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rjsilverthorn posted...

I had a minor bout after GenCon, but never too bad. I had about one day of feeling really crappy and then it was mostly just an annoying cough.

My wife has twice ended up with bronchitis after cons.

Ouch! Bronchitis is decidedly not fun, I sympathise. With my underlying problems the one time I've had that ended in my dislocating both shoulders and a couple of ribs every time I coughed. Thankfully, I wasn't living alone at the time -- unlike now.

I felt bad yesterday, but today I'm so damned sick that I suspect I'll wind up in hospital by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. I can just about keep down sips of water and liquid morphine, and stave off adding opiate withdrawal to the mix, but I can't swallow anything solid at all, and between a badly upset stomach and the fever I'm fighting, I seriously considered taking my bedding to sleep on the bathroom floor for the coolness and proximity. The big problem is that I have dysautonomia as one of my underlying chronic illnesses, and dehydration is blackout territory for that. Worrying.

It's peculiar though, I seem to be the only one in the convention Facebook group to have been dosed this badly this time.

@Lorthremar - Con crud is the convention-goers' nickname for the colds, coughs & flu many people pick up after closely interacting with a big group of people from all over the world. It's rather like freshers' flu. I don't usually get it this badly; last time I was in hospital as an in-patient was 6 years ago, and the last bout of flu, last year, was combined with sinusitis and a double ear infection. I'm just grateful I don't get it often, but I wondered how many others catch con crud on a regular or semi-regular basis.

(Also, this is the longest & most coherent post I've written anywhere all day.)
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