When you don't feel well (flu level of crappiness, not just a dull headache) are you more of a trooper or a whiner? Be honest, though no one has any way of gaging if you are fibbing!

-- Anonymous, April 20, 2001

Answers

I whine. That's the only way to get a doctor's attention. Last year I fell off a stepladder and tore a rotator cuff. Hurt like hell. I had to change doctor's to get painkillers and a specilaist's referral. The specialist gave me even more painkillers. Cortisone injections. Ouch.

Whine, whine, whine- that's the ticket.

Old saying- "Everybody's pain is 100%". A good nurse told me that. She's right.

Off topic- My boss gave me "The Best of Buddy Guy" to listen to this afternoon. Nice CD. Recommended, if you like electric blues. I'm jammin.

-- Anonymous, April 20, 2001

When I get something on the level of the flu, I don't whine but I definitely know when to say when. I'll voluntarily just shut down, but I don't like to bug people about it.

Also off-topic and re: Buddy Guy - One of the Christmas presents I got my wife was a CD of Buddy Guy jamming with the pre-famous Stevie Ray Vaughan. Verrrry interesting, if you're into that sort of thing.

-- Anonymous, April 20, 2001

One of my favorite quotes, "The more you complain, the longer God lets you live."

I'm not too much of a whiner, I usually just want to be left alone and if I do need something and really can't get it myself, I say please a lot.

Pamper me when I'm well, flowers, hand feed grapes, massages, *sign*, I'm deprived.

-- Anonymous, April 20, 2001

I don't exactly whine, i play on my BF's symapthy and he turns into my man servant for a few days 8) and we all love man servants...Well almost all of us.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

I have a stiff upper lip and pretend it's not so bad. Outwardly.

Secretly, though, if you don't show concern and ask me if I need anything when I'm deathly ill, I'll assume you don't give a damn about me and I'll be miffed.

When I'm sick, I am not logical.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001