Do you know people who are ALWAYS sick?

[Tala]

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Ok, side note here. I have often wondered why some people seem to blanch, freak out, or make varying unattractive facial reactions to the thought of throwing up. For me, if my stomach is upset, I'd rather throw up and be done with it, rahter than be in torturous agony for hours as I wait for "whatever" to pass. IDK, I guess to each their own

While throwing it up and letting it pass DOES happen . . . and that's a good route to go if you can


The LAST time I had a stomach bug, I was SO sick I could barely move and woke up to throw up every hour ON the hour from 6am till somewhere around 2pm. I wasn't eating anything and I wasn't throwing up anything. Before I finished I was drinking water just so I could throw up something instead of nothing. THATs why I would make awful faces and run away if you said you had thrown up recently. If you mention throwing up, I'm not gonna remember the time I threw it up and went on with my day (yes it has happened) I'm gonna remember the most god awful sick experience that I have had!

 

[unionwirewoman]

I guess what gets me is.....If you offer a solution , and the person is not willing to try it....Then they shouldn't complain ! My DH is like that . He does have hurts , yet some of them are so out of there , that at times I wonder about it . I have 2 ulcers ( don't take meds cause they're WAY too expensive....pepcid ac calms it enough ) , have broken my back , jaw , ribs etc riding bulls for 12 yrs , torn my shoulder and numerous other "little" things . I only complain when it comes to a point where it's almost hospital time . Dh never goes a day without some sort of hurt . He will actually writhe in pain over an ITCH ! His ex is the same......she complains about not being able to pay the bills.....yet is " sick " at least 6 days a month staying home . For those who deal with pain everyday ( I do but probably not as much as some ) I applaud you for living life , seeing the brighter side . I include my mother in this....I think that's where I got my strength from .


I always try to put myself into another persons shoes when it comes to this....if only we could.....we'd know what endurance or self pity really is .

On a side note...you'll know if you've ever had food poisoning . I was up for 10 hrs puking years ago . It got so bad that I lost all movement because of dehydration . All of my muscles were so cramped , I couldn't even open my mouth at the end ...they had to carry me to the truck to the hospital , where I recieved 6 bags of fluid until I finally had to pee ( they wouldn't discharge me until I had to pee , still didn't have to , but I hate needles poked into my arm especially after 4 hours ). Stay away from tepid mayo at subway !

 

[ChooksChick]

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Not true!! It gets to be a pain having chronic illnesses that are diverse, and sometimes we air it to people we trust...no offense, but you can't just lump everyone together.

I have a little sister who has more, completely different things wrong with her than anyone would believe, and sometimes she needs to vent. This doesn't make her a needy whiner.

There are whiners out there, though!!

 

[TriciaHowe]

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She was not complaining and there was no indication she was not compassionate toward her patients. She was making an observation. And it is pertinent here. Psych patients tend to be preoccupied with their physical health. That's the way it is.

I was thinking the same thing. That was a pretty snarky comment. As a nurse myself (ob/gyn office when I am not a SAHM) sometimes you need to blow off a little steam. There was nothing wrong with what she said and a lot of psych patients do have real and imaginary health problems, especially since a lot of them are drug/alcohol users and heavy smokers with poor diets which makes health problems worse. They also live in their own very small world where their health conditions is the only thing they do talk about (all the time wether you have heard the same thing a million times or not).

 

[Sierra pachie bars]

I am one of those who is sick all the time. I do talk about it. Mostly to my husband or my older daughter. I am slowly learning to ask for help, not always easy because I was always one to do it myself.
I don't want attention but I do want understanding. I lost all of my friends when I was not able to go out and do as much as I use to. I kept maybe a one or two that understand how sick I am. Those are the true gems IMO.
Some people can be sick all the time and I can admit talking helps. Although when asked how I am doing I always say ok or fine which is not true. lol.

Some illnesses don't always show to the naked eye. To look at me you would have no idea I am as ill as I am.

But then again there are people who just are grumps and complain about everything all the time so hard to say. But if the person is a friend at least let her vent and get it out of her system. Maybe push her to go and have bloodwork done because who knows she might have something being missed by doctors. It does happen and often.

 

[hennypenny9]

I guess there's a difference between complaining and just saying. Like my friend with lupus. She does talk about it to me. But it's not like "woe is me!" it's "so this was my day." And it doesn't bother me a bit. Makes my problems seem tiny when she gets so tired, has to take handfuls of pills, and can't even grow her fingernails because of bad circulation.

So anyway. It's the tone.

Oh, and the throwing up thing. I hate the feeling of throwing up. Yeah, I am happier once it's done with. The last time I did (maybe a mild food poisoning, 'cause it was also diarrhea TMI sorry!) I threw up once an hour from 12:00-6:00, and got *** from my manager for calling in sick. This was the FIRST time I called in to work, and I've only done it ONCE since. Three years at this job.

 

[BeccaOH]

Around here it is my brother's family. One of the 2 kids seems to be down with ear ache or pink eye or cold or flu or something else almost every other week. The girl recently missed a week of school because of pneumonia. I used to think it was daycare or the parents bringing home something from the hospital where they both work. But I really don't know why they catch everything more than once. I just worry about all the antibiotics those kids have already taken in their short lives.

 

[mjdtexan]

yes

 

[horsejody]

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So, you have met my sister.

 

[cozycritters]

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I have been known to tell people what's going on with me, but it's for information-- my DH needs to know that the reason I didn't make dinner was because I was throwing up again etc. (I'm one of those women who never stop having morning sickness).

Because I am honestly sick so often, I try to be compassionate and understanding even when I suspect that someone is making a bigger deal of what's going on with them than is actual.

But, on the other side, I do whatever I can to feel better, so my pet peeve is when people complain and refuse to do what they need to to get better (my DH is rarely sick, but when he is he COLLAPSES and turns into a baby and won't even take Tylenol unless I shove it down his throat

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I had an Urgent care dr and ER dr tell me last week that I'm stoic. I never consider myself as that, I'm just not the type to moan, though I'll talk about it-- I'll just quietly pass out, thanks