I'm under siege,

[opabinia]

but I snuck a supply run through. I'm full of Ibuprofen and water and caffeine-free tea and Zinc and Vitamin C and broth. Do they work in sync? Do they get in each other's way? Do they work at all? I don't know. Anyway, I have enough sinus pressure to... to really not like it. I sound like a lo-fi recording, and so does everything else. I bought more Kleenex. I have hot-packs on my forearms and in my shoes. I cranked the heat.

So New Year's was fine, and exchanging gifts with my girl was wonderful, but I'm not gonna write about that now, because I'm running like a tap. I'm pretty sure I'm going to feel like refried ass on my birthday, but that's okay. I'll celebrate later.

darla was a dream, offering to help at every turn. I just prefer to battle viruses in private. Snot everywhere, frequent snorting, grumbling... Not in nice company, if I can help it.

Comments

[canongrrl.livejournal.com]

while its not a traditional remedy, I'm making my mac and cheese tomorrow night, if you want some, I can deliever (side mote, my mac and cheese is based off Crystain anf Eeryg's so its pretty tasty)

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

Sounds mighty good. Pardon the late reply -- typing while leaking (and without seeing the screen too well) was frustrating, so I put it off. I'm less leaky now, and my glasses are rubberbanded around my head. Thank you for the offer. I will certainly have to try this stuff sometime. :)

[nepenthedreams]

Hey, your birthday must be coming up soon. Hello fellow Cap! Happy birthday (in advance).

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

Allo, and thank you. I can type much better today than yesterday. *snorfle*

[rojagato.livejournal.com]

There's still some jalapeno cornbread in the fridge, bottom shelf on the left. Ten seconds on the microwave, or put it in a bowl with the chicken stock (or liquid from my black-eyed pea stew) and microwave a minute.

The cornbread which does not kill you makes you stronger.

[liza.livejournal.com]

One time I got a nasty cold right before a trip I spent some time on the net researching which cold remedies have been clinically-supported in double-blind trials. My summary (because I am a geek in all things):

- zinc works, but only in lozenges or some weird nasal spray. The spray has bad side-effects, and the lozenges work great but their absorption is inhibited by citric acid. Some companies use citric acid to flavor the lozenges, or combine them with ascorbic acid to include vitamin C. Those are worthless. So, yes to the lozenges, but avoid fruit juices or the vitamin C pills around the time that you take the lozenges. And you have to take lots of them.

- Echinacea works, especially in tincture form, but you need to take a lot of it frequently. I put tinctures of it in everything I drank (and of course drink lots of fluids). Generally I didn't notice it, except in plain water in which case it was a little bitter.

- Vitamic C works, but not as a preventative (none of these reduce the likelihood of getting a cold, only the duration that it lasts). You also need a lot (I think around 2000 mg), or two big doses of time-release capsules. More does not help and may even reduce the beneficial effects.

All of these work best at the very onset of the cold.

Good luck!

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

I am intrigued by Echinacea tincture. I'll have to stock up. Fortunately, Cold-Eeze brand zinc lozenges have no citric acid, so I think they're good. I've been freebasing citrusy Vitamin C (allowing time for Zn absorption in between hits), too.

Thanks for the pointers. The cold died in a day, but it was replaced by asthma. D'OH.

I'm much better today, though. Almost ready for work. Thursday is the goal.

[darla.livejournal.com]

aww.
If you ever need it in the future, though, i am supremely good at mothering. Supremely.

feel better!

[bottleimp.livejournal.com]

I assume that buckets full of icy water are out of the question?

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

Not sure how my immune system would respond to that. I can tell you the idea is entirely contrary to conventional spic wisdom.

[couplingchaos.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, and get well soon!

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

Thanks, and I'm almost there! :)