CRAP!...(cough)...my New Year starts off with a chest cold...
By DuoMaxwell
@DuoMaxwell (953)
United States
January 8, 2009 10:59pm CST
Guys, I haven't been feeling good this week. So much for starting the New Year right...
Got a chest cold up to right now. All this week i've been doing the following:
-Coughing up that yellowish nasty stuff out of my mouth and blowing it out of my nose
-I wheeze every time I breathe even lightly
-I can't pop my ears back to normal because of swimmer's ear that I got a long time ago
-My nose gets stuffy, runny, burning, or all three at the same time
-Every time I cough, it feels like either a claw is scratching at my chest very hard, or a knife is slicing it just as hard
-It burns when I blow my nose
Now when I go out, I don't eat out because I don't want to give the same cold to others, and I got to use my money to buy some supplies to help me fight this cold off.
So far, i've been taking the following items to fight against my chest cold:
-Halls Defense Vitamin C drops
-Cough drops
-4 pills of Echinacea
-1 Green Tea pill/2 Green Tea gum pieces
-Coricidin Cough and Cold (for high blood pressure, since I got that) (purchased two extra boxes on 1-8-2009)
-Menthol vapor rub (possibly Vicks)
-Drinking pine needle tea
Trust me, this is almost hell on my body since i'm taking all of this--::COUGH! COUGH!::--
...stuff. That happened while I was typing this...excuse me...
Getting a bad cold is a bad way to start the New Year right, ain't it? 
Got a chest cold up to right now. All this week i've been doing the following:
-Coughing up that yellowish nasty stuff out of my mouth and blowing it out of my nose
-I wheeze every time I breathe even lightly
-I can't pop my ears back to normal because of swimmer's ear that I got a long time ago
-My nose gets stuffy, runny, burning, or all three at the same time
-Every time I cough, it feels like either a claw is scratching at my chest very hard, or a knife is slicing it just as hard
-It burns when I blow my nose
Now when I go out, I don't eat out because I don't want to give the same cold to others, and I got to use my money to buy some supplies to help me fight this cold off.
So far, i've been taking the following items to fight against my chest cold:
-Halls Defense Vitamin C drops
-Cough drops
-4 pills of Echinacea
-1 Green Tea pill/2 Green Tea gum pieces
-Coricidin Cough and Cold (for high blood pressure, since I got that) (purchased two extra boxes on 1-8-2009)
-Menthol vapor rub (possibly Vicks)
-Drinking pine needle tea
Trust me, this is almost hell on my body since i'm taking all of this--::COUGH! COUGH!::--
...stuff. That happened while I was typing this...excuse me...
Getting a bad cold is a bad way to start the New Year right, ain't it? 2 responses
@ank_47 (1959)
• India
26 Jan 09
avoid coffee which have caffine in it and it is not good for you ,it can dehydrate u .
take hot tea with lemon juice in it.lemon juice helps break up the plem (yellowish nasty thing u told).
breath hot water ,with towel on u;r head.this can releive u from cold.
drink lots of water which can releive u from plem
u can drink hot milk with turmeric and pepper ,this can reduce u;r cold with in one or two days. u can also add sugar if u want.
@shihtzumama (290)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Hey Duo~
I feel your pain!! I had the same cold/flu the beginning of December and was sick for about 3 wks straight!!! Rest, vitamins and zicam worked well for me. Lots of water and clear liquids.!!! Hope you feel better soon!!! No its not a fun way to start off the new year, thats for sure!
Hope you feel better soon!!!
Shihtzumama
