Re: Another OT

Marge Nightengale...LOL!  Well, my DH is always asking me if I'm a
doctor and I say "No, I'm a mother and that amounts to about the same
thing a lot of the time". :-)

Well, re: your other note:  if it's sinusitis, then I can see the eye
drop business as, oddly enough, tears and eye drops end up in your
sinuses and then your nose and then go on down (or out if you're
blowing). I have chronic sinusitis and  find I'll have more problems
in winter when the heat's on as the house gets so dry - if you have
your heat on, that may be part of what started the whole thing.

Like Auralie, I dose up on the Vit. C if I think something's coming
on.  Also have, for the past few years, been taking Echinacea.  Seems
to help keep off the viri during the winter cold season when every
other person you encounter has one.   

Lordy!  Good old turpenhydrate/codeine !  That was a cough medicine
guaranteed to stop you coughing.  I've wondered about that as haven't
seen it for many years.  Used to be a standby.  When did it stop
being available?  One of those things I totally missed:-)

Glad you're starting to rally - hope you're entirely cured very soon.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> 
> Dear Marge Nightengale,
> Bless you, you are a dear.  The allegra I believe was prescribed
because I
> told him that on Friday I felt what seemed to be allergy symptoms
and that
> usually taking something otc immediately takes care of it, but
didn't.  So
> he thinks an allergy triggered the sinusitus and I should take
preventive
> measures for future.
> 
> You mentioned codeine.  Growing up that was my mother's answer for
our
> colds - turpen hydrate w/ codeine.  I think most of our colds (read
> bronchitis) were triggered by a houseful of cigarette smoke.  The
nice thing
> about thw/c was that it tasted so bad you didn't want to stay sick
very long
> and the codeine let you sleep.  Unfortunately you can;'t get this
anymore.
> 
> To be honest here, I haven't filled any of the scrips yet.  I've
been using
> cough drops, Tavist-d and contac and am already starting to feel
better - I
> think because I got on it right away last Friday.  I'm still a bit
congested
> but not too bad.  I do not like to take a lot of medicine and
fortunately I
> don't get sick often.
> Kitty

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