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Latest post on 18 March 2011 - 00:07

24 hours - all done.

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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:53

YES, headache from h-e-double-hockeysticks! Do you have upper abdomen pain? VERY loud and grumbly tummy? If I hadn't had my gall bladder out already, I would have thought it was that. Yup grumbly, keep running to the bathroom. I'm going to bed - blurgh

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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:51

Lost 4lb mind you! Know it's just water but for once the scales moved! Lol! Sadly, one of my thoughts this afternoon as I hobbled back to bed was just that. :) lol

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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:48

YES, headache from h-e-double-hockeysticks! Do you have upper abdomen pain? VERY loud and grumbly tummy? If I hadn't had my gall bladder out already, I would have thought it was that. I thought I had appendicitis it was that bad! Lost 4lb mind you! Know it's just water but for once the scales moved! Lol!

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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:45

YES, headache from h-e-double-hockeysticks! Do you have upper abdomen pain? VERY loud and grumbly tummy? If I hadn't had my gall bladder out already, I would have thought it was that.

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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:40

I'm so glad this got bumped up, I wanted to search for it and could not remember key words. I have been suffering from this since the middle of the night last night. Terrible pain in the upper abdomen! Awful gas to accompany it. And the rest that Jansul so eloquently put. Hope it's over very soon. Within 24 hours you should be fine once 'it' starts. Abdominal pains lasted nearly 2 days before the erm problems....hope you feel better soon x Oh don't say that. I've been feeling sick since lunchtime and steadily going downhill. My stomach is not in a good way and I have a pounding headache, sore throat and feel generally rancid.

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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:39

Ooh, thank you Nobbles! That will be soon, then. That makes me feel better already!

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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:35

Just nosey can you give us a clue as to which school?

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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:35

I'm so glad this got bumped up, I wanted to search for it and could not remember key words. I have been suffering from this since the middle of the night last night. Terrible pain in the upper abdomen! Awful gas to accompany it. And the rest that Jansul so eloquently put. Hope it's over very soon. Within 24 hours you should be fine once 'it' starts. Abdominal pains lasted nearly 2 days before the erm problems....hope you feel better soon x

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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:31

I'm so glad this got bumped up, I wanted to search for it and could not remember key words. I have been suffering from this since the middle of the night last night. Terrible pain in the upper abdomen! Awful gas to accompany it. And the rest that Jansul so eloquently put. Hope it's over very soon.

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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:21

A couple of people have been ill at work. I so wish they wouldn't come in sick as it goes round like wildfire.

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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:17

Its always doing the rounds . Well, there is in our house anyway. Horrid,, horrid cramping at the top of the abdomen, vommiting and the other end too..... Does anybody else have it/heard of it doing the rounds? Please someone come on and tell me it's just a 24 hour thing......

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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 21:10

Gastro bug was miserable :(. Upper abdominal cramps and what followed was not good. Was just 24 hour thing, thank goodness!

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Latest post on 15 March 2011 - 07:38

Thanks G! All better now. We all had a much better night and woke up smiling. It looks like the baby has escaped it which I'm very thankful for and it was indeed just a 24 hour thing. Off to catch up on all my jobs that I avoided yesterday now........... :)

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Latest post on 15 March 2011 - 05:46

Oh Jane, I'm sorry to hear you're miserable. :( I did however read the title of the thread and think, "When is a gastro bug/chickenpox/measles/scarlet fever etc etc not going around Dubai?" ;) I hope you are feeling 100% very soon and that the little ones don't suffer too much. xx

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Latest post on 14 March 2011 - 23:54

Obviously there was one case at nursery today. Not in my DS class, but still I'm waiting for someone to send their sick children in...:-(

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That school presently has Chicken pox, Strep throat, flu and gastro going around it. Starting to question hygiene, swimming pool cleanliness, [b'>parent brain capacity[/b'>. edited by Sticky Wicket on 14/03/2011 Erm, thanks SW, talk about kicking a dog when it's down, really needed that today. Not you! You dopey mare! All the parents who send their kids in sick (and know it) or employ maids and never see their children! Ok then, as you were :D Although I do feel like a large portion of my brain has fallen out of a nether region today! TMI

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That school presently has Chicken pox, Strep throat, flu and gastro going around it. Starting to question hygiene, swimming pool cleanliness, [b'>parent brain capacity[/b'>. edited by Sticky Wicket on 14/03/2011 Erm, thanks SW, talk about kicking a dog when it's down, really needed that today. Not you! You dopey mare! All the parents who send their kids in sick (and know it) or employ maids and never see their children! Ok then, as you were :D Although I do feel like a large portion of my brain has fallen out of a nether region today!

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That school presently has Chicken pox, Strep throat, flu and gastro going around it. Starting to question hygiene, swimming pool cleanliness, [b'>parent brain capacity[/b'>. edited by Sticky Wicket on 14/03/2011 Erm, thanks SW, talk about kicking a dog when it's down, really needed that today. Not you! You dopey mare! All the parents who send their kids in sick (and know it) or employ maids and never see their children!

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That school presently has Chicken pox, Strep throat, flu and gastro going around it. Starting to question hygiene, swimming pool cleanliness, [b'>parent brain capacity[/b'>. edited by Sticky Wicket on 14/03/2011 Erm, thanks SW, talk about kicking a dog when it's down, really needed that today.

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That school presently has Chicken pox, Strep throat, flu and gastro going around it. Starting to question hygiene, swimming pool cleanliness, parent brain capacity. <em>edited by Sticky Wicket on 14/03/2011</em>

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yes I've heard of some with it - I'm off to spinneys - do you need me to pick you up anything - happy to drop it off but won't come in!!!!... Hope everyone is better soon. xxx Thanks Claire, but we're Ok for stuff. A is picking the girls up from school now after the dreaded phone call from the nurse and I have been wallowing in self pity all morning after a very sleepless night. Yuk.

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yes I've heard of some with it - I'm off to spinneys - do you need me to pick you up anything - happy to drop it off but won't come in!!!!... Hope everyone is better soon. xxx

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*Draws a 50 metre exclusion zone around janesul* :D

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Yes and it's a 24-hour thing -- it tore through our primary school last week with both students and teachers v poorly.

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*Draws a 50 metre exclusion zone around janesul*

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Well, there is in our house anyway. Horrid,, horrid cramping at the top of the abdomen, vommiting and the other end too..... Does anybody else have it/heard of it doing the rounds? Please someone come on and tell me it's just a 24 hour thing......

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