flu/cold

[Raldo]

On flu shots: he's correct about them trying to guess the strain, though they usually are pretty dang good at it last years did suck.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h251/Odlar/keyanu.jpg

Seemed appropriate.

[nerdfromthehood]

For the people who say "man up, it's just a cold" shut up. Symptoms are annoying and frustrating as hell to deal, especially when you have a full time job. Once again, thanks to the non-trolling suggestions I got from this thread, this is the first time I've caught a cold and didn't feel like shit during the process of the infection running its course so thank you. Also, first time I had a cold and my boss didn't force me to go home due to obsessive coughing and sneezing (Yeah, my place of employment don't like people coming in sick and infecting other co-workers, they prefer you, and sometimes order you, to take the days off as needed)

[hey]

Symptoms are annoying and frustrating as hell to deal

Believe it or not, there are people here who's best days are 10x worse than your worst days, and we manage to deal with it every day, without crying to BG for help.

[nerdfromthehood]

I wasn't crying. I was just asking for advice. Damn, what the fuck is wrong with people? Nothing else better to do than get angry and a random person they don't even know. Get a life.

[hey]

u mad

[nerdfromthehood]

not at all, I'm actually laughing. I always find it funny when people of the internet rage for a reason I wouldn't rage about. And in this case, there so many "useless" threads on forums that I don't see a reason to bitch about any thread on any website for any reason so you raging about me asking advice about how to fight symptoms of a sickness is just hilarious to me.

[hey]

I wasn't raging, lol.

[Myrrh_Quetz]

I just got my first cold since transplant. I forgot what it was like being sick and I've had to fight it without the help of a single Cold Med as those could probably kill me.

And here's what I did when I noticed the cold come on.

CALLED MY DOCTOR.

[Sera]

quick note on the neti pot deaths: they were due to misuse. the instructions say to use DISTILLED water. they did not.

i get a flu shot every year because the last time i did not bother getting one I got the flu and it was fucking horrible. if you have the flu get your ass to an MD

anyway, for a cold, my go to is usually coldeeze (zinc), airborne (C), stay hydrated (WATER) and rest rest rest rest