My third week...

Well I won't say I'm happy someone is in the same boat as me! lol. But it's good not to be alone! :P We can get better together!! Do you drink lots of juice and water?

Thank you! :) I usually bring a full water bottle to bed with me, but I forget to bring it down with me in the morning to keep in the fridge so it's cold the next night! lol I really wanted to start exercising since I quit my job...I wanted to lose at least 10 pounds before school starts...but I never feel like doing much because I'm sick! X.X But I guess I could walk to the mail box and take my old dog for a short walk, she can never go long either.

lol! I actually am sleeping pretty well. I'm not setting my alarm clock right now, so I sleep as long as my body needs to. I only get up when I know I won't be able to fall back asleep. I take NiQuil to help me fall asleep, but it still takes a while because my coughing and stuffy nose keep me up.

I love having aloe vera on my face, it's just so cool and it makes my skin soft! lol But it's just so messy I don't like wearing it at night because I don't want it to get all over my "pillow." NiQuil usually works for me, I just take it whenever (in the evening) and go to bed when I start getting tired lol Thank you! :)

Yeah, my dad knows I've been sick a long time--he has to listen to my coughing and sniffling whenever he's home hehe. I can't imagine this is swine flu because I would expect to feel a lot worse if it was. I am staying warm and getting lots of rest! :) And I'm drinking lots of fluids too (tea, water, juice).

Mmm I like spaghetti :D lol Maybe i'll have some tonight for dinner :) I am staying as warm as I can! :D Right now I'm wearing jeans, a sweater over shirt, a scarf and socks lol. I'll put gloves on when I'm done on computer too :P Thanks Cat!

It sucks you don't have insurance. Just stay warm and hydrated. Hopefully your family is taking good care of you. Try to eat a bit too. Juice is food, but some rice or pasta or oatmeal will be good for your tummy.

Well even if I wanted to I couldn't go to the hospital because I don't have health insurance and there's no way I can afford all the tests and everything else I'd be charged with. It's winter, I'm sure tons of peoples are getting colds around this time. It's expected with the season.

Hehe I am trying to rest as much as I can. I get good sleep at night, but I've been pretty active during the day this week. Thank you

My dad didn't need to tell me to drink lots of water and juice :P Actually...I believe what he said was, "who drank my orange juice!?!" lol :P I take NyQuil and DayQuil. And I'll take Ibuprofen if I have a headache, but thankfully those aren't constant like my coughing and stuffy nose. I actually had a lot of Christmas shopping on Saturday...but I haven't been very busy other than that. I don't set my alarm clock, so I'm getting all the sleep I need. If I wake up in the middle of the night I just sleep a little later. I only get up when my body says it's had enough sleep lol. I just bought Noodle Soup! I'll have to have some of that tomorrow! :D Thank you!

I've never had any problems like that before, and I'm not sure I could say I'm in enough pain to have an infection (I'm just assuming the things you said would be painful!) lol

Yeah, the back of my throat is really starting to get sore because I'm coughing so much. :/ But cold drinks really soothe it, but only while I'm drinking them. Thanks!

LOL!!!!! Woot!!!!! Good advice! lol My mom actually already made my dad check my lungs...he said they were fine. Not sure what else he could do lol

When I take showers they are always really hot! I can't take cold showers lol. And I'm always in warm clothes...so I'm staying warm. :) I've actually just started liking orange juice recently. I always used to hate it, but I've been drinking it more now--especially since I know how good it is for me. I haven't been doing any marathons :P lol And I don't plan on doing one any time soon :D

I think I'm resting pretty well...and I'm not under any stress! Once I quit my job I become a lot less stressed. I'm excited and a little nervous about starting school in January, but I'm not sure that is causing me any stress. Awww man! I wish I liked honey!! But maybe if I didn't let it touch a lot of my tongue I can take some! lol. Put it on a spoon and put it towards the back of my mouth! :P My cough is defiantly the worse part of this! And it makes it hard for my to fall asleep and stay asleep. Of course I usually wake up because my nose is so stuffed I can't breathe out of it! lol Have you seen those "For A Better Looking Tomorrow" NiQuil commercials?? I always feel like that lady that sleeps with her mouth open! :P