Great.
Enjoyed a wonderful, delightful day meeting with a local friend (previous coworker) to celebrate our birthdays together. She invited me to an incredible restaurant I've never been to.
We had fun exchanging gifts and sharing stories.
Great day.

Feeling?
 

Woke up with the flu I am sure. aw throat, coughing, no fever, headache from hell, no appetite, aching all over. Going back to couch.

Feeling.
 

4th day of feeling like crap. Headache and sore throat is a pain in the head LOL.

So much better. Down to the occasional dry cough with the help of a cough pill that my nurse practitioner gave me. Not nearly so achy. A little tired, but overall just much better.

Glad to hear that your feeling better.

Feeling
 

Body ache all over, rampant headache, sore throat and coughing without end, runny nose then stuffyness. Other that that ok.

I hope you feel better soon.....

Yep, that's the flu going around. My turn on the merry go round lasted 3 weeks in all. Feel better soon!


I'm sorry. Mouth stuff is so frustrating! Eat on the opposite side of your mouth and rinse your mouth out with warm salt water every 2-3 hours to help keep inflammation and swelling down. I would look into Orajel and/or Anbesol to numb things up a bit until you can get in to see the dentist.

Personally, I'm feeling okay. I had to take today off to balance holiday hours, which was nice. I stayed in bed longer and I was able to lounge around and take my time getting ready. It wasn't my intention originally but I wound up in a 'cute' outfit. You know; one that makes you feel extra attractive and maybe a little more flirty or sassy. It's been a while since I wore something that lifted my spirits a bit so that has been nice. I ran errands and did things in said outfit so lots of people saw me today. I like to think that one or two of them thought that I looked kinda adorable. There's no way to tell for certain but that's what I've decided to think and that's that.

Yes, that's what I had too. I'm leaning toward feeling it was not the flu because I had my flu shot weeks earlier, although there's no guarantee that those work. I'm leaning toward feeling it was RSV. Mine also lasted 3 weeks. In any case, I was tested for strep and bacterial infections, and it wasn't those, so it was viral whatever it was and there was nothing to do but cover up the symptoms as best I could. In the end, Mucinex DM, some extra dextromethorphan/Delsym (the coughing was massive), Sudafed, Benadryl, Tylenol and a bit of Jim Beam worked for me, plus my nurse practitioner helped me out with some Robitussin with codeine for the cough and sore throat, and once I had a dry nonproductive cough, some Tessalon Perles for the persistent dry cough.

I sure hope you feel better soon. Achieving the perfect balance of symptom relief is key, IMHO. I'm a believer in better living through chemistry - I understand that everyone is not. And of course, lots of rest.

Aww, so sorry for the owies. I don't have anything to add to what Gemme advised, except if you can't get any Anbesol right away a little Jim Beam can help. (You may have noticed in my other posts that Jim Beam is my go-to; I'm not kidding, it really can help. Or whatever other whiskey you happen to prefer.) I hope you can get in with your dentist soon, and until then I hope you get your symptoms under control. Owies during the holidays are especially no fun.

A little more cheerful. It was rejuvenating being out today on a sunny, relatively warm afternoon; I've had dinner, which always improves my mood; I'm halfway through It's a Wonderful Life which has me feeling more Christmas spirit; and Brittany has finally settled down to sleep which is a relief.

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I'm sorry. Mouth stuff is so frustrating! Eat on the opposite side of your mouth and rinse your mouth out with warm salt water every 2-3 hours to help keep inflammation and swelling down. I would look into Orajel and/or Anbesol to numb things up a bit until you can get in to see the dentist.

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Thank you. Orajel has been my best friend as of late, will get Anbesol asap.
Rinsing mouth out and eating on opposite side does help some too.

I neeed to invest in some Jim Beam it appears. lol Definitely will taste better than Tylenol lol.
Thank You so much!

Feeling
 

Just shoot me...........

Feeling
 

I have not felt this sick as far back as I can remember. Bed and water are the only things I need.

Very worried about my beloved adopted grandparents. We took him to the hospital 2 days ago and they decided to admit him that night but he's still in the ER waiting on a room upstairs. She's beside herself and exhausted because she refuses to go home to rest.

It's ridiculous and scary how hard it is to get a bed in a hospital now. I'm so sorry to hear about your grandparents' difficulty, Kenna.

I heard a story on NPR about how one of the reasons beds don't turn over more often is because the nurses drag their feet on completing discharge papers. When they are understaffed and so many patients need them "right now", it's hard for them to find 45 minutes to do one patient's discharge papers. I have no idea how accurate this is - it sounds like blaming the nurses for the hospitals poor administration to me.