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[verbicide]

What do you do for a badly sore throat again?

When this cold started, it started as an uncomfortable tickle in the back of my throat. Then that went away and I just had some stuffiness. That was four days or so ago. But I just woke up with a hurts-so-bad-to-swallow-I-can't-sleep sore throat. Owie. It's been a long time since I've been sick. Last January, actually. And it was just mucous-y, sinus fun. 10 billion Sudafed later and I was okay. Not so much this time.

I want to cough so badly, but am afraid it'll just tear my throat up some more. I spent yesterday constantly coughing. Yuck.

I even salt-hot-water-gargled which makes me gag.

I went to bed late. Sunday nights are so evil because you need to go to bed early for work, but reallyreallyreally don't wanna. I ended up getting to sleep around midnight. I have to be up at 6:30, and certainly shouldn't be awake now. But my throat hurts. Wah.

Just want to say, though, thank GOD for brabble. Sarah came by yesterday evening and coaxed me into getting dressed and drove me to the store so we could buy supplies. I was in a pretty pathetic state and didn't want to leave my cave ever. Thank you again, Sarah. You rule.

When I was trying to go to sleep earlier, I had that panicked "omg we have to go to sleep!!" wiredness that ensures that the one thing you won't be doing is peacefully falling asleep. And now I have that 'omg it's fucking 4:30am, what are you doing up, go to sleep! go to sleep! you have to be up in 2 hours!' panic that isn't helping. Tomorrow is going to suck. Between my cold and general feeling of suck, the lack of sleep is going to be really bad.

Eeeek. I am so going to bed at 8:30 tonight.

Comments

[trtle.livejournal.com]

It might be too late...but go invest in Airborne! One in the morning (in water) and one in the evening worked wonders! You can even do a 3rd at lunch if you really want to fight it. I hope you feel better!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Amy!

I'll check that out!

Salt water gargling took care of the searing throat pain, happily.

My favourite medical research as of late says. . .

[pinkminx.livejournal.com]

We-ell. The newspaper here just published an interesting article that pretty much says CHOCOLATE (some of the ingredients in cocoa, I assume) works even better than codeine for coughing. Do both if you want to be on the safe side.

So there you go. I know I stocked up on my, uh, medical reserves. Maybe there'll even be some left when I finally catch that cold.

[phemale.livejournal.com]

I get tonsilitis ( how ever the hell you spell that) at LEAST once every 2-3months.. Take 2-3 asprin and 2-3 advil, it will help A LOT. Salt water does help, but it also sucks :( i never get myself to do that one :). Jima seems to have some what of the same thing you do today :(. The airborn does help, but it
tastes really really bad :(. I don't know what you can put up with. :)

Re: My favourite medical research as of late says. . .

[brabble.livejournal.com]

Gosh. I suddenly have a cough.

*borrows some of your reserves*

[brabble.livejournal.com]

You're welcome :)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I've been taking 2 advil every morning and it's been better.

Salt water gargles are REPULSIVE. But I've been doing them because the results are actually miraculous.

If airborne tastes gross, mrrrh. I'm kind of a wuss about that. But I'm even worse about getting myself to the store after work so we'll see if I manage that before the cold is over. I'll definitely buy some for next time.

Re: My favourite medical research as of late says. . .

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

No. Kidding.

Re: My favourite medical research as of late says. . .

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Well that's the best bit of news I've heard lately :D