sick sick sick
Ugh, I haven't had a cold like this in years. I feel like I've had a slight cold, or allergies for the past few weeks. Just some sneezing, stuffiness, and blocked ears. Using my Neti pot helped.
This Saturday afternoon, I got a tickle in my throat that drove me crazy. But mid-Saturday night, I was a coughing hacking mess. I tried to get up and have a normal day on Sunday, but by the afternoon, I felt nauseous, had a temp, pain in my chest from coughing, and felt utterly miserable. I vomited, not sure if it was from coughing or post-nasal drip, but it was awful.
And here we are today my nose won't stop running, the cough is still bad, yet less painful, and my temp has just started to creep up again.
I took today off from work, but am planning on going in tomorrow. I've been nursing myself with lots of fluids, soup, water, juice, ginger ale, and Tylenol. I feel a little bit better but my nose is raw from blowing it so much. Tonight I want to get the humidifier going and see if that will help. We've starting using the woodstove, and have a ceramic pot on top but it still doesn't add enough moisture to the air.
Once I get over this, I plan on getting both flu shots. I was originally against the H1N1 shot, but am concerned about my immune system and fear the worst. I talked with my ob/gyn nurse about it and am less nervous about getting it now.
Hoping to feel better in a couple of days....fingers crossed.
This Saturday afternoon, I got a tickle in my throat that drove me crazy. But mid-Saturday night, I was a coughing hacking mess. I tried to get up and have a normal day on Sunday, but by the afternoon, I felt nauseous, had a temp, pain in my chest from coughing, and felt utterly miserable. I vomited, not sure if it was from coughing or post-nasal drip, but it was awful.
And here we are today my nose won't stop running, the cough is still bad, yet less painful, and my temp has just started to creep up again.
I took today off from work, but am planning on going in tomorrow. I've been nursing myself with lots of fluids, soup, water, juice, ginger ale, and Tylenol. I feel a little bit better but my nose is raw from blowing it so much. Tonight I want to get the humidifier going and see if that will help. We've starting using the woodstove, and have a ceramic pot on top but it still doesn't add enough moisture to the air.
Once I get over this, I plan on getting both flu shots. I was originally against the H1N1 shot, but am concerned about my immune system and fear the worst. I talked with my ob/gyn nurse about it and am less nervous about getting it now.
Hoping to feel better in a couple of days....fingers crossed.