You know what else feels like the flu? The flu. Calm down, web md. OP didn't say anything about neck pain, headaches, etc.

Actually, the OP mentioned he/she was in extreme back pain and could barely hold their head up... Back and neck pain, especially not being able to hold their head up, with flu-like symptoms, fever and dizziness ARE ALL symptoms of meningitis, and should not be taken lightly. We have had several students die over the years from this in our local university, because they thought they had the flu and didn't go to the doctor. A flu should not last more than 2-4 days, if it does and you are still vomiting and having diarrhea, you need to go to the doctor anyway. As an RN, I would definitely suggest OP goes to the doctor ASAP. So Foe, maybe you need to get some medical training or check out WebMD before telling someone they're stupid for warning someone about symptoms that could kill them.

C'mon peaches, give IF a break. Look at the original comment again. Would you honestly give credit to the opinion of someone who didn't even spell "flu" correctly? The comment reads like it was written by a middle-schooler, but poor grammar aside, jeremy gives no indication that he has any medical background whatsoever. He says he's an EMT in a later comment, but this one just conveys a sense of panic and doom, and a total convinction of OP's diagnosis based on very little information. None of that screams "Take this seriously!" to me.  Now, based on your comment, I'd say the OP should go get checked. You actually gave an explanation of why this could be meningitis. But jeremy's does indeed seem to be a WebMD-induced overreaction, and in OP's shoes, I wouldn't have taken it seriously at all.

well I know my shit okay I may not be an RN but I am a EMT I save lives every day of my life thats what I do forgive me if I jumped to conclusions without explaining it the matter of fact is I'm probably right and this kid needs help immediately that's the first thing we are trained to ask for with patients with flu like symptoms is if they are experiencing neck or back pain cause this is a major give away of meningitis I have no idea what web md is or whatever your talkin about all I know is I saw this and knew they need immediate medical care so I left a quick comment forgive for not going into vivid detail I'll leave that to the doctor.

Fortunately, there are a few real doctor's on this site. OP says nothing about neck stiffness (as opposed to neck pain), which is one of the three cardinal symptoms of meningitis (along with high fever and altered mental status). Without all of these symptoms, it is extremely unlikely to be meningitis. And since OP had been sick for over a week, it is even LESS likely to be meningitis. Jeremy, without taking away from what you EMTs do, leave the doctoring to the doctors. All you are doing now is fomenting panic. Peaches, just because you checked WebMD doesn't make you an expert in the field either.

I mostly agree with this. Granted, most mums hate to see their children sick. But you got out of bed and draped yourself over her chair just to complain. Hardly a move that deserves sympathy. Especially if she's been caring for you all this while or if your symptoms are nothing new. My toddler followed me around crying one day and every time I was still for a minute, she would throw herself on the ground and resume her tantrum. Let's hope she outgrows that before she learns how to type an FML.