Tiggy Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 after the run of colds & flu its's pretty quiet here in my surgery, I've seen lots of lovely smiley babies with colds, nothing serious, so I get to play with them all day, they all laugh at me its worrying, as if to say who is that mad woman I have pictures of my cats and the kids with Mickey Mouse on my wall, I'll have to get pics of the girls, it always gets my patients talking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Tiggy, How long does the nasty cough lurgy last? LMW has it and to drive the OH completely mad I caught the V&D bug I am on the mend but LMW is still coughing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Thank goodness for that - my cold which I've had for six weeks, yes really SIX WEEKS FINALLY seems to be on the wane, however small boy has spent today throwing up. He's been fine with it except the last couple of hours he's started to get really tired with it poor mite. He's in bed in his PJ's (fourth set today minus sheets as they are ALL in the washing machine or tumble dryer ) watching Diego, luckily the coke I gave him seems to have helped him turn the corner so fingers crossed that we ALL don't go down with it now! Keep well everyone, there's some AWFUL bugs around Mrs B Edited to say Mrs Webmuppet - our posts crossed, I wasn't really saying Thank goodness you'd caught the V&D bug (although I had to read that really carefully ) I was saying thank goodness it was quiet at the surgery!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 The Coke should help. I had lemonade (not that keen on coke) not sure why it works though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 sorry guys but that cough can last for weeks even after you feel generally better, and the kids will be getting another one by then People are now being so sensible, apparently the local press & radio have been giving good advice, I missed that but it seems to be working, which gives me lots of time to play with babies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Thanks Tiggy. I took the sensible option off taking a couple of days off sick to ensure the whole nasty thing is out of my system before I venture back to work. I really didn't want to be responsible for spreading it ( unlike the person who gave it to me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 People where I work are dropping like flies - 9 hours per shift in an entirely air conditioned room, the bugs go round and round then back again Some people have been off for two weeks or more with the most appalling flu. Spoke too soon about small boy - he's just thrown everything up again! Think he drank loadas of squash whilst I was downstairs, they don't get it when they're little - not to drink loads at a time I mean. Oh well, hopefully it's just a 24 hour thing and he'll be better tomorrow, now just have to wait for the rest of us to get it! Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I've had my lurg for 3 weeks now and still wake up feeling groggy. Luckily am on Christmas hols from work so can take it easy. I've never known a winter with so many people (family, friends, colleagues) with illness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 We're all better - just niggling sore throats and cough but my brother has been very poorly and coughing up blood - yuk. He's on antibiotics. I think he has rotten lungs as he's a fireman, bless him. Poor sister's MIL has been taken to hospital. She's had the V+D for a while, not been able to shift it. She's also had the flu and has now been taken into hospital with pneumonia. She has emphasema (sp?) anyway so is obviously in a very bad way. She is such a lovely lady I hope she gets better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I too do long shifts in an air conditioned office. The problem is that management make you feel so guilty about taking time off, people go back too soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 The problem is that management make you feel so guilty about taking time off, people go back too soon. Completely agree with that! Same in my company....too many staff sneezing all over the "fit" staff and then around it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 I've had lots of folks on the phone asking what to do about their horrid symptoms because their work managers are being difficult about them staying away, sorry boss you can't have it both ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I've been really lucky, i havent had the lurgy this year (yet ) Kev had a dose though, I always make him eat vitamin C like its going out of business, along with echinecha (sp?) it seems to work though, he didnt get it half as bad as he expected hope everyone is feeling better soon cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I'm working at a surgery tomorrow. I can't believe the number of parents who bring their children in with coughs and colds and how many haven't given them some paracetamol poor little things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I have a friend who goes to the docs for the slightest thing I have to be very worried to find the doctors phone number, then someone else normally send me to the docs (I dont like going to the doctors, can you tell ) I normally have soem form of painkiller to take , that will do me cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 I'm working at a surgery tomorrow. I can't believe the number of parents who bring their children in with coughs and colds and how many haven't given them some paracetamol poor little things. I had this discussion on a thread before christmas and some folks got very upset, we in GP land are happy to see littlies if Mom is worried but TBH normaly they are fine, you are right try a little paracetamol first & see how they are. A lot of my moms live on benefits & will not buy paracetamol for their children even though it is 80p in the local £ shop. honestly the stuff I prescribe is not calpol it is basic paracetamol and is no better. Recently my colleague had a complaint made against her when she suggested to a Dad, that parents should not wait for the surgery to open before getting some paracetamol for their own child. the dad concerned wrote an oficial complaint to the PCT and it now has to be investigated, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Maybe I am overly sensible but what happened to keeping a bottle of Calpol/ kiddie Ibuprofen stashed at home ( obviously well out of the reach of small fingers). Kids always get ill out of hours and I have always kept a stash of Calpol or equivalent just in case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Tiggy, that is crazy when we were little mum used to give us cough stuff, aspirin (mum is allergic to paracetamol - so never any in the house) wipe down cuts, etc. some parents seem too eager to pass on all responsibility for their child to someone else. I know some children do get rather poorly, but surely common sense should prevail sometimes cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I always had Calpol in reserve when Rosie was little, she's now nearly as big as me, so takes one paracetamol. I'm allergic to morphine, so no codeine for me. I've had the thick and nasty cold for 3 days now and only today am starting to feel better.. I forgot the Echinacea That reminds me Tiggy... the week is slipping past and I haven't spoken to you yet about collecting that wormery will give you a bell when The Bpy appears and I know what he's up to for the rest of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 sorry guys but that cough can last for weeks months even... it comes and goes with sore throat and everything in between Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 sorry guys but that cough can last for weeks months even... it comes and goes with sore throat and everything in between I have been surrounded by a family that have all had the lurgy, but I didn't get it and was secretly congratulating myself for having a great immune system then out of the blue I wake up with a very sore throat and the dreaded 'cough' the sore throat was easily sorted with honey and lemon, but the 'cough' persists and drives me nuts, it gets really bad when I go outside in the cold, I really hope it doesn't last for months. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I might just have had it for months, Tessa because I'm asthmatic with a poor immune system... Plenty of vitamins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Now my middle daughter has just been sick. Poor her, she's had tummy ache all day so I was kind of expecting it, small boy (touch wood ) seems to be over the worst and has kept an apple down that he pinched when I wasn't looking he had a nap though so he'll be up for hours. Not that I'll get any sleep with poorly girl. I just hope I can wait til they're all better before I get it - I've had to look after them before when I've had the D bit of V&D, it was awful. And on the subject of Calpol, I've always got kiddie paracetomol and kiddie nurofen in, you can alternate them every 4 hours I think it is, and it's only nurofen that ever touches really high temperatures in my lot. I think I'd be at the Drs every five minutes if I couldn't dose mine at home when they needed it! Mrs B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I'm still coughing and that's been nearly five weeks now. I am fine in myself....I'm over the cold, hot flushes, etc. but the coughing just won't stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I'm with Mrs Bertie when my kids were little I always had calpol or similar in the cupboard as well as stuff for bites & stings antiseptic creams, plasters, nits you name it I had it otherwise with 4 of them I would have needed a seat with my name on it in our surgery. Thankfully all my kids were disgustingly healthy accident prone but healthy My ED has a cupboard resembling a chemists for her 2 boys Errm thinks the just in case cupboard it might have rubbed off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
