Dealing with a Sinus Infection: My Quest for Relief

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In summary, Astronuc is telling Evo that she is being a jerk and that she should listen to him. Evo is not listening to Astronuc and is angry with him.
  • #36
plover said:
Hmm, I thought the scorched Earth approach to sinuses, there's always industrial-strength horseradish... :-p

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Green Is Our Evo

Oh green is our Evo – now laid low –
aye, and virus unseen and hurrying snow conspire
her sense and perception to blur.
But by Pony Express and CSTP,* tokens of
 sympathy
arrive, courtesy of PFers –
each for their Evo distraught –
 come and see: homemade broth,
 ginger tea, a one-twenty proof leech!
And we say:
"We insist now, it's time that you rest: no protests!
 — and no stress
(already green, going out was quite bad,
 what if you'd gone plaid?)
A nest of pillows and quilts — make a heap —
Curl up with the cat" — I'm sure he'll oblige,
 yea, and purr our Evo to sleep.


* CSTP = Chicken Soup Transfer Protocol​
plover, that's adorable. :approve: Chicken Soup Transfer Protocol :smile:

trib and spender - thank you :smile:
 
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  • #37
Lol at spender's post.

Divine retribution for not accepting Polyb? :redface:
Probably not, but I certainly understand what a misery it is to be ill and hope you get feeling better soon!
 
  • #38
Two words - BEAVER HORSERADISH! :smile:
 
  • #39
Tsu said:
Two words - BEAVER HORSERADISH! :smile:


You got me sick too.

AARRRGGG :cry:
 
  • #40
franznietzsche said:
You got me sick too.

AARRRGGG :cry:

Aww, poor franz. The first bit of advice you need to start with is getting sleep. All those other remedies help, but sleep is the best of them all. *tucks franz into bed* Feel better quickly.
 
  • #41
tribdog said:
of course this is no help to a young woman like yourself Evo, but keep a copy for your records and you can check back on it somewhere in the distant future when it is applicable.

To Astronuc :mad:

Who gave you permision to speak?


Sorry...I won't do that again :frown:
 
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  • #42
BoulderHead said:
Divine retribution for not accepting Polyb? :redface:

No, more like divine retributionfor even considering the possibility. First rate losers like myself don't even deserve to be the scum of the scum from her shoes.

Hey Evo, if you want to clear your sinuses I would suggest trying some habenerro sauce, it will be quick, it will burn, and it won't last long but just think of the endorphines you get!
 
  • #43
It works best if you insert one pepper directly into each nostril.
 
  • #44
polyb said:
Hey Evo, if you want to clear your sinuses I would suggest trying some habenerro sauce, it will be quick, it will burn, and it won't last long but just think of the endorphines you get!
Right now I feel like a have a couple of habaneros stuffed up my nose. Pain. :cry:

I have a sinus infection now and I need to go to the doctor & get some antibiotics but I don't have the time. :frown: I was going to go tomorrow, but now my new client "needs" me to come out and tell him what to do. He says it's too confusing to discuss over the phone. :rolleyes:
 
  • #45
Evo said:
Right now I feel like a have a couple of habaneros stuffed up my nose. Pain. :cry:

If you had two habenerros up your nose you would be too busy chasing it to chat!(Wha WHAAA! Bad joke, I know!)

Evo said:
I have a sinus infection now and I need to go to the doctor & get some antibiotics but I don't have the time. :frown: I was going to go tomorrow, but now my new client "needs" me to come out and tell him what to do. He says it's too confusing to discuss over the phone. :rolleyes:

Ahhh, I'm sorry to hear that. :frown: Maybe we can find a way to get a Canadian pharmaicist to fed ex some penicillan or something to you. As for your client, you may want to consider using the old "I'm infectious" routine until you get medicated, if they can survive for a day without your consultation. Your health, and theirs I might add, is more important.

How about I just take I-95 north with a bottle of antibiotics until I see the big sign that says: 'Evo's place, don't forget your keys!' :smile:

One more thing: When you have a cold or fever it will take 14 days with medication to get over it or 2 weeks without! :smile:
(I had to correct for the mispost from earlier, sorry! o:) )
 
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  • #46
polyb said:
Ahhh, I'm sorry to hear that. :frown: Maybe we can find a way to get a Canadian pharmaicist to fed ex some penicillan or something to you.
Good idea! Any Canadian pharmacists reading this thread?

As for your client, you may want to consider using the old "I'm infectious" routine until you get medicated, if they can survive for a day without your consultation. Your health, and theirs I might add, is more important.
He KNOWS I am sick, he's evil. He made me drive there in a blizzard yesterday. :devil:

How about I just take I-95 north with a bottle of antibiotics until I see the big sign that says: 'Evo's place, don't forget your keys!' :smile:
That will work! There's a big neon sign over the house, you can't miss it! :-p

Maybe I can just snort some neosporin. That stuff kills everything. :biggrin:
 
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  • #47
Evo said:
He KNOWS I am sick, he's evil. He made me drive there in a blizzard yesterday. :devil:
I say charge him double for the hazzardous travel and triple for the medical duress! :devil:
Evo said:
That will work! There's a big neon sign over the house, you can't miss it! :-p
OK, but if I can't find it you're paying for the gas! GAWD, the things I do because I'm a nice guy.
Evo said:
Maybe I can just snort some neosporin. That stuff kills everything. :biggrin:
That's a first! Seems you may have a little trouble getting it around the habenerros! :smile:
 
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  • #48
Evo said:
Maybe I can just snort some neosporin. That stuff kills everything. :biggrin:

Oh dear, I think you've been hanging around tribdog too long! Habaneros up the nose is a new one too. How about wasabi? Snorting that should have interesting effects. :biggrin: :bugeye:
 
  • #49
Moonbear said:
Oh dear, I think you've been hanging around tribdog too long! Habaneros up the nose is a new one too. How about wasabi? Snorting that should have interesting effects. :biggrin: :bugeye:
Mmmmm, wasabi. Now I think I'm going to have to get some sushi on the way home. But I won't be able to taste it. :frown:
 
  • #50
Sack the sushi, get yourself a decent curry, that'll loosen things up a bit.


edit: loosen up your sinuses a bit
 
  • #51
Y'know, I already ate dinner and you all are making me hungry again! Now I want sushi as an appetizer and something with curry as a main course!
 
  • #52
MMMMMMMMMM! Sushi appetizers followed by a Curry entree'! :-p

How about fried ice cream for dessert? :biggrin:
 
  • #53
I think we're taking the Polymeal concept to extremes here.
 
  • #54
Ice cream for dessert sounds good. Thanks, I was already craving ice cream tonight. I have nothing in my house for dessert tonight and really want dessert! Hot chocolate just didn't tickle the right taste bud. :frown:
 
  • #55
Fried Ice Cream, it's fun and delicious! :biggrin:

I have to drive north somewhere first to drop off some antibiotics to Evo so she can consult with evil tommorrow. I hope I can find my way out of my driveway! :smile:
 
  • #56
Why don't you try some "medicinal" marijuana.If it does not help you for your cold at least you get high .
 
  • #57
I'm sure habaneros up the nostrils would be horrible, but I think the horseradish on your beaver Tsu suggested would be even worse.

g'night everybody. I'll throw myself out for that one.
 
  • #58
GET YOUR DISGUSTING MINDS OUT OF THE SEWER AND BACK IN THE GUTTER WHERE THEY BELONG! :smile: :smile: :smile:

http://www.bevmo.com/productinfo.asp?sku=00000009656&N=168+166+42+31&area=more&bhcp=1
 
  • #59
Tsu said:
GET YOUR DISGUSTING MINDS OUT OF THE SEWER AND BACK IN THE GUTTER WHERE THEY BELONG! :smile: :smile: :smile:

http://www.bevmo.com/productinfo.asp?sku=00000009656&N=168+166+42+31&area=more&bhcp=1

:smile: Sorry, every once in a while they just keep rolling when they land in the gutter, and the slippery little devils escape. :smile:

And, tribdog:
 
  • #60
brewnog said:
Sack the sushi, get yourself a decent curry, that'll loosen things up a bit.


edit: loosen up your sinuses a bit


Mmmmm, there's a good thai place in town. Lunch for me tomorrow there.
 
  • #61
tribdog said:
I'm sure habaneros up the nostrils would be horrible, but I think the horseradish on your beaver Tsu suggested would be even worse.

g'night everybody. I'll throw myself out for that one.




Trib, next time i see you, you're getting a rolled up newspaper on the nose.
 
  • #62
franznietzsche said:
Trib, next time i see you, you're getting a rolled up newspaper on the nose.

*hands franz a copy of the NY Times Sunday edition*
 
  • #63
Moonbear said:
*hands franz a copy of the NY Times Sunday edition*

Score, the funnies!

Oh, right, back to beating trib with it.
 
  • #64
Moonbear said:
*hands franz a copy of the NY Times Sunday edition*

NY Times? I say you have fine taste m'lady
 
  • #65
Evo, please go see your doctor or try a walk-in clinic, if its really that bad. I seem to remember, you're not a morning person, so maybe after you see your client.

Meanwhile, chicken soup with some hot sauce (tobasco, habanero, cayenne, etc) and curry in it might help.

I use that combo, particularly when I have a cold. Then again, I tend to put hot sauce (particularly Dave's Insanity, Dave's Total Insanity or Mad Dog Inferno) on most of my food.
 
  • #66
The_Professional said:
NY Times? I say you have fine taste m'lady

The Sunday edition is just the fattest newspaper I know of. :biggrin:

Alternatively, when I was a kid, my parents made us roll all the old newspapers into logs to use to light the fireplace in winter. One of those newspaper logs might do the trick. tribdog was very very bad this time. :devil:
 
  • #67
Astronuc said:
Evo, please go see your doctor or try a walk-in clinic, if its really that bad. I seem to remember, you're not a morning person, so maybe after you see your client.

Yes, Evo, get thee to a doctor! You know what Tsu and I do to people who stubbornly refuse to see a doctor when they should. :devil:
 
  • #68
Tsu said:
Two words - BEAVER HORSERADISH! :smile:
Why do I get punished? She said it first.
 
  • #69
eegads, I am contaminated by the flu!

It is probably the A(H3N2) strain of the virus, but it will incapacitate me for a week. Already suffered a 102.5 fever, and now I have muscle pains, back pain, red eyes (which hurt like the dickens), insomnia (from the decongestants) that caused me to stay awake until 5:00 AM this morning, chills, cough, sore throat, sneezing, and sniffling.

Right now I am taking Acetaminophen, Ibuprofin, and 75 gm of (3R,4R,5S)-4-acetylamino-5-amino-3(1-ethylpropoxy)-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid ----- which is more commonly known as Tamiflu (but I like the chemical name better).
 
  • #70
motai said:
eegads, I am contaminated by the flu!

It is probably the A(H3N2) strain of the virus, but it will incapacitate me for a week. Already suffered a 102.5 fever, and now I have muscle pains, back pain, red eyes (which hurt like the dickens), insomnia (from the decongestants) that caused me to stay awake until 5:00 AM this morning, chills, cough, sore throat, sneezing, and sniffling.
Poor motai! :frown: I know what you're going though. (pours hot chicken broth into motai's computer) Moonbear, get over here and add the pastina before the broth cools off!

Hope you feel better soon motai. (hope I haven't infected anyone else) :rolleyes:
 

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