who else has the cold from hell?

[southeastastra]

even the checkout man in tesco felt sorry for me

I feel sorry for you too. I am so miserable when I have a cold. In fact I am not very good at being ill at all! The thing is as a Mum you have to keep going which doeant exactly aid recovery, does it! A few months ago I was so ill I rang the docs in desparation I felt so bad. She ordered my Dh to come home so I could go to bed for 24hours. It worked, felt much better. Get well soon!

raises hand lethargically

Had it for two weeks now - feel like shite too.

I thought I'd escaped the compulsory holiday cold (October holidays in Scotland). However, it was merely delayed as the wee one had a bout of diarrhoea for me to attend to over the last few days.

Nothing for it but feet up and mn. No pressure to do stuff.

Yes, me too

i feel awful, it's getting worse and worse. i need a large scotch

I was planning on starting a cold thread yesterday, but I feel a bit pathetic grumping about a cold.. my dd and ds are off school for the October hols (Scotland), so I feel like I am being made to suffer.

I really want to go to my friend's birthday night out this weekend, I have bought my train ticket(nearly £50), was going to have a child free trip to Edinburgh, now I feel I can't take my snotty cold there... my friend isn't well and going into hospital in just over a week for major surgery.

DS is suffering, poor soul.
It's only a matter of time till I end up with it, probably when he is feeling better and bouncing off the ceiling.

Poor all of you.

Colds are evil.

Oh, and I am in Scotland too. Definitely the tattie holiday effect.

does a cold ever only last a week?

I keep thinking of that saying "treat a cold it lasts 7 days, untreated it lasts a week", my colds always seem to linger.

I am trying hard to drink lots, chewing vit C and eating fruit/veg, in the hope that it might help.... I am also taking beechams capsules which help a wee bit.

For me, it's rare that a cold lasts a week. More like 10-12 days with the dregs lingerign afterwards.

ds(15) had the cold first, his only lasted 4 days

oh thankyou for the link SE.

May I join you all - I was absolutely fine this afternoon, now feel like total shite, my nose is running like a train and my head feels like it's going to explode.

I CAN'T have a cold now, I just can't - I have viewers coming on Saturday lunchtime and the house is no-where near tidied enough for them to look round.......

i hate colds.
I just want to BREATHE!!!!!!
and i can't take anything. and DS is driving me nuts.

would i be better off staying in and "resting" (and dealing with a stir-crazy 3yo) or bundling up and getting out in the fresh air (and burning off some of DS's energy)?

i'm going to the doc about mine, it's killing me it's so painful

you will prob feel better if you go out purplemonkey

purplemonkey I have been forcing myself out with my dc, they are getting time in the garden and I actually can breathe better outside.... you might feel beyond tired when you get back in, but you will feel more justified.

southeastastra I think you may be suffering from more than a cold? I hope the doc has something to help you.

I need to see if I can get my train ticket for tomorrow refunded

I drank hot water, with 2 slices of lemon added, before bed last night, I think it helped a wee bit.... still feel crap and my dc are coughing now.... dvd time.

I'm still in my PJ's (as is DS3) and feel awful. I have a horrible cold, and don't even know whether to wrap up warm, or wear something light - I'm cold now, but was boiling a few minutes ago. I'm also aching (probably due to not sleeping well last night) and really don't feel up to a trek into town, but I have to go.

I also need to finish tidying the house before the first viewing on Saturday.

Oh and I felt that shit this morning that I let DS2 walk next door to school on his own

Two and a half weeks in and I think I may well go to the doctor this afternoon. I think I may have a sinus infection as I have flourescent green gunk coming out of my nose and off my chest. My head may well explode soon too. I was in bed at ten past six last night.

DD (2) has had it for the same length of time but is not as pathetic as me.

I'm om my 3rd one since the 14th August,

I WANNA STOP FEELING CRAP!

My htroat is sooo sore and my head is pounding.

As predicted, I now have the cold too.
Bloody horrid.

me, i only got dressed at 2pm to go to the supermarket, now i feel like i have to lie down again

it's so awful isn't it.

mine is like that lilredWG, got some anti biocs now so hopefully they will work!

Just back from doctors. DD has a chest infection and I have a sinus infection . Antibiotics all round here.

Hope you are all feeling better this evening.