yuck....

[neotoma]

I had a bit of rough throat on Saturday, it was a bit of a cough on Sunday, it was definitely a cough on Monday, and *now* I can't go ten minutes without a bout of coughing.

I've called in sick -- at the very least, I'm going to be exhausted just from coughing by the end of the day -- and will try to get a doctor's appointment today.

This is not fun...

Comments

[randomalia.livejournal.com]

Hope you feel better soon. Sounds very frustrating!

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

It is very frustrating. I'm fine to get up, walk around, and do stuff ... but I'm also stopped every ten minutes because of a hacking cough.

I'm staying home, more because I don't want to give everyone this, than anything else.

[imadra-blue.livejournal.com]

Ack. I've had a sore throat for two weeks, so I feel you. You're doing much worse, though. I hope you feel better, and the doctor's give you plenty of medicine.

And don't forget the usual, lots of liquids, lots of rest, etc.

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

The doctor doesn't know what it is -- either a cold or I've finally developed allergies. My only symptoms are a slight fever and dry hacking cough.

I went away with a prescription and two OTC medicines -- guess which cost more when I got them? -- and orders to rest at home until Friday.

I don't *get* sick days. I'm going to see if I feel better tomorrow. If so, I'll go to work -- no improvement, I'll stay home. If I don't improve or get worse by Friday, I have to go back to the doctor.

[twistedchick]

There's also something going around in the pollen area that is causing dry-throat coughing even if you don't have the current crud. I have been dealing with it for three days now; it was particularly annoying on Sunday afternoon driving over to the Green Man Festival because we'd go past some stand of trees and it would hit me, and in a mile it would be gone.

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Yes, she told me to get Claritin as well as Mucligex DM and a painkiller. I'm hoping the Claritin works, because me taking expectorants for a dry cough doesn't seem to help.

I've also got that dry itch around my eyes that I get when I need to sleep. I'm thinking it's really some sort of pollen driving me crazy, because I'm not all sniffly like a cold would be. Plus, now that I'm not anxious in a waiting room, I'm noticing a bit of tingle around my nose and lips -- what the heck am I reacting to?