You should try to sleep upright if at all possible. Knocking yourself out when having breathing issues can be a whole other level of problem. Please be careful.
Yeah, we're building a race of frog-people. It's a good time
Xander ,'Selfless'
Spike's Bitches 49: As usual, I'm here to help you, and I... are you naked under there?
Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Laura - Feb 19, 2018 11:50:14 am PST #3358 of 8218
Our wings are not tired.
WindSparrow - Feb 19, 2018 12:22:44 pm PST #3359 of 8218
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I can't sleep upright enough to stop the cough. I have a number of pillows on my bed to elevate my head, but that just is not high enough to stop the cough.
Trudy Booth - Feb 19, 2018 4:54:07 pm PST #3360 of 8218
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I've had success sleeping upright on the couch if I cram enough pillows under my calves that my hips are basically at a 45% angle. It's like fetal position but sitting up.
I did it first after foot surgery to elevate my feet and have done it since with lung issues. Best wishes.
sj - Feb 19, 2018 6:10:40 pm PST #3361 of 8218
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I have done similar, Trudy.
Hil R. - Feb 19, 2018 6:54:01 pm PST #3362 of 8218
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Fuck. I've been in a lot of pain lately, so mostly working from home. Went to the office today, and now I'm literally crying from the pain. That almost never happens. I don't have pain meds besides Advil and Tylenol. I called my doctor for them a week ago, and called again on Friday, but they haven't called back. I can work from home tomorrow, but I do have a lot to do, and I'm really fighting through the pain just to make words work.
Atropa - Feb 19, 2018 8:30:40 pm PST #3363 of 8218
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I've also done the cram pillows under my legs thing that Trudy suggested.
ION, the drive on my 9 y.o iPod is starting to make a clicking noise when I turn it on or connect it to my laptop. This is ominous, and I'm probably going to need to start looking for a backup, dammit. I don't want an iPod Touch! I just want an iPod that has a lot of storage space and only plays music, is that too much to ask?
aurelia - Feb 19, 2018 8:55:11 pm PST #3364 of 8218
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I still miss my 40 GB iPod Classic.
Hil, I'm so sorry you are hurting.
Shir - Feb 20, 2018 1:17:29 am PST #3365 of 8218
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Hil, I'm very sorry about the pain.
WS, lots and lots of uncoughing~ma.
WindSparrow - Feb 20, 2018 3:35:25 am PST #3366 of 8218
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Hil, I hope you hear from your doctor soon so you can get some relief.
Thanks, Shir, and everybody. I was able to get a good night's sleep last night.
Steph L. - Feb 20, 2018 8:25:25 am PST #3367 of 8218
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I already know the answer (call the doctor), but I just want to complain for a minute so people will tell me "Poor baby! No one has known such misery!" (Maybe melodrama will cure me. Who knows?)
I've had this sinus infection for at least 4 weeks, probably 5, and it's possible that's actually a continuation of the sinus infection I had at Christmas, which was only 8 weeks ago. Now that I type all that out, it seems kind of likely.
Anyway. I finished antibiotic #2 yesterday (pray for my microbiome), and I still feel like hammered crap. This is bullshit. And also, I just want to feel better. I'm exhausted all the time, my face hurts all the time, and when I talk, I sound like I'm in a garbage can. Bah. I suspect my doctor will want to see me, which is fine. I feel like at this point, they should culture my snot to see what exactly is camping out in my sinuses so they can treat it properly.
Okay. Again, the proper response is: "Poor baby! No one has known such misery!"
Thank you for indulging my need for melodrama. (But I really do feel horrible. I'm starting to forget what feeling well was even like.)