The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:25 pm**

not really the craic but 1 of our lads at work has contracted weil's disease
he got it roughly when the lurg was going around so assumed it was the same
but his balance has been going so he went to the doctor and got the diagnosis
before the clamour starts for my head ,hes a chipie and it looks like he got it fishing (goes to the lake for 3 days at a time)
LLL

Posted: **Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:28 am**

Can be easily missed.

Posted: **Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:30 am**

nasty stuff hope he recovers from it. They reckon a lot of people have it but don't know and it's treated like flu or vertigo.

Posted: **Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:41 am**

yeah,he just assumed it was a lingering flu,it was when he got dizzy spells i thought it might be menieres so made him see the doctor
He has to stay off for at least 2 weeks now to let his organs recover
LLL

Posted: **Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:58 am**

leptosporisis. Deadly. Depending on how long he's had it can be fatal, organ damage can be to advanced. Hope he recovers soon. Always a worry for us drainage boys in the manholes, sewers etc.

Posted: **Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:43 pm**

Ive had it, was very ill, got it whilst on the bank fishing also.

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:38 am**

I've tempted fate here I was dignosed with it this morning. It hit me like a sledgehammeron monday and within an hour I went from being fine to curled in front of the fire with wanting to die. The fever was horrendous as was the nausea and vomiting but it broke within 24hrs. Now I just feel light headed a bit dizzy sometimes and my back and leg muscles and a bit sore but the most worrying thing is the rash that has apeared at the top and bottom of my leg it very sore to touch and walk on. Been started on drugs and off for some more tests this arvo. Really can't afford the time off just now.

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:58 am**

A lot of fisherman catch Weils disease, its a very common way to catch it.

Get yourself better Pablo

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2011 12:56 pm**

I've not been fishing recently i reckon I got it from clearing the ivy and briars from my drystone walls and hedges in the garden.

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:42 pm**

Amusing when my brothers balance went thanks to an inner ear infection. He fell off his bike 6 times within a few hundred metres, went to his friends house and got told off for trashing it (he didn't think he was trashing it, but he also didn't realise he had an ear infection). Not so funny for him though because he puked any time he moved in bed.

Hope he gets better. The guy that works for me just got diagnosed with Ormond's disease, it has affected him for 10 years and it has finally been diagnosed after we forced him in to A & E. If we waited one day longer he probably would have died as his kidneys had completely failed, doctors had no idea how he even moved let alone kept on working.

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:36 pm**

hope your better soon. Weils disease is not just from rats, can get it from any animal.

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:55 pm**

Pablo wrote:I've tempted fate here I was dignosed with it this morning. It hit me like a sledgehammeron monday and within an hour I went from being fine to curled in front of the fire with wanting to die. The fever was horrendous as was the nausea and vomiting but it broke within 24hrs. Now I just feel light headed a bit dizzy sometimes and my back and leg muscles and a bit sore but the most worrying thing is the rash that has apeared at the top and bottom of my leg it very sore to touch and walk on. Been started on drugs and off for some more tests this arvo. Really can't afford the time off just now.

Sounds like it you had diagnosed straight away, Not saying you're not suffering but it might of been a lot worse.
Get well soon!

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:21 pm**

Been feeling like a cold was on the way from about 10 days ago but it never got worse and was easy to keep going. The worst of it only lasted 24 hrs but it was the worst fever I've ever had by a long way and I'm still in a lot of pain but it's managable now. If thats what it's like for everyone I can't understand how so many go untreated I only go near a doctor when I'm about the die and I knew I had to get seen to or I was in trouble. I think I may be dominating the forum for a while until I can walk again and get out to work. I'll apologise in advance. Thanks for your best wishes by the way.

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:22 pm**

Apparently there was a big increase in women from 18 to 25 getting it a few years back, they put it down to drinking direct from bottles in bars, clubs etc.....

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:00 pm**

Know a lad kinda (mate of my mates) who ran a nightclub in glasgow who died from it, rats pissing on the beer bottles but he ignored all the symptoms.

Hope all is better quickly Pablo.