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Skids
Quitting drinking will be one of the best choices you make in your life.
Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Location: Joined 3/6/02 . Member #175
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I got home last week, had a days rest, then Jaxx was born
All good, went with Kelly, my other 2 daughters and little Aria to meet Jaxx and see Tam in hospital before we all went for a feed at one of our local pubs. I only had 2 pints and felt a bit stuffed.... just getting over the 12 days away I figured.
As the arvo wore on, I started to feel more and more off colour. My whole body (but mainly my balls) started to ache. By the time I was ready to hit the hay, my nuts were hot and I felt pretty crappy... shit, I'm getting the flu. Which I thought was a bit strange as I'd had the flu vaccination 4 weeks earlier.
So, as my condition deteriorates over the next day and 2, my house full of loving women, take the piss out of me.. "man flu"... "men are so dramatic""... "you should try giving birth". The usual knocks from the ladies.
I lay in bed, shivering, sweating, not able to piss properly and feeling like a bag of shit. Finally four days later, my missus says "You better go to the doctor" and takes me down there.
The doctor is a tad more concerned about my condition and after a thorough examination is on the verge of calling an Ambulance to have me transported to hospital. He calls Kelly in... of course, she thinks I'm being dramatic.
I have blood tests and urine tests done before heading back home with some anti-biotics and an appointment back with the doctor at 7.45pm.
Turned out I had a severe infection of my kidney/bladder/urinary system and needed a penicillin injection and further anti biotic treatment.
It's not always "Man Flu" ladies!!! _________________ Don't count the days, make the days count. |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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I would have thought the aching balls were the first clue. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Mugwump
Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Location: Between London and Melbourne
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Ouch. Hope you’re feeling better and you make a good point. This trivializing of men’s issues genuinely has its dangers in many areas. _________________ Two more flags before I die! |
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swoop42
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Location: The 18
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stui magpie wrote: | I would have thought the aching balls were the first clue. |
Then again it is Skids.
I always get a sore throat as my first sign of an impending head cold.
No teabagging involved though. _________________ He's mad. He's bad. He's MaynHARD! |
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Skids
Quitting drinking will be one of the best choices you make in your life.
Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Location: Joined 3/6/02 . Member #175
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stui magpie wrote: | I would have thought the aching balls were the first clue. |
Yes.... but the other flu like symptoms side tracked me. _________________ Don't count the days, make the days count. |
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swoop42
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Location: The 18
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Skids wrote: | stui magpie wrote: | I would have thought the aching balls were the first clue. |
Yes.... but the other flu like symptoms side tracked me. |
The pain should have been setting off alarm balls. _________________ He's mad. He's bad. He's MaynHARD! |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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After 12 days on site he probably had blue balls anyway. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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piedys
Heeeeeeere's Dyso!!!
Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Location: Resident Forum Psychopath since 2003
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stui magpie wrote: | ^
After 12 days on site he probably had blue balls anyway. |
12 days is a walk in the park; i'm going through a George Constanza type drought... _________________ M I L L A N E 4 2 forever |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
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I hope you aren't walking in the park, naked, wearing an overcoat.
Again.
_________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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think positive
Side By Side
Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere
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Problem is skids in my house anyway, when hubby has a cold he’s dying, walks around with peas on his head, even though we girls all have the same thing, but I can tell when he needs a doc and I make him go, he won’t take himself. I book blood tests for us every year and that’s how his cancer was found. After it came back one time he said I thought I had a pain in my hip. So now I nag him. But not when he has the flu, he doesn’t have a sympathetic bone in his body so he ain’t getting any from me! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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luvdids
Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: work
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Think the thread title should be changed to "the dangers of self diagnosis".
I'm not a bloke but would've thought hot aching balls wasn't a symptom of flu. Fever also indicates infection, not just flu. |
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Skids
Quitting drinking will be one of the best choices you make in your life.
Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Location: Joined 3/6/02 . Member #175
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luvdids wrote: | Think the thread title should be changed to "the dangers of self diagnosis".
I'm not a bloke but would've thought hot aching balls wasn't a symptom of flu. Fever also indicates infection, not just flu. |
Yeah, you're right. But all the body aching and headache became the main symptoms pretty quick.
I should of gone to the docs sooner. _________________ Don't count the days, make the days count. |
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Nick - Pie Man
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Honestly I would have thought 'flu' as well hot balls or not. The flu gives you some really weird symptoms. Glad you're all sorted |
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K
Joined: 09 Sep 2011
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luvdids wrote: | Think the thread title should be changed to "the dangers of self diagnosis".
I'm not a bloke but would've thought hot aching balls wasn't a symptom of flu. |
luvdids, for you it would have been an easy diagnosis: excessive exposure to testosterone in utero. |
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K
Joined: 09 Sep 2011
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swoop42 wrote: | ...
The pain should have been setting off alarm balls. |
The canary in the coal mine. |
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