I always say: "Like shit".

Because I like the expressions that come over peoples
faces when they don't know how to reply to it.

It's classic.

Josi

As Arman says, " Well apart from the fact my back and neck are killing me, i have a headache from hell, no appetite and my hair is falling out, I feel like a chimp on speed."

i feel great can't you tell........... hey, are the tire tracks still visible on my face from that 18 wheeler that hit me.

Oh Sarah! Just watching that cute little baby dance and hearing the sound of happiness in your words makes me smile, while also hearing Frampton sing those words! Gives ME so much hope!!!

haha beach thats a good one!

Josi, I've used the "I feel like shit" comment a lot of times too or I feel like someone just pushed me down the stairs. I remember getting sick and then my mom got the same cold I had and she was like "Omg how did you deal with this, I hurt from my head to my toes!" I said "Mom, after going through treatment anytime I get sick, well it feels like a walk in the park in comparison." And it's true, at least now when I have the flu or a cold, I can handle it a lot easier.

I use '"I feel Like shit " all the time. It doesn't seem to get the real feeling across. Lots of peole feel like shit
Andnicole I though you would come up with some creative responces

tell me about it, just got out of my dr's office and he said nothing he can do for me, so I am in the same boat. It's wierd how you have an illness and they just say you need to see a psych, like the psych is going to help hep c.

I feel like the whole world is a tuxedo and I'm a pair of brown shoes....

K, I know that "like shit" doesn't really get the whole picture across. It's just the look on peoples faces that I like to see. My other normal response is, "you got an hour and and a half?" That usually gets my message across to people who don't know me all that well and who'd I rather not talk to anyway about it. Since becoming sick with the Hep C & cirrhosis I have become a lot more sensitive to these inane type of questions that are just asked for the mere sake of appearances. Now, I don't ask anyone that question unless I really want to know..and care about their answer.
Yah, it's true Nicole. After going through tx 3x's I have become much more able to tolerate certain illnesses and symptoms then I ever would've done before. In fact, my husband says he doesn't know how I stand some of the side effects of my cirrhosis and put up with them. I use the same comment that you said to your Mom. I guess that's something good to say about going through treatment hell, huh??!!! :)

Mikeinthedesert: I never let a doctor say that they can't do anything more for me....anymore. If they do, I'm out the door looking for someone new. I find that it's usually a doctor that doesn't want to deal with you anymore that comes up with that comment. In that case, we're better off without them anyhow. So many doctors just want to deal with patients that just have the standard flu, sore throat, etc. type of illnesses. If you're a complicated patient, well they just don't have time for you...because you actually make them work for their money. Spend your money wisely and get a new doctor. You're paying for their services afterall. They should be providing!

Hmm.... Kid Rock just doesn't make it with his version of that song. Bad Company will always rule on that one. In my humble opinion, "ReportAbuse420". :)

*hugs*
Josi

josi, very well put on the comment bout the doctors. I'm at that very point now where my doc thinks i'm to complicated to treat!
wtf he gets my money EVERY MONTH! AND I AINT ON INSURANCE, IT ALL COMES FROM MY POCKET!