Calling Uber Medics! (2284 hits)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (View user info) at 2005-10-24 12:14:33 EDT
I need the opinion of someone who worked in healthcare, or who might know anything about this. I could always go to a doctor but I hate to be prescibed antibiotics like candy and in our Soviet-like healtcare system, it can take up to a lifetime to get treated.
So anyway, I'm sick, again. I have chest pain and deep cough. Is it pneumonia, a cold, the flu, tuberculosis, leprosy, HIV...I don't know. What I do know is that in the timespan of 1 month I have caught one harsh cold, an ear infection and now this. Are they related? I have no idea. I do know I'll probably get at least two more colds during the holidays and a few others during spring, all of which will last about a long two weeks. Plus, for no reason whatsoever, my lymph nodes will most likely swell a lot for a few days from time to time. I might catch the Avian flu, who knows!?
Since I've hit the big city, I've been getting sick repeatedly and it's starting to annoy the fuck outta of me. Not only that, I know how it's annoying for your surroundings when you're always sick. After a while, you start to sound like a whiner or someone who cries wolf.
I'm a fairly healthy guy. I drink a lot of water, I work out a lot, I eat well, I take vitamins, I rest enough, I'm not stressed or anxious, I exfoliate my balls (just kidding, I just wax my cornhole)...my only fault is smoking and I only smoke about 3-5 cigarettes a day.
With that aside, please answer the following:
- Does anyone of you know why I get sick while people I know who totally treat their body like crap never do?
- For some reason, symptoms often occur when I have sex with some new girl, is this simply a coincidence or do fluids contain virus loads?
- Is there some magic way to boost one's immune system? (yeah, yeah, Vitamin C...something new please)
- I have the bad habit of dressing pretty lightly when it gets cold (and it is now), could that be the cause or is this cold thing causing the flu a myth?
- Could it be because I work out too much, if that is possible?
- Am I hypochondriac?
- Is it because there always seems to be some old chinaman coughing is SARS on me in the metro?
- Should I skate it off and shut the fuck up?
I await your wisdom Uber.
Thank you.
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Submitted by erinly (user info) at 2005-11-03 01:47:30 EST (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-26 08:32:37 (#)
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p.s. I don't have to speculate about how bad you are in bed, you're an anglophone. We have tons of jokes about how anglo women are frigid and Schiavo in bed.
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Yeah, I think all english speaking women are Schiavo in bed. For sure.
Submitted by Method (user info) at 2005-10-28 20:59:28 EDT (#)
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its 'astonishingly', you creepy bastard
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-28 20:56:14 EDT (#)
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*astonishingly
seeya, cauliflower
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-28 20:51:58 EDT (#)
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Most likely. He was astonishly (<- does that work) good at learning languages though.
Anyway..I must flee!
See ya!
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-28 20:50:00 EDT (#)
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it was probably all that pig's blood he'd consumed
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-28 20:46:43 EDT (#)
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I knew a spaniard once...awesome guy! He left my roomate his toaster and some dish when he left for Spain. Trivial fact but one must chat eh?
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-28 20:42:29 EDT (#)
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yesterday i filled out a job application and listed my race as 'Hispanic,' since it said anybody from a 'Puerto Rican, Mexican, South American, or otherwise Spanish' origin OR (note this:) "culture" qualified. since i grew up in Spain i was like hey, go for it whitey
i need to re-learn French though
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-28 20:38:18 EDT (#)
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I'm Canadian when it fits me. Sometimes I'm French-Canadian. Sometimes I'm just a Québécois, not Canadian. Us minority people sure know how to adapt to leech on society.
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-28 20:25:53 EDT (#)
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dude
FUCK no
are you really Canadian?
HAR HAR CARTMAN ALERT
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-28 20:13:33 EDT (#)
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are you really gothic?
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-28 19:33:31 EDT (#)
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"Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-26 08:32:37 (#)
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p.s. I don't have to speculate about how bad you are in bed, you're an anglophone. We have tons of jokes about how anglo women are frigid and Schiavo in bed."
you fucking asshole
this whole post, if you include the reviews, rocks balls
Submitted by intellismartness (user info) at 2005-10-28 04:30:41 EDT (#)
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I can also explain why the fasting thing is quite possibly bullshit.
Your body needs more energy to use reserves than it does to absorb nutrients from food, hence why modern medicine believes that keeping yourself well fed is a good idea. This is particularly true for simple sugars.
Hence fasting = bad, eating = good
Submitted by freebie (user info) at 2005-10-27 10:40:48 EDT (#)
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I gotta +2 this for the reviews. I actually practice as a GP and this shit is just hilarious.
Sputum cultures, negative sex energies and the healing power of crystals. Fucking beautiful.
Submitted by mrwolf (user info) at 2005-10-27 08:31:40 EDT (#)
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http://www.ubersite.com/m/77858
Man up!
:)
Submitted by moneyshotforyou (user info) at 2005-10-27 02:16:39 EDT (#)
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Get some caster beans, withdraw the castor oil and drink it. Then extract the ricin from the shells and inject it into your heart.....works every time!
Submitted by coindon (user info) at 2005-10-26 19:00:26 EDT (#)
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GAH!!! What I did was stupid, you didn't deserve that.
Submitted by coindon (user info) at 2005-10-26 18:59:27 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-26 18:39:05 (#)
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Submitted by coindon (user info) at 2005-10-26 18:05:31 (#)
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Again- We may not be perfect. We have our flaws. But as far as I can see America is the best country out there.
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Auto retard -2
hey, here's a thought, rate the post- not the poster.
Submitted by FallenZer0 (user info) at 2005-10-26 17:07:40 EDT (#)
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Caul,
for a while i wanted to be a mycologist, so i studied mold and mushrooms and whatnot..
now, i don't know nearly everything about the subject, or enough to diagnose anything, but maybe you should get that mold thing checked out? i know yellow mold can garuntee you'll get liver cancer 10 years down the road, and black mold is like murder to the lungs. if it's any of the many dangerous molds, you have to get it removed or there could be serious problems. you may have washed alot of it away, but like you said, it could still lurk in the walls, or even as far as the ceilings.
feel better soon, and good luck
Submitted by Astropath (user info) at 2005-10-26 13:47:21 EDT (#)
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Oh, and if you do get a fever, don't take any anti-pyretics; ie: ASA. Your body is increasing its temp in an attempt to burn off the bug. And if you know anyone with a stethoscope, who knows how to use it, they'll be able to tell you if you have fluid in your lungs.
Submitted by Astropath (user info) at 2005-10-26 13:39:49 EDT (#)
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This is stupid.
Yes, different people have different immune systems. Thus, there are those who lead crappy lifestyles and never get sick. Additionally, whether you know it or not, stress can be subconscious as well. The fact that you're a smoker doesnt play in your favor either; smoking destroys the cilia lining your throat and nasal passages, so the bacteria and virii that would normally be stopped and trapped there make it into your body. Over-training at the gym could also be an issue, as you are taxing your body with additional stress to recuperate from, when it might already be trying to fight something off. So the ATP that could be used to power your immune processes are already burnt from repairing the tissue damaged during your work-outs. Your bad habit of not wearing appropriate clothing during the cold season is also stupid, but is only peripherally responsible for your sickness. The common cold is viral. By running around in the cold, again, your body uses a lot of energy it could be using keeping you healthy. Your sex-triggered illnesses may be symptomatic of a more serious illness, as sexually transmitted diseases are sometimes exacerbated by repeated exposures. Typically, there will be other indications of this though. As for your current cough and chest pain:
-is there sputum ? if so, what color and consistency ?
-is the pain worse when you breathe/ cough ?
-how long have you had it ?
- are you experiencing any shortness of breath?
- fever?
-been out of the country/ had contact with anyone travelling outside the country in the last month ? been to any foreign hospitals ?
-any aches/pains/ chills?
In general, people can sometimes have weaker immune systems, which means the only way to strengthen it, is to rest enough, eat well, and practice common-sense hygiene.
Just a few things off the top of my head.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2005-10-26 12:02:56 EDT (#)
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2005-10-26 10:02:18 (#)
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I'm not racist I'm a visionary.
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-26 09:24:54 (#)
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you racist kike
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Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2005-10-26 09:18:50 (#)
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Do you think I should go to gay bath houses and suck bleeding HIV penis? Would that do the trick?
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Yes, but only those belonging to black men...that's where the real bacteria lies.
Submitted by Anansie (user info) at 2005-10-26 11:47:58 EDT (#)
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Did you at one point use a lot of drugs. I used to be healthy but now, in spite of the fact that I take great care of myself, get sick more than I used to. I think I wrecked my immune system. Have you tried echinacea? That's supposed to be good.
Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2005-10-26 10:02:18 EDT (#)
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I'm not racist I'm a visionary.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-26 09:24:54 EDT (#)
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you racist kike
Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2005-10-26 09:18:50 EDT (#)
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Do you think I should go to gay bath houses and suck bleeding HIV penis? Would that do the trick?
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Yes, but only those belonging to black men...that's where the real bacteria lies.
Submitted by the_cole_guy (user info) at 2005-10-26 09:17:28 EDT (#)
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oops, meant to give you this....
Submitted by the_cole_guy (user info) at 2005-10-26 09:17:02 EDT (#)
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It is probably Bronchitis that may have become walking Pneumonia... get some meds and then skate it off, pussy.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-26 09:10:20 EDT (#)
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Expose yourself as much as possible to as much bacteria as you can...you'll get sick...but you'll be stronger for it in the long run."""
Do you think I should go to gay bath houses and suck bleeding HIV penis? Would that do the trick?
Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2005-10-26 09:01:15 EDT (#)
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A lot of spewing about germs and door knobs and washing your hands and shit here.
Don't listen.
Expose yourself as much as possible to as much bacteria as you can...you'll get sick...but you'll be stronger for it in the long run.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-26 08:32:37 EDT (#)
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p.s. I don't have to speculate about how bad you are in bed, you're an anglophone. We have tons of jokes about how anglo women are frigid and Schiavo in bed.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-26 08:27:15 EDT (#)
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Submitted by SpikeGoddess (user info) at 2005-10-26 00:14:35 (#)
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Caul,
You don't have to like me. You don't have to agree. You certainly don't have to speculate about how good or bad I am in bed. None of these will ever be relevant to your life. :-)
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I'm sorry. I just despise people who try to pass their BELIEFS for facts then claim some sort of superiority. "But I'm a massage therapist and I read about tantric sex and shit!!" you'll say. I have a friend who's a massage therapist and he never spoke as if he was the reference on medical issues.
Get off your pedestal.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-26 08:23:01 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-26 01:45:28 (#)
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DMD should be shot for making me laugh. how can i be goth if i laugh?!?
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Submitted by Death_Metal_Dude (user info) at 2005-10-26 00:37:59 (#)
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dude just place an amethyst crystal on your chest and don't eat anything but certified holistic faerie dust mixed in with organic opossum urine, also snort some ground-up arabidopsis seeds to clear your chakras blah blah blah BLAH BLAH YING YANG YONG WHY DOESN'T THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY ACCEPT THIS
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HAHHAHAHAHAHA
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2005-10-26 06:59:44 EDT (#)
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Seeing as I now have 20,000 doctors at my disposal, I have written a letter to Tony 'Two Tone' Blair informing him that I will not be paying Nationaly Insurance. It's a bit dodgy though isn't it?
National Insurance I mean. If you don't pay it something bad will happen to you, knno what I mean? You've got terribly thin legs, tragic if someone dropped a crowbar on them wouldn't it?
Sort of thing.
Anyway. I no longer support the criminals.
Submitted by Method (user info) at 2005-10-26 06:49:59 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Death_Metal_Dude (user info) at 2005-10-26 00:37:59 (#)
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dude just place an amethyst crystal on your chest and don't eat anything but certified holistic faerie dust mixed in with organic opossum urine, also snort some ground-up arabidopsis seeds to clear your chakras blah blah blah BLAH BLAH YING YANG YONG WHY DOESN'T THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY ACCEPT THIS
hahahahahahahahahahahhahaahahahaha
Submitted by Adereterial (user info) at 2005-10-26 06:23:08 EDT (#)
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If you're having trouble seeing a GP and you don't think it's serious enough for hospital A&E/ER/Whatever it's called in Quebec, find a pharmacist. They have enough medical training to tell you whether you can self treat and what remedies they'd recommend, or if you really do need to see a doctor. They will always direct you to the doctor if they're unsure but if it's just a minor injury, virus type bug etc most of the time you don't need to see a GP.
Caul - I still think you should see a doctor. If you just had the cough it would be different, but chest pain is something not to be trifled with. This might help though - self diagnosis tool provided by the NHS so you'll have to ignore the telephone numbers, but it might give you some idea what's actually going on: http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/SelfHelp/symptoms/adultchestpain/n.asp
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-26 01:45:28 EDT (#)
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DMD should be shot for making me laugh. how can i be goth if i laugh?!?
Submitted by Death_Metal_Dude (user info) at 2005-10-26 00:37:59 EDT (#)
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dude just place an amethyst crystal on your chest and don't eat anything but certified holistic faerie dust mixed in with organic opossum urine, also snort some ground-up arabidopsis seeds to clear your chakras blah blah blah BLAH BLAH YING YANG YONG WHY DOESN'T THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY ACCEPT THIS
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2005-10-26 00:32:41 EDT (#)
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heh...I said 'expecially'.
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2005-10-26 00:31:47 EDT (#)
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The best things you can do for your own personal health and hygeine are:
wash your hands often,
don't touch doorknobs or any other surface if it can be avoided, and if not don't touch face afterward.
In fact, just avoid all people and the out of doors altogether...
Also, I'd invest in one of those fancy schmancy 'boy in the plastic bubble' hyperbaric chambers like Michael Jackson uses (I'm sure if you holla at one of his posts he can point you to a reputable dealer).
But foremost, above all else...grow some goddamn balls, metro-boy!
You're in a city. If you've just moved there, expecially with it being a hub of international travel, you're going to get an occasional sickness. Look on the bright side: you're becoming immune to more and more bugs the more you get. A word of advice: don't rely too heavily on doctors to solve your problems, the more you let your own body gain immunity without the use of antibiotics, the more effective your own immune system will be, and the more effective the antibiotics will be the next time you REALLY need them.
Submitted by erinly (user info) at 2005-10-26 00:25:34 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-25 18:38:25 (#)
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Submitted by erinly (user info) at 2005-10-24 23:11:34 (#)
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Have you lived in the same place since you moved to the city? Maybe you have some sort of mold/asbestos/air quality problem at your house.
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There is mold all over the wall of my bedroom. But when I moved in I washed it with Javel. It's still there but you can barely see it. Maybe there are a lot more in the walls though.
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Just trying to help...
Submitted by SpikeGoddess (user info) at 2005-10-26 00:14:35 EDT (#)
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Caul,
You don't have to like me. You don't have to agree. You certainly don't have to speculate about how good or bad I am in bed. None of these will ever be relevant to your life. :-)
Feel better.
Submitted by Susie_Derkins (user info) at 2005-10-25 23:43:19 EDT (#)
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Québec fucking sucks on healthcare. I went to a 'CLSC' which sent me to a pharmacian which sent me to a 'Clinique Externe' which directed me next door, to the emergy - where I waited 6 hours +.
I lost it at some point, bashed some nurse and asked her for private clinics where I can pay to get fucking service...she had no idea. When I finally saw a doctor, he took blood samples, told me I should get my ears check (had lots of a problem as a kid) and kicked me out.
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Sounds a lot like Ontario. My doctor left for BC and I searched for months for a doctor, no one was taking new patients. All the docs are being lured to the states (more money down there of course). I finally found one in a really ghetto looking clinic downtown and I had to wait over a month for an appointment. Forget ER's, they're so overwhelmed and understaffed, you'd bleed to death from a papercut before you get to see someone there. Mostly from people with the sniffles who think they have bubonic plague. I'm with you, I'd pay whatever they ask if it meant a reasonable wait time.
Submitted by FF_EMT32 (user info) at 2005-10-25 22:36:32 EDT (#)
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Depending on how often you workout, back off. I'm involved in high school sports, currently studying for my EMT-Basic license, etc. The reason I bring up the sports is that for the past several years, I had always been sick most of the winter. Last year, I didn't play a winter sport, and didn't get sick, not once. If the stuff you're coughing up is green an/or yellow, see a doctor, you need antibiotics... it's probably something minor, like a mild case of bronchitis, but getting started on something like Zithromax helps alot. Is the 'pain' in your chest an actual pain or is it more like a pressure? (Like a fat kid sitting on your chest?) Pain could be muscles being overworked from violent coughs, pressure is more likely something fucking with your lungs. I know canadian healthcare sucks, but unless you take a trip a ways south down to Maine, it's all ya have. And, for the record, there's a decent hospital in the northern part of Maine, either in Caribou or Presque Isle. Get well soon, man.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-25 19:05:14 EDT (#)
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Spikegoddess - while your theory on fasting seems to make sense, your "facts" about sex are the equivalent of the horoscope or drugstore new-wave booklets. Maybe I don't have an "open mind and heart" (what a boastful claim), unlike you. All I know is that I had plenty of sex in my life, especially recently, and that the people who are the worst at it (and I mean very bad) are the ones exactly like you. People who are so certain of their little bullshit theory, that are close-minded, unlike what they claim.
You know what I hate? Intellectuals with beliefs. At least ignorants have an excuse. Please go preach elsewhere, I don't like you.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-25 18:48:21 EDT (#)
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Question for you, though: is it damn near impossible to get a GP in Quebec? Or if you're lucky enough to have one, is it a month and a half waiting time to get in to see him?"""
Québec fucking sucks on healthcare. I went to a 'CLSC' which sent me to a pharmacian which sent me to a 'Clinique Externe' which directed me next door, to the emergy - where I waited 6 hours +.
I lost it at some point, bashed some nurse and asked her for private clinics where I can pay to get fucking service...she had no idea. When I finally saw a doctor, he took blood samples, told me I should get my ears check (had lots of a problem as a kid) and kicked me out.
It felt like a trip through the Russian healthcare.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-25 18:38:25 EDT (#)
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Submitted by erinly (user info) at 2005-10-24 23:11:34 (#)
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Have you lived in the same place since you moved to the city? Maybe you have some sort of mold/asbestos/air quality problem at your house.
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There is mold all over the wall of my bedroom. But when I moved in I washed it with Javel. It's still there but you can barely see it. Maybe there are a lot more in the walls though.
Submitted by SpikeGoddess (user info) at 2005-10-25 18:37:06 EDT (#)
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Now, onto the energetic component of sex:
Yes, this could be considered esoteric. However, I am not inclined to apologize for this considering the fact that Eastern medicine based on concepts like meridians, chakras, and the flow of subtle energy through the body is gaining more and more mainstream medical support by the minute, and the fact that auric fields can be reliably photographed, and the experiential proof that any one of you could have if you would practice yoga, receive acupunture, or go to a Reiki practitioner (among many other options).
What follows is a vast oversimplification.
Your physical body is also an energetic body made up of a unique combination of yin and yang forces. (Everything is both yin and yang. They express a relationship. Yin is darker, colder, wetter, more feminine, outward-expanding, and more receptive than yang. Yang is brighter, hotter, more condensed/enclosing, and more masculine than yin. Yang is 'heaven's force' and Yin is "earth's force".) Women are governed by a greater proportion of yin to yang (though the exact proportion is different for each of us, and can change based on our lifestyle choices) and this creates upward, expanding phenomenon circling up through the body---the vagina, the hollow uterus, the fallopian tubes---and all of this results in a very yang product---the egg. Men are more yang, with the energy of 'heaven's force' moving down in a stronger proportion from the tops of their heads downward, with a higher sense of gravity, a more compact/dense body, and a form that becomes slimmer as the energy spirals downward toward the highly charged tip of the penis. Again, all of this yang energy produces a very 'yin' product---semen.
Now, imagine these two bodies side by side. There is an obvious energetic magnetism between the two forces. (In fact, this is also an energetic argument as to why homosexual couples tend to exhibit similar differences in proportion of yin to yang.) Connecting this energetic loop between two people through sex (in which partners are actually exchanging heaven's force and earth's force, not just bodily fluids) is actually a microcosmic reflection of the universe creating itself. That's why sex can result in the creation of an entirely new life. The amount of power in this act goes so deep, connects us to the core of who we are physically, energetically, and emotionally. If we unite with partners who have fucked-up energy, or if our own energies are fucked-up (and I've got news for you---pretty much EVERYBODY is in this category) then we can enhance the negative effects. We can pick up 'bad vibes' from our partner, or energetic blockages leave us feeling dissatisfied on some level.
If all of this strikes you as preposterous, I accept that. Still, I believe that if you (and this is the general 'you', not specifically directed at Caul) spent any amount of time studying Eastern theory with an open mind and heart, your mind would be bound to change. It is a very interesting way of looking at the world and at natural phenomenon.
Submitted by SpikeGoddess (user info) at 2005-10-25 18:07:28 EDT (#)
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Ok, first about the fasting, then about the energetic component of sex.
Fasting:
This is an oversimplified explanation, but then again, this is also Uber, so it should do well. Your body uses a tremendous amount of energy in order to process the food that you eat. It takes a lot of blood supply, a lot of calories, and a LOT of biochemical processes in order to deal with the food that you take in. Your body has to take the food apart into its component pieces and then use those pieces to actually CREATE new things. The process of digestion is actually the process of your body turning your food *into* your body. You literally become what you consume. This takes a tremendous amount of energy and 'focus' on the part of the organism.
When your body is invaded by a pathogen, that focus needs to shift. The focus is no longer on taking in dead matter and creating life out of it (which is what metabolic processes are all about) but on fighting off the invading organism. The focus is protection/defense rather than building and creating. When you fast, you free up tremendous amounts of energy to get to the areas that need it. Your digestive system isn't demanding so much bloodflow and the blood can more effectively move into the affected organs, transporting immune system cells, nutrients, and oxygen.
Now, everyone cries about the fact that the body needs food for fuel during an immunological crisis. Actually, this is not usually true. Why do you think the body is designed to store nutrients? Not only are there vast energy stores located in fatty tissue, but there are stores of energy in the liver as well. Also, while you do need a more constant supply of water soluble vitamins (which is why when I fast, I tend to do so on weak juices rather than on water), fat soluble vitamins are stored for long enough periods of time that you do not need to resupply them every single day. The effect is cumulative over time.
When you get sick, what's one of the first things that happens? With most infectious illnesses, you LOSE YOUR APPETITE. What is the first sign that an animal is sick? Even before animals show other outward signs of illness (and this is an adaptation that serves them well because weak animals are the first to be targeted for predation) they stop eating. Now, with all of the amazing things that evolution has done, all of the behaviors that scientific people are easily willing to attribute to evolution (elaborate mating rituals, the fact that termites build mounds with air conditioning systems, even the intricacies of the human brain itself), why do they doubt that this loss of appetite is actually an adapitve response that serves the organism well. How could it be otherwise? If an intuitive fast such as those that animals do is actually detrimental to an infected organism, then why would it have survived through every species to make it all the way to human beings?
The bottom line is that you should listen to your own body. If you get sick and you're super-hungry, you should eat. But if you lose your appetite, maybe there's a message in that for you. If you're so indoctrinated in the accepted medical mindset that you are unwilling to investigate something like a fast, then perhaps you have to ask yourself why you continue to feel sick if medical science is so advanced, so capable of handling everything on its own, and so completely full of all the answers that you need?
Submitted by Susie_Derkins (user info) at 2005-10-25 12:57:41 EDT (#)
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I could be bronchitis. It's a fun little infection that often plagues smokers. Are you coughing anything up? I had it every winter for a few years in a row and unfortunately you have to get antibiotics to clear that up. Question for you, though: is it damn near impossible to get a GP in Quebec? Or if you're lucky enough to have one, is it a month and a half waiting time to get in to see him?
Submitted by peckerhead (user info) at 2005-10-25 12:14:06 EDT (#)
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Caul, you did pretty good here. I like the response by Adereterial including: "get to to doctor. In fact, doctor anyway, you don't have to take the antibiotics if you don't want to, but it would be best to know what's wrong with you."
I could understand your apprehension re seeing a GP (general practitioner) if you were well (you might catch something in the waiting room -- and yes, you will likely wait awhile; If the Liberal Government had spent half of what they did on it's absurd gun control law on healthcare, then we might not be in such a bad place right now... but that's another topic -- but you are obviously a brave young man; also a quick risk/reward analysis says you likely have more to gain than lose by seeing a Doctor.
In any case, I would like to refine the idea of antibiotics and I do so from a nasty personal experience. Someone else already nailed this one by saying either take them ALL -- or as prescribed -- or not at all. I second this and here is why...
I was a tough young guy like you, who dreaded the idea of going to doctors -- but was forced to go see one because of an excriciatingly painful condition called an Orchitis (a literal Pain in the nut(s). My doctor quickly and correctly diagnosed the condidion and prescribed antibiotics. He then told me - and was very clear about this: "Take all the antibiotics -- even if the pain goes away and you feel totally well."
Again, I was young... and *cool* and tough -- and I knew more than everyone about everything. (a true peckerhead if ever there was one). Long story short, I reluctantly started in with the antibiotics (it was honest to god too painful and I would have tried pretty well anything) and sure enough the pain subsided; I was about half way through the supply of antibiotics.
Being all tough and cool and shit, I foolishly applied simple logic (the pain is gone so why take more medicine?) and stopped taking the pills. Well the Orchitis came back with a vengeance and had me doubled over in pain and crying like a girl (I was real tough now wasn't I?!) Needless to say, I went back onto the antibiotics real quick; This time following the DOCTORS advice to the letter. The condition went away and never came back.
Take the above for what it is worth and do what you will. I just thought that an anecdote might drive home the point about taking antibiotics in the correct manner. Once again, good luck. I hope you get sound advice from the medical practitioner of your choice -- and ultimately get better.
Submitted by Adereterial (user info) at 2005-10-25 05:49:01 EDT (#)
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- Does anyone of you know why I get sick while people I know who totally treat their body like crap never do?
Because people who treat themselves badly tend to build up immunities to everything better than those who take care of themselves. Either that or God is a bastard.
- For some reason, symptoms often occur when I have sex with some new girl, is this simply a coincidence or do fluids contain virus loads?
A bit of both. When I move I get sick about a week afterwards, without fail - I think a change in circumstances will bring you into contact with different strains of viruses, for which you'll have less of an immunity, so you'll get sick.
- Is there some magic way to boost one's immune system? (yeah, yeah, Vitamin C...something new please)
Zinc in conjunction with Vit.C is apparently good, but it can be as simple as drinking enough water and getting a good night's sleep. Is your bed comfortable, your pillows in decent condition?
- I have the bad habit of dressing pretty lightly when it gets cold (and it is now), could that be the cause or is this cold thing causing the flu a myth?
Half myth. Being cold won't make you sick, unless you get too cold, which is a whole different problem. However, apparently the cold and flu viruses prefer colder temperatures, so by being cold, you leave yourself more susceptible. How true that is I'm not sure, as it seems to conflict with evidence of these bugs ripping round warm, enclosed spaces like offices and student digs. Plus, as it enters your body by the mouth or nose in most cases, and these bits of you rarely get wrapped up warm in cold weather, I'm not sure whether it makes the slightest difference.
- Could it be because I work out too much, if that is possible?
Yes, if you don't let your body recover properly between workouts, you can deplete your immune system and leave yourself more susceptible to injury. You shouldn't do intensive exercise when you're sick OR recovering from an illness, for the same reason.
- Am I hypochondriac?
Possibly, but even hypochondriacs get sick.
- Is it because there always seems to be some old chinaman coughing is SARS on me in the metro?
Possibly - enclosed, badly ventilated environments are well known breeding grounds for nasty bugs.
- Should I skate it off and shut the fuck up?
No - if you have chest pain you should see a doctor. Eat well, drink plenty of water, and rest.
Seriously - I had chest pain and a deep cough and it was serious enough to require hospital treatment, as it turned out I had pericarditis. Does sound like you have a chest infection though - is the pain sort of raw, or more like muscle pain? If it's like muscle pain, hurts more when you lie back and feels better when you lean forward, and you feel your heart racing at all, get to to doctor. In fact, doctor anyway, you don't have to take the antibiotics if you don't want to, but it would be best to know what's wrong with you. And don't smoke, drink or work out intensively until you feel fully better.
Submitted by BadAssJulie (user info) at 2005-10-25 04:29:47 EDT (#)
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Well, I'm almost 100% sure you don't have avian influenza seeing as how it hasn't actually mutated into a form that humans are susceptable to. Maybe you do have HIV. Your immune system is obviously weakened if you've been sick so many times in one month. This often happens with people who have HIV. Seriously though, the smoking will fuck you up. Maybe it's lung cancer. Living in a big city also exposes you to a lot of people carrying a lot of germs, bacteria, and viruses. Now, to answer your questions:
- Does anyone of you know why I get sick while people I know who totally treat their body like crap never do?
They've probably been exposed to a lot more shit than you have so they've built up immunities you don't have yet.
- For some reason, symptoms often occur when I have sex with some new girl, is this simply a coincidence or do fluids contain virus loads?
Maybe the girls you're with are whores and are loaded with STD's and all sorts of other stuff. Close contact with someone carrying a virus or bacteria can/will get you sick. Just because she's not sick doesn't mean she won't be or that she's not a carrier.
- Is there some magic way to boost one's immune system? (yeah, yeah, Vitamin C...something new please)
To help you get over whatever you've got and boost your immune system you can try echinacia, zinc(with food or it'll make you puke!), B-complex vitamins, vitamin A, and garlic(raw or barely cooked). Also, more exposure to natural sunlight(not through a window) will definately help prevent illness
- I have the bad habit of dressing pretty lightly when it gets cold (and it is now), could that be the cause or is this cold thing causing the flu a myth?
Cold weather causing illness is a myth. One of the reasons why people get sick more during winter is because they aren't exposed to as much sunlight as they are in the summer. Think about it, when it's cold, are you more likely to stay in your nice warm house or go outside in shorts and a t-shirt?
- Could it be because I work out too much, if that is possible?
Working out too much is possible and it can cause lots of problems but not usually a weakened immune system-unless of course it's combined with anorexia and stuff like that
- Am I hypochondriac?
Yes
- Is it because there always seems to be some old chinaman coughing is SARS on me in the metro?
Could be. I always think it's funny that people panic about SARS when it's nothing more than a glorified flu. Actually more people die from the flu than from SARS.
- Should I skate it off and shut the fuck up?
Yep.
Submitted by erinly (user info) at 2005-10-24 23:11:34 EDT (#)
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Have you lived in the same place since you moved to the city? Maybe you have some sort of mold/asbestos/air quality problem at your house.
Submitted by Axtumanu (user info) at 2005-10-24 22:49:40 EDT (#)
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Another great link I found for you, will get rid of your colds permanently, but its quite a plunge:
http://www.doctoryourself.com/natural_hygiene.html
Submitted by Axtumanu (user info) at 2005-10-24 22:36:25 EDT (#)
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Ok, SpikeGoddess, you are probably the only person who should be commenting on this, other good remarks are "Wear a sweatshirt or something else that will cover your upper body" and what forensicgirl3 said, thats all a good idea.
Fasting is grat for you, if Avian Flu came around, then I would go on a full water fast for a week or so, minimum, and I would expect to survive the lot of ya!
Fasting is not starvation, and after day 3 of a fast, your immune system is at its peak, WAY higher than any other time. Anyone who says otherwise doesnt know what thier talking about. Try it instead of antibiotics, if you want, otherwise visit your local naturopath, and maybe check out this site: http://www.pcrm.org/health/
In reference to a magic cure, SpikeGoddess got to it before I could, but look into Natural Hygene and check the site above, check that book, and look at this site; http://naturalhygienesociety.org/ and you could never be sick again.
And stop smoking, thats probably 50% of your problem at least, even at 3-5 per day.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2005-10-24 22:16:48 EDT (#)
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3 to 5 cigarets per day are not enough to put you down.
Do you really want to beef up your immune system? Tell the
doctor you are going overseas and get shots for typhoid,
any kind of flu, diptheria, malaria, etc. Those things will educate
your immune system and make your body create antibodies.
I am probably twice your age (or close), and I haven't even had
a cold for over twenty years.
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2005-10-24 21:58:11 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:25:51 (#)
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Submitted by nitty34 (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:13:19 (#)
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Don't despair. Methinks it's nothing more than genetically weak Canadian DNA.
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Buahahahahaahahahahahahahaha...that nitty is pretty fucking comical
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Jesus, man. Wipe off your fucking chin before you comment on here.
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2005-10-24 21:49:28 EDT (#)
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Urbane is a medic.
Submitted by Xcuses (user info) at 2005-10-24 20:14:31 EDT (#)
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I am in Healthcare and this is what I would do if I were you...
I would drink as much alcohol as possible, then get behind the wheel and see if you can go as fast backwards as you can forwards.
...but that's if I were you
Submitted by domenad (user info) at 2005-10-24 18:59:08 EDT (#)
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You likely are contracting upper respiratory infections due to a combination of working out (heavy breathing in a colder clime) and smoking. Combat this by supplementing your diet with zinc, vitamin C, and magnesium. Also, DO NOT wear a tank top when you work out. Wear a sweatshirt or something else that will cover your upper body.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2005-10-24 18:40:53 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:05:18 (#)
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I will also visit England and take a dump on Trafalgar Square.
Just for giggles.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:00:53 (#)
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Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:44:58 (#)
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you are probably going to die.
:-(
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Cool! Now I can do all the things I always to do...
Travel, fly a plane, throw a burning coffee in some nerdy collegue's face, fire .50 caliber into a children choir, stab one of those beggars who always cut me mid-sentence, kick a baby's craddle in front of its mum and die in the process of bombing a McDonald.
I'm a simple man.
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If you can sneak into the commons and throw poo at Mr. Blair I will personally fly out to Canada, kneel on your doorstep and recite the Montreal oath of allegieance.
Assuming there is such a thing. If not, you can just make something up.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-10-24 18:39:40 EDT (#)
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I think you are an optimist if you think smoking is your only fault.
OMG J/K
Submitted by knucklesnelson (user info) at 2005-10-24 18:27:50 EDT (#)
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Try washing your hands more (yes even after you take a shit).
Submitted by Kaelic (user info) at 2005-10-24 17:25:59 EDT (#)
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No one ask me, the guy who works in a supplement store. Airborne is bullshit.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2005-10-24 17:13:06 EDT (#)
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Take two gunshots to the head and call me in the morning.
That'll be $187.50, please.
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-24 17:12:34 EDT (#)
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look kid, i:
was born in Texas: inbreeding and drunkenness
had zealot missionary parents: religious insanity rampant
grew up in Spain: am Eurotrash
and Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon: am a nigger, was probably kidnapped and raped by a voodoo priestess
spent my first university year in Arkansas: like Texas but worse
visited many European and African countries: probably infected with a million so-called 'fevers'
so in short your answer is: both
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 17:06:28 EDT (#)
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is this the fever talking or are you the weird one?
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-24 17:03:22 EDT (#)
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no, but the zombies are
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 17:03:02 EDT (#)
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um...why the floral dress? you're into cross-dressing?
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-24 17:01:03 EDT (#)
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i want to make a movie about a guy that wakes up in a floral-pattern full-length dress and has to fight off zombies with a pitchfork and a chainsaw. why do i mention this? the zombies would be horrified/poisoned by tobacco smoke. so the whole time he's hacking & stabbing he's also puffing away on about a million heavy duty cigarettes
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:58:44 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:55:53 (#)
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as for smoking, you should find this extremely interesting:
http://lcolby.com
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"In Defense Of Smokers"
Awesome! I already feel less guilty about my vice...on to read.
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:55:53 EDT (#)
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as for smoking, you should find this extremely interesting:
http://lcolby.com
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:54:50 EDT (#)
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and yes, dress warmer. cold 'causing' disease is a myth, yes; however, lower temperatures do force your warm-blooded body to work harder, putting more stress on(and thus weakening) your immune system.
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:53:52 EDT (#)
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"I think she's saying there are some negative waves that enters your urethra when you have sex with partners that don't share your zodiac sign or ion charge."
Caul, if you die, i will destroy Canada. wait, nobody likes Canada, not even Canadians... i need to think of something you enjoy. it would be a shame to lose a tongue(fingers) as sharp as yours.
Submitted by Maddog (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:49:15 EDT (#)
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Robitussin. The "tussin" is the magic ingredient. Just pour it on what hurts.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:45:05 EDT (#)
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No, she's not suggesting it's the cure...I think she's saying there are some negative waves that enters your urethra when you have sex with partners that don't share your zodiac sign or ion charge.
Honestly, I still don't understand what it meant. It don't know if it was self-righteous purist bullshit or yet another person who read a few pocket books about sex and thinks she's got it all figured out and because of that assumption is probably very bad at it.
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:37:47 EDT (#)
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Go for it caul! sex is teh cure!
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:36:45 EDT (#)
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p.s. fasting does sound a little stupid
p.p.s. i'm still trying to figure out that sex thing of yours Spike. still makes no sense. but then again, why should anyone take lessons on sexuality from a frigid tête-carré.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:34:50 EDT (#)
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This post confirms my theory: when you're ill, everybody's a doctor. :-)
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:32:26 EDT (#)
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Submitted by SpikeGoddess (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:07:54 (#)
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Oh, one more thing.
Investigate fasting. A brief fast, done properly, can be wonderful for conditions like this. I can't tell you how many colds/sinus issues and the like I've gotten over in a flash by fasting. Try this before you go for the antibiotics.
Don't believe what everyone says about fasting and metabolism. Fasting and starvation are *not* the same thing. It's a matter of doing it properly and of having the proper intention.
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The last thing an infected organism needs is fasting (Yes do yourself a little favour and stop eating for 3 days; that'll do you some good). It needs energy to maintain the immune system (like food for excample?), water, teas, vitamins, a lot of rest, warmth and prolly a little LOVE?
Just shut the fuck up about fasting please!
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:32:25 EDT (#)
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Sorry to hear that Caul... it's not pneumonia.... I had that a few years ago - an ambulance whisked me to hospital and I was there for a month!
It's probably a bad chest infection - you need antibiotics.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:25:51 EDT (#)
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Submitted by nitty34 (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:13:19 (#)
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Don't despair. Methinks it's nothing more than genetically weak Canadian DNA.
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Buahahahahaahahahahahahahaha...that nitty is pretty fucking comical
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:22:53 EDT (#)
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Interesting Spike...though I'm still trying to find out what the hell that meant:
"Yes. And there is an energetic component to sex that can be weakening if you are partnering up with the wrong people or doing so in a way that is not conducive to the health of your spirit. I'm quite sure that this is not something you want to hear about, so I won't elaborate."
It sounds like esoteric spiritual caca so you were right to assume I don't want to hear about it :-)
But all in all, interesting perspective. Especially the fasting thing.
I need to go easy on the work out maybe. I do need to isolate my place better. Even with the heaters at max nonestop during our lovely winter, it's still pretty cold in my old apartment.
Submitted by SpikeGoddess (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:07:54 EDT (#)
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Oh, one more thing.
Investigate fasting. A brief fast, done properly, can be wonderful for conditions like this. I can't tell you how many colds/sinus issues and the like I've gotten over in a flash by fasting. Try this before you go for the antibiotics.
Don't believe what everyone says about fasting and metabolism. Fasting and starvation are *not* the same thing. It's a matter of doing it properly and of having the proper intention.
Submitted by SpikeGoddess (user info) at 2005-10-24 16:03:59 EDT (#)
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My background is as a Massage Therapist and a generally well-educated patient (with a nurse for a mother and a decent science background of my own, I have a pretty good grip on basic Western medical thought). I lean heavily toward holistic health philosophy, so if you're not open to that then you can stop reading now.
First of all, the "only bad thing you do" is proven to increase respiratory infections dramatically. If you think that smoking is not a major causal factor in this problem, you are out of your mind.
- Does anyone of you know why I get sick while people I know who totally treat their body like crap never do?
Let go of the comparison game. For one thing, what you *think* are healthy dietary and exercise habits may actually not be right for your body. If you're getting sick it's because something is off. If you are truly motivated to be well, then you'd do yourself a service to read up on this yourself and get educated rather than trying this quick-fix plan of asking every moron on Uber what they think about your health. Nobody here can give you any valuable advice. (Myself included.) You don't know their qualifications and THEY don't know enough about you.
- For some reason, symptoms often occur when I have sex with some new girl, is this simply a coincidence or do fluids contain virus loads?
Yes. And there is an energetic component to sex that can be weakening if you are partnering up with the wrong people or doing so in a way that is not conducive to the health of your spirit. I'm quite sure that this is not something you want to hear about, so I won't elaborate.
- Is there some magic way to boost one's immune system? (yeah, yeah, Vitamin C...something new please)
If you want to know, check out a very comprehensive book on Eastern and Integrative medicine called "Radical Healing".
- I have the bad habit of dressing pretty lightly when it gets cold (and it is now), could that be the cause or is this cold thing causing the flu a myth?
Exposure to cold is a stress on the system and could be a contributing factor.
- Could it be because I work out too much, if that is possible?
Absofuckinglutely.
- Am I hypochondriac?
Probably not.
- Is it because there always seems to be some old chinaman coughing is SARS on me in the metro?
No. Your body is built to resist pathogens. If you get sick it's not just because some invader organisms got into your body. It's because they got in AND your body was not functioning properly in killing them off. Think of your body like a petri dish. It has to have the right kind of petri dish environment in order for certain microbes to flourish, and so if you get sick it's really like a litmus test for your system.
- Should I skate it off and shut the fuck up?
This probably isn't the best medium to express these concerns, but you shouldn't ignore what your body is telling you. You know that something is wrong. Listen to that and go educate yourself so that you can be well.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 15:57:57 EDT (#)
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Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2005-10-24 15:50:24 (#)
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Or you're just fucking weak.
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hahah
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2005-10-24 15:51:39 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2005-10-24 15:05:45 (#)
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Oh dear, that sounds awful. Go to a doctor, for goodness' sake. Aren't doctor visits free for you? Take advantage!
And don't go to a doctor. He'll tell you what you already know:
"You feel like shit and shouldn't do much for the next week."
I recommend weed and booze. And less jerking off.
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2005-10-24 15:50:24 EDT (#)
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Or you're just fucking weak.
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2005-10-24 15:50:05 EDT (#)
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You probably eat shit food.
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2005-10-24 15:33:06 EDT (#)
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Alcohol kills germs.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2005-10-24 15:31:49 EDT (#)
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Well, your immune system isn't in all that great shape, what with all the AIDS-ridden whores you've been banging lately...
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2005-10-24 15:05:45 EDT (#)
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Oh dear, that sounds awful. Go to a doctor, for goodness' sake. Aren't doctor visits free for you? Take advantage!
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2005-10-24 15:05:43 EDT (#)
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Being afraid of getting sick actually is very, very stressing. It is called Nosophobia. The fear of getting sick. It's not very difficult to force this up...
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 14:51:39 EDT (#)
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Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2005-10-24 14:34:06 (#)
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No medical expertise needed here. Stress down. Take a week or two off and relax. And by relax I mean get the heat off your back. What about your job? Too much for ya at the mo? Or your girl? Having a bad time with her? Debts not payed? Exams ahead or/and failed? Just think about the things that trouble you. Solve them and you will be ok again. (Your immune system is much more sensitive to environmental stress than you think)
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None of these stress me. Everything is going very well. The only stress I have is getting sick again. Maybe I'm asking for it in a way.
Submitted by fluff (user info) at 2005-10-24 14:34:06 EDT (#)
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No medical expertise needed here. Stress down. Take a week or two off and relax. And by relax I mean get the heat off your back. What about your job? Too much for ya at the mo? Or your girl? Having a bad time with her? Debts not payed? Exams ahead or/and failed? Just think about the things that trouble you. Solve them and you will be ok again. (Your immune system is much more sensitive to environmental stress than you think)
Good mended ways from the fluff!
Submitted by MrHappyPants (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:57:16 EDT (#)
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Ghey Aids, no doubt.
Good luck with that.
Submitted by Method (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:50:23 EDT (#)
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Spray some windex on it
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:44:20 EDT (#)
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In English, "they" is third person singular, non-gendered, as well as third person plural
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 09:54:43 (#)
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and why do you say "they" when you speak of one teen? I am lost?!
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:41:19 EDT (#)
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anytime! forensicgirl3.at.yahoo.com
Submitted by Leroy_Brown (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:41:08 EDT (#)
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Silver kills all viruses, you put it in your mouth and suck it. But its only one type of silver, the other type kills you. I won't spoil the suprise by telling you which.
Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:33:48 EDT (#)
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culture your sputum....am I the only one that got turned on by that statement?
As a side note, I suppose its bad then that I've been coughing up palmfulls of green mucous for about a month and a half? Here I thought is was jsut from smoking.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:31:15 EDT (#)
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Quit smoking and you should feel a hell of a lot better (once you're over the withdrawal symptoms). If that don't fix it...well then, I dunno...what forensicgirl said, I guess...
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:22:18 EDT (#)
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forensic...can I email you? I have a more specific question.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:21:15 EDT (#)
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Thank a lot forensic! I was expecting your review :-)
Submitted by nitty34 (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:13:19 (#)
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Don't despair. Methinks it's nothing more than genetically weak Canadian DNA.
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You are not entirely wrong my friend! There as been inbreeding in some parts of french-canada, just like some jewish populations. The clergy sent small numbers of french colons up the isolated north to flee the anglo-protestant influence and they would fuck each others. Luckily, my pedigree shows no sign of inbreeding since my ancestors came later from different places but there are unique genetic conditions in my home region, which I can't remember.
Submitted by nitty34 (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:13:19 EDT (#)
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Don't despair. Methinks it's nothing more than genetically weak Canadian DNA.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:13:06 EDT (#)
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Something is definitely making you sick. The trick is, is to figure out if it is bacterial or viral in nature. My guess is viral.
You will need your sputum cultured to see if any bacteria is present in your sputum. You also need an X-Ray to see if you have fluid in your lungs (pneumonia). Pneumonia is a bitch to get rid of. You can walk around with a low-grade case of pneumonia for months. I guess that's why they call it 'walking pneumonia.'
If it is viral (and I think that it is) antibiotics won't do much of anything. If however they discover that you have a bacterial infection in your lungs, then by all means, take the damn antibiotics. Take them all. Take them correctly. That's why all these superbugs are coming about. People will take their antibiotics only for a few days, feel better, then stop taking them. The bug is still there and now will become adapted to the antibiotic.
You keep getting sick because the original bug you caught is still there. As soon as your immune systems gets weakened, it pops back up. Your doctors need to figure out what it is, and to get rid of it.
This is going to sound cliche, but the best "medicine" is rest, sleep, and lots of both. When you are at rest and not expending extra energy, your body can devote itself to getting rid of your bug.
Whenever I get sick, as much as I don't like to, I have to quit excercising until I'm well.
Besides a multivitamin and extra C, you might try adding Echinacia as a supplement. Echinacea is an herb that helps strengthen the immune system.
so, get back to the doctor, have them x-ray you, culture your sputum, do some lab work (specifically check your CBC-complete blood count and Electrolytes), and take it easy until you're well.
Get an HIV test. Everyone who is sexually active needs to have one once a year.
as to why you get sick while the people who live and eat crap? I dunno! Go eat a McDonalds Supersized Value Meal. KIDDING! I'M JUST KIDDING!
Submitted by peckerhead (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:08:16 EDT (#)
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I like the caes response and Crystle may be right about the anti-biotics. a few quick tips on improving your immune system: I suspect your diet is pretty good but try eating or ingesting more yogurt, garlic and onions -- preferably mixed or prepared with other natural foods.
Because you have already thought about the obvious and conventional ways to stay in good health, you might try, in moderation, one or more unconventional things like meditation, creative visualization and/or other means or techniques to de-stress. Laughter can work wonders. Find ways to your good emotions... or to no emotions at all (peace). From what I have read, our stress response -- how we handle or cope with stress -- is a key to boosting our immune system and staying in good general health. Good luck :-)
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:05:18 EDT (#)
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I will also visit England and take a dump on Trafalgar Square.
Just for giggles.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 13:00:53 EDT (#)
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Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:44:58 (#)
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you are probably going to die.
:-(
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Cool! Now I can do all the things I always to do...
Travel, fly a plane, throw a burning coffee in some nerdy collegue's face, fire .50 caliber into a children choir, stab one of those beggars who always cut me mid-sentence, kick a baby's craddle in front of its mum and die in the process of bombing a McDonald.
I'm a simple man.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:56:22 EDT (#)
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I'm not a Doctor- although I play one on UberSite- but I only treat broads.
I realize that you ALMOST qualify in that respect, but no peener's are allowed to be attached to patients at Dr. Shlongy house of OBGYN.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:53:20 EDT (#)
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Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:44:58 (#)
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you are probably going to die.
:-(
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*plays violin*
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:44:58 EDT (#)
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you are probably going to die.
:-(
Submitted by joedaddy (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:44:32 EDT (#)
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lavez-vous les mains davantage, particulièrement après avoir été dans les endroits publics et les investissez dans un journal programme de muti-vitamine
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:43:20 EDT (#)
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I'm no doctor, BUT...
...it sounds to me like your immune system is compromised. If you keep getting sick when you're exposed to new people, that's a sign that your system can't fend off viruses and germs (or you're having sex with women who are crawling with disease). I know that over Christmas I usually get sick at some point, because amount of people I come in contact with increases with the Christmas-shopping crowd. When I was in University I would get sick at the beginning of the school year because of all the new people I was exposed to. Some people get sick around the change of the seasons because the weather change can weaken your immune system
As for ways to up your immunity, I'm not too sure about that. Dressing lightly in cold weather is not a good idea, as it takes up your bodies resources and makes it more difficult for it to fight infections. Stress will weaken your immunity, as will smoking (though i know smokers that get sick a lot less than you). Perhaps your diet isn't great? If you're on a weightlifting diet you might be ignoring some foods that carry essential nutrients or something.
That's all I got. Good luck.
Submitted by LadyPlural (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:43:20 EDT (#)
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How the fuck can you expect to fight off an illness when your people are so well-known for their inability to fight off anything?
Surrender to it. It's what the French do, I'm told.
Submitted by fudgepacker (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:43:12 EDT (#)
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and also....
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-21 13:00:30 (#)
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http://webpages.charter.net/billdemartini/you_fucking_crybaby.jpg
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:42:27 EDT (#)
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Zinc WORKS if you take it when your symptoms first start showing up.
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Plus it'll allow you to produce more roy!
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:39:57 EDT (#)
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*scratches ear*
I dunno then. Perhaps, in a rather weird twist of fate, you just get naturally sickly when in the company of lots of fellow humans.
In any case, I think you'll probably have to skate it off. Sorry dude.
Submitted by fudgepacker (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:39:32 EDT (#)
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It sounds like you have a chest cold to me. Not uncommon this time of year.
drink lots of hot tea, chow down echinacea, and get rest. you should be fine in a week or so.
Submitted by Teephphah (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:38:36 EDT (#)
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I used to get sick a lot when I was working out more. I tend to push myself too far and overdo it.
Could be that.
Zinc WORKS if you take it when your symptoms first start showing up.
Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:32:28 EDT (#)
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YOu're not exposing your body to enough bacteria.
When you move to a new place the present bacteria are new to your body so it takes a bit to adjust.
Have sex with a homeless man then lick the seat of a Port-O-JOhn and you'll be right as rain.
Oh and invest in a bottle of Super Anti-Oxidants.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:32:03 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Foonbo (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:25:20 (#)
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Rub some dirt on it, pussy.
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You rub dirt on your lungs?
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:31:22 EDT (#)
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Berty, I already said I wasn't anxious. I may be hot-tempered, but certainly not anxious.
My window is shut but unlike Britannicania, Canada happens to be cold and we actually have to turn our heaters on, which I haven't yet, and should.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:27:43 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:19:09 (#)
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Caul... if you're coughing up stuff that is green and yellow, it's an infection and DOES need antibiotics so that you can get over it.
There is a new product on the American market, I don't know if you get it in Canada, called "Airborne." It's supposed to shorten the length of time and severity of symptoms for a cold - easy to take, non perscription.
Not wearing enough clothing does not make you sick. It does make your body work harder to stay warm, and if you are already sick it could make the sypmtoms a little harsher, but it isn't the cause of the illness.
Watch out for the old guys in the metro - they're the killers.
Get well soon!
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Don't listen to her! It's the Americans over use of antibiotics which makes the world so dangerous.
Now, I reckon it is the wrapping up warmly thing. And maybe anxiety. All the sickies I've known are usually very tense people. Depends if you're an anxious person.
Anyway, communal living is the cause of all sickness so rooting/meeting new woman will lead to infection. As will return of students from outlying universities, tourists and ever leaving the house ever. Personally I believe that 80% of all infections can be avoided by keeping the bedroom window shut all year round.
Works for me.
Submitted by Foonbo (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:25:20 EDT (#)
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Rub some dirt on it, pussy.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:22:28 EDT (#)
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Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:18:40 (#)
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You could have herpes. I hear
you get flu like symptoms when
you get outbreaks. Check into
that.
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Yeah, but I don't have sores on my mouth or dick and I got checked on this, so no, can't be.
Do you I look like someone who would get herpes?!?!
Submitted by Mike00295 (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:21:23 EDT (#)
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Sounds like Aids to me.
I was sick last week. Took a shit load of Zinc and vitamin C.
It builds the immune system.
But if you have Aids, I wouldn't worry about your immune system, it's fucked either way.
Submitted by Dead_0hi0_Sky (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:20:56 EDT (#)
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have you been engaging in teh ghey menz buttsecks?
if so, then it could be the flu.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:19:09 EDT (#)
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Caul... if you're coughing up stuff that is green and yellow, it's an infection and DOES need antibiotics so that you can get over it.
There is a new product on the American market, I don't know if you get it in Canada, called "Airborne." It's supposed to shorten the length of time and severity of symptoms for a cold - easy to take, non perscription.
Not wearing enough clothing does not make you sick. It does make your body work harder to stay warm, and if you are already sick it could make the sypmtoms a little harsher, but it isn't the cause of the illness.
Watch out for the old guys in the metro - they're the killers.
Get well soon!
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2005-10-24 12:18:40 EDT (#)
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You could have herpes. I hear
you get flu like symptoms when
you get outbreaks. Check into
that.