Mysterious Symptoms...

(it was rubbish on a stick for three days, then i wz better)

(there's lots of stuff abt it on the web)

flu is way more likely though

if you do have meningitis, it's much more likely viral (or aseptic) than bacterial. viral meningitis is a much less severe disease than bacterial meningitis (which is the one which ends up on the news whenever there's an outbreak). if you do have viral meningitis, you'll likely recover completely in a week or so without any specific treatment. but you need to see a doctor to make sure that is indeed what you've got.

i'm NOT a doctor (ignore the username, a tribute to a particularly good disco song), but i am a third year med student and i'm looking through my "principles of neurology" text as i type.

one more thing: your wife being pregnant is certainly a concern here, but as far as i know, the bugs that cause meningitis are not especially dangerous in pregnancy (unlike rubella, say). but again, i'm not a doctor, and you need to see a doctor as soon as you can.

all the best.

At this point you should run - not walk - quickly to your nearest hospital outpatients department because they have a very limited time to pump you full of the necessary antibiotics to combat this septicaemia.

If you are feeling 'wonky' but a little better, then it's probably a flu-type virus. Drink plenty of water, and get lots of rest.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Pain in your elbow, Ed?

ok i'm reasonably sure this is a food allergy (and not eg CV-19) but i'm not sure what to = strange taste in mouth (slight but def there) and mildly sensitive very slightly swollen lips

yesterday i assumed it was LENTILS (which i bought lots of and have been converting into daal) or possibly POWDERED FENUGREEK (as the daal requires it but i hadn't used it for a while otherwise). symptoms went away overnight, then returned after breakfast = not lentils but scrambled eggs and spring onions (v unlikely, i eat a fvckton of both) or the ground coffee (from papua new guinea bcz cheap in the corner shop). i never had this type before and first drank some yesterday -- on the whole coffee is no problem except normal caffeine issues BUT i can't drink m&s french ground coffee bcz it always gives me a bad sore throat so)

so anyway i am otherwise fine and at the moment this is merely mildly annoying

great revive

ffs

The ring finger on my right hand felt tingly and numb. I could move it fine but when I looked at it the skin was yellowish and the nail blueish. On a hunch I straightened my arm and my elbow clicked, as it often does, and I immediately felt a difference in my finger. Took a little while and a few more clicks but now it's back to normal.