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Congratulations. You haven't had a bad cold or flu before. It's not uncommon for the flu to knock someone out for a good week. Or for a cold to leave a lingerin

Congratulations. You haven't had a bad cold or flu before. It's not uncommon for the flu to knock someone out for a good week. Or for a cold to leave a lingering cough for weeks.

uhtred 5y ago
You are the gatekeeper on feeling sick, now?
- bingohbangoh 5y ago
  We've been under threat of lockdown, under lockdown, or under restrictions for ~2 years now. It's understandable that some are very concerned after or about getting sick but many of us, for our own sanity and psychological health, need to move on.
  - tablespoon 5y ago
    > We've been under threat of lockdown, under lockdown, or under restrictions for ~2 years now. > It's understandable that some are very concerned after or about getting sick but many of us, for our own sanity and psychological health, need to move on. WWII lasted longer, and IIRC the US was under a restrictive civilian rationing regime that whole time. I understand that people can get annoyed with various measures required for the public good, but that's not good reason to "move on" from whatever challenge that motivates them.
  - JPKab 5y ago
  - landemva 5y ago
    And the front line critical infrastructure are out doing their jobs. Change your career and get outside!
- _ea1k 5y ago
  No, but he's fundamentally right. The symptoms described are no worse than a moderate flu.
  - throwaway64643 5y ago
    People forget that it knocks so many people down at once in a short time, and with quarantine rules in force. It is more contagious than flu/cold. Imagine what would happen every year in winter if this becomes the new normal.
    - throwoutway 5y ago
      Imagine what would happen if we go in lock down every year. And keep making kids learn remote. And keep letting governments gain more authority without the reasonable discussion
- crocodiletears 5y ago
  Caught a bad flu in late 2018. Lingered for two months. Cough so bad, I dislocated a rib. Had X-rays taken, and everything. Took about a year for the the rib to stop slipping whenever I exerted myself. In the end, it was a period of discomfort that set me back a spell, but which I ultimately got over. Probably wouldn't try to shut down society over it, or use it as proof that people should fear the flu. Just that sometimes you get sicker than usual.
  - clairity 5y ago
    i had a similarly bad flu bout winter 2017-18. the worst of it literally had me at the edge of death one night. would have stopped breathing had i not willfully forced myself to, through all the congestion and soreness (also had a rib issue like you). the flu is no joke, and yet i also wouldn’t try to shut down the world, let alone my city, for the flu.
- abletonlive 5y ago
  Pointless post. We could ask the same of you.
smileysteve 5y ago
> It's not uncommon for the flu to knock someone out for a good week. This is why it has a vaccine. That prevents it, prevent seriousness of symptoms, and deaths. (yet a large percent of the population doesn't get it, and so 50k us citizens die each year)
- JPKab 5y ago
  I have gotten a flu vaccine every year since I was 18. The worst flu I ever had was in January 2020. (I was tested and positive for influenza) Fever for 4 days, horrible coughing, vomiting, barely able to get out of bed. Flu vaccines certainly provide some cross-immunity when the vax isn't matched to the strain, but not too much. That's what my doctor told me when I complained to her (when she told me I had tested positive for flu) that I'd gotten the annual flu vaccine the preceding October. Depending on the strain vs the vaccine for that year and how big of a mismatch it is, it can really whip your ass despite the vaccine. That being said, the flu shot is a good idea for anyone, and crucial for seniors.

Congratulations. You haven't had a bad cold or flu before. It's not uncommon for the flu to knock someone out for a good week. Or for a cold to leave a lingering cough for weeks.

uhtred 5y ago

You are the gatekeeper on feeling sick, now?

bingohbangoh 5y ago
We've been under threat of lockdown, under lockdown, or under restrictions for ~2 years now. It's understandable that some are very concerned after or about getting sick but many of us, for our own sanity and psychological health, need to move on.
- tablespoon 5y ago
  > We've been under threat of lockdown, under lockdown, or under restrictions for ~2 years now. > It's understandable that some are very concerned after or about getting sick but many of us, for our own sanity and psychological health, need to move on. WWII lasted longer, and IIRC the US was under a restrictive civilian rationing regime that whole time. I understand that people can get annoyed with various measures required for the public good, but that's not good reason to "move on" from whatever challenge that motivates them.
- JPKab 5y ago
- landemva 5y ago
  And the front line critical infrastructure are out doing their jobs. Change your career and get outside!
_ea1k 5y ago
No, but he's fundamentally right. The symptoms described are no worse than a moderate flu.
- throwaway64643 5y ago
  People forget that it knocks so many people down at once in a short time, and with quarantine rules in force. It is more contagious than flu/cold. Imagine what would happen every year in winter if this becomes the new normal.
  - throwoutway 5y ago
    Imagine what would happen if we go in lock down every year. And keep making kids learn remote. And keep letting governments gain more authority without the reasonable discussion
crocodiletears 5y ago
Caught a bad flu in late 2018. Lingered for two months. Cough so bad, I dislocated a rib. Had X-rays taken, and everything. Took about a year for the the rib to stop slipping whenever I exerted myself. In the end, it was a period of discomfort that set me back a spell, but which I ultimately got over. Probably wouldn't try to shut down society over it, or use it as proof that people should fear the flu. Just that sometimes you get sicker than usual.
- clairity 5y ago
  i had a similarly bad flu bout winter 2017-18. the worst of it literally had me at the edge of death one night. would have stopped breathing had i not willfully forced myself to, through all the congestion and soreness (also had a rib issue like you). the flu is no joke, and yet i also wouldn’t try to shut down the world, let alone my city, for the flu.
abletonlive 5y ago
Pointless post. We could ask the same of you.

smileysteve 5y ago

> It's not uncommon for the flu to knock someone out for a good week. This is why it has a vaccine. That prevents it, prevent seriousness of symptoms, and deaths. (yet a large percent of the population doesn't get it, and so 50k us citizens die each year)

JPKab 5y ago
I have gotten a flu vaccine every year since I was 18. The worst flu I ever had was in January 2020. (I was tested and positive for influenza) Fever for 4 days, horrible coughing, vomiting, barely able to get out of bed. Flu vaccines certainly provide some cross-immunity when the vax isn't matched to the strain, but not too much. That's what my doctor told me when I complained to her (when she told me I had tested positive for flu) that I'd gotten the annual flu vaccine the preceding October. Depending on the strain vs the vaccine for that year and how big of a mismatch it is, it can really whip your ass despite the vaccine. That being said, the flu shot is a good idea for anyone, and crucial for seniors.