Anyone else have a cold that won't go away?

[SPKrazy]

I've gotten better and worse and better and worse now for over a month

and I thought i was getting better but now i'm coughing my head off today and feel blech...

okay

my whiny rant for the day is over :P

:hi:

[RevolutionaryActs]

1. I've had one since Monday.

At least now I know who gave it me to! x(:P

[SPKrazy]

2. yeah yeah yeah

blame it on SPK

:P

[RevolutionaryActs]

5. Isn't that what I just did?

:D

[SPKrazy]

10. ...

x(

[RevolutionaryActs]

15. Awww poor pookie

:*

[SPKrazy]

21. ...

:hug:

[YankeyMCC]

3. Oh boy

I'm one of those people who rarely get sick and when I do it's usually just a mild cold that goes away in 2 maybe 3 days, and never really knocks me out.

Over the last 3 weeks I've had a cold slowly come on, starting as a slight soar throat, to full blown full mucus producing cold, then it seemed like it was clearing up but then it morphed into something of a sinus torture virus that is just wiping me out.

[SPKrazy]

4. blech

i relate

[trof]

6. Day 8 of......THE VIRUS.

Just
Fuckin'
MISERABLE

[SPKrazy]

7. day 28 id guess

:shrug:

mebbe i just am catching it all or something

[FloridaJudy]

8. I had one that lasted all of October

Then someone on this board recommended Mucinex. That stuff actually seemed to work.

Might have been coincidence, but it's certainly worth a try.

[SPKrazy]

11. I've been taking Mucinex D for a month

solid

starting to make my stomach hurt

I've been to the doctor and he said I had a raging strep infection on top of it and got a shot

and I just keep going... :(

glad you're better

:hi:

[DeepBlueC]

18. what does it do for you?

I have been using Tylenol for aches, but clearly I need to do something else.

[SPKrazy]

20. opens my nose enough

that i can use my cpap machine mainly

[Whoa_Nelly]

9. Caught one in August that lasted until mid-October

Same thing as you...kept coming back and making me miserable.

Then, caught another one right after Xmas...am over it, but have still have had the cough hackies off and on over the past week.

Hope you feel better soon, SPK! :hi: :loveya: :hug:

[SPKrazy]

12. Thanks!

Sorry you were sick so long

maybe I keep getting different things? :shrug:

:hug: :hug:

:loveya:

[MissDeeds]

13. Oh yea

Mine started Sunday. I can't sleep for choking and wiping my nose. Last night I had to sleep with my mouth open all night which resulted in a nasty case of "dry tongue". Yuck! Today my head feels like it's going to explode. But other than that, I'm fine, thank you very much!

[SPKrazy]

14. bluch bluch

sorry you're feeling so poorly

:hug:

[MissDeeds]

16. Bless you , my friend n/t

[DeepBlueC]

17. yeah, me too

I have seen intermittently sick since the beginning of December. Short of breath, sinus mildly infected as was my actual nose, chills, intermittent feverishness. I have made several docs appts and then canceled them because I wasn't sick enough. I didn't want to drag myself in only to be told that "it sounds like you've got a virus" (and everybody else in the office will have it soon enough). Fluid in my ear too.

[SPKrazy]

23. yeah

all of the above

is it those "chemtrails" that are being sprayed behind jets :P

[DeepBlueC]

24. wow. maybe I'm not a malingerer

I have a day occasionally where I feel human for most of it & I think, thank God that is over, but before the end of the day I'm likely to relapse. Do you get burning post-nasal discharge? It's not constant but when it happens it makes my tongue and my gums sore for a while.

Y'know I did hear on the radio this fall that there was a severe cold virus circulating that had actually killed some people. Didn't hear much of the story though. Though I doubt that they had any good advice to offer that we don't know already.

[Rhythm]

19. Been fighting this thing since before Thanksgiving...

At one time, i actually went to the doc, and she said i had a mild case of pneumonia.

Antibiotics... steroids... Albuterol inhaler...

Still sick...

and tired of this crap.

[SPKrazy]

22. geez

sounds awful man

tired here too

[YellowRubberDuckie]

25. Hey, being sick sucks. I know how you feel.

I had it last year. It's starting to come back right now though. I've been sneezing every three seconds, and not just dainty girly sneezes, but head rattling, dizzifying, gross sneezes. I've gone through a box of puffs plus in two days. I feel ya.
Hope you feel better soon.
Are you pushing Vitamin C?
Duckie

[SPKrazy]

56. I take a good amount of vitamin c

i need to push the emergen-c tomorrow

juice and tea

and soup

and rest

can't miss work...

[Blue Diadem]

26. yep, been sick since the day after Christmas.

I'll feel good for a day or two then bam..got it again. Today I was feeling pretty good, did some vacuuming and suddenly lost my voice and shortly after had a coughing attack. Now my head is filling up again.

This thing sucks.

[SPKrazy]

55. this thing SUCKS

i think it is something that shouldn't be... mine is just like yours

[lizerdbits]

27. Yep, since Dec. 26

My Typhoid nephew infected all the adults in the family on the 23rd who, like me, are slowly getting better. He however just sniffled for a couple days. We're just like you, seem to improve then get worse. I was worse today and the cough came back. Bah.

[SPKrazy]

54. wonder what the deal is

it's a strange virus...

[undeterred]

28. just a cough

:spray: but the Nyquil cherry stuff helps

[SPKrazy]

53. yeah i bet it does

a bottle at a time :P

[AlCzervik]

29. yes,i've had 3 colds in the past month and half, i think it's the same one but it takes

a vacation for a few days and comes back.

[SPKrazy]

51. YES

that is what this does, it seems like its done and then it comes back, except in a different variant...

like sneezing, or stuffiness, sore throat, cough, achiness even

[NMDemDist2]

30. my friend had that chit, turned out she had walking pneumonia

go see a Doctor d00d

ASAP

seriously

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

35. Just saw my doc last Monday

gave me a shot and some pills to take

got to feeling better

but now i'm feeling cruddier again

maybe it is a temporary setback

:hug:

[grasswire]

31. can you see a doctor?

Feeling worse after such a long time is not a good sign. Remember, there's a risk of pneumonia and that's a very bad turn of events.

In the meantime, do what you can to boost your immune system. Airborne, a fizzy tablet full of goodies like echinacea and such, is something many people swear by. You can get it at your local place where you get cough drops and OTC cold remedies.

[SPKrazy]

34. Thanks

I have actually seen two docs

got a shot the last time in the hip

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

32. me me me me me me me me me ...

i thought i was feeling better yesterday but spent most of the day today on the sofa watching football.
also with a slight headache and chest feels a bit *tight* again.
i want it to be done with so i can get back to doing my workouts.

crappitycrapcrapcrap!

alas, here's hoping you do get better soon!!

:hug:


oh - btw - this is really bullwinkle925 (somehow signed on as DeposeTheBoyKing)

go figure


on edit - i'm actually too lazy to look up my own DU password - DTBK was using my laptop while she was visiting. i can't use my PC due to a very interesting dilemma.

[SPKrazy]

36. Hi Bullwinkle! feel better

:hug:

[lizziegrace]

33. Since December 27th

Seems like it comes in waves. I've been on antibiotics and steroids to try and keep breathing.

:(

[SPKrazy]

50. I know, I keep hoping that you will be better

I worry about your lungs and glad you got some antibiotics...

:hug:

[lizziegrace]

78. It's a long, slow process to better

:(

[Lethe]

37. yeah man, i been sick for a week or so now

and I never get sick.....

It's not too bad except in the mornings. I have a slightly sore throat, headache, congestion, and constant sneezing. :mad:

I hope we all get better soon!

[SPKrazy]

48. no kidding

feel better

:pals:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

38. Over three weeks now.

I'm tired of it. I want it to go away.

[SPKrazy]

47. I hear ya!

go away :grr:

[Critters2]

39. Have you been to a doc?

This is one of the risks of my job...over the years I've known LOTS of people who thought they just had a chest cold or achy joints or whatever, and went to the doc to find out it was something serious that they had let go for too long. Really, I could tell ya horror stories. But I won't. Suffice to say, a cold over a month old is worthy of a trip to a doctor.

[SPKrazy]

46. I've been to 2

a doc in the box on a Saturday a few weeks ago

and last Monday to my primary care doc

he gave me a shot and a scrip for some pills

said i had pus pockets on my tonsils

and off I went...

[RainDog]

40. feel better, all

if it makes you feel any better, I keep getting headaches all the time lately. the kind that make you feel sick to your stomach and make your neck and back sound crunchy.

[SPKrazy]

44. bleh

hate headaches like that

:hug:

[KT2000]

41. Dec. 7 and I'm still

going back and forth with this thing - mainly coughing now.

[SPKrazy]

42. about the course mine has taken

[ThatsMyBarack]

43. I had a cold on New Year's.

I feel much better, but I'm still blowing snot like crazy! (:puke:, I know!)

[SPKrazy]

45. it's snot

it makes the world go round :P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. My dear Southpawkicker!

Actually, I don't...

I just wanted to say how badly I feel for you...

I wish there were something concrete I could do for you, to help you get well, sweetie... :hug:

[SPKrazy]

52. prolly the best thing i could do is go to bed

i will soon...

i'm getting my fix of a friend on the phone right this minute

:hug:

[Robeson]

57. Nope, since I became a vegetarian several years ago, I don't get sick....

....:D

[SPKrazy]

60. I've considered it

but i lurves meat :P

[bicentennial_baby]

58. No, and...

you guys are creeping me out! This is no thread for a Hypo!! :o




:P




:rofl: Series.

[SPKrazy]

59. hey

try being the hypo and having this shit

:P

series

:hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

61. I feel you...

It's much worse when there's actually something wrong, oh I know... :crazy: Just had a moderate episode for a couple weeks, recently.

:hug:

[harmonicon]

62. oh, just a month? it's nothin' - I've had far worse.

[SPKrazy]

63. oh good

:P

do tell

[harmonicon]

67. ok, this summer was the worst cold ever

I was in the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic in august for a three week long festival/conference thing. About halfway through I got the cold from hell. My lungs ached and I was coughing up bad bad shit - the kind of coughs that people hear and think you may be dying. The way it resonated in the hotel room where I was staying was the worst - it hurt my ears. It was pretty well gone after a week or two, but didn't really go away until the end of September. I get sick a lot when I travel... foreign germs. The last time before that when I was in the Czech Republic, I also became incredibly ill right as I was coming back home. That cold lasted long enough to make me quit smoking - it hurt so bad to smoke that I couldn't, and by the time the cold was gone, I'd kicked the habit. Of course I started again a few months later, because smoking is just totally freakin' awesome.

[rosesaylavee]

64. We have the same thing here!

ain't it something? I don't know when I have had a cold/flu thing last this long. Thought I had it beat last week as I steamed my sinuses and dutifully swallowed B, C and Zinc tabs. This week I had fevers off and on and slept for 12 hours/day. Colds didn't use to last this long, right? Its one heck of a virus.

[SPKrazy]

65. i don't think colds do

i dunno what this is but it sure is staying around

[Rhiannon12866]

66. Have you seen a doctor?

Two years ago I had the flu for the first time in years. I finally went to the doctor and was given medication, but it took me two more doctor's visits and a really strong medication to finally help me get over it. I can't tell you how horrible I felt, didn't even want to get out of bed to drag myself to the doctor and I usually manage to tough these things out. On my last visit, the PA told me that it was really fortunate that I came in because I was in pretty rough shape, and this was my third appointment for the same damn thing!:-(

You can't be too careful, so I'd get it checked out. These things aren't any fun and nothing to take for granted. And I don't think you're whining...:hi:

[SPKrazy]

77. yeah i have

thanks

:hug:

[Lil Missy]

68. I got sick with a cold, bronchitis, and laryngitis in October and my voice is still not back.

I had the laryngitis for 2 months and then had to have some tests. I got an inhaler for the vocal chords but my voice still crackles.

I need a biopsy but don't have insurance for it.

[SPKrazy]

80. man, that sucks

can the doc visualize your vocal chords?

hopefully it clears up and you don't end up needing biopsy...

:hug:

[TrogL]

69. CraftGal has exactly the same thing

WTF is it?

[SPKrazy]

79. got me

:shrug:

wtf is right though!

[leftofthedial]

70. I'm in week 3

not awful, but I can't shake it

runny nose, cough, no energy

[SPKrazy]

76. yup

that's it!

:(

[RFKHumphreyObama]

71. If you haven't seen a doctor, I recommend you see one

Just to have a check up and make sure everything's OK:hi:

Hope you feel better soon SPK:hi:

[SPKrazy]

75. Seen 2

Just the creeping crud i guess

:hi:

thanks!

[GenDem]

72. I have two very good friends that have had it for weeks.

It may not be the same rhino virus that you have, but what you've described sounds very familiar.
I started with something last Thursday night. It was a lot of sneezing and a non stop drip. I went to my senior class on Friday morning and one of my students gave me one of them Airborn cocktails. Three to four hours later -- no more cold. It was gone. Colds, for me, are always a long drawn out hacking, sneezing, wheezing thing that almost always ends up bronchitis. This was the easiest cold I have ever had. I'm getting me some of that Airborn.

Feel better, friend!!!!

:hi:

[NewWaveChick1981]

73. I do.

:( :hug: Got sick in mid-December, and it took me two weeks to feel better and stop being congested. I felt fine until a week ago, when I woke up last Sunday with a damn sore throat AGAIN. x( I almost lost my voice on Monday, and Tuesday it was still cracking. I've had congestion again for a week now. The first round, I had nasal congestion and no chest congestion. This time, I have chest congestion and a hacking cough but no nasal congestion.

I hope you feel better soon, SPK. I hope everyone else with this shit feels better soon too. :hug:

[SPKrazy]

74. hope you feel bettah too NWC

:hug: :hug:

:hi: