Sickness sucks!

Rob Williams · 10-16-2009, 03:52 PM

Hi all:

Well, I can't say that I didn't see this coming. In the past month or two, so much has gone wrong, from a hard drive crash, to even a hard drive crashing on the server, to issues with our benchmarking testing. So what else could go wrong? Well, I could fall ill, which is what happened earlier this week. Family member brought a cool gift home called "the flu" a few weeks ago, and it took about two weeks for it to catch up to me, but lo and behold, I'm not quite as resilient as I thought I was

Apologies for the lack of content to end the week off with. On Mon, I had a full queue of content to prepare, but then this sickness hit me and took all the fun out of life. Next week will be a different story, though I can't give a hint since some is under embargo and the other should be left as a surprise so other sites don't borrow the idea (it's happened before).

So, stay tuned, we'll be back at 100% next week.

Psi* · 10-16-2009, 05:39 PM

Don't push it!!! Drink warm decaffeinated beverages

I had the flu a few weeks ago& a throat so sore that I thought I would growing a scaly tail (fire breathing dragon). ugh

Rob Williams · 10-16-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Psi*

Don't push it!!! Drink warm decaffeinated beverages

I had the flu a few weeks ago& a throat so sore that I thought I would growing a scaly tail (fire breathing dragon). ugh

Caffeine is bad to drink while sick? I wish someone told me that earlier... I drink coffee like there's no tomorrow (on the third cup of the day at the moment).

I'm fortunate in that I don't have a full-fledged flu, and I don't expect that to change. I am suffering most with a bad headache that pills don't seem to be helping, a sore throat and occasional running nose. Fun stuff. I sure don't have a sore throat like you did though... wow that sounds horrible

gibbersome · 10-16-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Williams

Caffeine is bad to drink while sick? I wish someone told me that earlier... I drink coffee like there's no tomorrow (on the third cup of the day at the moment).

I'm fortunate in that I don't have a full-fledged flu, and I don't expect that to change. I am suffering most with a bad headache that pills don't seem to be helping, a sore throat and occasional running nose. Fun stuff. I sure don't have a sore throat like you did though... wow that sounds horrible

Are you taking Tamiflu?

Rob Williams · 10-16-2009, 06:06 PM

What's Tamiflu? I'm not taking anything except Advil, but that's more for a toothache and the headache. I took some Buckley's tablets the other day, but they didn't do anything, so I didn't bother with a follow-up. I generally avoid medicine unless I find it's actually doing something.

Psi* · 10-16-2009, 06:14 PM

No not talking Tamiflu, but "ma google" came back with sore throat remedies & tea was high on the list. I have never drank so much chamomile ever before.

I never drank chamomile before.

gibbersome · 10-16-2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Williams

What's Tamiflu? I'm not taking anything except Advil, but that's more for a toothache and the headache. I took some Buckley's tablets the other day, but they didn't do anything, so I didn't bother with a follow-up. I generally avoid medicine unless I find it's actually doing something.

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/drugp...05_tamiflu.htm

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Tamiflu Basics:
Tamiflu is a prescription antiviral medication that can be used to treat influenza infections (the flu) in children and adults, if their symptoms have started within the last day or two before starting to take Tamiflu. It can also be used to prevent the flu in children, teens and adults who have been exposed to the influenza virus.

What Tamiflu Is Used For:
Tamiflu is approved to treat the flu in adults and children over age 12 months. It is also indicated as prophylaxis, or a preventative, against the flu for adults and children over age 12 months.

It requires a prescription so I would contact a doctor, or an MD friend. It will cut down your sickness time, but you should only bother taking it if you're in the early stages of the illness (first 2-3 days).

Rob Williams · 10-16-2009, 06:19 PM

I do drink tea, so perhaps I should focus more on that (I drink green and rooibos for the most part).

Chamomile is fine once in a while, but it can become gross if you drink too much in a short period of time (at least that's how it is for me).

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Originally Posted by gibbersome

It requires a prescription so I would contact a doctor, or an MD friend. It will cut down your sickness time, but you should only bother taking it if you're in the early stages of the illness (first 2-3 days).

Ahh, interesting, thanks. I think I'm at the tail end of the sickness though, so I should be alright. Nor do I have a doctor, so getting a prescription might be a little tough ;-)

2Tired2Tango · 10-17-2009, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Williams

I do drink tea, so perhaps I should focus more on that (I drink green and rooibos for the most part).

A nice hot cup of Orange Peko with a few drops of lemon and honey always makes me feel better.

Get well soon, my friend.

Doomsday · 10-17-2009, 03:03 AM

Get well soon man!

Kougar · 10-17-2009, 06:48 PM

Look on the bright side, at least you didn't crash or fail like any of those hard drives!

I've been lucky so far, first day of classes one Professor announced to the class that a student had called in sick from H1N1, that got the class's attention quick. I'm sure there were plenty more I passed in the hallways though. And the regular flu season is only just beginning....

At any rate, I hope you get over it fast! Stay warm by keeping the computers number crunching or something...

Rob Williams · 10-23-2009, 03:18 AM

Of course, now that I'm feeling better (damn cough won't go away, though), life is keeping me busy. Had a lot of things to do this week that I forgot all about (and still have the dentist tomorrow... it gets better). I am hoping things slow down soon so I can take care of my ridiculous backlog of work.

gibbersome · 10-25-2009, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Williams

Of course, now that I'm feeling better (damn cough won't go away, though), life is keeping me busy. Had a lot of things to do this week that I forgot all about (and still have the dentist tomorrow... it gets better). I am hoping things slow down soon so I can take care of my ridiculous backlog of work.

First thing's first. Get well, and then you can worry about your backlog. No point in over straining and prolonging the sickness longer than you ought to.

Rob Williams · 10-27-2009, 03:18 AM

I am feeling a lot better (still coughing though for some reason), so I'm good there. The past week has been rough where regular chores in life are concerned, though, and it doesn't seem to be getting much better this week. I can't wait until two weeks from now when I should be able to get down to business and FOCUS.

madmat · 11-05-2009, 02:06 PM

Sucks you got the flu man. I got it last year and it was no fun at all. Here recently I had a bit of a scare, I thought I'd had a stroke so I went to see the doctor to get checked out and ended getting sick to boot.

At least it wasn't a stroke.

10-16-2009, 03:52 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,926	Sickness sucks! Hi all: Well, I can't say that I didn't see this coming. In the past month or two, so much has gone wrong, from a hard drive crash, to even a hard drive crashing on the server, to issues with our benchmarking testing. So what else could go wrong? Well, I could fall ill, which is what happened earlier this week. Family member brought a cool gift home called "the flu" a few weeks ago, and it took about two weeks for it to catch up to me, but lo and behold, I'm not quite as resilient as I thought I was Apologies for the lack of content to end the week off with. On Mon, I had a full queue of content to prepare, but then this sickness hit me and took all the fun out of life. Next week will be a different story, though I can't give a hint since some is under embargo and the other should be left as a surprise so other sites don't borrow the idea (it's happened before). So, stay tuned, we'll be back at 100% next week. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

10-16-2009, 05:39 PM	#2
Psi* Coastermaker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Westport, Connecticut Posts: 164	Don't push it!!! Drink warm decaffeinated beverages I had the flu a few weeks ago& a throat so sore that I thought I would growing a scaly tail (fire breathing dragon). ugh __________________ How much net work could a network work, if a network could net work?

10-16-2009, 06:06 PM	#5
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,926	What's Tamiflu? I'm not taking anything except Advil, but that's more for a toothache and the headache. I took some Buckley's tablets the other day, but they didn't do anything, so I didn't bother with a follow-up. I generally avoid medicine unless I find it's actually doing something. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

10-16-2009, 06:14 PM	#6
Psi* Coastermaker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Westport, Connecticut Posts: 164	No not talking Tamiflu, but "ma google" came back with sore throat remedies & tea was high on the list. I have never drank so much chamomile ever before. I never drank chamomile before. __________________ How much net work could a network work, if a network could net work?

10-17-2009, 03:03 AM	#10
Doomsday Partition Master Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: KHI, PAK Posts: 353	Get well soon man! __________________ XFX 780i. E8400@ 3.0GHz. Corsair DHX DDR2 2GB-800MHz XFX GeForce 9600GT Cooler Master Centurion 590 + 5 120mm Blue LED fans Cooler Master 460W Extreme PSU Maxtor 250GB + Seagate 320GB + WD Caviar Green 640GB SAMSUNG 2333SW High Glossy Black 23" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor Razer DeathAdder + Razer Goliathus Alpha Gaming Mouse Mat Creative Inspire M4500 4.1 Speaker System 'But we never answered the question, why? Why are we as a people worth saving? We still commit murder because of greed, spite, jealousy. And we still visit all of our sins upon our children. We refuse to accept the responsibility for anything that we've done.' Commander Adama

10-17-2009, 06:48 PM	#11
Kougar Staff Writer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,497	Look on the bright side, at least you didn't crash or fail like any of those hard drives! I've been lucky so far, first day of classes one Professor announced to the class that a student had called in sick from H1N1, that got the class's attention quick. I'm sure there were plenty more I passed in the hallways though. And the regular flu season is only just beginning.... At any rate, I hope you get over it fast! Stay warm by keeping the computers number crunching or something... __________________ Core i7 920 @ 4.2GHz 1.40v (HT on) Gigabyte GA-X58-UD5 (F9e) 3 x 2GB OCZ Platinum 1600MHz 7-7-7-18 EVGA GTX 260 w/ D-Tek Fuzion 2 GFX ASUS Xonar DX \| Cooler Master UCP 1.1kW U2 UFO Cube Case \| Windows 7 RC1 x64 Swiftech Apogee GTZ + MCP655 Pump & Thermochill PA120.3 Radiator

10-23-2009, 03:18 AM	#12
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,926	Of course, now that I'm feeling better (damn cough won't go away, though), life is keeping me busy. Had a lot of things to do this week that I forgot all about (and still have the dentist tomorrow... it gets better). I am hoping things slow down soon so I can take care of my ridiculous backlog of work. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

10-27-2009, 03:18 AM	#14
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,926	I am feeling a lot better (still coughing though for some reason), so I'm good there. The past week has been rough where regular chores in life are concerned, though, and it doesn't seem to be getting much better this week. I can't wait until two weeks from now when I should be able to get down to business and FOCUS. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

11-05-2009, 02:06 PM	#15
madmat Former Editor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kennesaw GA Posts: 1,639	Sucks you got the flu man. I got it last year and it was no fun at all. Here recently I had a bit of a scare, I thought I'd had a stroke so I went to see the doctor to get checked out and ended getting sick to boot. At least it wasn't a stroke. __________________ M2N32-SLI Deluxe, Brisbane X-2 4000+ @ 2986Mhz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum EVGA 7950GT SLI Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!