been to see the doctor...

[julesjones]

The cough's getting worse, so back to see the doctor this morning. Apparently a) I still have the virus even if I've been feeling a lot better other than the persistent cough, b) I'm already doing pretty much the right things about the cough off my own bat, and there's not a lot more she can suggest. Keep using the steam inhaler, don't bother with the menthol crystals added to the water. Keep taking aspirin, stop using the aspirin-with-codeine since the codeine's cough suppressant effect isn't working. (I didn't bother pointing out that I'm taking the co-codeine before bed for the pain and general sedative effect as well as the cough.) Have a prescription for an inhaler, which may or may not do some good. I haven't tried it yet, but will use it before I go to bed. Which should be soon, given how little sleep I got last night.

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[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Sending karmic good thoughts... I had a cough yesterday, but that was from the smoke drifting up from yet more bushfires, I think.

I have no idea why, but I find blackcurrant cordial (Ribena etc) in hot water helps (and a friend with small boys swears by it, she can actually get them to drink it :)

[julesjones]

I normally use orange barley water, but yes, fruit juice cordial made up with hot water helps. A spoonful of honey in it is even better, although hard on my teeth.