February 13, 2017
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Looking Snotty
I have had the worst head cold! I am literally underwater. My sinuses are completely filled with liquid. The more I blow my nose the more stuff comes out. It is an endless supply. I'm rethinking the "drink plenty of fluids" advice of the doctor. The fluids I'm drinking seem to only be fueling the snot factory in my head. And there is the other issue of The Cough. The Cough is a creature of monstrous proportions. It lays dormant until I want to speak. As soon as I try to make vocal noises it awakens and starts roaring. I feel like the little mermaid who has lost her voice. The Cough has prevented me from sleeping. Even with the assistance of NyQuil I still cough myself awake. Granted I'm too groggy to do much except stumble to the bathroom and back to bed - coughing the whole way. Sparky isn't too happy about it but he is the one who started coughing first. My initial plan was to attack the snot with antihistamines. That didn't seem to make any appreciable difference. I started plan B which included a decongestant. Still no relief. I resorted to NyQuil, Zicam, Mentholatum, and a humidifier. The only difference was the consistency of the snot. It was not a change for the better. I'm currently living on Halls cough drops, hot chocolate, and Vitamin C. The Cough has possessed my body and is fighting to take over control of my brain. It is a life or death struggle. If this becomes my last post, remember me as one who fought the snot with every ounce of my being and who valiantly took on The Cough only to fall during the battle.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the cold and cough. If you try it, you will be sick and lonely often, and sometimes frightened by The Cough. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself, breaking free from the hideous virus.
A quote by Friedrich Nietzsche altered by murisopsis.P.S. I may have coughed up a lung and sloughed my nasal lining but I still have my sense of humor mostly intact (warped but whole).
Comments (14)
I hope all those OTC meds will put up a wall so that nasty bug doesn't make it to CA -- the great snot wall sounds better than the great border wall!
Hehe! A wall of snot would be pretty effective - it would be slippery as snot! hehehe!
There's not much that makes a person more miserable than a bad cold. I hope you feel better soon.
I am a lot better tonight - I had a horrible rotten no good day at work and then came home to find a card in the mail. Squirrel kisses and I laughed (no joke) for 20 minutes! It was really good medicine! My sinuses unclogged and I started coughing. A much better expectorant than the pills I was taking!! I wanted to make it sing again but I couldn't get a breath due to laughing to be able to blow... Had to wait until Sparky got home. He got it going and I laughed for at least 5 minutes! Thank-you!! Best Valentine's Day card I've ever gotten! (but don't tell Sparky that!)
I Hate colds! Keep fighting!
Sorry can't resist this.......You think it's funny, but it snot.
Haha!! Good one!! I haven't given up or given in - yet. I seem so much better during the day and then come evening I get all congested and snotty. I suppose that's when the medicine wears off. I wish I'd bought stock in NyQuil!
@murisopsis: I ope you didn't try to laugh out loud -- but a slippery wall would be about as effective as a wall with pre-built tunnels underneath!
Hehe! I was laughing earlier and it did help with my congestion... Walls are never effective. Bridges on the other hand are a much better option!
Oh, honey! Try some Altoid mints and have some chicken soup. Apricot brandy and orange juice always made me feel better!!! Love you, my little snot nose kid!
I have super duper throat lozenges and yes there has been more chicken soup than I care to discuss. As for the OJ (no thanks) and the Brandy (I need to be conscious) I think I'll pass... out.
@murisopsis: Exactly the response I imagined! It was one of those cards that just leapt into my hand saying, "Buy me for Val!"
Thanks so much! I took it to work and used it to great effect in the privacy of my office. I was laughing and attracted the attention of a passing coworker. She was very amused at both the card and my giggle fest!
Try taking Mucinex to dry up the crud. I do that for allergies under Dr. instructions. If he knew I took Sudafed I would hear about that raising blood pressure. It raises daughters blood sugar, I've never checked mine.
I have been taking Mucinex but it hasn't really helped much. Mostly I've got a really bad cough in the morning. Once I get all that goop out of my sinuses and throat I start to feel better... At least until the sun goes down and I get all congested and start to hack and cough.