*winces*

[conuly]

This is going to be bad.

This weekend, my mother was sick. And now, I think I have what she had.

This morning, I felt fine. This afternoon, I was a little stuffy. I was a little stuffy when I took Ana trick or treating. An hour later, I was a little stuffy with a tiny bit of a sore throat. I came home. Not three hours after I got home, I now have a noticeably hoarse voice, tons of phlegm, and my throat hurts more. And I'm a little stuffy (instead of a lot. Thank heaven for tiny miracles, eh?)

I'm more than a little creeped at how quickly this disease is progressing. Last time something took me over so fast, I couldn't even drink *water* it burned my throat so bad (had to subsist on milk, which increased my phlegm), and was out of school for two weeks. I go back right in time to realize I'm missing my finals, and end up in the Social Studies department at Stuy, sobbing because my head hurts that much, asking them to please let me take the test the following Monday (they had no problem with this, of course). And for weeks after I had "recovered" I was still dizzy and lightheaded, and going through tissues at a rate of 5+ an hour.

Nothing like happy thoughts to keep the monsters at bay....

Oh, and I can't breathe when I cough, but that, at least, is more likely a symptom of the everchanging weather than of any specific ailment. Again, thank heaven for tiny blessings....

Comments

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

Ewww. :-(

FYI, assuming you can drink it at all... Cold carbonated drinks are very good for sore throat without making congestion worse. I found that salsa (mild) is also very good for congestion, but that might not apply to bodies that aren't mine.

Get better soon!

[conuly]

I can't abide mild salsa anymore. I go with thai curry for the same effect.

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

Hot and sour soup also works well, at least for me, and the moist heat adds to the effect.

[panda-cookie.livejournal.com]

Hope you feel better, soon! ::hugs::

[conuly]

You hope? *I* hope! I already called Jenn to tell her I might not even be able to make it in as soon as tomorrow.

[adina77.livejournal.com]

I know your gonna want to hate me after I say this but it truely works. Ginger Tea. take shreded tea and boil it in water. Then drain it, and drink the whole thing. It truely cures any throat problems. Get better soon!

[conuly]

Didn't work last time.

[adina77.livejournal.com]

really! :( did u put enough ginger? I hope you feel better soon!

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

Ewww. :-(

FYI, assuming you can drink it at all... Cold carbonated drinks are very good for sore throat without making congestion worse. I found that salsa (mild) is also very good for congestion, but that might not apply to bodies that aren't mine.

Get better soon!

[conuly]

I can't abide mild salsa anymore. I go with thai curry for the same effect.

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

Hot and sour soup also works well, at least for me, and the moist heat adds to the effect.

[panda-cookie.livejournal.com]

Hope you feel better, soon! ::hugs::

[conuly]

You hope? *I* hope! I already called Jenn to tell her I might not even be able to make it in as soon as tomorrow.

[adina77.livejournal.com]

I know your gonna want to hate me after I say this but it truely works. Ginger Tea. take shreded tea and boil it in water. Then drain it, and drink the whole thing. It truely cures any throat problems. Get better soon!

[conuly]

Didn't work last time.

[adina77.livejournal.com]

really! :( did u put enough ginger? I hope you feel better soon!