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    Yesterday I had a slight sneeze and a little tickle in my throat. When I got to work, it turned out that ALL 20 dancers there were in different stages of the same virus. I think the DJ was the Typhoid Mary that infected all of us, the rat bastard. Last night I was hoping it would go away quietly...

    So of course I woke up this morning with a very sore throat and a voice like a frog. I don't want to eat, my stomach feels like I've been repeatedly kicked in it, my muscles are sore all over, and I have a headache. This sucks.

    What is this and how do I get rid of it very quickly? I teach on the weekdays and I can't teach a class with no voice, and I do not feel very sexy at the moment but I need to go to work because I made no money this week!

    I should take tonight off work, huh? Grrr. I have a feeling it'll be okay since last night was so terrible, and I need the money, but I don't want to make this worse...

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    everybody i know. im over it for the most part, just a lot of coughing. i had a fever, too.

    i took dayquil every 4 hours and nyquil at night, along with continuing my vitamins & drinking an emergen-c packet every time i took medicine. i also got cold eeze losanges.

    as for work.. i worked one day that way, and the next i went in and worked half the night before i went home.

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    I have the exact same thing, and it's going around my club. I work in Illinois! It must be the time of year or the weather changing.

    Oh, I forgot. ZICAM as soon as you feel sick. It almost always works to make me feel LESS sick or make my colds go away sooner. And I highly recommend the RapidMelts over the icky spray or chewables.

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    I would defintaly take the night off to reduce the spreading of the virous i hope you feel better.

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    Airborn!

    Olive leaf extract and pound it with water.

    I hope you feel better!
    xoxoxox

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    I picked up the exact same bug after travelling home on a long commercial flight a couple of days ago. I swear that airplanes are the very worst at 'Typhoid Mary' spreading of diseases, since they effectively trap you next to germ carriers for hours on end.

    ... stomach cramps, diarrhea, sinus headache, runny nose, coughing, fever & chills ...

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    I just got over it last week. Drink airborne and lots of water, eat chicken soup, and lay on the couch...that's what I did.


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    It does seem to be quite widespread right now! Seems like everybody's got it. At least we're not suffering alone! Haven't made up my mind yet whether to go to work or not... I'll take a nap in a little bit and see how I feel when I wake up. I still feel pretty broken right now.

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    I am just getting over the exact same cold/flu, today is the seventh day I have had it. Ugghh, i missed a whole week of work because i felt so bad. Do you think it's easy to get it again because my immune system is low?

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    I've got the same thing. I've been sick for a week and just can't seem to shake this bug. This is the second illness I've had this month, so I've barely been able to work. Can't wait to get better!!!

    Anybody actually go to the doctor? I've been debating on whether to go to a clinic for antibiotics, but I have a feeling its the flu.

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    Gah, just had it, other than the stomach part (thankfully). I had NO voice, stuffy head, coughing, achy body. My whole house had the NJ version of this damn illness. Olive leaf extract is indeed the stuff of miracles. Tastes like crap, but works. When you get that sneezy feeling, just start taking it!

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    Where do you get olive leaf extract? Is it a pill or what?

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    ^^^ Liquid form is best... go to GNC or whole foods market. blue bottle, small. pill form is available, too. i suggest ZINC tablets, though, and airborn. olive leaf is only so-so- may work well for some people, but not a cure-all. zinc works wonders across the board... herbs vary for different people.

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    I've got it too. I've got a sore throat, achy body, extreme fatigue (i woke up at 11 and then took a nap from 3-6:30 and am still tired), congestion, sinus pressure. blah. I called in to work and am not going. It's definitely from the weather change. It seems like it went from being 80 and sunny during the day to being 50 rainy and miserable overnight. I am not used to this, being from Florida! to top it off.. I don't even have a proper coat!! I've just been relying on layering long sleeve tops and sweatshirts. I need to go shopping to get a winter wardrobe, I've been literally wearing the same thing for a week now.. blah. but to do that, need to work to make extra money.

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    ^^ Geez, woman-I'm about to come out there and put a wool coat and wellies on you! Get thee to the Goodwill/Salvation Army. You must be freezing.

    And feel better, everyone!

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    I found out about Olive leaf extract from my Doc when I had Pneumonia

    You can get it at GNC, it is definitely not a cure all - but it will give your immune system the kick in the butt it needs. Couple that with airborne ( or some other things of that nature) and you should at least start to feel better.

    Sprite or a PLAIN baked potato for a queasy stomach. You can use PLAIN popcorn for that too and lots of water.
    If your feeling feverish, eat some ice. It's water and it helps cool your inner core down.

    Feel better
    xoxox

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    ugh, I've got roughly the same thing. The extra-sucky thing is, I just got over another one of these stupid cold/aches/fever/nausea things, and now I've got it again!

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    I swear this creepy crud is going around everywhere, I just got over the hack up your lung virus myself.. Blah

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    I have the flu also...I've had it for over a week and i still have the liquid feeling in my lungs. it sucks. I cant stop coughing, it even hurts to swallow water my throat is so sore. I have gone through 2 bottles of nyquil and 3 packs(20 pills/pack) of meds, a couple boxes of tissues!! GO AWAY!! The worst part is i cant even cuddle with my cat cause I dont want to get him sick =(

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    I don't have it, but I did feel run down yesterday. Actually Friday too, since I did like a 2 1/2 hr work out. I take zinc lozanges as soon as I feel that bit of strange lethargy. It does seem to work. I take airborne or some version of that every day without fail and eat some sort of vit. C packed fruit everyday.

    Take care of you and get some rest. Zinc lozanges are cheap and effective, even if you have to take tons of them to feel better.
    (Formerly known as 'Korina')

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    Zinc+vitamin C work wonders and are available at any pharmacy.

    I use 50mg zinc/1000mg C twice daily.

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    I've been chugging Emergen-C and taking zinc, and I feel a LOT better today than I did yesterday. I'm still not 100% back to normal, but I do feel better. I'll go to bed early again tonight and hopefully be back in shape tomorrow. Thank goodness I don't seem to have gotten it as bad as a lot of people have.

    Oh, and miss marina, you can still cuddle your cat. They don't get the same diseases we do, and it's pretty rare to transmit an illness from one species to the other. So let your kitty love you back into good health!

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