I hate being sick
I've been sick with this ridiculous cough/sore throat/laryngitis/congestion horror since Sunday, and it feels like it's taking forever to get over it. I'll feel like I might be getting better, but then it's a very two steps forward, one step back sort of getting better.
Things I have tried to mitigate my symptoms so I can function:
* Advil Cold and Sinus (possibly effective. It helps with headaches. Might have helped the sore throat when it was really bad).
* Vicks VapoRub (no real effect, except for irritating my skin and being very hard to wash off).
* Swallowing some honey (did it help? No idea. Tasted good, though).
* Hot tea with honey in it (this may have been helpful).
* Cough drops (Meh? I think I might be coughing too much to be able to suck on anything).
I really don't know what to expect come Saturday, which is when I'm next supposed to work. I'm actually expecting that the cough and whatnot will be manageable by then. But I'm concerned about the laryngitis. Holy shit, I feel like I can barely talk. I haven't had laryngitis since I was eight. I think I hate not being able to talk worst of all -- it makes me feel helpless and very annoyed. And I know this cough hasn't helped anything.
All this has put a damper on my last week of classes, too. I'd hoped to be able to actually make the most of the time, since some of my classes have had great discussions. Very little participation from me this week, though. I couldn't even thank my professors even, which I really like to do.
This entry was originally posted at http://citrinesunset.dreamwidth.org/70435.html. Please comment there using OpenID.
Things I have tried to mitigate my symptoms so I can function:
* Advil Cold and Sinus (possibly effective. It helps with headaches. Might have helped the sore throat when it was really bad).
* Vicks VapoRub (no real effect, except for irritating my skin and being very hard to wash off).
* Swallowing some honey (did it help? No idea. Tasted good, though).
* Hot tea with honey in it (this may have been helpful).
* Cough drops (Meh? I think I might be coughing too much to be able to suck on anything).
I really don't know what to expect come Saturday, which is when I'm next supposed to work. I'm actually expecting that the cough and whatnot will be manageable by then. But I'm concerned about the laryngitis. Holy shit, I feel like I can barely talk. I haven't had laryngitis since I was eight. I think I hate not being able to talk worst of all -- it makes me feel helpless and very annoyed. And I know this cough hasn't helped anything.
All this has put a damper on my last week of classes, too. I'd hoped to be able to actually make the most of the time, since some of my classes have had great discussions. Very little participation from me this week, though. I couldn't even thank my professors even, which I really like to do.
This entry was originally posted at http://citrinesunset.dreamwidth.org/70435.html. Please comment there using OpenID.