You know those ads where the boss is suspicious of the employee who has seemingly bounced back to full health after a day off? The ones where the employee waves a a sachet of powder and the voice over tells you that cold and flu symptoms can be banished with one hot drink?
Don’t believe them. I am about my tenth sachet, and although it might mitigate some of my symptoms, I am by no means ready to trip the light fantastic or even get a bus into town.
My cold started on Thursday. A suspicion of a sore throat. By Thursday evening my nose was running like a tap. I was doing the tissue relay. Early to bed, and one of those sachets after breakfast, and I got through work. Though I wish to apologise to all those who were close when I was sneezing. After work I had planned to go to Trafalgar Square and photograph the Paralympic Agitos, but I felt pretty washed out so headed home, buying three boxes of tissues en route.
That turned out to be my best move, because when I woke up yesterday morning I found my cold had taken the opportunity to sneak into my back and snake itself around my spine. It had rolled up my tongue so it felt over large and flabby. It had clawed my throat and hung itself in Smartie sized drops of pain around my head. My skin was hot and dry. My legs were wobbly, and only NotCat’s insistent demands got me out of bed and down the stairs. I spent most of the day asleep, waking to drink glass after glass of water.
This morning the pain still hung around my head, and my joints ached, but I realised with a rush of pleasure that I was hungry, that coffee seemed a nice idea. It’s not been the most energetic of days. I still haven’t made it to Trafalgar Square, but it shouldn’t be long now.
Yikes! Take good care.
I am feeling much better now, thanks.
Sorry to hear you are poorly. I swear by effervescent echinacea tablets when I have a cold – you still feel a bit rotten but the symptoms are significantly diminished
I think you mentioned those before. This time I must stock up. I am grateful that the worst is over. I had visions of being laid up for days…
Probably. I have shares in the company….
(or I should the way I plug them :-D).
🙂
Hope you feel better soon.
Thanks, Ruth. I am definitely on the mend.
Oh goodness me! What a hangover from the hols! Do take care. We need you!
I probably caught it from someone on my train journeys. I dimly remember someone sneezing.
So Isobel is this the price to be paid after such a glorious holiday? Glad you feel a bit better today – perhaps you’re over the worst of it….hope so!
Pam (and Sam)
Thanks, Pam. I hope I didn’t pass it to my mother when I saw her on Wednesday. It would have been ghastly when I was away, and next Saturday I am going to the Paralympics.
You have incentive to be sure and get well by next weekend….the Paralympics will be awesome….
Pam
Absolutely.
Ohhhhhh poor girl. hope you mend quickly
I was surprised at how long I slept last night, and that my legs don”t feel quite my own yet.
I hate that feeling in your legs…just pamper yourself a bit
Oh dear that sounds a bit more than a cold, like Sophie I would recommend echinacea.
Not sure if I can get any today as it is bank holiday, but on the list for tomorrow.
I hope you are feeling better soon. People think a cold is a minor ailment but it can really whack you out. Personally I have no problem with staying off work when I have a cold. 1) I don’t feel well! and 2) I wouldn’t want to inflict my suffering on others. I don’t know why we don’t acknowledge that colds are actually pretty horrid!!!!
Bad enough to make you feel horrid, but not serious enough to elicit sympathy. Trouble is the work I am not doing is freelance, so it has to be done soon or no money!
Ah…that’s different then!! I am making a huge effort to get back into blogging again so I hope to be around a bit more soon! Anyway, have a bit of sympathy from me 🙂 x
Thanks!
Ugly stuff Isobel. CH and I had that in early summer and then I had it a week ago in the downsized version.
Yep, still blowing my nose and clearing my throat. But it is passing.