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Pleurisy
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Get well soon mate.
The neat dettol trick really works.
HTH
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I used to get something similar to that as a kid. After I went swimming my chest would hurt and my eyes would go red, so perhaps it was allergy related. I don't get it any more though.Originally posted by ChimpMaster View PostSeriously at least they found out what it was! I had severe chest pains a while back, they would come out of nowhere and build up over a duration of 30 minutes or so. I'd be in so much pain I would hit the floor.
I got tested so so many things (but probably not Pleurisy) and they didn't find out what was wrong. Even these days I can feel my chest give me light pains now and again, and my breathing is erratic at times.
How did they test and identify for Pleurisy?Comment
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A tip if you are stuck in bed - get a large (empty
) coffee jar and keep it next to the bed. If you need a piss and you are having trouble moving you can use it.
Before the rest of you wade in - this does work.+50 Xeno Geek Points
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What do you call large? A pint (474ml) is a minimum, which is a lot of coffee. Nothing worse than having to stop mid-flow and a brimming receptacle. A recipe for disaster. I would like to see a woman manage it. It must at least involve getting on to your knees?Originally posted by Zippy View PostA tip if you are stuck in bed - get a large (empty
) coffee jar and keep it next to the bed. If you need a piss and you are having trouble moving you can use it.
Before the rest of you wade in - this does work.Comment
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There's web sites for people like you.Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostI would like to see a woman manage it.
(unless you put a street camera up facing into the bathroom...) <smiley>My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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I had Pleurisy when I was 5.
My mum felt sorry for me and let me open my Christmas present early.

F**k yeah... I liked having Pleurisy.
Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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I bet it does it work for a bloke. But surely as a lass you're going to struggle to squat over a coffee jar from a prone position.Originally posted by Zippy View PostA tip if you are stuck in bed - get a large (empty
) coffee jar and keep it next to the bed. If you need a piss and you are having trouble moving you can use it.
Before the rest of you wade in - this does work.
Just saying like.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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