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lighter

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It's stomach flu season!
« on: October 27, 2007, 11:49:20 AM »
AAARG!

I think my immune system must have dissolved and been yacked up :shock:

Pink eye, sore threat, snorfley nose wasn't enough.....

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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2007, 12:58:31 PM »
Poor Dear Lighter-

I hope that you feel better and do all that you can to build yourself up, physically, emotionally , and spiritually. I know you have had a long hard battle. You are much  too precious to be squashed by circumstances!

Love and Hugs,

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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2007, 04:05:01 PM »
::::making lighter a cup of peppermint tea::::

Get better.  So sorry.  The stomach flu is the worst.  How are the girls?  Do they have it too??
My neighbor has it today.  I am praying like crazy we don't get it.   JINX!  Now that I said that, we probably will. :roll:

Love pops


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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2007, 08:53:03 PM »
(((((((((((Lighter))))))))))))  Some virtual "kitchen soup" for you (as my son used to call it) and a recommendation of B12 to beef up that immune system... wow, really helps. Prayers for rapid healing, too! I'll be thinking of you...

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Carolyn

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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2007, 10:07:28 PM »
You're not talking about it much, Lighter girl, but you've been under a heckuvva lot of stress, oui?
Plus don't the little ones bring home lots of lovely germs for Mommy?  :shock:

So sorry you feel crummy.

Course, you'd be fine if you were just
using
your
Neti
pot

every
day...

(Go 'head, hit me.)

Hops
(oops, didn't read the title. I guess you could, umm, eat the Neti pot? So sorry you feel crummy, hon. May it pass fast.)
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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2007, 11:00:48 PM »
Just got my flu shot today.  Regarding stomach flu, what I've learned is that what we commonly call "stomach flu" could be a Noro-virus.  Noro-virus usually clears up in a short period of time but.....in the meantime, while you're in the middle of dealing with it...... you feel like @#$!

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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2007, 11:27:03 PM »
I looooatttthhhheeee the stomach flu - it is the worst. 

(Do you have that kind where you can't even drink water - uuugggghhh!)

I am sending some holiday cheer (make sure the volume is on on your computer). 

I love this movie (I think it is a great metaphor for loving yourself warts and all).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zfWgn67BJY

It is hard to be a mommy with little ones when you are sick.  I hope you feel better soon.

Take care,
Peace
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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2007, 01:59:18 PM »
Hey guys.... I had the kind of flu where I Yacked every hour until I felt empty and realized I hadn't been digesting ANYTHING all day long, as I recognized it meal by meal ACK!

WARNING... GORY DETAIL ALERT:  Cream cheese with sun dried tomatos and crackers to start with..... then icky, not favorite foods, in between ending in way too much Starbucks coffee ice cream with chocolate covered almonds ice cream with way too much peanut  butter.  I'd throw up then try to rinse my mouth and the smell would have me vomiting in the sink again.  ::cringe::  I had it in my nose so that went on till I got everything cleaned up...... ::gak::  Midnight to 3am, all told I think.

OVER NOW thank God, lol. 

Afterwards I had achey hips, legs, shoulders neck and head I couldn't sleep through.

The next day, yesterday, brought neck and head pain that made me scream a few times. 

I want to say it wasn't as bad as some stomach flu's I've had but.... I'm ready for it to be all over now.  I still get chills but all pain gone.  Just weak and not feeling particularly strong. 

::washing sheets, bathrooms and hands A LOT::

Stay well and knowthat the flu shots are for the lung influenza stuff... not stomach viruses. 

Thanks for the chicken soup, tea and good thoughts: )

ps Has anyone had their eye go all virusy with the stomach flu?  I think all that was part of the stomach stuff :shock: 

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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2007, 02:35:14 PM »

((((( Lighter )))))

Hope you recover quickly - and B12 is a good idea.

Love & Hugs,

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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2007, 03:50:31 PM »
Dear Lighter,
  It sounds horrible. I am so,so sorry.I would rather go through labor than have the stomach flu.
                                                            Love   Ami

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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2007, 04:41:57 PM »
Hi lighter

I'm sorry to hear you are ill. (I don't usually open threads that might have germs on them.)

Get Well Soon
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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2007, 09:00:27 PM »
Good.  You are out of the worst of it.  Relief!!!

Are your kids out too?  Hope so.

pops

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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2007, 11:47:47 PM »
Status report, Lighter?

Any better today?

Hope you're resting comfy,

Hops
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Re: It's stomach flu season!
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2007, 07:13:43 AM »
I've been resting.... thanks.

I have a terrible cough this morning.  It hurts the right side top of my head but the aching is pretty well gone aside from that.

Not so weak..... feeling capable of herding kittens to school this morning, in any case: )

I'm a bit on the pitiful side and have to get back into self care mode.  Lots to do..... not enough time or energy right now to do them.