Dana, I really like Elderberry Syrup for immune boosting. I'm fondest at the moment of the Gaia Herbs one. They've got capsules as well, which is unlikely to help you this time if you're leaving today, but you can find some variant of syrups at your fancier groceries/natural foods stores.
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
d - May 30, 2019 4:51:46 am PDT #8259 of 30019
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.
Calli - May 30, 2019 5:00:25 am PDT #8260 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, flea. Hope it's better soon.
My local coop offers free tastings of various elderberry products. They're not bad, although I can't speak to their efficacy.
Jessica - May 30, 2019 5:14:38 am PDT #8261 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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BWAH!
Congrats on grad school, Shir!
sj, I'm glad you are home and resting. flea, feel better soon!
Dana - May 30, 2019 5:18:40 am PDT #8262 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I may just be paranoid. It may be allergies. It's possible I'm becoming a hypochondriac in my old age, which I don't like. Or it's just tied to a general increase in anxiety, which, I point disparagingly at the world.
-t - May 30, 2019 5:19:44 am PDT #8263 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh no, flea! I hope your back feels better and you find some way to be entertained.
I've been able to find cheap wireless headphones at drugstores and Target, meara. The airport, well, who knows, but good luck!
Laura - May 30, 2019 5:30:23 am PDT #8264 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I'm sorry, flea. I hope you are comfortable enough to get some reading done.
Jessica - May 30, 2019 5:30:52 am PDT #8265 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The only cold remedy suggestion I have is nasal spray for the plane. It's not a cure but it will make you more comfortable.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 30, 2019 7:24:42 am PDT #8266 of 30019
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm a new convert to Zicam/generic equivalent, it kept me from developing bad nasal congestion for this last cold and seemed to mute the sore throat and cough symptoms. One of my doctors highly recommends it—he said it works by the zinc bonding to the exterior of cold viruses and interfering with their reproduction.
meara - May 30, 2019 9:15:09 am PDT #8267 of 30019
I ended up spending $25 on some wireless headphones at the airport. Will probably try to buy some cheap ones while I'm in DC—I dislike having to charge my headphones, it annoys me.
I love nasal spray so much but feel so betrayed when it wears off
Zenkitty - May 30, 2019 9:20:21 am PDT #8268 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Zicam and vitamin C for colds. Italy will make everything better, Dana!
Glad you're all right, sj. That's scary.
Yay grad school with bonus Nilly, Shir!
Hugs and yays and bon voyages to all as appropriate. You are busy people.
Aside from my ankle/chronic pain issues, I am rarely sick. Like, I almost never get a cold or a stomach "bug". So when I suddenly ran to the toilet and barfed yesterday, I was rather surprised. I still feel like lupus on a cracker today, so I guess I have a bad reaction to milk now, maybe? Geez.
Speaking of disorders, I googled "I can hear my eyeballs moving" and discovered there's a syndrome for that! Superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS), whatever the fuck. Add another WTF to my growing list. I think it happens when I'm dehydrated.
Otherwise it's a good day!