When you're sick, do you try to be as unobtrusive and uncomplaining as possible?

I do. In fact, that tendency damn near killed me once. I was too out of it to even realized how very, very sick I was, and wound up in the hospital, dying.

Many years ago, when I was in labor, I was going QUICK! They threw me on a gurney and were hustling down the hall. I noticed some people at one of the nurses station, looking very, very worried.
Then I started to contract and they stopped the gurney right by those people, who stared at me in horror!
I didn’t want to frighten them even more, and I tried so very, very hard not to cry out, and managed to convey to the people pushing my gurney to keep going! They did, and the minute I got in the room, where they couldn’t see me, I kind of lost it. And had the baby about 3 minutes later. But I never screamed.

My husband on the other hand…OMG!! He picked up a cold virus somewhere. Must be a new strain because I got it too. I’m taking different meds to control the symptoms, but he insists they don’t work for him so he doesn’t take anything.
He’s been moaning and groaning for a damn week. Blowing his nose and snotting and it’s all gross! I think he wants me to feel sorry for him, but I refuse.

So what are you like when you’re sick?