I haven't had a head/chest cold since my COPD went south and I went on serious drugs for it, including nighttime O2. Up until now, that is, and I'm here to tell ya it really SUCKS. I didn't realize I had a cold, or failed to recognize the symptoms until fairly late last night, in yet another case of advancing senility.
I always wake up with some minor congestion in my chest - that's part of the COPD territory - but I clear it by the time my second cup o' coffee is done. Not so yesterday... the congestion just kept getting worse and worse as the morning wore on and was accompanied by one helluva rasping cough. I tethered myself to the O2 machine sometime around 1500 hrs and that didn't seem to help much, if at all. By 2130 hrs my breathing had become increasingly laborious - I was literally gasping for air - that I was seriously considering calling 911. I'm not a Drama Queen by any means, but it really was THAT bad.
I'm glad I didn't, coz I would have looked like a fool. I have a bottle of Tylenol Cold and Flu - Severe in the medicine cabinet and took a healthy dose right after I had The Mom Of All Duh Moments. I also shot up with nasal decongestant spray and whattaya know? I was breathing relatively freely within a half hour. Life is a lot better this morning (but I won't go so far as to say "good"); we're sitting here waiting for the morning dose of TCaF-S to kick in after a reasonably restful night.
Better living through chemistry. Gotta love it. Senility, on the other hand...
I always wake up with some minor congestion in my chest - that's part of the COPD territory - but I clear it by the time my second cup o' coffee is done. Not so yesterday... the congestion just kept getting worse and worse as the morning wore on and was accompanied by one helluva rasping cough. I tethered myself to the O2 machine sometime around 1500 hrs and that didn't seem to help much, if at all. By 2130 hrs my breathing had become increasingly laborious - I was literally gasping for air - that I was seriously considering calling 911. I'm not a Drama Queen by any means, but it really was THAT bad.I'm glad I didn't, coz I would have looked like a fool. I have a bottle of Tylenol Cold and Flu - Severe in the medicine cabinet and took a healthy dose right after I had The Mom Of All Duh Moments. I also shot up with nasal decongestant spray and whattaya know? I was breathing relatively freely within a half hour. Life is a lot better this morning (but I won't go so far as to say "good"); we're sitting here waiting for the morning dose of TCaF-S to kick in after a reasonably restful night.
Better living through chemistry. Gotta love it. Senility, on the other hand...
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