back from the flu with suggestions - long

January 8, 2004

Well, I'm just about over this flu, and I'll tell you, it was a BAD

one this year. I got struck down on the evening of the 23rd, missed

Christmas in a haze of fever, then threw out my back by turning my

head and sneezing the wrong way (is there a right way?) Then the

stress of all that gave me the world's biggest fever blister. Ugh. So

it's been a rough few weeks. DH and I were both so sick that it was

kinda hard to take care of each other, so I am here to tell you what

few natural things helped me - in case anyone else gets this bad virus.

Chris hit the nail on the head : GINGER TEA! I usually have a rock

solid stomach, but this flu made me kinda barfy. I woke up Christmas

morning vomitting, and DH was in the kitchen offering me yogurt of all

things - blech! I asked him to bring me the ginger root, and sat on

the bathroom floor knawing and sucking on it until the wretching

passed. I spent the rest of the day drinking the tea, and was finally

able to keep down some mashed potatoes for Christmas dinner. How festive!

Eucalyptus radiata - I can't do OTC degonestants as they make my blood

pressure go up. Eucalyptus is a life saver in this case. I couldn't

get the energy to fiddle with the nebulizer, but I did steam with the

Euc, Black spruce, and Mint - it helped the stuffy nose.

Along those lines was more steam. I filled the bathroom with it and

spent some time in there - it sore throat and difficult breathing.

As the fever went away, the cough got worse. I had a rattley, wheezy

cough, kinda asthma like. I got some hyssop and put that in the

nebulizer and the wheeze cleared up pretty fast.

If you get fever blisters, take lysine. Once the scab goes away I use

the heli/rosehip blend in shea as a lip balm to help the scarring.

These are all just things that helped me, I can't say if it will work

for anyone else. I just hope no one else gets this flu - it is really

a butt-kicker this year!

Now that I'm feeling better, I have time to play with a few Christmas

gifts: Melissa, Rose concrete, peppermint CO2, and Geranium Co2. Yummy!

STAY WELL!!

JenB

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