mcavana

i think my commute on monday did it. not used to cold weather here in florida. On monday morning it was 26 degrees. i had on proper clothing. when i got to work i remember thinking to myself that the cold air actually made my chest hurt.... tuesday i was officialy sick, here i am today, saturday morning and i am still sick. terrible chest congestion... runny nose.

Guest

What are you doing to take care of yourself?

I had the same thing, but I think it's a low grade flu you've got. It's not the cold weather, just the flu in general.

Take care of yourself. Get the Robotussin CF, Vics Salve for the chest and under the nose, suck down cough drops all day, and drink lots and lots of fluids- orange juice, apple juice, cranberry juice... the good stuff that's 100% fruit juices and not sweetened juice. Stay in bed and get lots of bedrest. And even when you start feeling like you're better, continue doing this stuff for a few days after. Don't let that flu linger and return.

Koffee

mcavana

i have been living on dayquil / nyquil. what is Vics Salve?

detrieux

mcavana

It is Vick's Vapor Rub. Really will help some of the congestion and your ability to breath.

Guest

Vics Salve comes in a jar. It's a petroleum jelly with eucalyptus oil inside that when spread on the chest, helps to relieve congestion greatly. If you put some under your nose, you can feel the vapors entering your nose and clearing up some of the stuffiness.

I also have the Halls cough drops, but I have the Halls fruit breezers too. The fruit breezers I used when my throat was feeling really dry, and the cough drops I was using when I had problems with all the coughing and I was between my Robotussin treatments.

Koffee

mcavana

ok, just got back from the store... will let you know how the vics vapor rub works out...

LittleBigMan

Well, don't take it badly, you will recover!

Get well soon!

Guest

If you're not feeling better in 24 hours, switch over to the Robotussin CF. It really is great at stopping congestion and coughing, as well as soothing the throat. That Nyquil stuff never works for me.

Koffee

LittleBigMan

Just looked again at your post.

After 4 days of this, you might want to see the doc.



(And take whatever helps, Roby's CF, DM, etc.)

ollo_ollo

Ah yes, "the Halls of medicine" drops with cough syrup center will do the trick. Just don't run out.

chicharron

mcavana,what a coincidence. It has been typically cold and wet hear in Missouri, as it is every winter. However I went riding last week. My wife had bronchitis for a week. I caught it from her, I believe. Fri. I got the chills, headache, sore throat, coughing all night, fever of 104. Then Sat. my wife drove me to the E.R. and I was told that I had pnemonia. Today, I feel better, but it sure gets boring staying inside all the time, in bed, taking medicine.

EnigManiac

You could try coming up to Toronto (or anywhere else on the North-Eastern seaboard) and commute with us for a week or two. 26f will seem like a balmy spring morning after that.

Today was -13c and that is the warmest it's been in three weeks. Of course, when I leave in 30 minutes I'll be enjoying 0c. Woo-hoo. Tee-shirt and shorts weather!