Nothing better than getting sick

[53' Stude]

Should have known i would get sick especially being around 2 nephews that were real sick since last weekend. Mom has no voice and my sore throat finally went away. We (mom and I ) made chicken, rice and barley soup and some ham and bean soup today. I take zinc and vitamin c thru winter also. Some afrin spray helped my clogged nostrils. Hopefully I'll e better when i go to work next Thursday since I'm on a nice lil' vacation.

Anyone else here get sick and what works for you?

Thank You all

 

[grampi]

Nothing really works for me, other than lots of rest, but I take Alka Seltzer Plus when I'm sick...seems to help a little anyway...

 

[53' Stude]

Thanks Grampi, havent tried that.

 

[Number_35]

'53 Stude, sorry to hear you're under the weather. I push lots of fluids (hot tea in my case) which seems to help, and, for sore throat I gargle with salt water. Garlic is antiviral, and garlic pills do seem to help as well.

Hope you're 100% again soon!

 

[53' Stude]

Thanks Number_35. I will try the salt water gargle

 

[skyactiv]

I don't get a cold every year, but when I do, I do not take OTC drugs. I let the cold run it's course. I don't change my diet.
What has really, really helped was advice I took from watching the DR OZ show a long time ago. DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE!
I always wash my hands when I get home.
If I feel like I'm getting a cold, I will take a zinc pill asap. Warning, don't take zinc on an empty stomach.
And as silly as this sounds, if I'm in public and some sicko coughs or sneezes near me, I'll hold my breath and walk away if possible.

 

[supton]

Sorry man. I wind up taking sudafed and ibuprofen, and try to rest as much as possible. Usually a couple days rest gets me over the worst.

 

[maxdustington]

We have some stuff here called "Cold-FX" that seems to reduce the symptoms considerably but only when it is active within your body. It's literally like a temporary health buff from a video game.

 

[bbhero]

Know the feeling wild man...

I was jacked up from last Fri thru this past Wednesday... Missed all Christmas activities with all my family. In bed almost throughout the whole time.. Except I went to work Saturday.. bad idea. My eyes crusted over from drainage on Monday. Could hardly open my eyes that day when I got up. I took Coricidin, Sucrets and some Halls. Worst I have that kind of stuff in well over ten years.. My eyes were so messed up on Monday looked like I had been drinking a case of beer for everyday for a month

 

[Delta]

I've been sick twice this month, its been terrible. First was a slight cold and small fever which I was taking Ibprofin and aspirin which is the only thing I can tolerate. Unfortunately that "backs me up" which led to an increased complication when I got the stomach flu last week. Nothing like being on the john with a trashcan in your lap. I think the only thing I could eat for a day was yogurt. Everybody at work has been going through just about the same thing, but it doesn't help there can be over 300 people in the building at one time, and while there is only 3-5 people working with me in the maintenance shop, that stuff floats around. I also attribute increased sickness due to the amount of cookies and snacks being brought in an everybody's grummy hands in there. I avoid eating that stuff.

 

[Kamele0N]

Jagertee...basically hot tee with whatever with alcohol content higher then 40vol...

E.g. Jagermeister with a hot tee...

...then you go back to your bed where you can cook yourself under the cover

 

[Bud]

Hot toddy using bulleit bourbon.

 

[Kestas]

When I was younger, colds used to take around three days to run its course. Now it's at least six days.

 

[marine65]

Try the Bourbon like Bud said.
After a couple drinks you won't feel a thing.

 

[Al]

I am big on Hand sanitizer and Nasal sinus rinse with NeilMed bottle help BEFORE you get sick.

 

[Mr Nice]

Originally Posted by bbhero
Know the feeling wild man...

I was jacked up from last Fri thru this past Wednesday... Missed all Christmas activities with all my family. In bed almost throughout the whole time.. Except I went to work Saturday.. bad idea. My eyes crusted over from drainage on Monday. Could hardly open my eyes that day when I got up. I took Coricidin, Sucrets and some Halls. Worst I have that kind of stuff in well over ten years.. My eyes were so messed up on Monday looked like I had been drinking a case of beer for everyday for a month

You should know better than to come to work sick.

I have 160 hours of sick pay and never hesitate to stay home if I'm not feeling good.

 

[bbhero]

Ahhh you don't know my circumstance......

It is not an easy one.... And with my regular illness it makes things way way harder...

I did not go in Sunday as scheduled.. . But I am in a possible place where I could get in trouble for missing time from being unable to work... And I don't get PTO....

I am very very fortunate to be at place like I am at. But it is not without concerns...

 

[supton]

Originally Posted by Kamele0N
Jagertee...basically hot tee with whatever with alcohol content higher then 40vol...

E.g. Jagermeister with a hot tee...

...then you go back to your bed where you can cook yourself under the cover

That reminds me, wife laughs at me but whenever I have a cold I tend to feel cold, no matter how many blankets I pull over me. As a little kid I learned that most of our heat loss is out of our noggins. Ergo, if I have the chills, I take a small blanket and tuck around my head. Works wonders at keeping me warm.

And I agree, I often feel like just baking it out of me gets it over with faster.

Originally Posted by Mr Nice
Originally Posted by bbhero
Know the feeling wild man...

I was jacked up from last Fri thru this past Wednesday... Missed all Christmas activities with all my family. In bed almost throughout the whole time.. Except I went to work Saturday.. bad idea. My eyes crusted over from drainage on Monday. Could hardly open my eyes that day when I got up. I took Coricidin, Sucrets and some Halls. Worst I have that kind of stuff in well over ten years.. My eyes were so messed up on Monday looked like I had been drinking a case of beer for everyday for a month

You should know better than to come to work sick.

I have 160 hours of sick pay and never hesitate to stay home if I'm not feeling good.

I tell my coworkers (at least my direct reports), whenever they ask me if they should work from home, the same thing: I don't want what you got. It's an office, so going to work with half a brain is apt to be a waste of time--if you can't think, you can't work, at least not where I am.

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Last year I had a sore throat for 3 weeks, 2 of which was quite painful. That was bad but luckily after the first few days it was not much more than that. Several years ago we made our trek to my inlaws; I don't recall feeling bad that morning, nor at lunch. But then I started feeling bad about mid afternoon, and finally around dinner I simply crashed. Spent the next few days in bed. Nothing like having the flu at your inlaws.

 

[bbhero]

Being able to work from home is nice if it's an option... However for many it is not one. .

And when your place of work is actively writing people up for missing time and letting people go due to this... It makes it even harder... And though I understand where admin is coming from at my place of work and I in fact agree with their decisions in a number of cases... It makes it very hard to know what to do at times...

I do have a position now where I do not have no where near as much patient contact. Which is helpful. I did try to stay away from everyone I worked with asuch as possible. It's just not an easy circumstance across the board.

Again, I am very grateful to do what I do. And I do like where I work overall. It is just a difficult time for understandable reasons.