my brother's flu has turned into pneumonia
and he is now in hospital. Unpleasant.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 9:44, 6 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

That is not good at all.
Is he generally in good health?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 9:51, Reply)

same thing happened to my sister-in-law
We got to jamaica on 19 dec, she got into bed and didn't get out until we flew home on boxing day. Then dr sent her to hosp as it turned into pneumonia, she only got out on mon. None of the rest of us got flu at all, it looks awful. Your poor brother!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 9:53, Reply)

Hope he's ok dude

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 9:54, Reply)

Sorry to hear that chief
Unless he's got a history of bad chest infections he'll be fine and dandy in no time.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 9:54, Reply)

thanks everyone
he is generally in very good health, not much history with any medical stuff so he should be fine.

He has been ill for a couple of weeks with flu though, so I hope that the pneumonia was caught soon.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:00, Reply)

It can take a while to get over
but it'll be fine the prognosis for someone over 5 under 70 is very good.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 9:59, Reply)

Wombling free?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 9:59, Reply)

that's what I like to hear
thanks
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:00, Reply)

This might help,
www.nhs.uk/conditions/pneumonia/Pages/Introduction.aspx
some people hate reading about that stuff, but I find it helps to know some facts if I'm worried.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:03, Reply)

cheers
I prefer to know as well
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:52, Reply)

Unless ‘The Sweeny’ and ‘The Professionals’ has lied to me
The appropriate course of action is to sneak some booze in for him.

Hope he gets better soon
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:06, Reply)

As long as he doesn't get Dr Tinkle from 'Carry on Doctor' he'll be fine.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:14, Reply)

Nurse I dreamt about you last night.
"Did you?"
No, you wouldn't let me

HYACK-HYACK-HYACK!!!
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:17, Reply)

'I'm a meeean I tell you, a meeaannnnn'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:24, Reply)

It's an enigma, Matron, an enigma.
I'M NOT HAVING ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE!
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:28, Reply)

Wonderful stuff. I might watch it this weekend.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:30, Reply)

tesco had the entire box set of them on dvd over christmas
they also had the entire "scooby doo" in a dvd set shaped like the mysterymobile. i really wish i hadn't been tempted to buy it (for the nephew and nieces, you understand).
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:32, Reply)

I am a huge 'Doo' fan.
'Goober & The Ghost Chasers' was better though. My best pal used to say I had made it up, until I got all the episodes on DVD. It was basically a poor man's 'Doo' but the dog was fucking great and could turn invisible. Hilarity ensued.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:37, Reply)

Monty...likes something?

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:40, Reply)

This sounds fucking shit

(Bazongaloid, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:42, Reply)

scooby was v funny
i was watching it with the nephew over christmas and there was a bit where shaggy was being bricked up somewhere by a ghost. he looked at the camera and said "just my luck to get caught by a phantom who just happens to be a master bricklayer in his spare time" and it made me laugh a lot.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:40, Reply)

god, i had such a crush on jim dale when i was little
didn't take me long to move onto kevin costner (but only in "prince of thieves", nothing else) and patrick swayze though.

in fact, patrick's toned bronzed muscular back can still make me turn to jelly in the french-knicker department, even though it's probably not looking too hot these days.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:30, Reply)

What isn't, 'the french-knicker department'?
I'm sorry to hear that.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:32, Reply)

you're not funny
well, you are, but that wasn't.

in fact i'm not wearing french knickers today, so they are looking lovely all silky in the drawer at home.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:33, Reply)