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Hesman Member
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Tue Feb 10, 2015 5:56 pm
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Anyone else have the 6 week crud like me? I have had a persistent cough and congestion in the nose since just after Christmas. Finally went and saw a doctor today and was told I was going to have to wait it out until it goes away. I was the 3rd person he saw this week who had the same symptoms I had.
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Bird in Hand Member
Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Posts: 165 | TRs | Pics Location: seattle |
Except I've had it since Halloween. Add in a tendency towards asthma and it just sucks.
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Randito Snarky Member
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Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:43 pm
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Travel to a warm climate for a couple of weeks. Either that or take a sauna and get your internal temperature above 102F for a while.
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tigermn Member
Joined: 10 Jul 2007 Posts: 9242 | TRs | Pics Location: There... |
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Tue Feb 10, 2015 7:06 pm
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I had that last year. Sounds like exactly the same thing. It started around the Superbowl and took forever to get rid of. I even went to the doctor twice and they basically told me it had to run it's course... I got impatient. Finally after the 2nd doctor visit, about a week later it went away... I was begging for antibiotics or something to help.
It was never enough to really knock me down and out , but it wasn't fun.
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harrymalamute Member
Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 852 | TRs | Pics Location: Spokane |
Quote: | Finally went and saw a doctor today and was told I was going to have to wait it out until it goes away |
Don't ya just love it when you pay the doc and get sent home with nuthin.
I had that crud last year. finally got some Prednisone & Codeine cough syrup. worked almost over night.
If you don't reduce the inflammation and spasming of the throat it just won't quit.
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor but I do get drunk and sleep on the floor with malamutes every night. so I guess that qualifies
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Magellan Brutally Handsome
Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 13116 | TRs | Pics Location: Inexorable descent |
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Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:37 am
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harrymalamute wrote: | Disclaimer: I am not a doctor but I do get drunk and sleep on the floor with malamutes every night. so I guess that qualifies |
Seems legit.
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Slide Alder Slayer Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2002 Posts: 1960 | TRs | Pics
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Who is your Doctor? I got a short prescription of Prednisone, antibiotic, and cough suppressant. My cough was gone in a matter of days after lasting for three weeks. On the upside my arthritis never felt better while I was on the Prednisone. Sounds like you got the pull yourself up by the boot straps routine, good luck with your recovery.
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Phil Member
Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 2025 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline, WA |
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Sat Feb 14, 2015 11:29 am
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I had it from mid-December through January. I used time and neilmed sinus rinse as cures. Cough medicine at night for that post-nasal drip coughing.
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GrnXnham Member
Joined: 21 Jun 2010 Posts: 363 | TRs | Pics Location: Graham, WA |
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Sat Feb 14, 2015 6:35 pm
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If it's still just viral, nothing you can do but wait it out.
I finally went to the doctor last week and my "cold" had turned into a sinus infection (bacterial) I got some antibiotics. Still working on it.
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Slide Alder Slayer Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2002 Posts: 1960 | TRs | Pics
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Any reason you can't go back and state your concerns. Wait it out, I've never heard that from a doctor even at 65 years old. Sound like you could still be having complications, one option could be to request a different doctor.
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Chief Joseph Member
Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 7676 | TRs | Pics Location: Verlot-Priest Lake |
I found a natural remedy online for sinus congestion. My head and sinuses were all plugged up a few years back and I knew if I didn't get it cleared out, it would get infected.
First of all avoid most or all dairy products since they cause the mucous to thicken. I ingested 1-2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar daily, which is supposed to thin out the mucous. I also steamed my head by boiling water in a pan with a bit of the apple cider vinegar, put a towel over my head and breathed deeply. Withing a few minutes my nose was running like a dripping faucet. I did that for several days and never got the sinus infection that I dreaded.
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tmatlack Member
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Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:47 am
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GrnXnham Member
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Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:20 am
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Chief Joseph wrote: | First of all avoid most or all dairy products since they cause the mucous to thicken. |
This is an old old myth.
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More Cowbell Warrior Princess
Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Posts: 5657 | TRs | Pics Location: Alive on Earth |
I always get the 8 week crud at some point every single year. Last year I got it right before Christmas and it was the worst one ever (and I had a flu shot).
This year I was determined to not go through that again and had started acupuncture for my sinus issues last summer. So far (banging on wood very very hard) I have not caught the bug AND I've been around sick parents and kids.
I had tried acupuncture with Japanese needles for a couple of sessions at a time before and it helped ease symptoms. This time I've been going almost every week for 6 months as my new insurance plan covers 12 visits a year. She uses Chinese needles and many many wacky herb pills and teas. I can't be sure if this is the reason I haven't caught my usual bug or it's just that you lie in a nice warm room and are forced to relax for 1 hour a week. Maybe it's all the water I drink to get those bb shaped pills down. Currently she's having me take a high quality version of Yin Chiao for my immune system. Seems to work great.
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Slim This space for rent
Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 560 | TRs | Pics Location: Falling off a turnip truck |
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Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:10 pm
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Chief Joseph wrote: | I ingested 1-2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar daily |
I had good success with this method also for getting rid of a nasty sinus infection - you just need to use the right kind of Apple Cider Vinegar
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