The Flu ... Part Two: The Sequel

ghostsofpompeii

Apparently there are two different strains of the flu currently going around. And as luck would have it I managed to contract both weeks apart. I'm just recovering for the second round and hope this flu bug isn't part of a new trilogy. 

Unlike cigarette smoking, pipe smokers can stop smoking a pipe 'cold turnkey' for any number of days without getting the nic jitters. So when someone tells you smoking a pipe is just as addictive as smoking a cigarette, feel free to insert your least favorite pipe into their nearest orifice or the one you feel will get the greater effect. Just don't plan on smoking it again. AS for me, I didn't miss smoking one bit ... but did miss the ability to breath, as my lungs were on fire and filled with congestion. Felt like someone had scrubbed my the inside of my lungs with sandpaper. 

I'm on the up and up and fully expect to smoke a bowl this evening. And I'll begin with the last blend I had before the savage bug took up residence in my lung. The blend was Russ' Cinnamon Roll ... and it was delicious. Looking forward to it. Glad to be back among the living.

motie2

@ghostsofpompeii -- Not to be a whiny pussy, but I'll trade you my sciatica for both of your flus. This is now month five. Kill me now.

jim102864

Man, I'm glad to hear you're on the mend.  Nothing worse than being out of commission due to a health issue, though we've all been there.

Bentbrier

@ghostsofpompeii glad to read you're telling better and hope you're enjoying a great pipe.  I remember reading once that "sipping" tobacco smoke used to be thought of as a treatment for illness. 

As to addiction, I tell people a pipe is like a really good steak, or maybe dessert, you get a craving but can easily do without.  Not like cigarettes at all.  I don't have a pipe worthy of the mentioned insertion.  I'll just use my boot as it hoses off easily enough.

Hope your remaining recovery is fast and that your done with being sick in 2018.

Oddjob27

Wishing you good health my friend! Hang in there... I also heard about the different viruses this time around... A lot of kids struggling through it because the Z-Pack wasn't working with the new strain....

mfresa

Get better, @ghostsofpompeii !!

Londy3

Wishing everyone good health for God's sake!....LOL..

But seriously, I do wish this for everyone here.

Woodsman

A good friend lost her best bud, she was 54 in good health, caught the Flu and Died of Sepsis 3 days later.

thebadgerpiper

Hope you feel better @ghostsofpompeii .

motie2

@Woodsman -- That's awful. May she be entered into the peace of Life Eternal.

motie2

I am truly screwed. In addition to being in the fifth month of sciatica, I have now been diagnosed with "Atypical shingles"   Atypical because  it's not contiguous; there are three distinct areas. Two doctors said they have never seen anything like this. Prescription for Famvir (Famciclovir) 3XD, and calamine lotion. Expected course of disease: "several weeks." "May get worse before it gets better." So far, mine is only painful (cannot sit) and sometimes itchy, but not exquisitely painful like sciatica. Cannot have physical contact with pregnant women, babies, anyone who has not had chickenpox.

Kmhartle

Wow @motie2! When it rains, it pours. I sure hope the meds and lotion give you some relief. I have not had shingles myself, but I know people who have and it's miserable and painful. Best wishes for a fast recovery, my friend. 

ghostsofpompeii

@motie2 I'd like to say my thoughts and prayers are with you - but at this point I'm sure that doesn't help one damn bit. I went through several months of sciatica before my back surgery, so I know what you're going through. But the shingles is something I've managed to elude, although my wife had it for a time, and I know what a pain that can be. Just having her clothes touch the skin was painful. say away from firearms. I'm sure it can be tempting - but this too shall pass. 

motie2

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