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In reply to the discussion: I have had a cold for a week. [View all]pbmus
(12,422 posts)51. Sounds like flu...sorry you're sick😖
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Flu Symptoms
fever* or feeling feverish/chills.
cough.
sore throat.
runny or stuffy nose.
muscle or body aches.
headaches.
fatigue (tiredness)
some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, though this is more common in children than adults.
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Bummer! My wife is flying back from Hawaii today, with a cold she got there. Talk about sucking!
Floyd R. Turbo
Dec 2019
#8
I rarely get cold/flu sick but I'm sick with something now. Fatigue bad throat head but no fever
lunasun
Dec 2019
#22
I don't know if you have ever worked in the corporate world, but banging in sick is
smirkymonkey
Dec 2019
#31
Sorry, but the corporate workplace does not look well upon people who don't come
smirkymonkey
Dec 2019
#35
I sometimes get arthritis pain in my ankles due to lots of orthopedic surgeries as a kid
MLAA
Dec 2019
#37
I'm sorry to hear you can't call out sick when you are actually sick. That would never happen
UniteFightBack
Dec 2019
#49
I understand because I've worked at places like that before! It really sucks! When I got this job
UniteFightBack
Dec 2019
#59
Vacation days are fine, but if you are out sick for more than a day or two, unless you
smirkymonkey
Dec 2019
#60
You definitely are among broad company in the "under the weather" crowd...
Guilded Lilly
Dec 2019
#55