Stupid miserable cold

[dreadnut]

So I haven't had a cold in about 3 years. Now I have the cold from hell - 5 full days into it and no signs of slowing down. Still coughing my brains out. Not many brains left to go.

 

[GGJaguar]

Ugh. Summer colds are the worst. Feel better soon!

 

[DrumBob]

Are you sure it's not COVID? My sister has COVID right now with cold symptoms.

 

[PreacherBob]

Hope you feel better soon. I get them at the end of every summer. I‘m just getting over a three week ordeal. I’ve experimented over the years, this seems to work the best. I generally don’t like medicating, but those summer colds are debilitating for sure.

 

[davidbeinct]

I would do a test for sure. There are Covid treatments now and the sooner you start the better they work. Feel better soon. Also no matter what it is a honey-lemon-hot water potion mixed with your favorite cheap distillate can work wonders on your symptoms.

 

[gjmalcyon]

And do not underestimate the recuperative and restorative power of chicken soup.

 

[HeyMikey]

If that cough hasn’t gone away or has gotten worse you may want to go get it checked out. Those can turn into bad situations that require real medical attention. I get a bad cough every winter and a couple times they turned into persistent bronchitis or pneumonia. Not something to ignore.

Oh, and +1 on the chicken soup.

 

[dreadnut]

not covid.

 

[Opsimath]

Hope you feel better soon. I get them at the end of every summer. I‘m just getting over a three week ordeal. I’ve experimented over the years, this seems to work the best. I generally don’t like medicating, but those summer colds are debilitating for sure.

Does the liquid taste as nasty as it did 20+ years ago? I get capsules, no taste.

I used to say, back before capsules, that if you are sick enough to willingly take NyQuil then you are truly sick.

Careful, though. There is a rumor in the forums that taking NyQuil can lead to guitar purchases that later you may not remember making.

 

[Nuuska]

Over here we say that cold or flu goes over in two weeks if you take good care of it - if you do nothing it will be over in 14 days

For me hot water or tea with plenty of honey and lemon will make things a lot easier.

 

[Opsimath]

I did hot tea all day yesterday. Today I caved and took a DayQuil.

 

[dreadnut]

Six days into this blasted thing now, still not letting up. Ate a specialty gummie, it didn't do anything for my cold but it made me feel better.

 

[merlin6666]

Did you you get a few covid tests yet?

 

[Uke]

not covid.

I have a friend who has had covid about 2 months ago. Now she has an upper respiratory infection from hell. I think she feels worse from the respiratory infection (for which she is taking antibiotics).

 

[fronobulax]

Did you you get a few covid tests yet?

not covid.

 

[dreadnut]

I just had a covid test 2 days ago - negative. My nurse says it's going around and "it lasts about two weeks." Thanks, you didn't have to tell me that!

 

[davismanLV]

Quite a few people I know in Las Vegas are suffering from a really nasty (non-COVID) cold that's pretty mean. All testing negative multiple times. It truly is going around. It's a good time to avoid socializing, right now.

 

[GGJaguar]

It's a good time to avoid socializing, right now.

Thank goodness for LTG!

 

[dreadnut]

Yeah, I am missing a wedding right now because I don't want to go and bark my germs all over everyone. I still can't stop coughing, it's just a dry hacking cough. But I damn sure don't want to give this to anyone. Good thing my big jam session on the new deck is 9 days out.

 

[Bill Ashton]

Does the liquid taste as nasty as it did 20+ years ago? I get capsules, no taste.

I used to say, back before capsules, that if you are sick enough to willingly take NyQuil then you are truly sick.

Careful, though. There is a rumor in the forums that taking NyQuil can lead to guitar purchases that later you may not remember making.

So Cynthia, what is the guitar you are really hoping for?