Boo! When you start with a cold!

[Saffy]

I woke up this morning feeling all achey and week, after a weekend of feeling sick and headachey ... I feel as though I have a cold coming on. You know the feeling, tickly nose, sore throat, aches and weakness ....

Where's my lemsip !

What's you tipple when you're toppled .. err, I mean ill? Is there anything you treat yourself to to make yourself feel that bit better?

Worst of all, Mike and Hollie are off up to St. Andrews in Scotland tomorrow as Hollie is going to look around the university there ... I paid for the Hotel and WAS going to go, but have been off work for about 8 weeks with my back and am just starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel, so don't think a 5 hour car journey would do me much good .. means I am on my own for the next 3 days.

 

[Saffy]

 

[wabbitmom12]

:bunnyhug:I hope you feel better! It sounds like you've been really miserable.

I'm not sure what you call it across the pond, but I like to have chicken Ramen noodles when I'm sick. It has lots of salty chicken broth for the sore throat, and the heat soothes me all over.

And, I cuddle up under my favorite quilt, or just lay in my bed. I'm a firm believer in if you're sick...let yourself be sick. No housework, etc.; only resting. One other trick I like is this: Ifilled a clean whitesweat sock with(regular, not instant) rice and tied it atthe top. Pop it in the microwave for 2 minutes and you have a nice warmer for achy muscles. Hot water bottleswork, but they just don't mold to you like a rice sock! I have one that we have used dozens of times, and it 's the first thing my teen age son asks for when he's feeling puny.

:sickbunny:Get well soon!

 

[Saffy]

Ah .. nice pic there .. makes me feel all snuggly.

Well, the cold is just hitting in .. sneezes and chills ... at least I don't have to go to work tomorrow .. OR drive up to Scotland.

 

[wabbitmom12]

Saffy wrote:

Ah .. nice pic there .. makes me feel all snuggly.

Wouldn't it be nice if we were still young enough to have our mamas fussing over us like that?

 

[Happi Bun]

Oh no, I feel your pain! I just got over having a cold. Thankfully I didn't get a sore throat or bad cough, but I went through two boxes of Kleenex and my nose is scabbed up from wiping it so much. I had a ton of congestion and was coughing up that gross mucus. :yuck

Make sure to drink lots of fluids.
Sleeping with my head elevated helped with the congestion.
Hot Soup does wonders as well!

I hope you feel better soon. :clover:

 

[wabbitmom12]

LHappi Bun wrote:

my nose is scabbed up from wiping it so much.

I have5 words for you: Mary Kay's pink Night Cream. It REALLY WORKS, and it lasts forever. It speeds up the healing, and softens the skin to soothe the soreness.

I believe it is officially called, "Extra Emollient Night Cream". It is part of their "classic" collection (read: they've had it since day 1), so newer Mary Kay consultants might not be as up on it, and it's not always listed in the newest brochures.

But believe me, they will ALWAYS have it, because once people use it, they get hooked. I could probably tell you 10 other things it's good for...and only one of themwould be, "as a night cream".Lol. You can probably buy it from their website, too.

Slight hi-jack there, Saffy...sorry about that. But hey, it's a tip for you, too. You might be heading to the ouchy nose stage at some time during this illness. (But I hope not! )

 

[Saffy]

Nooo .. that's fine. We don't have that cosmetic brand over here though ...

I'm still achey and weak and it's all in my head, but not coming out.

However .. just treated myself to a hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows on top .. oh, with brandy aswell!

 

[wabbitmom12]

Saffy wrote:

Nooo .. that's fine. We don't have that cosmetic brand over here though ...

I'm still achey and weak and it's all in my head, but not coming out.

However .. just treated myself to a hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows on top .. oh, with brandy aswell!

Yummy!

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

Man, I feel your pain. I'm the the excact position as you except I have a fever of 39.9 and a headache and im sore all over... :S Get better soon!

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

I hope all of you get feeling better like tomorrow! Poor things.

Get this! My brother has been sick since Tuesday and talked to him last night and still puking. Hubby said, you better tell him to get checked for Swine Flu...I was like freaking!:shock:

We all need to remember to do this if our illness gets that bad. I told my bro that 3 days of illness isn't good and he, being a cop, won't go to er for the"flu". Ugh...

 

[Saffy]

Aghh .. well .. day 7 in the ill house .. starting to feel a lot better thank goodness! The "cold" never came fully out, rather stayed in my head and left my body shivering and aching with cold .. whilst having a temperature. If I'd rung a swine flu help line I have no doubt they would have said I probably had it .. it's all gone a bit Pete Tong here in the UK and if you have 2 or more symptoms they are ticking you off as a swine flu victim.

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

Well 4th day @ home, missed out on this thing i've been looking forward to all week. I'm hurting all over woke up in pain, crying 5am in the morning and I haven't been able to sleep again. Sigh. We should have a "sickie" thread... i keep on highjacking the thread sorry! (hides under a chair)

I don't have any symptoms of cough or flu which is great.
Saffy have you gone to the doctors?

 

[Saffy]

OOh .. poor us ! *grin*

No, I didn't bother with the doctor .. it's only a heady head cold type thingy .. they'll just say I've possibly got swine flu. lol

I thought I'd turned the corner, but am now sat here with another Hot Lemon drink. I was a tad run down before though, which is why I think it's taking me so long to get over this.

You get back to bed with a hot water bottle .. and snuggle under that duvet!!

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

Hopefully you're all better now.
My cold is gone but now i have a "medical condition" I can't talk about online and I will miss another 510days of school. Great

Try cranberry juice when you're sick, it has a LOT of vitamin C. make sure its pure and has no sugar though! The one i drink have double the recommended intake in one serving :O That got me much better.