Rant about winter sickies

[ariastar]

Know what really sucks? It's getting to be the time of year where I'm going to be sick. A lot. I spend about four months out of the year sick. I have a weak immune system, always have. I was always one of those sickly kids, even before being diagnosed with colitis and having the world suck at 14. Prednisone only serves to even further make my system suck. I've have bronchitis that last three winters. As in I got it three winters ago, it went away after over a ****ing years, taking it through two winters ago, then I have it mildly last winter for a few months. The first time I had it I also had pneumonia and was in the hospital six weeks. Winters always freak me out because I'm scared to death of getting very sick. I can function all right with most things, including bronchitis, but only to a point. AND I FRAKING HATE GETTING STUCK IN THE HOSPITAL WITH NEEDLES!!!!! I want to take those needles and stab them into the jugulars of whoever comes near me! Which is why they tend to sedate me with lots of Demerol. I've only been to the ER I think four times in the last year, a record low for me (usually I got, get stuck with things, am a lab rat, get stuck on meds, get out, and go about life, not even worth mentioning most of the time), so my goal for the next year is no more than twice. My record high was 14 times in one year, twice resulting in hospitalizations, one for six weeks, one for three.

If there ever was a body trying to hard to kill itself, it's mine. But I'm stubborn. Or just evil. Bwahahahaha~~~!!

[tokenuser]

I am not a fan of homeopathic "cures", but Airborne (and the generic version they sell at CVS/Savon) is a pretty good multivitamin, anti flu over the counter preventive measure.

I used to get sick a lot, but since I now work at home, the only person I really come in contact with is my wife, and as a professor, she works in a petrie dish of germs (university surrounded by malnourished students). HER immune system is OK, but she manages to give it to me, so I can make it worse, and pass back to her. We are now pretty anal about washing hands, antiseptic wipes, etc (not to say we weren't "clean" before, but we ar emore conscious of it now) - that helped a lot last year.

BUT, my biggest problem is travelling - especially in an airplane with the recycled air. Taking Airborne prior to exposing myself to that environment has really kept things down for me, and if I do get something, I get over it a lot faster.

Anyway, the stuff is worth a try.

[briangilmore]

my sick season came early this year and i'm currently still trying to get over it, and am fine for the most part, just some runny nose and some sniffles.

Airborne is ooooook, i guuuueeesss...but there's nothing in that that you can't get in a "Coldbuster" from Jamba Juice. And if you want that much Vitamin C, just get Vitamin C tablets (cheaper than Airborne and more bang for your buck, Airborne has like 5000% Vitamin C and with Vitamin C tablets-each are usually about 833% C-and eat fruits and drink plenty of fluids BEFORE you get sick, it usually works. i was just caught off guard, but as soon as you hear sniffling around you, getting enough Vitamin C in you to pass a stone should work :)