Scott Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 A chest infection is not the flu. My info is not from Google, it's from 9 months in hospital and knowing infections and immune systems incredibly well. I've had things that make the flu look like a runny nose and get very pissed off when people walk round sniffling claiming they have flu. Thats my main point basically. If you have the proper Flu, and not the general crap, you will need to see a doctor. Usually not through wanting to see a doctor but because of a loved one worrying about you dying. My cousin that i mentioned earlier got the flu when he was about 10. I tried to talk to him but he was unresponsive, he had a fever that had beads of sweat dripping off him and he was shivvering constantly. That, to me, is the proper flu. As i said in the beginning, i have never had the flu and i hope to hell i never get it given what i know about it. The flu is not "cured" by anything, the immune system has to be left to deal with it. While that is happening you are ceceptible to everything else, like i said though. My statement wasn't meant to be the "be all and end all" of flu symptoms but mearly expressing the difference between the "man flu" and the "flu". If someone tells you they have the flu, they don't have the flu. In my opinion. Edit, the previous person meant that while having the flu, you are very very ceceptable to chest infections (infections in general), the penicillin will help against the chest infection which is the actual killer, the flu just opens the door. Not that a chest infection was the flu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 My mate had man flu (not real flu) before Xmas. He went down to Wales to visit relatives and an infection spread into his blood giving him Septicaemia (basically blood poisoning) which shut down his internal organs & he fell unconscious. His eye's opened shortly after the New Year when the doctors tried giving him some real food (not a drip) and he fell straight back unconscious. He's been stuck unconscious in a Welsh hospital since 23rd Dec, not nice, not sure when or if he'll be back TBH as he isn't improving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 My mate had man flu (not real flu) before Xmas. He went down to Wales to visit relatives and an infection spread into his blood giving him Septicaemia (basically blood poisoning) which shut down his internal organs & he fell unconscious. His eye's opened shortly after the New Year when the doctors tried giving him some real food (not a drip) and he fell straight back unconscious. He's been stuck unconscious in a Welsh hospital since 23rd Dec, not nice, not sure when or if he'll be back TBH as he isn't improving Thats a damn site further than manflu mate. Sounds like infection brought on from being rundown from manflu. Domino effect Its much the way the flu gets you, its not the actual flu. Its your body being weak from fighting it that leaves you wide open. Hope he gets on ok, i'm sure he is in good hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Thats a damn site further than manflu mate. Sounds like infection brought on from being rundown from manflu. Domino effect Its much the way the flu gets you, its not the actual flu. Its your body being weak from fighting it that leaves you wide open. Hope he gets on ok, i'm sure he is in good hands. Cheers Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 He's been stuck unconscious in a Welsh hospital since 23rd Dec, not nice, What are you implying....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 What are you implying....? Welsh hospitals man, wasn't it obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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