic is now making me feel more nauseous and wretched than the infection. The doctor basically called me a pussy and told me to suck it up. :\

[davidd]

Got the flu or something. No me gusta. Really hungry but can't keep anything down. And there goes my New Year's plans probably, unless I suddenly get better tomorrow morning.

On the plus side, it has given me time to finish both Saint's Row 3 and Batman Arkham City.

[Liezl]

I'm fighting some kind of infection. They gave me the most insane antibiotic to treat it (doxycycline). I went back to the doctor because the antibiotic is now making me feel more nauseous and wretched than the infection. The doctor basically called me a pussy and told me to suck it up. :\

This is why I've never finished a prescription of antibiotics. I started last week, and felt so goddamn awful. I am attempting to take them again, because apparently the alternative is permanent damage to my organs and blood poisoning.