Topic: AAcckkkkkkk sick.....

[hunnerbun]

This sucks soooooo bad...  I woke up this morning sick and I am going to Toronto on Friday to a wedding.  It's my first big gay wedding and I feel like crap.  
So far it's just a sore throat but if it gets into my head flying will suck the big one...  
Anybody have any good remedies for me to try?  I think I will be hard on the NeoCitran for the rest of today so take no notice of the delerious ramblings I may post...

[bigbenjamin]

Hope yr feeling better soon, hunnerbun. for your sore throat(mine is sore all the time from pot), gargle with very warm salt water(2 teaspoons per half glass of water) to the slow count of 30, three times. do that two or three times during the day. should be better in just one day. this salt water thing works everytime - old family doctor taught me.
Hava safe trip and throw some rice for me ! cheers.

[Tipsy McStagger]

Have you tried any "herbal" remedies *wink*wink*

[hunnerbun]

Well not the kind you mean   ....but I do usually take echinacea but I am out.  Guess I have to hit Shoppers.
I am such a baby when I am sick...I hate not having control over stuff!

[Diana]

Try some tea with honey.  That sounds so basic but it helps to soothe my throat when it's sore.

[Diana]

Oooh I forgot to mention I hope you feel better soon

[BoTTleKid]

There's something going around, as they say. LOL

Sorry to hear it Hunnerbun. A few of my friends are pretty ill as well.

Echinecea is good, I take that too when I feel something coming.

[Ghostdog]

I think it has alot to do with all of this weird weather we have been having in the last 2 years or so.
One day it 25 then the next day it's 5(It was -5 here last night) so no wonder everyone is getting so sick:(

[shake]

Whenever I feel that I'm getting sick I find that getting lots of sleep can help prevent the sickness.  Sometimes though if I already have a sore throat it means I will get a cold.  I have found echinacea will stop me from getting most of the cold symptoms.

[trailerchick]

The best cure for being sick is sleep...and tons of it. Best way to ensure you're out for a good while ? Put an ounce of vodka in with your neo citron{warning labels be dammed!!!]and drink while soaking in a warm tub then crawl into bed.....the combo will knock ya out for hours!

Get well soon!

[Detriot Velvet Smooth]

When you  say big gay wedding, do you mean acutually gay like lahey and randy or gay like you jsut don't want to go?

[BoTTleKid]

It seems to me like she wants to go.

[SgtMeowsteen]

When I'm past the sore throat, and the cold kicks in full force (head feels like a brick, used tissues everywhere, body feels like a 90 year old....)
I take an Aleve Cold & Sinus in the morning when I wake up. It is the only way I can get through a day of work and feel better. This medicine is a miracle product. All my letter carrier cohorts swear by it. The sleep & rest suggestion is the only way your body can fight the cold and get better quicker. BUT, when you don't have time to do what you're supposed to, Aleve Cold & Sinus (NOT generic) is the only way you are going to get through this wedding (or Work) without feeling like you are going to die.

As far as asending & desending in a plane? Oh boy  The only thing you can do is tell the flight attendant that you have sinus congestion and you need a paper cup with a wet napkin soaked with VERY HOT water stuffed into the bottom of the dixie cup. Hold this on your ear (or ears) that are in pain from the pressure. Saved my ass on plane trips more than once.

Poor Baby, hope you feel better.

[shake]

Oooh, Oooh just remembered another one, when I am in sore throat stage, I find eating garlic, in my case bread covered in garlic, seems to fight the bug.  I find Neo Citran works as well, but instead of putting vodka in it, I have 2 servings.  Then sleep.  I have avoided colds this way in the past, if you don't have time to sleep then you may be out of luck, but you might be ok by Friday.

[Saucy Bastard]

I hope that you feel better soon hunnerbun ,seeing as everyone is giving their remedies : Sleep , Garlic (raw (maby not the day before the wedding)) and echinacia/zinc throat spray 3 or 4 times a day .Let it trickle down your throat for 15 min or so .

[hunnerbun]

When you  say big gay wedding, do you mean acutually gay like lahey and randy or gay like you jsut don't want to go?

    No actually gay...and I am very excited about going!  

I did do the double NeoCitran thing and slept on and off all afternoon yesterday...and instead of Aleve (we can't get it over the counter here) I took Advil cold & sinus...helped a lot with the sore throat.  
I do feel better today, now I just have to wait for the rest of this crap to pass.

"As far as asending & desending in a plane? Oh boy  The only thing you can do is tell the flight attendant that you have sinus congestion and you need a paper cup with a wet napkin soaked with VERY HOT water stuffed into the bottom of the dixie cup. Hold this on your ear (or ears) that are in pain from the pressure. Saved my ass on plane trips more than once."  
SgtMeowesteen the last time I flew I saw a flight attendant do this for a little kid...I was wondering if it really worked or if it was just to distract him while we were descending...good to know that it actually does something.

[Saucy Bastard]

I was at my first gay wedding this september (my sister) and it was really the best wedding that I have ever been to. The most traditional (really) but also nicely gay.

Have fun!

[kitty meiowenstein]

a hot curry straight from the curry restaurant.  full of garlic, chilli and other natural expensive spices, it'll kill any bugs and viruses. I speak from experience.

[tan]

  i think i eat way to much onions to even get sick....but funny thing is as soon as i started reading this thread i been in a total sneezing fit...haha
         but i been waiting for a few days for sign of illness, my kid has been coughing and sneezing in my direction since monday.....her fever finally broke though ....so now its a waiting game for ...i usually don't get it though. i catch colds and flus very rarely

as for quick home remedies i don't really know i usually just let it take its course cause when i get it its never really bad..

tan