r/sick

Hello,

Sorry I’m not sure if this fits here, but I’m so miserable and desperate for answers. I’m F25, and I’ve been getting bad flu-like symptoms every 4-5 weeks, lasting at least one week. It ALWAYS starts the same way, very tired for a day, which i tend to just assume it’s from gym training, but then the tiredness doesn’t go and I immediately get hit with a sore throat and bad dehydration even with taking electrolytes. I get flu symptoms soon after for 5-7 days (coughing either dry or productive, headache, exhaustion, tired legs, shakes and weakness, breathlessness even with inhalers for mild asthma that i take every day, and warm head and chest).
I recover and then get hit again the following month. I THINK this has started in September, when i was sick for 2 weeks during/immediately following a traumatising and sudden breakup with my ex when I found out he was entertaining other women. I also had to move to another gym from the gym that I loved, and was applying for jobs after finishing my dissertation. I was sick a little bit in oct, then had a break before getting VERY sick for 2 weeks needing antibiotics when I went through a second and final breakup with my ex. I did however get sick badly before this I believe every other month or so, but not bad enough to disrupt my life as it is right now.

I have been on allergy meds since 2021 when i got diagnosed with allergy to high grade grass and weed mix, and an immunoglobulin E count of 307. This was 5 years ago though. I train Muay thai 4x a week and lift weights when i can, but lately I’ve been too sick and it ends up being maybe 3x Muay thai a week, though others at the gym train even more than me. My diet is very clean, but when I get sick like this i do think “what’s the point” and eat fast food as well as home cooked. I wear a mask on public transport, but now don’t even commute to work as it would drain me, I literally only go to the gym, food shopping, and seeing friends maybe once every other week, and still get sick this often.

I have had two blood tests, nothing standing out - the first only showed slightly low b12 and ferritin which the GP has given me some supplements for, and high creatinine but I think this is because I’m so dehydrated when I get sick. The second test was for diabetes and acute glandular fever, both negative. I plan to ask for an ANA test tomorrow, but I’ve been reading up on ME/CFS which feels possible as does a reactivated Epstein barr. My Vit D and thyroid are completely fine. I’m 5’9 90kg (mostly muscle from lifting but some fat)

I just really want to know what this is. It disrupts my life so badly

Thank you for reading so far

Hey guys, i’m a 22 yr old female and I’ve had mono for 11 days now, and my throat pain is genuinely getting worse every day. I don’t have my tonsils (tonsillectomy at 19), and i took steroids from days 3-8 of mono. I thought the worst of the illness was gonna be over after the fever went away, but the sore throat has been getting worse and worse, and now i can’t swallow without insane pain, sleep, or eat. Advil helps a bit, but I’m wondering if this pain will stop any time soon?? When i look it up it says sore throat gets better after 1-2 weeks… but mine is just getting worse. Pleaseeee help!! Sore throat remedies and life hacks are also appreciated <3

I don't know where to seek help anymore. Maybe this isnt the right sub as from what i've seen it's mental health focused, i don't know what to do.

It all started on like a Friday night when i was coming back home, i already felt \*off\*, sore throat, pain when talking, etc.

Then i got worse.

—Head and face feeling hot

—Trouble breathing, i can only breathe through my mouth and even then it feels like shit (right now).

—Mucus, a lot of mucus in my airways, like, every breath i take sounds like a broken harmonica. I'm being serious.

—Trouble moving, not that severe but walking around feels like there are a thousand anvils spread across my body

I've also been feeling dizzy, i had trouble sleeping, it really is driving me insane.

I don't know what to do, maybe it's just a common flu and i'm overreacting, maybe i'm on my deathbed without me or my relatives knowing, maybe i've catched fucking hantavirus i don't know.

Help. Me.

Hello I’m f-21
I’m currently looking for help for a doctor note. I’m a broke collage student with only 20 bucks to my name. I have a fever that’s around 100.1 - 101.0 and I feel like shit. My boss is demanding me for a doctor’s note but I don’t have insurance. I only make about 15 an hour and can’t even afford to sustain myself let alone get insurance. Someone please help I don’t want to lose my job but I can’t afford to be in debt. I’m not too sure what to do.

Can anyone tell me

I’ve been on the verge of getting sick for a week. It started with a slight cough and I knew I was doomed. It’ll get worse then better. I’m so tired of ittttt. This morning is the worst of it, I woke up and my ears are clogged, nose stuffy, and throat raspy.

I wouldn’t say I’m sick yet but it’s getting there. It’s just so annoying! I’ve done everything, the warm beverages, hot showers, soup, and rest. And with it being May, it’s so warm outside I feel so hot and can’t tell if it’s from the heat outside or my body.

Need help healing my throat

I started working at a daycare nearly two weeks ago. First day was computer training, and the second day is when they put me in a classroom. I got sick THAT day. I had a sore throat and a cough, definitely hard to deal with especially when I am constantly speaking and on my feet, but I woke up at around 3 AM on Thursday morning throwing up, all my previous symptoms worsening and awful body aches. My entire head/nose/throat/ears are congested with mucus, it hurts to breathe, and I can't sleep because I keep coughing. I can't even stand up without feeling dizzy and weak, and I have zero appetite and can hardly eat anything. I feel awful because I just started this job and I've already called out yesterday and today, but I physically cannot do my job like this and it's not my fault that parents keep sending their sick kids to school (seriously, almost every child in my class was coughing and not feeling well). Every single part of my body hurts or is uncomfortable. I had a fever all day too. I am in agony and just wanted to bitch about this.