The deep coughing, spitting up gunk, stuffy nose, no being able to sleep, sore throat, oh....and....lack of a voice! Yep...I've got it all.....it sucks!!! We're leaving for our big two-week Kaua'i, Hawaii trip tomorrow and I don't want to be sick!!!
Ugh, being sick sucks! I'm just now getting over a cold but I still don't feel 100%. Pregnancy + sick = one unhappy me. I hope you feel better soon. Let's hope the warm Hawaiian air helps!
Aw, that's exactly what I had/have. I'm not going to sugar coat it for you, it's one of the worst colds I've had in a long time. I am just feeling normal today - still blowing my nose and coughing a little bit - and it's been a full week. Last night was the first time I've slept through the night.
I'm just getting over this too, it was really bad for a day, but I think I managed to shorten it...
I took tons of echinacea, in tincture form. I also made a concoction of lemon, raw honey and garlic. Took it a few times, 3 cloves of pressed garlic each time. It was nasty, but I felt better immediately after. Throat coat tea, riccola cough drops and and a homeopathic throat spray of propolis and echinacea. Oh yeah, and a few packets of Immune Support Emergen-C.
I swear it helped, it hit x-mas even night and I started to feel better yesterday, the day after xmas.
DH and I both have this. I got sick first: felt very weak and achy Tues night, then full blown sick Xmas Eve. The gunk has mostly cleared out of my head but left me with a sore throat....sleeping even worse than usual and pulled all my stomach muscles yesterday morning from throwing up/dry heaving! Good luck ladies-this one's a doozy.
you just described EXACTLY what I have!! I cough just once and start gagging.. it's horrible and DD has bronciolitis now and can't do anything but breathing treatments for it.
Good luck with this! I am still suffering after a week of it and I agree, this has been one of the worst colds ever. I missed all the Christmas festivities and we came home from the in-law's early because I was spending every day all day in bed. My OB would only allow me to take Tylenol Cold and it was a joke -- he specifically said no herbal remedies but I did drink honey and ginger in hot water for my throat a few times and that helped immensely. If you don't know already definitely call and get the list of OTC remedies your doctor will allow you to have. And I hope this doesn't affect your vacation too much - Hawaii sounds amazing right now.
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I'm just getting over this too, it was really bad for a day, but I think I managed to shorten it...
I took tons of echinacea, in tincture form. I also made a concoction of lemon, raw honey and garlic. Took it a few times, 3 cloves of pressed garlic each time. It was nasty, but I felt better immediately after. Throat coat tea, riccola cough drops and and a homeopathic throat spray of propolis and echinacea. Oh yeah, and a few packets of Immune Support Emergen-C.
I swear it helped, it hit x-mas even night and I started to feel better yesterday, the day after xmas.
Good luck!
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