Cold of dooooooom.

[rivka]

Yesterday morning before church, my throat felt a little scratchy.

By the time we got home and I put Alex down for a nap, things had progressed to the point where all I could do was lie in bed, shivering weakly.

Sore throat, body aches, alternating chills and sweats, stuffy nose, and this thing where I literally had to open my left eye this morning with my fingers because it was too gunky to open by itself. Yuck.

In two days, I have to get on a plane and fly to San Diego to deliver a paper at a scientific meeting.

Dooooooom.

I have stayed home from work today. I am going to drink tea, sleep, and read Georgette Heyer all day. Woe is me.

Comments

[writingortyping.livejournal.com]

aieee. Sorry to hear that. Though I heartily approve of tea and Heyer as rhinovirus palliatives.

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

Agreed. And I have recently become a convert to the cult of Zicam.

I hope you feel better quickly, rivka.

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Yay, Zicam. It won't cure a cold, but it's helped me avoid getting them for several years, and it can shorten the duration.

My other palliative for nasal congestion is a good, old-fashioned vaporizer - steam+Vicks VapoRub and a towel to make a tent I can shove my head into.

Speedy healing, rivka.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

What's the deal with Zicam, anyway? The box said "homeopathic," and I'm resistant to spending $11.99 for a box full of water. And yet the "these claims have not been evaluated by the FDA" message wasn't anywhere on the box.

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

I know it's marked as homeopathic, and I was really resistant to trying it for that reason. Nevertheless, it did seem to work in reducing the severity and duration of both Dale's and my colds (one each) this winter.