Mumps

[Late]

Removed.
Has been read by those who matter. No point leaving it for posterity.

[jman]

Had to resort in taking codeine today, the pain was just unbearable, mmm lovely codeine, makes everything feel fuzzy, the last time I took it though I came out in a rash, so was hoping to get by without it

Blood results haven't back yet, but spoke to the doctor who doesn't want me to go back to work until I'm checked out so I have an appointment on Monday

Forza gets really boring after a while, trust me, I'd rather be fit and well and back at work than have another week like this.. Mate came over (he's vaccinated) and we played a bit of NHL today, was some light relief in sitting at home all day on my own

[Dragontao]

sorry for the down mood. I'm not normally one for talking about such things on a public forum

I'd say you're entitled to feel a bit down about that that lot. Health problems make some of the other stuff we whinge about seem so trivial. Sometimes talking about it or just having a good vent can help, providng it's not somewhere you're likely to get some moron making idiotic comments. It's not good to boittle stuff up and you can't do that with the family to some extent because you're busy trying to support them through it.

Sincerely hope things improve for you.

[jman]

Had a fairly peaceful night last night, woke up every couple of hours but managed to get back to sleep ok... was feeling pretty OK today until I decided to eat something, I had one chocolate hobnob as I thought I was feeling OK and to try something slightly crunchy... bad mistake.. got halfway through the biscuit and then searing pain straight through my ears, the pain was absolute immense, my eardrums felt like they were going to burst, now I feel absolute shit again      Had to crack open the codeine once more 

I tried a mcd last night, that also was a bad mistake.. 2 bites of a burger, a few chips and I couldn't eat no more with the pain.  I downed the mcflurry though 

So far only soup and ice-cream have been pain-free to eat.. great diet! 

[Dragontao]

Mumps on the other hand deserve nothing but a good piss taking.   

[jman]

Hey!  This is a very debilitating virus I'll have you know!  Seriously I've had a week from hell, I wouldn't wish mumps on my mortal enemy.. or even harv!!

I left the house yesterday for the first time since Monday (needed some cigs) - I felt like everyone was looking at me since the swelling hasn't gone down yet  - it definitely is going down - just very slowly.

I still cant eat properly though which is my biggest frustration and pain-giver.. I'm pretty sure I'll be back at work next week but we'll see what the good doctor says on Monday.

[Dragontao]

I felt like everyone was looking at me since the swelling hasn't gone down yet  - it definitely is going down - just very slowly.

Viagra overdose?

[jman]

Was going to go back to work tomorrow, but seems like I've had a complication this week with the virus.. you know I said it could get to your knackers too.... well embarrassingly enough, one of my knackers is now the size of a very large egg LOL, I don't mind telling you lot as you cant take the mick to my face lol... but its called orchitis and apparently gets very painful, like the pain you get when someone kicks you in the goolies... but apart from the swelling, I'm not displaying any of the other symptoms (yet) - I am certainly aware of it though when I sit down for too long or start walking around for a while... when they swell up as well, you have a chance of permanent damage, like lower sperm count, its very rare to go sterile on it though.  I think if it swells up anymore, the pain is going to start and I'll be out for another week    I'm not going to get a docs appointment though, there's no treatment for it and I don't want someone sticking a finger up my ass to check my prostate LOL

This is a bleeding nightmare, just as I'm feeling better, I get a whack in the goolies - quite literally!  So far I've had this since Sunday, so I'm hoping its going to be a very mild case and not stop be going back into work this week.  I have a docs note covering me until Thursday, but I can easily get that extended if I need to, I told my boss I was hoping to be back in tomorrow, as the mumps have faded quite a lot now and I'm no longer contagious, but I think I'm going to take tomorrow off now, I don't want to over-exert my ding dongs 

[Late]

Nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope



[covers eyes and ears and abandons thread]

[larry]

Well this is a nice thread

Luckily i had mumps as little kiddy so hopefully if true i cant get it again!?

Here's hoping you don't get the pain down below! 

[jman]

lol late.  Sorry 

You can get a mild version of it larry, its very unlikely though, and if you did get it, its even more unlikely you would develop complications from it.

Well I'm definitely off for the week, was all feverish again pretty much throughout the whole night, I took some pills at 5:30am and that seems to of got rid of it for now, but my body is so fucking tired.  I feel a bit dizzy and I have a very dry mouth again...the "pain" is also worse than yesterday... so will ring the docs this morning to get an appointment    I just want to get back to normal now.

[Dragontao]

BTW I take it you didn't have your MMR as a kid then JMAN?

[jman]

Nope, I thought I had, so did my mum, but doctors have no record of me having it and I definitely have/had mumps.  I was 7 when the MMR came out and I think my mum was worried about the bullshit links it had to autism too.

I feel disabled at the moment, I can't walk or even stand up without immense pain.  I still have a horrible dry mouth and I've lost all sense of taste and my appetite.  I've had a banging headache for the past 2 days aswell.  The gp I saw on Wednesday was fucking useless, not only did she keep me waiting an extra 40 minutes, sitting in a bit of pain, but she didn't have a fucking clue what to do, I have got better advice/information from the internet, but I had to get her to extend my sick note, which she did, to Monday.

From what I gathered on my own, it should go away in 4-10 days (I'm on day 5), but I have a 50% chance of it shrinking a bit from normal size and being permanently damaged... it's a rare case whatever the outcome and I wasn't aware mumps could be so dangerous, but this is why I would recommend everyone to have the jab 

[Dragontao]

but I have a 50% chance of it shrinking a bit from normal size and being permanently damaged...

What exactly are you talking about there and has it lead to your girlfriend rethinking her response to that proposal? 

[jman]

 

All back to normal now, first day back at work and slacking off already