To wonder if I will ever be well again?

[Saltdoughmuncher]

Cold symptoms started ten days ago, terrible sinus pain and fever. Spent Xmas day in bed and am still struggling today with sinus pain but a little better. Was looking forward to having some family over tonight to make up for missing Xmas day but I’ve been on the toilet for the past hour with an upset stomach. So fed up of being ill now. My 3 year old is fed up with me saying I need to sit down and I've not been out in ages.

Oh god, dont tell me this has lasted 10 days! I totally feel for you, currently at home off sick, do come down with it too. I cant move without my head wanting to explode worse is as I'm pg there is so little I can take for it! Living on olbas oil at the moment. .
Hope you feel better soon OP!

@igotthemheavyboobs yep it’s been awful! I’m breastfeeding so can’t take much either. I’ve got through packets of paracetamol in the past few days and I’m still suffering. The pain in my jaw if I look down is awful. I’m lucky I’ve had 2 weeks off work for Xmas anyway but I’ve spent most of it in bed or on the sofa.

It will pass but you recover more quickly if you rest and are taken care of but sadly, women with children hardly ever get the chance to do that.
Rest as much as you can and see the doctor if you think it's become infected.

If you’ve been taking a lot of paracetamol that could be the cause of the upset stomach. Eat binding food, such as bananas and rice.

I know that such a long time with a bad cold and virus symptoms is not fun, especially over the Christmas period and when you have a little one to look after. But posting something like this about a bad cold is rather insensitive to those people who really do have lifelong chronic conditions which mean that they probably never will feel "well" again and the most they can hope for is "better" as opposed to "worse".

Asda sell a vapour kids bubble bath, have a really steamy bath to clear sinuses. Make sure you eat little and often. Porridge is gentle on the tummy. Drink lots of water hot or cold. Try and rest. Could always talk to a pharmacist as they are full of good tips. Might have another med you can try. Hope you feel better soon.