Originally Posted by emzy (Post 657730)

Im feeling pretty yucky at the mo, think ive got I would say as a bad cold but stuck as to what to take that will help. Have tried the normal cold & flu stuff, tablets, capsules, lemsips etc but nothing at all seems to help. Along with the usual snotty nose (sorry) my ears feel like theyve popped, my eyes arnt sore but tender to touch around them and I have a great barking caugh and shallow breathing (along with caughing up some funky coloured gunk!). Have been like this for a bit now but have got a lot worse over the past few days.

Can anyone suggest anything that will help??

Just cant do the rest thing, the boys wont let me lol

Originally Posted by magpie (Post 657753)

honey is good with a little ok big drop of whiskey....hope you feel better soon: I have been the same this year flipping cold after cold:

Originally Posted by pipinfort (Post 657767)

Sounds like a chest infection to me, have you tried ringing NHS direct, i had the exact same symptoms this time last year, i got in to see an emergency doctor up at the hospital (via an NHS direct callback), did`nt really want to as i thought i would be wasting his time but he said if they had any free beds i would have been admitted!!!!

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 657838)

Awwww you poor thing, sounds like a chest infection hun. you may need some antibiotics to get our self back on track.
Failing that you could get yourself a nice hunk to rub your chest(etc):eek:;):D
Hope you feel better soon hun :)

Originally Posted by emzy (Post 657781)

Too me it doesnt seem bad enough to ring NHS direct, will just hold out until monday and get into the drs.

If I get any worse i will ring them though

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 657997)

Emzy, if you are a patient at Pals Centre, there is a very good chance that you won't get to see a Doctor tomorrow.......!

A first aid measure...not instead of the Doctor, but until you CAN see someone.
Give yourself some steam inhalations....you need to do this every two hours.
A plastic/or pyrex kitchen jug is ideal for this......put an inch of boiling water in the bottom of the jug......put your mouth and nose over the opening of the jug(your nose fits into the little v shaped pourer) and breathe in the steam through your nose and mouth, until there is no steam left.
It works even better if you have some menthol crystals in it, but just steam alone will work.
It will make you cough, but the liquid in the steam will loosen the thick mucus and make it easier to cough up.....it will also loosen the thick secretions in your nose and sinuses....and this in turn may ease your earache.

if you have some lemon and honey drinks too they will help(it needs to be real lemon juice though....this seems to cut through the thick secretions too).

I hope this helps until you can get to see someone......and I hope you feel better soon.

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 657997)

Emzy, if you are a patient at Pals Centre, there is a very good chance that you won't get to see a Doctor tomorrow.......!

A first aid measure...not instead of the Doctor, but until you CAN see someone.
Give yourself some steam inhalations....you need to do this every two hours.
A plastic/or pyrex kitchen jug is ideal for this......put an inch of boiling water in the bottom of the jug......put your mouth and nose over the opening of the jug(your nose fits into the little v shaped pourer) and breathe in the steam through your nose and mouth, until there is no steam left.
It works even better if you have some menthol crystals in it, but just steam alone will work.
It will make you cough, but the liquid in the steam will loosen the thick mucus and make it easier to cough up.....it will also loosen the thick secretions in your nose and sinuses....and this in turn may ease your earache.

if you have some lemon and honey drinks too they will help(it needs to be real lemon juice though....this seems to cut through the thick secretions too).

I hope this helps until you can get to see someone......and I hope you feel better soon.

Originally Posted by emamum (Post 658043)

pals is pretty good, me and ty always get in on the same day.

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE (Post 658395)

Emzy did you go to the docs?

Originally Posted by emamum (Post 658043)

pals is pretty good, me and ty always get in on the same day.

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 658887)

bet ya won't be saying that when yer older n tys grown up.:rolleyes: