Man Colds

[BWRhasnoAC]

It has positives and negatives

If you can afford it.

 

[Nothingman]

It has positives and negatives

So does death.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

God bless all of you my brothers in suffering.......

 

[FriendlySpartan]

I have a high tolerance for pain, but I'm a total wuss when I get sick. Just had covid last week and then I had to go to the ER a couple times this week for stomach issues and severe anxiety. The other day I kept telling the lady at the front desk that I couldn't breathe and that my left arm was numb. They said "I'll go in the back and tell the nurse." Nobody even checked on me and it took 4 hours until they finally called my name. You could die in that waiting room and it would take a long time for anyone to even notice.

They gave me a script for nausea and another for stomach pain. They seem to be working, I think.

People die in the waiting room more often than you think.

Honestly 4 hours is pretty good with what you presented with and assuming you drove yourself in. You would be looking at double that time where I am.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

Let me know when you are standing outside the ER early in the morning and when you buzz to get in they ask you what’s wrong and they tell you that you aren’t that bad and just call after 8 and schedule a clinic appointment. At that point, you lose a bunch of faith in that ER.

I might be confused but weren’t you an EMT? You have me curious what your primary complaint was now…

 

[Bigman38]

I like Mucinex. For me just keeping the congestion under control is what matters. Then you can actually breath and sleep. They also make combo medicines for flu symptoms too.

Tripling down on the Mucinex advice. Switched to that in the last year and is by far the best OTC meds I've had for congestion problems.

 

[BCClone]

I might be confused but weren’t you an EMT? You have me curious what your primary complaint was now…

I was in harvest season so my hours were long. My throat was red, my tonsils rock hard and I couldn’t even drink water without tipping my head forward, sucking in water and then swallowing. If I didn’t do that I couldn’t swallow because my tonsils were too big. I was tired and running a light temp. Chance it could just be strep but all appointments were 3 days out and I wanted meds faster.

I got an appointment the next day due to a cancellation and dropped everything and went. They treated me for strep. Took 9 days of meds before my tonsils started to soften(they were touching) and I could eat regular food.

This was the small local hospital with no urgent care. I also knew there was no one in the ER at the time so I wasn’t flooding it.

 

[somecyguy]

Tripling down on the Mucinex advice. Switched to that in the last year and is by far the best OTC meds I've had for congestion problems.

You have to use it scarcely, but as someone with jacked up sinuses, hitting the Afrin once in a while helps a lot. My sinuses completely close off with head congestion, so giving myself ~12 hours of relief is appreciated. I'm told the rule is you can use it 3 times before you risk rebound problems.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

I almost always just roll with it. Sometimes I will take Mucinex but cold medicine makes me feel goofy and I really don't find it super beneficial.

I keep telling you that if it involves a tourniquet and a needle, it's not cold medicine.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I almost always just roll with it. Sometimes I will take Mucinex but cold medicine makes me feel goofy and I really don't find it super beneficial.

When you are dependent on a CPAP to sleep, you need to have clear sinuses & nasal passages. I can gut it out in the daytime, but nights are a different story.

 

[demoncore1031]

People die in the waiting room more often than you think.

Honestly 4 hours is pretty good with what you presented with and assuming you drove yourself in. You would be looking at double that time where I am.

I was taken by ambulance and still waited 4 hours... This morning I had to go in again so I drove myself to a different hospital and I was in the waiting room for 2 minutes. They took me to the back right away and got the tests started. Everything came back normal so most likely it's stress related. I was there a total of 2 hours. Only complaint with this hospital is that their beds are very uncomfortable.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

I was taken by ambulance and still waited 4 hours... This morning I had to go in again so I drove myself to a different hospital and I was in the waiting room for 2 minutes. They took me to the back right away and got the tests started. Everything came back normal so most likely it's stress related. I was there a total of 2 hours. Only complaint with this hospital is that their beds are very uncomfortable.

Glad you got it sorted!

Unfortunately coming in by ambulance doesn’t move you any farther up the lines of triage. A lot of people automatically assume it does (not saying that’s you) but glad you found another facility.

 

[demoncore1031]

Glad you got it sorted!

Unfortunately coming in by ambulance doesn’t move you any farther up the lines of triage. A lot of people automatically assume it does (not saying that’s you) but glad you found another facility.

If I can drive myself I will do that I don't have to figure out a ride when I get to leave. But the other day the anxiety was so bad that I couldn't drive.

There is something going on that the ER is not finding so I'll get with my primary doctor and get it figured out. On the plus side, I have dropped 8 lbs in a week from eating nothing but saltines and popsicles.