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Cold / flu blues
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Ach, aren't they horrid? This week I've been ill, especially Tues, Weds and today. Dosing myself up with paracetemol and lemsip (alternating between them cos the lemsip treats everything whereas the paracetemol is cheaper). And ugh.
Here's a question: should I get a sicknote? I've been letting my seminar leaders know if I was going to miss them or not, except today I hadn't made my mind up whether I felt well enough and then I fell asleep for a few hours! (at 3pm!) So am quite worried now. But seeing as I've missed the lectures for that, it wasn't too bad.
I've got assignments due in tomorrow and should get on with them but I do feel wretched. So yea, when you feel ill and there's nothing to take your mind of it, what do you do?
p.s. I knew I should have got some ibuprofen too
Here's a question: should I get a sicknote? I've been letting my seminar leaders know if I was going to miss them or not, except today I hadn't made my mind up whether I felt well enough and then I fell asleep for a few hours! (at 3pm!) So am quite worried now. But seeing as I've missed the lectures for that, it wasn't too bad.
I've got assignments due in tomorrow and should get on with them but I do feel wretched. So yea, when you feel ill and there's nothing to take your mind of it, what do you do?
p.s. I knew I should have got some ibuprofen too
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i have cold - though it's more of a virus really 'cause i have bad ear ache, a sore chest and headache too.
- cold gives you a runny nose more often
- flu gives you sudden severe headaches more often
but a lot of the symptoms are interchangable. I don't normally get ill and it's really getting to me now. Especially with this assignment I've got due in for tomorrow. Bleugh.
Just eating some chicken sandwiches with salad cream, with a nice cup of tea too.
If £50 notes were falling on your bed -
If you had a cold you'd pick them up
If you had flu you wouldn't bother
trust me i feel like shit at the minute but i know it'll just be a run of the mill virus.
Even with a sick note it's unlikely that you'll get an extension. Uni lecturers will probably just point out that they set the assignment in September or whenever and so you should have started earlier.
Sorry if that's not what you want to hear. Just going on my experience.
You need to try and keep on top of your work as much as possible, do it in short chunks and try your best to get to some lectures. If you're well enough to leave the house then you should get to a lecture.
As others have said if you had the flu, you'd be in bed for days, tripping your nuts off.
Oh they're only mini assignments, normally set for about 2 weeks. I'm feeling a bit better so will make a go on it tomorrow. (by mini they only take an hour or so)