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dianthus from Saturday:
What I have is one of those sinus-y things where I feel like I'm drowning due to copious mucus production. Between Friday and Saturday I emptied Kleenex* boxes at work, in the library, the TV room, the library again, and our bedroom. This left us with only 1 newly-opened box upstairs, 1 newly-opened box downstairs, and (gasp!) only one box in reserve. By yesterday I was convinced that we would run out at any moment.
(jw1776, of course, was confident that we had plenty. Jen wasn't using as much now, and sure, she'd gone through one box, but really - why so worried?)
(Gah. Need to communicate. Words. Words good. Use your words.)
The good thing is that the nose congestion is largely gone at this point.
What isn't gone? Coughing and the fatigue and various sweats/chills (aka "fever"). A mild sore throat popped up as well, which I assume is from coughing and sleeping without my CPAP** Friday & Saturday nights***. But, mucus is becoming rare with the cough, which makes me think it's mostly reflex.
So I've added a DM cough suppressant to the Mucinex & Sudafed. Sherbet & smoothies numb the throat nicely but are not all that appealing when I'm already cold. So I've been experimenting with hot toddys to relax the cough reflex. (Rough recipe: 12 oz black peach ginger or herbal lemon ginger tea; 1-2 oz whiskey; 1 T honey; dash of ground cloves, dash of ground nutmeg, and a pinch of ground cinnamon; splenda to taste (optional).)
Energy-wise I feel fine. Until I, like, actually get up and try to DO something. :) Although I'm not doing the nap all day thing anymore, either. Won many Tropico scenarios yesterday, practiced the Navigation puzzle in PP, and considering doing some, er, work.
Oh yeah: Monday? Was a use-it-or-lose-it vacation day.
-o-
*Some were even Kleenex[tm] brand Kleenex.
**CPAP = Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. It's a fan with a mask that feeds air in through my nose while I sleep to keep my airway open, preventing snoring.
***On a day when I feel fantastic and have no sinus issues, sleeping without the CPAP means I wake up with a sore throat from snoring. So something tells me the sore throat I have is partially due to the 2 nights I mostly slept without the CPAP.
dianthus from Saturday: Me: I am sick.
Me: Not sure if it's what you have or what
Me: heh
Me: 'cause I made others sick but didn't get sick myself?
What I have is one of those sinus-y things where I feel like I'm drowning due to copious mucus production. Between Friday and Saturday I emptied Kleenex* boxes at work, in the library, the TV room, the library again, and our bedroom. This left us with only 1 newly-opened box upstairs, 1 newly-opened box downstairs, and (gasp!) only one box in reserve. By yesterday I was convinced that we would run out at any moment.
(
jw1776, of course, was confident that we had plenty. Jen wasn't using as much now, and sure, she'd gone through one box, but really - why so worried?) (Gah. Need to communicate. Words. Words good. Use your words.)
The good thing is that the nose congestion is largely gone at this point.
What isn't gone? Coughing and the fatigue and various sweats/chills (aka "fever"). A mild sore throat popped up as well, which I assume is from coughing and sleeping without my CPAP** Friday & Saturday nights***. But, mucus is becoming rare with the cough, which makes me think it's mostly reflex.
So I've added a DM cough suppressant to the Mucinex & Sudafed. Sherbet & smoothies numb the throat nicely but are not all that appealing when I'm already cold. So I've been experimenting with hot toddys to relax the cough reflex. (Rough recipe: 12 oz black peach ginger or herbal lemon ginger tea; 1-2 oz whiskey; 1 T honey; dash of ground cloves, dash of ground nutmeg, and a pinch of ground cinnamon; splenda to taste (optional).)
Energy-wise I feel fine. Until I, like, actually get up and try to DO something. :) Although I'm not doing the nap all day thing anymore, either. Won many Tropico scenarios yesterday, practiced the Navigation puzzle in PP, and considering doing some, er, work.
Oh yeah: Monday? Was a use-it-or-lose-it vacation day.
-o-
*Some were even Kleenex[tm] brand Kleenex.
**CPAP = Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. It's a fan with a mask that feeds air in through my nose while I sleep to keep my airway open, preventing snoring.
***On a day when I feel fantastic and have no sinus issues, sleeping without the CPAP means I wake up with a sore throat from snoring. So something tells me the sore throat I have is partially due to the 2 nights I mostly slept without the CPAP.
