Well cold and flu season has hit our house
I am wrapped in blankets, aloe-lotioned Puffs and hot cider for my throat.
I love, love, love this time of year - cold, windy and snowy. Now I am just too miserable to enjoy it.
One of the few good things of being unemployed is that at least I don't have to drag my self into work. Have to look on the bright side as I sneeze and sniffle.
I hope the rest of Loungers are feeling healthy and well.
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in a couple of days but the damned fever kept spiking. Day 4 it spiked to 101.2. Couldn't even keep down water for the first day but since then I've been drinking it by the gallons. This is Day 9 and the fever is finally gone and I actually went back to work for about an hour. Luckily I have a very flexible schedule. But holy crap did it kick my big ole' booty.
Thanks for the good wishes.
It turned into the worst sinus infection ever. I felt like someone hit me in the face with a line drive (I've had that happen, so I can tell you that's exactly what it felt like). I was going through 4 giant boxes of tissues a day. Then, being asthmatic, it migrated into my lungs, where it has resided for a month now. I finished the antibiotics for the sinus infection and bronchitis a week ago, and this stubborn cough won't go away. It's embarrassing, I can't talk without choking and coughing. My doctor already gave me a new inhaler, but if anything it's made things worse. I have an appointment for next Monday to ask for a referral to an asthma specialist. This happens every single time I get a cold (well, minus the sinus infection). I have spent 3-4 months of every winter coughing my brains out (to the point of seeing stars, nearly passing out and puking), with all the inhalers not working at all, and I hope we can figure out what the underlying problem is.
Aren't I a bright light in this conversation? LOL. I needed to vent so thanks for the thread 
On the bright side - I can sleep most of the day if I'm really sick - I'm in school full time but mostly online courses so I can quickly get my studying and work done during my good moments. Also on the bright side - only 3 of my 4 kids got sick and they got over it relatively quickly. Hoping the same for you!
I would absolutely dread winter if I spent 3-4 months hacking away - I am such a wuss that one day of hacking turns me into a whining bundle of wahhhhhh.
I spiked my cider with brandy and that actually did wonders - slept well and woke up feeling better. Not really recommended for kids I guess.
I used to work in a domestic violence shelter and in such close quarters if one family got sick within 24 hrs the whole shelter was sick. I could at least call in sick and stay home, what amazed me (as a non-parent) were these moms who were so sick (esp with the flu and the puking) who still had the strength to care for their sick kids - changing bed linens, washing clothes and wiping snot. No sick days for a parent. When I get sick I just curl into a ball - everyone else in our house (husband, furry kids) are on their own.
So I can't imagine being sick with a sinus infection, bronchitis and a horrendous cough AND 3 sick kids. You are a strong and awesome woman and I truly hope you feel better soon and your doctor can help you get to the root of your winter coughing.
