oh boy...this is not good. what do u think?

[Nancy-S]

Dunno about Afrin, Nancy--no personal experience. Only conjecturing here: Since in is a spray, it probably works just in the nasal areas to reduce congestion. This will probably help some; anything that keeps sinus congestion down will reduce the back pressure on the eutashian tubes. But I doubt that it will do much to mitigate the pressure within the tubes themselves. But you'll have to ask someone with more experience than I.

I thought about you (and a lot of us) at the coffee shop today. There was a cartoon on display: At the bottom was a rumpled guy sitting on the edge of his bed, apparently trying to rise and, more or less, shine. At the top, God was in the clouds, holding a lightning bolt and eying a cosmic dartboard. God says, "Which part of Jerry is going to hurt today?"

Hope you hurt less real soon....

Al

Woah! That's kinda funny. I wonder what the artist was dealing with in his personal life. I appreciate that you keep us in your thoughts. Thanks Al.

[Nancy-S]

Sangye and Anne, thanks for the info. Ill go with Sudafed. I like the idea of letting a fever burn. I've never had a flu vaccine, don't know if I'll ever do it. With nothing to do but lay in bed, I have lots of thoughts like "why didn't I?". Plenty of time to get worked up over my Utah visit. Booo

[Al]

Woah! That's kinda funny. I wonder what the artist was dealing with in his personal life. I appreciate that you keep us in your thoughts. Thanks Al.

Don't know, but it sure sounds like he is a weggie....

Al

[elephant]

Nancy, if your fever does not go down after 72 hours its time to call your doc. I went through what I thought was the flu, but it turned out to be a big weggie flare. Even in the ER, they were not sure, but after passing out and could not stand up they kept me and found a nodule in my lung. But before I scare you, I had symtoms of WG flares that I was ignoring that led to all of this. Hope you feel better soon.