PSA: the crud,,,,

Gonna pass this along for other, YMMV.

Started getting the sniffles early on Muhnday,   Typical clear watery flows.  KNEW that whatever Da had contracted was making inroads on me.

By afternoon, the schnoz flows had started to thicken up and I was feeling ‘irritation’ that could also be called ‘pain’  (I have a strange pain tolerance thing,,,,   If I’m complaining ‘it hurts’ many others would be beggin’ for morphine.)

Started with saltwater flushes of the sinuses.   This is usual sodium chloride with a dash of sodium bicarbonate to make it ‘not sting’ when you go irrigating the passages behind your eyes.  (Table salt without iodine and baking soda,,,)  You can buy this stuff at wally world in little packets to mix up with half pints of water.   Cheap and effective.

Started gargling Listerine when I started feeling the sore throat coming on.  

Irrigate the sinuses every 2-3 hours, gargle same or as needed.       Blow the nose before you irrigate or you will need to do so even more often.

Any expectorations need expelled.  don’t swallow dangit,,, you’re just sending that shit back down to do more damage if you do.

AND I did the ‘hot toddy’ thing before retiring for the night(s), except I still can’t get that mixture right so I just do a triple shot and call it good.

Hot showers, warm bed, warm house with cool air over the face seems to work best for me.

Last night (wednesday night) I could feel the irritation in my cheekbones, and my ears felt ‘itchy’.  The infection was going for broke.   Irrigate, gargle, shots, HOT shower and bundled blankets,,,,,

I came to around 3 am absolutely soaked in sweat.    I never felt like I was running a fever while conscious, but obviously burned up last night.

Today, all clear.   still the occasional dribble from the schnoz but a couple of irrigations and that has eased off too.   No tickles in the throat, no drainage to cause such, heads clear.

No drugs other than Alcohol.   No NSAIDS, no mucinex, no expectorants, NADA,,,

Like I said, your milage may vary, but this worked wonders for me.   Da is still struggling with his (he won’t listen to me) and he has had it for a week longer than I. (he is also 84,,,,   That could be a factor as well.)

here’s hopin’ those that catch this crud get off as light as I have.  If you’ve already had it and fought, keep this plan in mind for the next variation.  We WILL see this again,,, its the nature of living on this rock,,,

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