i've never had flu
but both my parents had it at some point or another, and they both get (well, got in my mum's case) really annoyed with people who have a heavy cold saying "it's a touch of 'flu". they both said proper flu knocks you out for about 6 weeks and you feel like death.

poor old beast, hope it doesn't take that long.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 14:39, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

yeah it really annoys me when people are off work for 2 days and come back saying they've had flu

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 14:49, Reply)

And it now annoy me too!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 14:52, Reply)

This is the first time I've had flu
And it really is very very different from having a cold. I'm in pain and everything.

How is the hangover?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 14:52, Reply)

As far as I can remember I've had flu once.
It is completely different to having a cold.
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 14:53, Reply)

I lost a stone when I caught flu in college.
My mum nearly took me to hospital fearing I had meningitis
(Bazongaloid, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 15:01, Reply)