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unknownfate ([personal profile] unknownfate) wrote2012-09-30 12:36 pm
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Oh man…

Sick. So very, very sick.

The worst part is the sore throat. It really hurts to do anything and then I cough so hard I gag and it just tears its way out of my poor raw throat and then I cry which makes me gulp and it just hurts worse.

Yesterday, I was all cold medicated to the gills. I forgot that I didn't have to go take care of the folks' beasties in the morning and went anyway. Then I went again at night to put them up and was so loopy that I had a whole conversation with someone at the pop machine at Bob's Grocery and oculd barely remember who it was when I got home. They didn't call the cops so I must not've behaved too badly. I probably shouldn't have been driving.

Gargling with salt water hasn't worked because I gag when I gargle and throwing up in the sink doesn't help anything. And I can't go to the doctor because it's Sunday and even if it wasn't, the insurance from work just got changed so I don't have any until that's all processed. So I have to suck it up and tough it out.

...anybody have some home remedies for a sore throat?

[identity profile] rosehiptea.livejournal.com 2012-09-30 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Sadly, I don't have any home remedies for that, but I really hope you feel better soon.

[identity profile] bane-6.livejournal.com 2012-09-30 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks. I've been fighting it all week, but it finally got me.

[identity profile] wednesday42.livejournal.com 2012-09-30 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I use a recipe for spiced orange juice that helps me feel better. Take a coffee mug and fill it 3/4 full with orange juice, and top off with water. Add about 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. each of cinnamon, ground clove, and ground ginger (adjust to taste). Heat for about 1 minute in the microwave. Add 2 tablespoons of honey and stir. Heat for 30-45 seconds more, stir, and enjoy.

Cloves help to control coughing, and the honey helps soothe a sore throat. Ginger helps settle the stomach, and cinnamon helps clear the sinuses. Plus it all tastes good, especially in the fall. :)

Feel better soon!

[identity profile] bane-6.livejournal.com 2012-10-01 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
That does sound good... but all I have is the cinnamon. I'll have to make it after a trip out. Thanks so much!