Getting a cold or the flu .. - JohnDoe8865's Blog

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Getting a cold or the flu ..

Posted on November 16, 2008 at 06:27 PM.

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I have a love/hate relationship with this time of year. I personally do not feel so much of the stress that others do in regards to the holidays. I'm sure a lot of that has to do with me not having kids or a spouse to try and make happy for Christmas and I don't have in-laws that I am forced to visit. I am thankful for these things this time of year.

As a gamer, this is great time of year as well, so many big releases are coming or have come out since late September. For all of the good that this time of year brings then, what is my gripe?

Getting a cold/flu/virus/sick.

I always come down with some sort of illness shortly after the seasons change to fall and wintry weather. It is without fail. I think my health is cursed in the months of October, November, and December.

So now I'm coming down with something. I don't know yet whether it is a cold or something more serious. I have a low fever, chills, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, and an upset/sour stomach. I haven't been this sick feeling all year long and now my number has come up it seems.

Being sick this time of year DOES stress me out quite a bit. It is trying to work through the illness and walk that line of trying not making my co-workers and customers sick and trying to not call in every day. It's worrying about making friends and family sick. It wondering how long will I feel this way?

I'm just coming off of a terrible month of October with my wisdom teeth and now I seem to have some sort of virus. When it rains, it pours it seems.

I've been doing a lot of reading on WebMd and other sources. I've got my zinc and echinacea lozenges. I've got my DayQuil and NyQuil. I'm armed with Cepocal throat drops. I've done about everything I know to do, drinking plenty of fluid etc. trying to cut down on the duration of this sickness.

So what say you OS? Are you down with the flu? Got a stubborn cold? What kind of things work best for you when you are under the weather? How do you cope with the chills and fatigue?