So, apparently my lovely co-workers reached their goal and infected me with the evil that is man flu. My nose feels like molten rock, I have a fever and overall I'm preparing for the worst. Am I alone in this horrible condition or are there fellow man flu victims out there? Sympathy and suggestions on how to survive from the healthy are welcome, too.

P.S.: Actually I only have a lousy little cold, pesky but whatever; I just felt the need to dramatize this.

Here is your starter pack.

What suggested is great, but just in case, I'll add this as well, you might need it once your man flu gets too severe...

(Just kidding, Get well soon! I want to watch tv again with you! ❤ )

Thank you for the emergency package XD

Ugggh I've been sick since last Wednesday. Got another of those revolvers for this poor soul?

We can share the revolver if you like.

Get well soon!

For you!

Oh Jesus Christ, men when they get sick. headdesk

I MEAN...I..hope...you feel better..soon. shiftyeyes

I'm on day 3, myself. :( Truly a nightmare

Damn them to force sick leave on me. "You're contagious" they say.

A couple of studies have shown that 'man flu' is actually a thing. The male immune system is just a little different and men tend to both experience and perceive their symptoms as more severe than the average woman's.

When women are sick...nope sorry whe are sick but enought healthy to cook dinner clean the house make shopping etc xD yeahhh and all men that have flu are dying xD

I had a terrible cold last week and I kept hacking and coughing my lungs out (and throwing up). I went to the emerge this week on Monday morning and since I already have pr-existing asthma, it flared up.

I still went to work and did some shopping. Mostly just bought big 1.5L water bottles.

man flu...

My boyfriend has been sick for 5 straight days. With a simple cold. I had the same cold as him. I was sick for 1 day. On the bright side I finally got to clean up and organize his apartment without him trying to fight me on it for once.

This weekend my throat felt a liiiiittle ticklish one night... I started chugging soup and water like a madwoman. I've finally had to call in to work today, but I'm hoping to be back in tomorrow. For some reason I have been sick, like, near constantly this year. This November (for my birthday!) I got Mono AND the flu. AT THE SAME DAMN TIME.

MONO. PLUS FLU. SAME TIME.

Both times I went to the doctor it was useless. The first doctor says "you've got mono; antibiotics won't help, you'll just have to suffer through it." The second doctor, two weeks later, says, "you've got flu B. Normally we'd give you Tamiflu, but it's probably too late now (even though there's no way of knowing how long I've had it since I've already had mono for longer than flu B even lasts), so you'll just have to suffer through it." I had fever hallucinations one night that I was captain of a fleet of pirate ships and my sailors were planning a great mutiny. I distinctly remember shivering all night, staring at a light in the hallway outside my bedroom, while being very convinced that I was going to be murdered in my sleep.

Needless to say, it was not a fun time.

I see your man flu, and raise you mono+themotherfrackingflu.

Mono....oh yeah. Didn't hallucinate just slept forever....was too tired to eat but I did sleep. When my Mom had it 35 or 40 years ago, it was she was hospitalized and kept in isolation complete with the gowns and masks for visitors. Now they said I could keep going to school (if I could stay awake). Apparently it isn't considered anything to worry about except by my (older) teachers who did their best to avoid me breathing on them. lol Apparently while hospitalized, Mom was on intravenous for 10 days as she couldn't only handle ice chips so she at least had nutrition. I just starved for two weeks at home. Silly changes to the medical system.

On the plus side, Mom was told years ago that the worst the symptoms for Mono, the shorter the recovery time.....recovery can take a complete year of being exhausted.

Mom's Joke: What's the worst thing a wife can hear from her husband????????? I think I'm getting a cold.

One thing about being sick, you really appreciate your good health when it returns.