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InShock
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Bad cold
I have been living with this awful cold for about a week and a half now. It started out as a hacking, dry cough, and has recently turned into a full-blown cold (TMI: mucus overload, major exhaustion, still coughing, headache ...).
Is it true that it takes longer to get rid of such illness when pg? Is there anything I should be doing for this that I'm not already doing(lots of liquids and rest)? I took the day off from work today (which I HATE doing) but I just felt that I needed an extra day to rest. Did anyone else go through this while in the early stages of being pg?
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Posted 10/30/06 7:43 AM  |
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Re: Bad cold
I have a cold as well. I am taking Tylenol & the Dr has told me to monitor my temps to make sure that I do not get a fever.
 Feel better & get some rest!
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| Posted 10/30/06 7:46 AM |
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MrsPJ
Joining Team Blue with Baby #2
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Tiffany
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Re: Bad cold
I had a really bad cold at like 12 weeks...I was DYING for a week. I hope you feel better!!!
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| Posted 10/30/06 8:13 AM |
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GenLCSW
Baby # 3 is here!!!
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Genna
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Re: Bad cold
I have a terrible cold now also...I just keep taking Tylenol although I would love to take a decongestant 
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| Posted 10/30/06 8:44 AM |
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Lillykat
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Re: Bad cold
I had this all last week - I got a fever though on Friday and left work not long after I came in to go home to the dr and sleep. I feel much better after sleeping most of the weekend - just really tired and a cough that comes and goes - worse after I had to walk to work - and a little bit of congestion which got better after arriving at work.
I was miserable last week - get lots of sleep and drink plenty of fluids and try to flush it out.
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| Posted 10/30/06 8:49 AM |
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InShock
life is good
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Re: Bad cold
Thanks!  All I'm doing today is resting or sleeping, so I hope this works. I want to feel better again!
Question: What does the Tylenol do if you don't have a fever?
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| Posted 10/30/06 12:07 PM |
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Diana1215
Living on a prayer!!!
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Diana
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Re: Bad cold
I have had a bad cold and cough since last week. I thought it was getting better but it's really not.  I haven't taken anything but cough drops and drinking alot of tea. Between that and the nauseau I am so thankful that I can work from home because I have basically been in bed the entire time.
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| Posted 10/30/06 1:12 PM |
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Eleanor
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Re: Bad cold
I had a bad cold about 20 weeks during my first pregnancy and it did last twice as long. I think b/c you are so limited in what you can take and you are winded anyway.
I drank a lot of OJ and monitored my temperature often (if you have a fever call your OB)
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| Posted 10/30/06 1:22 PM |
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