I made it to work today. I'm not coughing as much as I was, though when I do, it's a doozy. The congestion in my head has arrived. (Whoop. ee.)
Looks like half the people in the office are sick and the other half are going on vacations soon and are avoiding the first half like... well... the plague.
I did come home early and found it a bit hard to get to sleep, though a half-hour before, I felt like I could have slept under the workbench of Hephestus himself. My friend, Stacey, called to make sure I'm still alive, and while she was talking to me, my sister was leaving a similar message on my voicemail. Interestingly, Stacey departed the conversation to answer a call from her best-friend, Mary. Guess it was the opposite of that silent moment at every dinner party when all conversation comes to a coincidental pause.
I am, in fact, alive, though feeling congested and cruddy. Hope you all are doing much better than I am!
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Good to hear you're still moving. :)
I'm glad you are feeling better and still not dead.
JR came down with it last night and will most likely not be in today.
I'm hoping to avoid it, but it does seem inevitable.
Well - I've got it now too and Brian is starting to come down with it as well. You're blog title makes me things of . . . . bring out your dead! "I'm not dead yet!"
In the public interest of anyone who is around the creeping crud...
First and foremost, Wash Your Hands. A lot. Every time you touch a door knob or public telephone or any kind of communal property, you're being exposed to cooties. Even if it makes you feel like a doofus, open the door from the bathroom with a paper towel. We've all seen the hand washing habits of the general public. Think about that as you touch (or not) public doorknobs. (I always wear long untucked and unbuttoned shirts, so I can surreptitiously use my shirt tails to open doors.)
Second, keep hydrated. This helps your nose keep out the bugs, and is also good for your general health. And what is good for your general health is good for your immune system.
Third, get plenty of sleep. Lack of sleep can suppress the immune system, and then you're done for.
Do that and you can help yourself keep healthy even while those around you are dropping like flies.
This public health announcement comes from someone who can't afford to get sick, because her grandmother lives with her. Because when you're 90, the flu tends to be deadly.
Michelle,
Good advice. I try not to use my shirttails or sleeves 'cause then I feel like a cootie transport....
I'm finally coming out of it so don't worry, the end is nigh!
Well, since I only sit on my shirt tails, it doesn't much bother me. :)
Both my wife and I having survived something similar back in December and January, the best advice I can give for an OTC product is Mucinex DM with the cough suppressant. It definitely helps keep things unclogged.
Right now I'm hopped up on Alka-seltzer Plus Mucus & Congestion. It works like a charm and it's pretty instantaneous. While I don't have any stuffiness or congestion in my head (right now), I can feel it all draining into my tummy (which is making me feel sick to my stomach, of course).
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