Poll: Illness

[Scarim Coral]

The only recent illness I've got was a cold (abit of a sore throat and running nose) which was a couple of months ago. Honestly these days I don't get any serious illness to the point that I can't go to work (I guess I got strong immunity) and even then I got good timing too (I had the cold on my day off and recover in time before going back to work).
It was only in High School that I did get a couple of serious illness I had to skip going to school.

 

[Xenowolf]

Does mental illness count?

 

[Whispering Cynic]

Some minor respiratory infection two months ago, which clears up in three to four days - I get those once a year or so. The last at least a bit serious thing I caught was chickenpox, five years ago.

I love my immune system.

 

[Someone Depressing]

I tend to get sick often, but never anything minor. Just a month ago, I was left bedridden with really bad flu.

And the month before that, an ear infection.

And the monst before that, I started vomitting after eating iffy vindaloo (damn you Ireland)

 

[EHKOS]

I got sick in November I believe, and that was just a cold. It was the first one in about a year and a half.
However, I am ill right now, I have some kind of odd ear infection. There's no pain, but I can't really hear out of it, so I'm on antibiotics.

 

[Auberon]

Last time even a fever, I think it was during military service almost a year ago. Beyond that,seasonal flus. So yeah, puny mortals get sick - I don't.

 

[Artina89]

I am ill at the moment with a chest infection, but this is the first time I have been sick in a fair few years, as I have quite a good immune system, which is quite useful considering I work as a microbiologist and a biochemist, it wouldn't really do if I got sick all the time.

 

[Godhead]

I had a cold that lasted for about three weeks that started a couple of days before the semester started for me.

 

[Euphbug]

currently have a pretty bad cold. Headaches, blocked up nose, loads of coughing with a side of a sore throat. I've had it for a while so I am hopeful I am nearing the tail end of it.

As for how often I am sick, well my immune system has never been good so I get some sorta sickness every year, if not more then one.

 

[PFCboom]

The last time I got sick, I just took a bunch of drugs. Like, 6 of them. NyQuil, Benadryl, Mucinex, Ibuprofen, Alka-Seltzer (for sinus issues) and a sleep aid. I was passed out before 9pm and woke up bright and early, feeling actually really good. Not perfect, but better.

 

[Spade Lead]

So escapistians(TM), when is the last time you were ill, and what disease was it? Is it a regular occurrence and if so how bad does it get? How did you catch it, if you know?

I ask because I've fallen ill with something today, which is highly unusual for what is usually my impenetrable immune system. When I get ill it tends to come on quickly and go with in a couple of days, and generally be absolutely horrible for the duration. As for how I caught it, I blame the bus company whose buses didn't show up on time, leaving me to stand in the freezing cold for around half an hour both ways.

I live in a house with two people who have extremely weak immune systems, and as the Male Adult (Boyfriend/Stepfather) it never ceases to amaze me how frequently my girlfriend and stepson get sick, and how infrequently it affects me. Been sick once in the last 10 or 12 months.

 

[Illesdan]

I've got this nagging little sore throat thing that's been going on for a couple of days, so I'm taking zinc and potassium and hoping it just quietly goes away.

I got my flu shot when I was in the hospital last year, so I think I've been spared most of the nasties out there. Unfortunately, I have a rare autoimmune disease (neuromyelitis optica) and have to take extra precautions around sick people and being out in public in general.

Yeah, I can even tell you how I got my sore throat: We had ordered pizza (there was a group of 8 of us) and one of my oh-so-thoughtful friends didn't tell me she was sick, and I got a slice of pizza from the same box she just got done grubbing around in. I didn't get it as bad as another friend; he was down for two days after the pizza germ-fest.