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Post by oatmealschnappz on Jul 13, 2007 3:09:21 GMT -5
I know that alot of you guys suffered from the dust-induced sickness. I, myself, developed a NASTY sinus infection half way through the weekend and had to leave. After almost 2 weeks, my congestion and wet, brown phlegm-filled coughed subsided.
I have now developed a steadily worsening, dry, hacking cough. Sometimes (mostly at night), I can't even catch my breath due to my violent "fits"! I spend most of my day and interupt most of my sentences attempting to clear my throat but, since there is nothing there, I can't make any progress! In fact, I think that it's actually getting worse....daily! I weeze when I try to laugh and I've even started having abdominal pains!
Like I said, I'm starting to get a little worried.
get your ass to a doctor sweeteviljesus! You have the early signs of roo induced asthma they can give you a medrol dosepack and an albuterol inhaler and if your lucky, M-clear for the the cough. I sell druqs for a living and have asthma full time, so I know the signs.
three weeks later - 7 days of antibiotics - 7 days of decongestants - total loss of hearing in both ears I am just starting to get better - sounds like you are getting worse if you haven't been to the doctor you should go
Post by strumntheguitar on Jul 13, 2007 7:38:16 GMT -5
I have that dry nasty air-swallowing cough as well. But I came home to a girlfriend who informed me that she had mono when I returned, so I just assumed that was it.
I'm more stubborn than a mule though, and don't like seeing doctors. I suggest you don't be like me, and get professional aid sooner rather than later
I can't believe how many people are complaining that Bonnaroo made them sick. You'd think y'all spent a weekend abusing your bodies in some hot dust storm somewhere
I think we should put this stuff up on a pedestal along with Gold Bond as a Roo required product...
I lived on the stuff all weekend and came home with only sore and tired bones.
Last Edit: Jul 13, 2007 8:02:33 GMT -5 by dogstarman - Back to Top
Post by oatmealschnappz on Jul 13, 2007 12:33:09 GMT -5
Thanks for the concern, guys. Unfortunately, I am one of the lucky/chosen few Americans that have absolutely no health insurance whatsoever....and I'm the type of person that pretty much has to be bleeding to death before I'm willing to go the doctor.
So, unless it keeps getting (much) worse, a doctor is out of the question.
Post by strumntheguitar on Jul 13, 2007 12:45:50 GMT -5
well, for now just do the usual rest/vitamin C/zinc and everything else that helps people get better.
gurgling salt water may help your throat... it always helps me when I have a sore throat, however since yours is really dry it sounds like, i'm not sure gurgling salt water would help...
(that's what I'm calling you 'cause your name is too much to type )
Are you a smoker? If you are, CUT WAY DOWN until you feel better. I'd give it another couple days and if it's still getting worse you'll have to suck it up and go to a doctor. With no insurance it can be difficult. (I don't have any either) For about $60 you can go to a doc in the box. If you let it go to long it'll cause permanent damge and that'll be a lifetime of doctors.
Does it get better when you are in a hot shower? Does the cough become more productive? If so, sit next to a humidifier.
If all else fails, call your mom, she'll know what to do.
Post by oatmealschnappz on Jul 13, 2007 12:56:02 GMT -5
alyroo said:
Sweetie,
(that's what I'm calling you 'cause your name is too much to type )
Are you a smoker? If you are, CUT WAY DOWN until you feel better. I'd give it another couple days and if it's still getting worse you'll have to suck it up and go to a doctor. With no insurance it can be difficult. (I don't have any either) For about $60 you can go to a doc in the box. If you let it go to long it'll cause permanent damge and that'll be a lifetime of doctors.
Does it get better when you are in a hot shower? Does the cough become more productive? If so, sit next to a humidifier.
If all else fails, call your mom, she'll know what to do.
Thanks. No, I do not smoke cigarettes and I've smoked next to nothing of anything else since I moved to Atlanta (Nov. 13).
Usually, hot showers are my own personal cure-all but, they don't seem to have any effect on this.
I don't have any family/mother, so calling her isn't really an option.
I'm just going to try and wait it out, i guess. Cross your fingers.
Post by LucyRoo & AdamToo on Jul 13, 2007 13:25:04 GMT -5
oatmealschnappz said:
Thanks for the concern, guys. Unfortunately, I am one of the lucky/chosen few Americans that have absolutely no health insurance whatsoever....and I'm the type of person that pretty much has to be bleeding to death before I'm willing to go the doctor.
So, unless it keeps getting (much) worse, a doctor is out of the question.
Wish me luck... and thanks again.
I hear ya on that.. thats why I'm a self-practiced homeopath.
Here's my advice symptom by symptom:
Dry hacking cough- Licorice tea, and slippery elm. The easiest way to find this if you don't have a health food store is to buy the tea by traditional medicinals... I would recommend Herba Tussin, and Breathe Easy. Two bags per cup every 3 hours.
As for not being able to fall aleep due to the cough- Cold Care PM tea by t.m., add that to the two recommended above and you should be able to catch some z's.
As for the abdominal pains- overuse of your stomach muscles from coughing so much I'm sure, those will subside as you cough less, but in the meantime, valarian root is the strongest natural muscle relaxant, and it will help you fall asleep fast! If its stomach ache, not sore muscles, ginger in any form should help soothe ya.
The weezing is probably due to crap still being in your lungs but for some reason your body isn't getting it out. The teas mentioned above should clear that up soon.
To end any sickness sooner, I've found that rinsing your mouth with hydrogen peroxide at least 2x a day and using a tounge scraper really helps. I also put a little in my ears, tilt my head to the side and hold it there for a few seconds. A good way to kill germs plus rid you of any extra wax.
And wash your hands often, seems unimportant but coughing into your hands and doing anything recycles the germs.
Sounds like you have asthmatic bronchitis. Exact symptoms I had last year after a long camping trip. I went to the hospital and that was there diagnosis. After steroids, albuterol, and antibiotics, I still felt like crap. I did what I said above and started feeling better in 2 days, completely better in a week. I usually get bronchitis once a year, and this always works.
I hope this helps! Get well soon!
edit- you can find the tea mentioned above at pretty much any grocery store, or health food store.
Post by strumntheguitar on Jul 13, 2007 13:35:50 GMT -5
lucyroo said:
oatmealschnappz said:
Thanks for the concern, guys. Unfortunately, I am one of the lucky/chosen few Americans that have absolutely no health insurance whatsoever....and I'm the type of person that pretty much has to be bleeding to death before I'm willing to go the doctor.
So, unless it keeps getting (much) worse, a doctor is out of the question.
Wish me luck... and thanks again.
I hear ya on that.. thats why I'm a self-practiced homeopath.
Here's my advice symptom by symptom:
Dry hacking cough- Licorice tea, and slippery elm. The easiest way to find this if you don't have a health food store is to buy the tea by traditional medicinals... I would recommend Herba Tussin, and Breathe Easy. Two bags per cup every 3 hours.
As for not being able to fall aleep due to the cough- Cold Care PM tea by t.m., add that to the two recommended above and you should be able to catch some z's.
As for the abdominal pains- overuse of your stomach muscles from coughing so much I'm sure, those will subside as you cough less, but in the meantime, valarian root is the strongest natural muscle relaxant, and it will help you fall asleep fast! If its stomach ache, not sore muscles, ginger in any form should help soothe ya.
The weezing is probably due to crap still being in your lungs but for some reason your body isn't getting it out. The teas mentioned above should clear that up soon.
To end any sickness sooner, I've found that rinsing your mouth with hydrogen peroxide at least 2x a day and using a tounge scraper really helps. I also put a little in my ears, tilt my head to the side and hold it there for a few seconds. A good way to kill germs plus rid you of any extra wax.
And wash your hands often, seems unimportant but coughing into your hands and doing anything recycles the germs.
Sounds like you have asthmatic bronchitis. Exact symptoms I had last year after a long camping trip. I went to the hospital and that was there diagnosis. After steroids, albuterol, and antibiotics, I still felt like crap. I did what I said above and started feeling better in 2 days, completely better in a week. I usually get bronchitis once a year, and this always works.
I hope this helps! Get well soon!
edit- you can find the tea mentioned above at pretty much any grocery store, or health food store.
I may just have to start calling you Dr. Lucy from now on
Post by LucyRoo & AdamToo on Jul 13, 2007 13:46:34 GMT -5
I'm going to school to be an RN and eventually want to start up my own practice focusing on homeopathic medicine. PLUS I'm don't have health insurance either.... thats what sparked my interest in alternative medicine. Western medicine never seems to get to the root of the problem, it just makes it seem to go away as fast as possible. Oh and so pharmacutical (sp) can make as much money as possible.
Sorry for the rant... just something I'm really passionate about!
Oh I forgot to mention karma helps too! Back at ya when I have it!
Karma for mentioning EmergenC... that stuff is phenomenal.
My husband was sick for a long time after Bonnaroo. I started force feeding him daily Claritin and lo and behold the hacking cough, chest pains, headaches and snot issues disappeared.
I read an article recently that global warming has been doing crazy things like making poison ivy run rampant all over the country... and cause allergies to those who have not had it before in areas that are not usually the type to be allergen-full or whatever.. you know aht I mean.
I also was sick after Bonnaroo and it got worse about a week later - a week of antibiotics and it cleared up.
But also, I wanted to post for all of you who don't have heath insurance. I work for a PR/advertising company that works for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's programs to get health insurance for those who can't afford it. Now, I work in the broadcast production department so I don't know too much about the specifics (although I can tell you all about the ads!), but here's the website where you can learn more about how to get free or low-cost health insurance in your state:
Post by crazykittensmile on Jul 13, 2007 17:32:40 GMT -5
i'm just now feeling better, was painful to swallow until just yesterday, still have a bit of drainage/phlegm (yum!) or a cough occasionally , but i was pretty sick for a while there... much more than i was last year
hope you and everyone else who still has sickies are feeling better soon!
Post by augustwest on Jul 13, 2007 19:23:30 GMT -5
I think I am finally getting better. I had a dry cough that turned into a horrendous awful sounding cough that made me hack so hard that I hurled a few times, and had a fever and headaches, but I think it is finally getting better, i am bad at cutting down on smoking when I am sick, i am sure that is why it has lasted so long.
Your symptoms sound like the exact symptoms when I had bronchitis. When I couldn't sleep because I was coughing, wheezing, and gasping for breath all night long, I headed to an urgent care center. They were very concerned about pneumonia. They took x-rays, put me on some breathing machine and sent me home with albuterol and some antibiotics.
You should really see a doctor if you can. If it is bronchitis it can definitely lead to pneumonia and you definitely DON'T want that!
Post by randallpinkfloyd on Jul 14, 2007 3:56:06 GMT -5
think about how unfortunately unhealthy roo is...
basically zero sleep, intense energy zapping heat, zero sanitary care at all from the food vendors, and then on top of it add alcohol and druqks (for those who enjoy uppin the ante a lil), and this years dustaroo...and you got one nasty concoction of illness and infection.
i had problems for a little while afterward, i felt terrible as soon as we were in the car heading home, but that went away and then i had a nasty flemmy cough and some congestion. i feel better now though. hope you do too, sounds like dr lucy knows whats up.