Anyone else got "The Cold"?

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message

This is a personal theory. Everyone knows, that colds are spread by
airborne droplets. If the object is to rid the body of virus instead
of retaining it, than it only makes sense.

Well, I usually spit it into a hanky and chase my boy with it. Don't know
if that's good for the boy but it always makes me feel batter.

--
Jim Fisher

"Jim Fisher" wrote in message
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
3. Don't swallow phlegm; blow and expectorate

I've always know this but hardly ever heed it. Why, exactly, is this
necessary?

--
Jim Fisher

You want to get rid of it, plus the factor that some of the swallowed stuff
does not get swallowed, but will slowly run down into the lungs again, where
you don't want it.
--
Jim in NC

Jay Honeck wrote:

Anyone else infected, or is this an Iowa thing?

Nothing here. Yet.

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Man, I got this bug a week ago, and I've never seen anything like it. I
lost my voice 6 days ago (The kids are loving it. Mary *was* loving it,
until she discovered that she had to answer all of my phone calls!), with
no
sign of it returning.

I've slept in my LazyBoy the last six nights, cuz my lungs fill up every
90
minutes or so when I lay down, sending me into coughing fits that keep
Mary
up all night.

Flying has been completely out of the question.

At Mary's insistence, I'm actually going to see a doctor today. (Who, no
doubt, will tell me to drink lots of fluids, take aspirin, get lots of
sleep, and charge me a hundred bucks...) According to friends in our
school district, this bug has been knocking people down in droves around
here for the last month.

Anyone else infected, or is this an Iowa thing?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Just getting over it. It has definitely been going around here.

A friend discovered that his similar symptoms were actually a form of
pneumonia - good luck.

Jay Honeck wrote:
Man, I got this bug a week ago, and I've never seen anything like it. I
lost my voice 6 days ago (The kids are loving it. Mary *was* loving it,
until she discovered that she had to answer all of my phone calls!), with no
sign of it returning.

I've slept in my LazyBoy the last six nights, cuz my lungs fill up every 90
minutes or so when I lay down, sending me into coughing fits that keep Mary
up all night.

Flying has been completely out of the question.

At Mary's insistence, I'm actually going to see a doctor today. (Who, no
doubt, will tell me to drink lots of fluids, take aspirin, get lots of
sleep, and charge me a hundred bucks...) According to friends in our
school district, this bug has been knocking people down in droves around
here for the last month.

Anyone else infected, or is this an Iowa thing?

A caller to a local radio station (Lowell, MA) was complaining about it.
Because flu shots are now available to those 50 and older, I'll be
going to a clinic on Thursday for one. The guy on the next treadmill to
me in the gym was coughing every 12 seconds, so I decided to stay away
if possible. In fact, staying out of crowds in general is probably a
good idea. Whether you get sick depends on exposure, transfer
percents, and your resistance. Pay attention to all of these. Good
health and good luck to you!



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Bill Plummer @ N42 34.623 W071 21.607

It's been raging around here since before Christmas.

I saw it coming and started eating zinc + vitamin C lozenges before I got it,
so my symptoms haven't been as bad as others around me that have had it. It
has lasted longer than most colds, though: I'm on my eighth day today.
--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...
It's been raging around here since before Christmas.

I saw it coming and started eating zinc + vitamin C lozenges before I got
it,
so my symptoms haven't been as bad as others around me that have had it.
It
has lasted longer than most colds, though: I'm on my eighth day today.

I got it over Thanksgiving. Got it bad. Got it so bad that I quit smoking,
even. Yup, it's been 7 weeks since I had a ciggy.

Anyway, a few days later, the wife started getting the same scratchy-throat
symptoms. I went to the local pharmacy and got her some zinc lozenges. She
sucked them as prescribed and, except for feeling a little "out of touch"
for one day, the scratchy throat was almost all she felt.

Bottom line is that I am now a zinc convert and have a supply handy for the
next symptom I feel.

--
Jim Fisher

"Jim Fisher" wrote

Bottom line is that I am now a zinc convert and have a supply handy for
the
next symptom I feel.

I'm a believer, too, but you have to catch it early, I have found.
--
Jim in NC

"Jim Fisher" wrote:
I got it over Thanksgiving. Got it bad. Got it so bad that I quit
smoking, even. Yup, it's been 7 weeks since I had a ciggy.

Attaboy, Jim! Good luck with staying off the evil weed; I know it's
tough.

Bottom line is that I am now a zinc convert and have a supply handy
for the next symptom I feel.

Yep. I'm highly skeptical of claims for herbal remedies and dietary
supplements, but zinc has taken the edge off enough of my colds to make
me a believer. As Jim in NC said, you have to catch it early though.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM