Being sick is hell

[stormkeeper_lovedoris]

Between my constant coughing and the pain of my raw, sore throat, I couldn't sleep hardly at all last night. Despite having taken Nyquil, cough suppressants, and even blasting my throat with that foul sore throat spray. Having a cold is such misery.

I have to remind myself that 'this too shall pass' and it's only a temporary condition. With each day worse than the preceding one, I have to wonder when I'll hit bottom and can start to get better.

Comments

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

I did have that once as an adult, and it was no picnic. Have you had it recently? Strep is so icky.

When I had it, I remember having overwhelming fatigue along with the sore throat. Fortunately (I guess) I read that if you're coughing along with the sore throat, it's not usually strep. And I'm lucky not to have a fever.

[sarahetc.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't. I haven't been ill since I stopped working at the museum. I did, however, have Whooping Cough a few years ago and that taught me that skulking around toughing it out does nobody any favors. Had I been smart and gone to the doctor before I had fever and really severe night sweats, I might have been able to catch it in time to treat it. What's worse is that I was walking around, incubating it and probably passing it on, because I had so much contact with the public at the time. And while vaccinations keep most people safe, many people don't vaccinate against it because they think it doesn't exist anymore, like smallpox. I felt pretty guilty about that.

Okay, that was my grody story! Sorry! No strep, thankfully. And none for you either, thankfully.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Whopping cough, eh? What are the symptoms? (Actually, I can just go look them up. Whatever the case, I'm glad it's long gone from your system!)

[razycrandomgirl.livejournal.com]

I heard you cough and cough and cough until your stomach muscles atrophy. Sorry. I'm glad I never had that. :X



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