medicated enough to return to work [living]
i still have a fever but my sore throat has gone down enough that i can talk enough to be at work. besides, i think i'm all out of sick days! it's crazy to think of all the ways i've tried to treat my sore throat. below is a list of all the over the counter meds/things i've done to treat myself and i pretty much rotated between of all them. in fact, it's very likely that i did 90% of this list in one day, every day since thursday/friday, and perhaps on one day even did 100% of this list.
airborne
gargle with strong acid water
gargle with tom's of maine mouthwash, spearmint flavor
gargle with isodine (povidone-iodine) (this usually cures any sore throat i have)
gargle with salty warm water
drink shitloads of kangen water ph9.5
drink vitamin water by glaceau
drink apple juice
drink traditional medicinals cold season herb tea sampler (gypsy cold care, echinacea plus, throat coat, breathe easy)
eat apple sauce (sooooo good when your throat hurts)
equate nite time liquid caps (nyquil knockoff) (hurts like hell when your throat hurts!)
theraflu nighttime severe cold
robitussin dm cough
tylenol severe cold and flu liquid medicine (super nasty stuff)
roxalia sore throat horaseness tablets
aleve tablets
ibuprofin tablets
chloraseptic sore throat spray (green)
echinacea goldenseal propolis throat spray (truly nasty stuff)
halls cough drops
echinacea zinc lozenges
thayers slippery elm lozenges (wild cherry and tangerine)
zicam liquid nasal gel
the only thing longer than this list is the amount of junk that has been coming out of my eyes, nose, and throat. that's right, i'm talking mocos! everytime i sleep, even just a nap, i produce mega amounts of eye boogers. when i wake up in the morning, i produce miraculous amounts of phlegm. this morning, one particular chunk was half the size of a gummy worm in length and thickness, at least! and then of course is the amazing amount of snot that my nose produces. i hope this is a sign that all the junk is existing my system and not that i've become a mocos factory!
Comments
omg. John and I have been sick with this weird head cold thing, too. The sore throat is the worst part! I, myself, have tried many remedies. Last night was rough. I could barely sleep because I was so uncomfortable. Today, I tried Alka-Seltzer extra strength cold medication. Seems to be working. I can't take off of work. I’ve been too sick lately as it is! Me – who never gets sick. Yeah right! I need to slow down, but the question is…how?
Posted by: april | May 4, 2006 9:17 AM
i forgot also to mention how dried out i am! i have to constantly wet my mouth with something. that means i'm drinking A LOT of liquids. a ridiculous amount. and drinking this much liquid only means 1 thing: going to the bathroom constantly. it's really bad when it's time to sleep because my mouth is so dry that i cannot sleep. if i close my mouth in hopes that my saliva is enough, i have difficulty breathing through my nose due to being sick. i need like a water drip above my mouth so i can sleep at night! last night i found a helpful aid for this though: use the tom's of maine mouthwash just before you go to bed and it keeps your mouth wet *just* long enough to go to sleep IF you empty your mind of all thoughts. everyone who has slept in the same room as me knows that bedtime is when my brain races the most. impossible to empty out!
Posted by: kalavinka | May 4, 2006 1:15 PM