"And how did you spend your Fall break?" "Coughing up blood. You?"

[athelind]

remember a couple of weeks ago, when I complained about having "Unfluenza"? Well, of course I couldn't get through this flu season with just faint echoes of symptoms -- on Sunday, I got that annoying little scratching behind my left nostril that signaled that the Immune Perimeter Had Been Breached.

I've had a nasty cold since. I won't go into the colorful details. I'm guzzling plenty of fluids, getting plenty of rest, and getting enough vitamins. I'm also eating regularly -- you know, "feed a cold" and all that. I find I get woozy and feel substantially worse if I don't keep fed.

Oddly, while I can normally tell the difference between a viral and a bacterial infection just by feel, I haven't gotten that immediate "Go Get Antibiotics" instinct this time. All the auxiliary symptons, however, indicate that it's probably bacterial, so, with my history of bronchitis, I've got an appointment with the doctor tomorrow. Hopefully we can nip this in the bud before it turns into full-fledged bronchial pneumonia.

You know, I thought that leaving damp, soggy Monterey Bay would end my annual bouts of bronchitis.

Comments

[tombfyre.livejournal.com]

I gotta find out why I keep getting bad colds around this time o' year too. I've had a sore throat for months, and its not going away. Doctors don't do anything about it either.

[stalbon.livejournal.com]

I get a cold once in a while, but it's not more than a sore throat or a runny nose, and usually, one or two doses of Sudafed clears it right up. What's bad for me around this time of the year is that I have normally dry skin that gets terribly dry with the coming cold and itches like crazy. Combine that with the occasional said cold and I get pretty pissy at times.

[athelind.livejournal.com]

Allergies can cause long-term congestion and post-nasal drip, and that post-nasal drip often irritates your throat lining. Try taking an antihistimine.

[athelind.livejournal.com]

Do you use a liquid soap? If you do, switch to a bar soap and see if that helps the dry skin problem. It did for me. The more "natural" soaps are best -- I have a HUGE stash of lye soap that tephra_adularia made. I've also found a nice brand of Glycerin soap that lathers up nicely.

The detergents in liquid soaps will just suck the oils right out of your skin.

[stalbon.livejournal.com]

No, I mostly use bar soap, and considering my Obsessive-Compulsiveness, I use a LOT of soap. I've had dry skin for years, to the point where it often starts cracking and bleeding around my knuckles if I didn't use a moisturizer or cream. I do use such things now and it helps, but if the temperature takes a sharp drop and becomes very dry or very humid, it can sometimes just dry up my skin to the point of...well, to a very horrible point.

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

Sympathy. After the camping trip at the weekend I woke up Monday with a stuffed head that won't go away.
Think we need more heat in the house.

[tombfyre.livejournal.com]

I think I'll do that. To my knowledge, I don't have any allergies. But you never know. ^^