[Magdalen] Still sick

[Molly Wolf]

There is the time-honoured Vermont receipt for the treatment of such illnesses: "take the fifth part of the juice of a gallon of whiskey."  I always wondered what became of the rind...

Hot lemon, ginger, and honey may at least be of comfort.  Also, the fumes of Vick's Vapo-Rub will cut through the crud.

Bad mycoplasmids, get thee gone!

Molly

The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. -- Mark Twain

> On Feb 6, 2017, at 3:50 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm back from the doctor's.  I have a definite sinus infection and a
> possible mycoplasma infection that is trying to become pneumonia.  I
> had that a few years ago and it was misery.  Anyway, I'm waiting to
> pick up an antibiotic and a cough mixture from the pharmacy.  Mucinex
> = guiafensin which is what I'm allergic to and it's in almost all OTC
> cough meds.
> 
>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 10:49 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> They say now that most cough syrup is ineffective anyway. I generally take
>> Sambucol, which is an elderberry concoction, and it does work just as well
>> as anything else, it appears. If I have a lot of crud I might take Mucinex,
>> but that's very hard for me to get down as the pills are so large, and it
>> tastes hideous. If things get really bad I might resort to the old mountain
>> concoction of one part each honey, lemon juice, and whiskey and take to my
>> bed, but ugh. So far this season I've been spared.
>> 
>>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 10:32 AM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Part of the problem is I shouldn't take much sudafed because of my
>>> blood pressure and I'm allergic to guiafensin, the expectorant in
>>> cough syrup!  Medication options are limited unless this calls for
>>> antibiotics and I'm not sure that it does.  This may just call for the
>>> laying on of trusted medical hands!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 7:23 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Susan, this sounds miserable.  Hope your doctor will give an effective
>>>> medication.  Feel better.
>>>> 
>>>> Ginga
>>>> 
>>>> On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 6:16 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I've had a bad cold for about 10 days now and I can't seem to get over
>>>>> it.  Middle of last week I also broke out in hives, probably from
>>>>> stress.  Work stress is part of it but most of it is dismay at US
>>>>> politics. I've been hammered on antihistamines for days. This weekend
>>>>> I stayed away from the computer until now and that helped a little.  I
>>>>> finally finished a sewing project I've had in progress since
>>>>> Christmas.  It's a fleece bunting/snowsuit for friends' baby and I
>>>>> hope he hasn't already outgrown it.  I have been so busy with work I
>>>>> couldn't find time to settle to it and the damned thing had
>>>>> impenetrable instructions.  I've been sewing for fifty years and
>>>>> finally just had to wing it.  It is cute and cuddly and I hope to get
>>>>> it in the mail tomorrow.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have some sweet and sour red cabbage quietly braising and will have
>>>>> it with a breaded pork cutlet and a baked spud.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I think I am going to call my doctor tomorrow and see if I can get in
>>>>> to see him.  I have coughed until my ribs hurt with no let up.  Sadly,
>>>>> I'm pretty sure I picked this up in his office since I came down with
>>>>> it 2 days after I had been there for a routine visit.
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
>>>>> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
>>>>> land of Egypt.
>>>>> Leviticus 19:34
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
>>> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
>>> land of Egypt.
>>> Leviticus 19:34
>>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
> land of Egypt.
> Leviticus 19:34