hollywood926
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Wed Dec-29-04 04:52 PM
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How long is too long to have a cold? |
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Is 18 days too long? I'm getting tired of hacking up phlegm balls.
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Wed Dec-29-04 04:54 PM
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sounds like bronchitis (which i get every other year whether i need it or not :( )
is the phlegm yucky colored? if so, see a doc, only antibiotics will do it
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Wed Dec-29-04 04:56 PM
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2. Oh Shit. I'll see a doc. Thanks. n/t |
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Wed Dec-29-04 04:59 PM
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5. feel better soon, and stay away from dairy products |
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also, the decongestant the doc always gives me is available over the counter now in Robitusin for Chest congestion
that will help til you can get in to the doc's office (but won't take the place of antibiotics) if the phlem is mostly clear you may want to try just the Robitussin first and see if you can get your lungs to clear out (but I doubt it, 18 days is a long time to still be feeling crappy if it's just a virus)
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Wed Dec-29-04 04:58 PM
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What is a 'nice' color for phlegm ?
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Wed Dec-29-04 05:00 PM
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greenish yellow is bad
too much information??? ROFL
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Wed Dec-29-04 05:07 PM
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8. Its obviously only a matter of time |
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before some entrepreneur starts coming out with designer colors.
BTW, shouldn't that be mucous rather than phlegm ?
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Wed Dec-29-04 08:11 PM
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13. Clear colored mucus is the pure form of mucus, |
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Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 08:12 PM by Shrubhater
yellow mucus has bacteria/virusus. Green mucus contains dead cells. I read that on the internet.
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Wed Dec-29-04 05:10 PM
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9. Actually that's not necessarily true. |
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The off-colored phlegm doesn't necessarily mean there's an infection that requires antibiotics. Just read that recently.
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Wed Dec-29-04 07:45 PM
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12. really? that's what has always been told us |
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any chance you remember where the article was ?? I'd like to read it
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Wed Dec-29-04 04:57 PM
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3. Do you think it has turned into a sinus infection or bronchitis? Call and |
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tell them how long it has been going on and they can tell you if it is still within the normal window of time it takes to get over a virus.
Sometimes you can catch a new virus on the backside of an earlier one, so you have actually had two different colds.
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Wed Dec-29-04 05:40 PM
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10. Oh, I don't know, I think one of the leaders of the USSR had one |
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(quite severe, I believe) for quite some time; I think that he's still "suffering" from it. Terminal, I believe . . .
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Wed Dec-29-04 05:42 PM
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10 days tops. you're a week over. please go to a doctor. take care
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