*sigh*

[eyesthatslay]

I'm still sick. Woo hoo. I'm just brimming with enthusiasm aren't I? Yeah. I've been coughing so much, and I swear I sound like a seal begging for a fish. The OTC cough meds just weren't cutting it. I've barely slept the last couple of nights, due to uncontrollable coughing fits. I called my doctor first thing this morning to get some prescription cough syrup. What a relief. I took my first dose a couple of hours ago, and like magic my cough is gone. I'm hoping that being able to get some good sleep will help me to finally kick this cold to the curb.

The one good thing is that I haven't run a fever this round, at all. I just worry about getting congestion in my lungs, since I had pneumonia a few years ago. That coupled with my history of severe bronchitis as a child, and battling asthsma for several years keeps me on my toes, even with a common cold. I apparently have the respiratory system of a gnat. See me not care if I have to buy $30 presciption cough syrup. :P

Starting to feel wonderfully drowsy. I think I may take a nap. *hugs f-list*

Comments

[elisi]

Big hugs for you too! ::BIG HUGS::

I've come down with a cold too, but it's all in my head and nose... basically I'm just very drowsy and blah!

I hope you feel better soon. ::sends healing vibes::

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the hugs! I had a nice nap, and feel better already. I'm sorry that you're sick too. I think something must be going around LJ! I hope you feel better soon, sweetie! *huggles*

[mommanerd.livejournal.com]

You poor thing -- you've been suffering for months. I'm so sorry!

Still, every time you post it gives me an excuse to look at all the lovely Spiky goodness, so your suffering isn't for naught.

Seriously, though -- I hope you start feeling better soon.

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the get well wishes! I guess it is my lot in life to be constantly fighting germs! :)

You're welcome to come and ogle my layout anytime you want! If you ever want a background pic for your LJ, just say the word, hon. :)

[kuhpuh.livejournal.com]

Feel better soon!!!

[Gah, I love your jounal layout. Weeeeeeee!]

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! I'm glad you like my new layout too! ;)

Do you still like your new hair color? I saw you post about it. :)

[kuhpuh.livejournal.com]

Yes, I still like it! And I got quite a few compliments at work, even from those who wouldn't hesitate to make fun of me if it was awful, so I guess it' okay. ;)

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Yay for good hair! :)

[fujiidom.livejournal.com]

*hugs back* feel better!

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thank you, sweetie! :)

[hobbituk.livejournal.com]

My cough from just before Christmas has still not gone, even if the head cold has. But I always have coughs for quite a while - ever since I had whooping cough as a child I seem to have a weakness there.

So sending you sympathy and get well vibes from the UK! I hope you feel better soon.

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

We have the same weakness then. Coughs linger with me too, and they are not the delicate lady-like kind. I've always had the deep, racking coughs that make people look at you like they expect a lung to come up. :)

With me it seems that presciption cough syrups are the only thing strong enough to give me any relief. I hope that your cough clears up soon too. Thank you for the get well wishes! They are much appreciated!

[sandy-s.livejournal.com]

*huggles* I'm glad you're taking good care of you! ;o) You're a sweetie...feel better soon! LOVE YOU! :o)

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for caring about me, hon! *hugs you to bits*

How are you doing? Good I hope, I saw you had a good time at the Mardi Gras parade. :)

[sailorlum.livejournal.com]

{{{hugs}}}

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the hugs. :)

[jerusha]

*hugs to you*

Hope you're feeling in tip-top shape soon.

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

*hugs back* Thank you. I think that being able to sleep at night will make a big difference. :)

[sheribrat.livejournal.com]

Glad the cough syrup helps. I hate that you are feeling all yucky. You have battling this for a while. Take care and get better soon. *hugs*

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thanks girl. Controlling the cough has helped me feel better already. I'm sore all over from it. I hope that being able to sleep through the night will help me to get better quicker. *hugs*

How are you feeling? All better?

[sheribrat.livejournal.com]

*Wishing you lots of rest* As for me I feel much better...thanks for asking.

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're feeling much better. :)

I'm getting more rest now too, thanks.

[annabelle528.livejournal.com]

Still sick? :( *hugs* I hope you feel better soon!

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Yes, girl! I'm feeling better now just by stopping all that coughing. It was making me miserable. Thanks for the get well wishes, and hugs. :)

[ex-angstchi.livejournal.com]

Poor widdle heifer! Holla if you need anything! :P I will call you tomorrow and pet you some more. :D

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thank you for calling and checking on me, I'm glad we got to chat a little even though I sound like Lauren Becall. :P

*looks forward to more petting* :)

[mskakaako.livejournal.com]

I've barely slept the last couple of nights, due to uncontrollable coughing fits.
Aw...poor, poor sickly you. I hate it when that happens. :( Anyway, get lots of 'zzzzzzz's and feel better soon! *huggles*

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, dear! *huggles*

[unhipster.livejournal.com]

I hope you get better soon!

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thank you, sweet! :)

[spikepuppet69.livejournal.com]

I hate being sick, I know how you feel. I hope you get better soon :)

*Hugs*

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thank you. *hugs* :)

[jamalov29.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling so down. Hope you're starting to be better very soon.
One of my little boy had pneumonia in December , and it was distressing.
I know about magical syrup!

And now at the same time I'm writing my reply I'm constantly ogling Spike on the right..:)

*Take care*

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the kind get well wishes! :)


my little boy had pneumonia in December
Oh, your poor little boy! It was hard enough on me being an adult....I can't imagine how miserable he must have been. *hugs*

Magical syrup rocks! Thanks to a dose last night before bedtime, I slept a peaceful 14 hours! :)

Ogle Spike all you like, hon! :) You can just hang out in my LJ all day long. :P

[sweet-ali.livejournal.com]

Oh love, poor you! ::cuddles you and offers you hot tea with honey::

I share the same weakness with you, concerning the pulmonary problems. It's plagued me since i was about 8, when i first got a really abd case of croup and even now, i get adult croup. You're a seal? well, I'm a dog, as everyone has always referred to cough as the bark. And inevitably, whatever illness i ahve, it always manages to settle into my chest. Frustrating, ain't it? At least at this point, i've come to the point that i refuse the steroids they push so they can help with the inflammation. Blah...

Hope you feel better, my sweet.

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the cuddles, tea, and get well wishes, love. :)

We do have the same weakness. I've dealt with this since I was 3, when I was hospitalized with severe bronchitis. I remember sleeping in an oxygen tent. Like you, every little cold, flu, etc. Tries to go straight to my chest. Yes, it is very frustrating! I hate coughing like I do in public, because it is loud and obnoxious! Tussionex is the syrup that my doctor prescribes me when I get like this. It is the only thing that completely supresses my kind of cough.

[sweet-ali.livejournal.com]

Gah! Tussionex! We are old friends. Actually, that one never tasted that bad, which is why i never minded it that much. Did you ever take Phenegan, or something like that? That was what i took all the time before Tussionex. Or Tesselon? Little pearl-like pills?

And god, yes, i hate doing it in public. So embarrassing. I actually had a man come up to me and tell me that that was what his brother sounded like right before he died from lung cancer. Obviously thinking that it was a smoker's cough. I nearly drop-kicked him. First off, how fucked up is it to say something like that? Secondly...no, i'm stll stuck on that being the most fucked up thing that has ever been said to me.

[eyesthatslay.livejournal.com]

We are twinlets! The Tussionex that I take is super-sweet, it tastes, looks, and feels like sugar & honey mixed together. :) It is the best tasting cough syrup I've ever had. I've never had the other meds you asked about. Do those others help with coughing and inflammation? She had me on Hydro PC II (coughing), Flo-vent and Singulair (both asthma medications)before though.

I actually had a man come up to me and tell me that that was what his brother sounded like right before he died from lung cancer.
Gah. That is awful! People just don't think about what they say, sometimes do they? Luckily, I've never had anyone say anything that stupid to me, but I have had people look at me like "God, is a lung gonna come up or what?". ;)