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I've got my second cold in three weeks.
On Friday I had a bit of an irritated throat, but by 10am (I start at 8am) I was suddenly feeling feverish and just not well. I went home and it turned out not to be linked to my throat but to something I ate the day before.
On Saturday I woke up with a full blown cold and feeling not well; most because of blocked sinuses and an itchy throat, though that got better during the day. Yesterday I was feeling a lot better, my sinuses had cleared, still a bit of a runny nose and sore throat but I was sure I was able to go work today.
Which isn't the case, I just had to call in sick. I spent all night coughing, a combination of an itchy throat and phlegm that just wouldn't want to be coughed up easily. No OTC medicine for various types of coughs worked, until I took something for a sore throat. That stopped the coughing mostly. But when laying down, even in a more upright position my throat my all kinds of noises, wheezing, clicking, bubbling, etc, which prevented me from falling asleep.
Because of all the coughing I also lost my voice. So I had to call in sick, I can't work on two nights of barely any sleep and no voice. Besides being tired and having no voice I'm feeling fine, my throat isn't even that sore.
Today I'm expecting an order from the drugstore with more cough things, hopefully one will work. And now that I'm up and about (no use staying in bed right now) the phlegm seems to want to finally shift. My drink of choice will be hot camomile tea with honey today. This cold is progressing fairly quickly so I'm hoping I'll feel good enough tomorrow to go to work.
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