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

[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.