Please tell me I’m the only one who’s gone down ? Hardly been able to make it out of bed since last Thursday, but just starting to feel more like myself. How come it waited till May and didn’t strike during the winter storms when I couldn’t get out anyway ?!!
Flu ?: Please tell me I’m the only one who’s... - Couch to 5K
Flu ?
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Flu transmission is pretty much dependent on you getting out and about, or at least being visited by people who have.
Anyhoos... there’s a whole summer of lovely running to be had... hope you’re back soon.
Still no idea where it came from - nobody else hereabouts seems to have it. There’s nothing like being unique, is there ?! Made it out for a walk around the village today, so I must be on the mend at last 😀
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I had this too! Took me out of action for a week and was no fun at all. Glad you're feeling more yourself, make sure you give yourself enough rest and recuperation time!
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Sorry to hear that, do hope you are on the mend now. Take it easy for a while, have heard it totally wipes you out!
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Get better soon ButtercupKid, once you are better you can resume your runs up and down that walkway that used to be a 🛤 railway . 🏃 😊
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Sorry to hear you’re poorly. It’s so frustrating. Hope you’re feeling better soon 💐
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BC.. I was out for 12 days with a racking cough and accompanying everything! Had to beginning building back up again with just 1K !
Poor poor you!
So hard to feel like this in May! Just plenty of liquids and rest. Take care of yourself and when you feel much better, then out you go xx
Racking cough, eh ? Sounds like the same bug ! Can’t sleep for my lungs whistling and when I do drop off, I wake myself up coughing 😂
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Oh no! I had the same thing a couple of years ago in August, I felt shocking n it took me some time to recover. Hope you’re feeling much better very soon n it doesn’t throw things off too much. Take care! Xx
August ? That’s the pits ! 😄
It was!! I spent about 4 days feeling absolutely awful, stuck in the house on my own cos my daughter was away at the time 😭
Desperate ! And I bet nobody believed it was real flu either 😄
I wasn’t sure I believed it was real flu lol. Didn’t know it was possible in August but if it wasn’t flu I don’t know what on earth it was, I’ve never felt that bad from anything except the flu 😕
Are you feeling any better?
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It's sod's law BK. Be kind to yourself, take it gently and you'll soon be back on course 😊
I’m right there with you. I had headaches anytime I got up. Today is my first day back to work and I feel as if I may go back home. I haven’t walked much less run in the past week.
You poor soul ! It really is vicious. Hope you’re back to normal very soon x
I hope so too. I will find out today when I attempt my first run post sickness. I’m staying hydrated so hopefully that helps. Thank you for the kind words.
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I had a crappy flu-like cold thing last week. It wasn’t as bad as it sounds like yours has been, but it did floor me for a couple of days. Glad you’re on the mend: how’s the walking going?
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Sorry to hear you’re feeling grotty BcK - hope you’re out and running again soon!
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Hi, Buttercup kid. I've not seen many postings from you for a while. Are you through the flu? I'm on the IC with a sore Achilles but now I've seen the physio and hope the exercises will sort it. After probably 10 weeks off, starting up again might be a challenge. Have been wondering if you found that after the flu?
Didn’t feel up to running, mentally or physically, but I’ve kept up the Strength and Flex podcasts, sharpened up my eating habits and I’ve been doing a lot of walking. I’m starting to feel a faint itch to get back to C25k now, so watch this space ! Sorry to hear you’re on the IC though. Hope you’re mending fast x