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

[jerusha.livejournal.com]

I don't know why the neck-rubbing works, but I can explain the yoga position. It's just more evidence against the human body being evidence of intelligent design :) The maxillary sinuses (the ones behind your cheekbones) are roughly pyramid-shaped. The problem is their only opening is a) small, so whenever the lining swells up the opening closes, and b) at the apex. Yes, the opening is pointing to the sky, so any mucus that accumulates in your sinuses can just sit there, instead of draining. (Well, OK, the villi of the mucosal cells push stuff up and out, but there's only so much they can do.) By turning your head upside-down, you can get a gravity assist and let stuff out of your sinuses.