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| Alee |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 3:02:56 PM
Nora and I went to the doctor today. It took them over 2 hours to get us back into an exam room and we spent a total of 3 1/2 hours there! Yikes!
I've been coughing and am really congested. Luckily I didn't pass the Strep Test, but I do have some sort of bacterial infection. Yuck.
So in addition to what the doctor gave me I have been putting more humidity into the air and I created a steam treatment with lavender and peppermint essential oils. (Note to self next time go easier on the mint!!)
Anyone else have some easy homemade remedies to loosen chest congestion.
Alee
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| Annab |
Posted - Oct 30 2009 : 03:40:51 AM
Yea.
I spent 2 days of hell coming off sunus sprays. Went cold turkey and didn't sleep for 2 days.
Someone suggested saline sprays. Use these everytime I blow my nose or sneeze. That and staying really active outside. Some kind of vigorous activity like raking leaves at least helped me breathe during the day.
I tried the neti pot and it made it worse...or at that point I was already so plugged anyway.
A riend had this a week before you and I did and he is still blowing his nose!
Hang in there.
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| Alee |
Posted - Oct 28 2009 : 08:16:41 AM
I don't know but I woke up this morning to more crud in my sinuses- of course. So back to the colloidal silver, neti pot and apple cider vinegar/honey/hot water treatments. The apple cider vinegar (braggs) treatment seems to be the most effective and really does wake me up.
Alee
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| Annab |
Posted - Oct 28 2009 : 06:44:37 AM
Thanks!
Lets hope we have each done our time and won't be sick again for a long while!
Luckily through this whole thing I had already been scheduled off from work for 10 days, so the extra sleep was good,,,,that is those nights when I actually could sleep!
Was able to crash last night w/o the aid of any drugs whatsoever, so I think we are on the mend.
Why do these things last so long ???
And hubby is still healthy, so my handwashing has helped protect him. |
| Alee |
Posted - Oct 27 2009 : 1:11:03 PM
I am still sniffling a bit and coughing a bit at night but for the most part I am doing okay. I hope you start feeling better soon!!
Alee
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| Annab |
Posted - Oct 27 2009 : 11:26:39 AM
So Alee
Are you stll sick?
My voice has been a slight squeak for the past 2 days and first thing in the a.m. I am blowing out all kinds of gross things
It's celar during the day but at night I start couging and can breathe out of 1 nostril
Made the mistake of over dosing on nose spray could bt why this has lingerd far too long
Waht happendd to your cold |
| Alee |
Posted - Oct 16 2009 : 07:16:06 AM
Yup, Anna- coughing up all sorts of nasty things here too. Yuck. And even using hankies my nose is so chapped from blowing all the time. I didn't catch it in enough time to prevent chapping with some of my body balm and so I went to go get some and realized I was out! Darn and I don't have the energy to make more right now. Oh well.
I am doing the Braggs AC Vinegar, honey, and water a couple times a day. That seems to really be helping with the the throat crud. I also bought some collodial silver water last night and husband and I both are using it since he seems to have gotten this crud too. Darn.
Alee
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| Marcy |
Posted - Oct 16 2009 : 06:03:43 AM
(((Alee))) Hope you feel better soon.
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| Annab |
Posted - Oct 16 2009 : 03:46:40 AM
Sounds like we have the same thing
I have all kinds of dried herbs on hand and also make herbal teas.
Soo good w/ the honey.
Forgot completely about the whiskey thing. But glad the funky throat thing is mostly past.
I also have the bad congetstion and an hacking up all kins of gross things. Better to cough it out.
Sometimes wish I had a sweat lodge to sweat it all out. Although the other night I think this happaned anyway when we thought it was going to be much cooler, so we piled on the balnkets, and i woke up with sweat literally rolling down my forehead.
Easy on the peppermint I agree! Same for eucalyptus.
I tried dabbing some Tiger Balm around my nose and throat....BIG mistake!
Think eating the peppers is a far tastier and less painful solution here.
Hope you guys are back on your feets quickly
At least it's not the flu! |
| Alee |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 11:45:35 AM
Thanks ladies. I am going to go steam myself for the third time today. I think it does help even if it makes me cough more in the short term.
Alee
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| Annika |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 09:32:43 AM
Oh Alee and Nora, I hope that you both feel better real quick!
Horehound is/was a standard for coughs in olden days and also ginger tea, honey & lemon for the throat always makes mine feel better when I have a sore one.
Sending good thoughts and get-better wishes to you both
Annika
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| chaddsgirl |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 08:49:12 AM
P.S. Sauteed in olive oil.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
| chaddsgirl |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 08:47:54 AM
When I was growing up, we lived in Mexico for several years. My mom would sautee jalapenos, garlic and tomatoes together to add to the food. She swore it would cure a cold. Garlic is good for just about everything!! And I have to admit, this has worked for our family in the past.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
| AuntPammy |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 06:41:14 AM
Well, hope you feel better soon Alee and Alee-ette (Nora,just messing with ya). My father had a cure-all recipe for the creeping crud that had rock candy, lemon juice and the shot of whiskey-it always seemed to help. Lots and lots of liquids is the ticket.Thinking of you.
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| Alee |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 06:30:07 AM
That is awesome, Janice!
Alee
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| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 06:08:57 AM
Hope you're better today, Alee. That hot toddy thing was a staple for an elderly relative of mine. She swore by it and she lived to the ripe old age of 98. She made her own lye soap and once 'slipped' a hundred rose bushes and 95 of them lived. She was a farm girl in the city for sure!
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| gr8tfulmom |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 04:18:40 AM
My Dad swears by Hot Toddies - Hot water, lemon, honey and that good ol shot of whiskey. They sure make me feel better :) Hope you're feeling better soon.
Sarah
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| Alee |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 9:50:23 PM
Jennifer- that shot of whiskey is starting to sound good about now! LOL I remember one time I was pretty sick and we had a Mikes Hard Lemonade in the fridge. Now I am not normally a drinker. I might have 2-3 drinks in a whole year. But that Hard Lemonade sounded SO good. I just had to have it. So I did and I actually felt better than the cold medicine had made me feel! I felt human for a good couple of hours!
Alee
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| Autumn Leaves |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 7:28:05 PM
Not that I have tried it (heehee) but, the oldtimers say that nothing works better for a cold than a shot of good whiskey! Hope you are on the mend real soon!
Warm Wishes
Jennifer
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| Alee |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 7:14:42 PM
Thanks ladies! I am trying to drink lots of liquids both hot and cold. I hate how irritated my lungs and throat are from all the coughing. Ugh.
Alee
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| momshopsalotta |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 7:07:36 PM
Hot apple cider works for me. Feel better soon!! |
| catscharm74 |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 6:53:01 PM
Warm cup of water with 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar...several times a day...Drinking A LOT of warm liquids..I also make chicken broth, boiling 5 cloves of garlic in it and let it sit. Then enjoy..sounds nuts but it works.
Heather
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| Miss2Missus |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 6:45:48 PM
eww, theres a lot of strep going around. hope you guys get better.
Karen ^_^
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| maggie14 |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 6:20:29 PM
Sound like you are doing the right thing. I do the steam treatment too. I did it once when my mom was gone and put tons of peppermint in it and took one wiff and thought I was going to die!!! I'll never do that again!
The other thing I do is drink lots and lots of peppermint tea and herbal teas. It really helps. Oh, and don't eat or drink milk and cheese for a while because that can really make it worse. Hope this helps!!
Maggie |
