Flying poorly (tomorrow) ?

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So we fly first thing tomorrow on a family holiday (me, hubby and two kids <6).

A week ago I started with cold and have had horrid sinus/general cold symptoms. Went to the doctors got a steroid spray (they were thoroughly disinterested as I didn’t have a temperature) but the sinus pain was so bad I felt sick. The steroid spray did very little, I’ve been struggling all week. Doesn’t seem to be improving and awful post nasal drip (tmi sorry). I just feel rubbish but it’s been a week now usually I shake things off or they at least improve. I’ve spent today in bed covered in Vicks and felt awfully sick.

I said to hubby I didn’t think I’d manage it tomorrow. I struggle with my sinuses on planes at the best of times and it can be really painful. He looked at me like I was nuts because it’s ’just a cold’.

We have insurance but given I’m ’not that unwell’ and the doctors shrugged it off I doubt we’d be able to claim on it. Hubby thinks I’m at the end of it and will start to feel better in the next couple of days so should just push through. I do push through things quite well usually but I just feel grotty and so disappointed that it’s a week in and I’m still this rubbish!

I suffer with sinusitus and have flown when I thought it was just a cold. I survived of course but the pain was quite bad and didnt stop once the flight was over. Negative bit out of the way my advice would be to go and then utilise your insurance to see a doctor once there and you should be prescribed the antibiotics that are needed to clear sinus infections xx

Depends how long is your family holiday. If you are that bad and your holidays are for a week, i would let them fly and catch another flight a day or two after. Or worst come worst, let them go and have fun!

I know he is, doesn’t mean he is right.

OP if you get post nasal drip often, try cutting out dairy for a while and seeing if it improves (obv find other ways of getting calcium in your diet)

I had this earlier this year. Felt rotten for weeks. Pain as well as earache and a completely blocked ear and the most awful taste in my mouth. Eventually went to the doctors and they said sinusitis isn’t something that goes away in a few days, it can take weeks.
She said there was no point in giving me antibiotics because they probably wouldn’t do much and said the best thing would be to use a saline spray to clean out the sinus passages.
All in all it lasted around 5/6 weeks.

This happens to me about 75% of the times that I fly. Has done all my life.

My husband suffers the same. He gave a kidney so cannot take the tablets. Speak to pharmacist and get the nose spray instead. Works a treat and does not effect your stomach.

Sudafed is very different to nsaids like ibuprofen so shouldn't make you vomit. Take paracetamol and sudafed or lemsip. It's 2 hours.

Have you tried anti histamines? And lots and lots of water ? Also the ginger shot you can buy is really good for clearing sinus. Plus I had that Sterimar salt spray. But drinking loads and loads and loads often does it (add lots of soup for salt etc )

This^. My son has been prescribed antibiotics from a pharmacist

Wrong thread

Hate this sh*t if your unwell don’t fly, my elderly mother was hospitalised and on oxygen for weeks after catching an illness on a flight. Selfish

She didn't catch something before she flew, at the airport, or when she arrived?