cycworker
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Post by cycworker on Mar 3, 2015 2:15:44 GMT
I have a cough. My throat hurts. I do NOT have time to be sick. I'm a school trustee and we are in the midst of some really important deliberations. Tonight I have to leave in 25 minutes for a meeting to attend that's being hosted by the District Parents' Advisory Committee about our facilities plan & school closures. There are some very controversial topics on the table. There is another meeting, hosted by us (the District) on Thursday at one of the high schools that is greatly impacted. I may have to vote in a way they will find disappointing. I can't do that and not attend the meeting at their school to hear their concerns.
Tomorrow I have to meet with the mayor, go to a committee meeting re: LGBT youth, then attend a Welcome to High School next door, then pop in to a meeting with the Federal Leader of the Opposition, is who is making a visit to our riding.
Wednesday we have a facilities meeting with other government stakeholders - our Mayor, MLAs, reps from the Aboriginal groups, etc., etc. I can't let a little cough keep me from that. Later that night is our Education Committee meeting - a meeting of the full board. That I could probably attend via phone. We have a set up in the board room for that. I can email in the 2 reports I have to present.
Friday night and Saturday I'm scheduled to attend a meeting of the Vancouver Island School Trustees Association. I'm our rep. I do have an alternate from our board & I'm hoping he can attend in my place. Things aren't really going to get any less busy until we get a week off from March 23-27. I have to push through it.
So I plan to do a lot of listening/avoid talking. What's the best cough suppressant I can get to allow me to 'fake it,' so I'm not disturbing the meeting with my cough? I have enough Halls cough candies to get me through tonight (though I wish they were a little stronger). I'm going to try to get in to the doctor tomorrow morning to see what she can prescribe me, though I imagine it's viral so I know I shouldn't take an antibiotic.
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Post by christine58 on Mar 3, 2015 2:17:56 GMT
Might not be a little cough....get checked for strep and be prepared to stay in if it is...
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Post by baslp on Mar 3, 2015 2:21:02 GMT
Delysm (Sp?) cough syrup is what the pharmacist recommended to me.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Mar 3, 2015 2:26:43 GMT
The only thing that ever works for me to calm a cough is Vicks vaporub. So, you'll smell like a cough drop, but I find it really effective-- it's what lets me go to sleep when I have an unrelenting cough. You might want to wear a turtleneck or scarf to help funnel those vapors up to your space (when I go to sleep, I pull the sheets up over my nose).
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cycworker
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Post by cycworker on Mar 3, 2015 2:28:17 GMT
Thanks ladies... heading out to the meeting & then will pop into the drug store near there (it's open until 10 pm). Will try the Vicks to sleep tonight.
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Post by scrapApea on Mar 3, 2015 2:29:49 GMT
Delysm (Sp?) cough syrup is what the pharmacist recommended to me.  That's what my Dr. always recommends too. |
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cycworker
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Post by cycworker on Mar 3, 2015 2:31:38 GMT
Might not be a little cough....get checked for strep and be prepared to stay in if it is... Will definitely get it checked for strep, though I've had strep a lot in the past and this feels more like a normal, garden variety, run of the mill cold. It had better be, because as mentioned, there are certain meetings this week that aren't optional. I have GOT to be there. One of them, I have to leave for now. |
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Post by utmr on Mar 3, 2015 2:33:22 GMT
Musinex DM works best for us. Be sure it has dextromethoraphan (sp?)
Feel better.
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Post by leftturnonly on Mar 3, 2015 2:37:32 GMT
Sending you healing thoughts.
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Post by Basket1lady on Mar 3, 2015 2:44:40 GMT
Delsym is what has been recommended time and again. Mucinex will help if you have mucus running down the back of your throat, causing the cough.
Please cover your cough and don't touch your face. That's a lot of people to expose, whether it's a virus or strep.
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Post by Rachel on Mar 3, 2015 2:48:44 GMT
Delsym - works great!
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Post by *sprout* on Mar 3, 2015 3:03:44 GMT
Delsym works great!
Halls don't work for me. I use Ricola.
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Post by Legacy Girl on Mar 3, 2015 4:08:38 GMT
Vicks on the soles of your feet, covered by cotton socks. Gargle with Listerine. A spoonful of honey. That's all I have.  |
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Post by tincin on Mar 3, 2015 6:04:23 GMT
Be careful with mentholated cough drops. Last year I had a horrible cough and used them. A few days in my gums and teeth started hurting. They hurt so much I couldn't eat. Finally someone asked me how many mentholated cough drops I was using every day. I quit using them and within a couple of days my mouth was better. I still ended up going to the doc for the cough though.
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Mar 3, 2015 6:53:03 GMT
I'm recovering from a bout with the flu. Second one this year, and I did get a flu shot. My symptoms: lots of coughing, head congestion, body aches. I'm wondering if you have the flu. Regardless, I hope you get well soon.
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Post by cycworker on Mar 3, 2015 7:43:31 GMT
Thanks ladies.
I've done some rearranging... a colleague will do the Gr 7 thing tomorrow night. He's also promised to try to use some of his contacts to get me an introduction to Thomas Mulcair, federal leader of the NDP, at a later date. J - he's actually a long time friend & mentor thinks our riding is actually one Mr. Mulcair will make multiple visits to between now & the federal election. I'm a political junkie & while there are things about Mr. Mulcair I don't agree with, he's the Right Honourable Leader of the party I support & currently leader of the Opposition. I really have to meet him one day.
I'm postponing the meeting with the mayor, I talked to the Board Chair & he said emailing in my reports was fine, and I found other trustees to attend the meetings on Friday night and Saturday.
So the only things I have to go to are, potentially the LGBT committee mtg (I might be able to participate via phone; we have a phone set up with a good speaker system in the board room for these sorts of things)and definitely the Stakeholder meeting Wednesday morning, plus the one Thursday evening. I just don't feel right about missing anything related to our facilities/budget discussions.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 8:06:04 GMT
You can also get OTC cough medicine with codeine. Or you can get some that a compounding pharmacy puts together with codeine. We had some made for our dog who was coughing and had pain. He bites me if I give it to him. I have taken it and holy cow cough symptoms were gone! It works fast too.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 9:29:04 GMT
I thought you were going to say, "What color is this dress?" I hope you feel better soon.
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Post by ~Zoey~ on Mar 3, 2015 12:30:27 GMT
I'm sorry you're fighting off what is hopefully only a cold. I'm glad you started this thread, though, because I had no idea that there was any OTC cough medicine that worked. I'll know the next time I'm fighting off a cough to reach for the Delsym and know that I'll be able to get a bit of relief.
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Post by quiltz on Mar 3, 2015 14:52:33 GMT
Buckley's. It tastes awful but it works. They also have a cough drop with the medicine in the middle.
It tastes horrible BUT IT WORKS! |
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Post by anonrefugee on Mar 3, 2015 14:58:49 GMT
You go girl! Hope you feel better, while you're helping your area's kids!
You can get Delsym with Dextromethorphan or
Guaifenesin to relieve congestion.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 15:01:34 GMT
Wow...hope you feel better. Lots of recommendations for delsym and it didn't work for me... (and I finished the whole bottle...not at once LOL) had to have prescription cough medicine...
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Post by anonrefugee on Mar 3, 2015 15:10:55 GMT
@ihavetoomuchstuff hope you feel better too! Coughing is exhausting!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 15:15:42 GMT
anonrefugee thank you....its crazy its actually been since December and just when I think its over...it rears its ugly head again...been to the doctor who gave me advair.... let's hope we see spring soon...
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Post by anonrefugee on Mar 3, 2015 15:18:16 GMT
anonrefugee thank you....its crazy its actually been since December and just when I think its over...it rears its ugly head again...been to the doctor who gave me advair.... let's hope we see spring soon... There's a cough like that around our town too. I'm trying to get DH to go to doctor. We all need Spring! |
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Post by georgiapea on Mar 3, 2015 15:21:06 GMT
I'm fighting the same type thing and been taking Musinex with not a lot of improvement. But I mainly want to congratulate you on all the great things you are involved in.
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cycworker
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Post by cycworker on Mar 3, 2015 18:50:10 GMT
I'm fighting the same type thing and been taking Musinex with not a lot of improvement. But I mainly want to congratulate you on all the great things you are involved in. Thanks. I think I allowed myself to get a little run down. Doesn't help that I have low iron, so I imagine that means lowered immune system. Our vice chair found someone to take her one son to soccer so she can cover for me at the LGBT committee (we actually call it SOGI - Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity). She's bringing her 4 year old with her; he's a really sweet kid who is very well versed in quietly colouring or playing a video game with the sound off in the back. The worst thing about that is I feel even guiltier about the fact that I can't find a way to vote with her on the facilities issues. A high school was closed. I am 99% sure there'll be a vote to reopen it and at this point I just can't support it. No evidence has been shown to me that it was the wrong decision. Was it a poorly executed decision? DEFINITELY. But it wasn't the wrong choice. |
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Post by kelbel827 on Mar 4, 2015 0:55:01 GMT
Ugh...in the future, as long as it's just a cough, I do hot tea with cough drops too. That way, it soothes on the way down. I also would use delsym and if my cough was bad and annoying, I would hit my albuterol so that it wouldn't annoy.
Most coughs are caused by post nasal drip, asthma, and GERD.
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Post by hennybutton on Mar 4, 2015 1:07:09 GMT
I vote for Mucinex DM too. (The DM is important.) Carry some Ricola lozenges with you in case you have a coughing fit at an inappropriate time.
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Post by caangel on Mar 4, 2015 1:23:52 GMT
I'm just getting over this. Ugg it's horrible and long lasting. It's be over 2 weeks and my voice is still raspy. I went to the DR to verify it wasn't strep. Lots of ibuprofen for the throat. I have prescription strength. Then water and cough drops. I also used Mucinex but it really didn't/doesn't do anything for me. Hope you feel better soon.
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That's what my Dr. always recommends too. 
