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13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Yep, I'm in a country town in romania. living with a host family who dont speak english. 2 weeks left of school. 3 weeks left of my visa.
and i have mumps.
yep.
mumps.
this is so not cool on so many levels.
in fact, its really quite scary being sick and away from home.
and sucky being house bound.
no friends.
no boyfriend.
no speaking english.
no solid foods.
actually, someone explain to me how i have a virus that i have alreayd been immunised against?
damn being a teacher. you get the viruses of the students. however, that isnt all that bad. one of my students who aso has i invited me to his place to use the internet, s at leats i have someone to speak english to!
so this is my litle bitch.
at least i didn't have it on my birthday!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
mumps suck
The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Aww take care Rouge... I know it's horrible being sick when you're far from home, but you'll be better soon and everything will feel good again - then you'll have a great story to tell about the time when you were 'dying' a million miles from home
Getting to the other side 
....of doom!
585 posts
Location: Hastings, UK
MMR...how old are you?? and did you have your booster?
Pooh-Bah
1,785 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
maybe its special romanian mumps!
hope you feel better soon 3,380 posts
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hope you feel better soon! being ill n away from home sucks!
THWACK!!!!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
I don't think they usually give a booster for mumps, but don't quote me on that. Some people loose their immunization after a while, nobody knows why. It's really a bummer.
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
I'm 19 as of saturday.
i was looking on the internet, and it says you get your booster at no later than 11 or 12 years old...and i got mine then, i remember for sure cos it was when i was in grade 6, before i went to New Zealand!
well, my immunization might have died, but after this wonderful little episode, i can hopefully say i wont get it again!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
....of doom!
585 posts
Location: Hastings, UK
yeah
basically what happened was when they introduced the MMR they thought it'd be one injection, wham,bam, protected. they were wrong. we (19yos) were the last year that didnt get the booster before we went to school + we didnt have natural protection because most of us hadnt been exposed to it.
hence the issues with mumps at uni last autumn.
Muddy fingernails
505 posts
Location: Way oop norf, Scotland (UK)
If I remember correctly MMR injection doesn't give full immunity, just means that you aren't as horrendously ill as you would have been had you not had the vaccine.
I remember mumps, very unpleasant. Sympathy
s Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
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3,777 posts
Location: brizvegas, Australia
awww rougie!! hope the mumps are treating you better today hun! get better soon yeah? do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!
if at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished!
smile! :grin: it confuses people!
*slou?
6,554 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
awww i'm so sorry to hear that
much different being sick when you're so far away from home Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
That would make sense, kat! Because 2 weeks in bed? I laugh in the face of 2 weeks in bed! it takes more than mumps to keep an aussie down! (are we hardcore or are we idiots? someone tell me!) 4 days later i had the 8th grade graduation (3am), next day i had the 12th grade prom (4am and unintentionally started a fight when a guy was scaring me so my friend dragged him off me and a fight started that ended the prom!) and since then i have been out of the town as usual.
yes, i was probably being an idiot. but how many times do i live?
needless to say i haven't been feeeling sick since day 2.
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
artisan
1,576 posts
Location: Berkshire, UK
aww get better
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