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On Friday, woke up with a bit of swelling just under my right ear, bit painful when I ate. Few hours later the left hand side started to hurt too.
Popped into uni anyway on Friday, so made an appointment at the doctors for today.
Woke up Saturday in lots of pain, but that went within the hour so I just carried on as normal.
Went in to the doctors today to be told I have mumps!!
Its apparently highly contagious, and I would have been contagious for around 4 days before the swelling appeared - I had an exam on thursday, in a room of approximately 500 people 
So now, I've been told to minimise contact with people, so I'm sat in my room, revising more but very bored 
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Robin
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 you might have infected 500 people, how cool 
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Rob E
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doesnt sound good mate, hope your better soon 
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Bram
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Mumps aka Bad Aids! 
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Fook, get well soon mate 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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tom_simes
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Robin I know, and I actually went into a revision lecture at 2 pm today, and left early at 2.30 to go to the doctors.
He advised me not to go back and finish the lecture
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tom_simes
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Cheers guys
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Colin was really ill with mumps a couple of years ago, I wasn't allowed near him it was the longest we've ever been apart
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tom_simes
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Did he have swollen balls Jade?
I'm lucky tbh, I only have the slightly swollen salivary glands, and no other symptoms, some can be very nasty!
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quote:
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Did he have swollen balls Jade?
I'm lucky tbh, I only have the slightly swollen salivary glands, and no other symptoms, some can be very nasty!
Ermmm...............I wasn't allowed near him so I don't know tbh
I remember him saying he looked like a hamster tho 
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tom_simes
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quote:
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I remember him saying he looked like a hamster tho
Sounds familiar
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you might have infected 500 people, how cool
Only dave17 has had that accolade so far
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Best keep quiet about that Tom, you may end up with 500 angry people after ya
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tom_simes
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The thing that worries me though:
According to the NHS Direct website, mumps has an incubation period of 14-21 days, and then 4 to 5 days before any symptoms become apparent.
From that information, I contracted it somewhere between Xmas and New year, and will remain infectious until Wednesday or Thursday.
Just a very long time IMO.
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tom_simes
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True Mike, although to be fair I doubt it - it is passed on through saliva contact (didn't kiss anybody during the exam ) or through coughing or sneezing - I didn't do either, so it should be fine.
Also, only those who haven't been immunised can contract it - I had the MMR, but didn't have to booster a couple of years ago.
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Usually best not to kiss people in exams tbh
Should be reet then
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tom_simes
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Oh I dunno, can do wonders with the invigilators 
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nothing wrong with a bit of kissing during exams
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get better soon x
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Cheers Looo!
Gerrard, fancy a kiss in wednesday's exam?
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you bet
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:mwah:
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quote:
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:mwah:
love you xxx
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