Please bear with me, Im asking a genuine question.

A few weeks ago I was diagnosed by my GP ( over the phone ) with a viral infection which attacked the nerves and muscles, rendering me pretty much unable to move. Ive been taking antibiotics and although they have helped, Im still struggling to recover some 6 weeks later. From recent conversations with a number of people it seems I'm far from being the only person to be affected with very similar symptoms.

Ignoring the usual aches and pains which I expect at my age, this virus has all but wiped me out, and shows no real signs of abating.

Im just wondering if anyone else has been experiencing a similar condition in recent weeks ?

Fortunately no and no one I know has it either.

I do hope you soon get over over it as it sounds really nasty

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Lets be careful out there !

SO FAR SO GOOD but then some things just come out of the blue, hope you shift it soon.

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Its not always the biggest and the bestest, its them that make the least mistakes.

Poor you Moley, you don't need this now. Hope you're better soon. x

My Mum has been fighting a particularly nasty bladder infection for the last Month or so and is on a long term course of anti biotic.

Not heard about any other viruses doing the rounds though..

I think it's caled the conservative partnership virus
It bleed you dry , but still pours money away abroad
It mutated from the labour virus , that poured it into the Olympics , when we were broke

No Moley. Sounds bad you poor thing. My dad got a very nasty one last year.

Moley, you have my fullest sympathy. I honestly wish you well, and soon. I know something of what you are going through.

I have suffered from regular bouts of bladder and prostate infections for the last 12 years. Rarely going any longer than about 3 months before another flare up occurs. I recently had to endure a 6 week coarse of very strong antibiotics. Very nasty stuff; the 'cure' makes you feel worse than the original condition – inside and out. Some of the side-effects these antibiotics produce can be quite disabling. I am now on a daily small dose of antibiotics as a prophylactic, to try to prevent a further flare up. The long term side effects are, the antibiotics gradually weaken our own immune system.

On the plus side, I know of a man who has been prescribed a low dose antibiotic as a prophylactic for over 13 years. He's fine as long as he doesn't forget to take his daily pill.

I feel for both of you, being on long term medication is no fun. My Mrs is similar, I had to get one of those black and yellow Stanley divider boxes from B&Q to store and separate all her pills. And, every compartment has something in it.

All I can remember is:

Tramadol (pain)
Co-Dydramol (pain)
Aspirin (heart)
Flecanoid (heart)
Thyroxin (Thyroid)
Bisopral (gastric)

... plus another 2 or 3 I can't remember as I'm in the office

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Lets be careful out there !

My mum and dad are on all sorts too... looks like a sweet shop when all the pills are being sorted!