Nope nope nope.

[rivka]

I am not getting a cold.

No, really, I'm really not. It's out of the question. It's not going to happen. Nope nope nope. Pay no attention to the runny nose and the waking-up-with-a-sore-throat. I can't be getting a cold - it's inconceivable.

Here's my evidence:
1. I was just sick in October, with a horrible strep infection that made me miss three days of work. I was miserably sick for two weeks. There's no way it could possibly be my turn again so soon.
2. I had a horrible cold at Christmastime last year. It can't possibly be fair for me to be sick at Christmas two years in a row.
3. I'm just too busy to have a cold. Colds sap your strength.

There, isn't that convincing?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Echinachea, man. It's the only way to go. (Or, as Bartlet would say, "euthanasia". Hee.) I know it somehow seems less "scientific", but don't question it; just take it. Maximum dose, and seriously, you'll feel better.

-J

[rivka.livejournal.com]

You sound like my boss, who is always pressing mysterious, unlabeled herbal remedies on me. *grin* Actually, I've tried echinacea before to little avail. Instead, I've started on 2000mg Vitamin C per day, combined with rest and fluids.

This plan has helped before. During the cold and flu season of 1999-2000 I was flying all over the country doing internship interviews - so you've got to figure on high stress levels plus breathing other people's recycled air. Oh, and exhaustion. I took 2000mg of Vitamin C per day, and although I often felt that "beginning of a cold" feeling, I never actually got sick.

[(Anonymous)]

i, too, once doubted her about the euthanasia. but listen to her, she seriously knows what she's talking about.

-kel.

Zinc.

[peaberry.livejournal.com]

My sister swears by zinc along with ridiculous doses of VitC to stave off colds as soon as she feels them coming on. :) So you might want to try it if you haven't already.

I'm not getting sick either. Nope, not me.

I managed to remain cold and infection free all summer during chemo, etc. But I'm going back to work now, which means commuting, which means meeting every damn bug in Chicago *and* being tired. :-/

*blows nose* But I am not getting sick, either.