Last week I felt something coming on & sure enough, I woke up yesterday like this:
My throat is on fire, my eyes won't stop watering, and my nose won't stop clogging and/or running (and as if that weren't enough, now the skin around my nostrils is burning due to so much tissue contact). I totally have the plague.
I somehow managed to rally for work and am counting down until I can go home. Yesterday DH went to get me a slushy since that is the only thing in the world I wanted. Since he knows I quit drinking soda (five months ago, yay me!) he got me the only non-soda slushy option.
You guys, it was a caramel apple slushy. It tasted like poison apples. That one sip I had felt good on my throat, but ew. I had to throw it out since it made me gag.
Today after work, I'm going to try a different gas station in search of a half red, half blue slushy. I drank some hot tea earlier but my throat was like, "Screw that crap and get me a slushy!" This will be followed by copious amounts of television in my sweatpants.
What are your go-to comforts when you are sick?
Re: I have contracted the plague.
Nothing usually comforts me when I'm sick. I'm miserable and it makes me feel like H is a saint because of how he takes care of me. Right now he's finishing up some dishes and then going to the store for chicken soup ingredients.
Hope you feel better soon.
I am on week three of a horrendous cold. I have taken so much meds, that it's just not working anymore.
That said, I love to drink tea in bed when I am sick. In fact, that's the only time I eat or drink in bed. I also love my electric blanket. It's so comforting and warm. I wish I had it with me at work now.
Aw that sucks! You should leave work and get in bed. Nyquil and sleeping for 15 hours usually cures me pretty quickly. One time in college, my throat hurt so bad that I cried eating pudding. The university doctor just kept saying it was a cold and I was like no, that's not right. So my mom told me to go to a ear, nose, throat specialist and sure enough I have tonsilitis. Didn't need them removed but did need antibiotics so keep that in mind if your throat gets unbearable.
@novella1186 I can save you water for your shower steam trick. Run the bathroom sink on the hottest it will go for about 3 minutes, then plug it. As soon as it's full, put your face directly over it with a towel completely covering your head and the sink so the steam doesn't escape. It's magical.