Comments on: I’m sick, day 3 http://sweaterproject.org/2003/07/31/im-sick-day-3/ The journal of a boy who learned to knit sweaters Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:12:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: spoonix http://sweaterproject.org/2003/07/31/im-sick-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-532 spoonix Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=105#comment-532 Dude, listen to your mom. Go to the doc and get a scrip for some antibiotics. I hate taking medicine and going to the doctor, too... but if you haven't beat a bug in 2 days, chances are you're not going to beat it without the help of medicine. A sinus infection is way different from a head cold, and if it's bad enough to pull you out of work then you probably won't shake it with chicken noodle soup alone. I also found that the "val salva" (sp? MOM, is that right? :) trick helped relieve some of the pressure. Pinch yer nose and blow gently until your ears pop. Helped me get some sleep last summer while I was waiting for the meds to do their thing. Dude, listen to your mom. Go to the doc and get a scrip for some antibiotics. I hate taking medicine and going to the doctor, too… but if you haven’t beat a bug in 2 days, chances are you’re not going to beat it without the help of medicine. A sinus infection is way different from a head cold, and if it’s bad enough to pull you out of work then you probably won’t shake it with chicken noodle soup alone.

I also found that the “val salva” (sp? MOM, is that right? :) trick helped relieve some of the pressure. Pinch yer nose and blow gently until your ears pop. Helped me get some sleep last summer while I was waiting for the meds to do their thing.

]]> By: Emma http://sweaterproject.org/2003/07/31/im-sick-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Emma Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=105#comment-533 I prescribe a nice hot-toddy[Warmed Irish Whiskey,drop of lemon juice - for the vit C,you know ! - and honey to taste ] and dozing in front of the box. Knitting whilst feverish usually results in frogging ! Get better soon - Summer colds always seem worse. I prescribe a nice hot-toddy[Warmed Irish Whiskey,drop of lemon juice - for the vit C,you know ! - and honey to taste ] and dozing in front of the box.
Knitting whilst feverish usually results in frogging !
Get better soon – Summer colds always seem worse.

]]> By: David http://sweaterproject.org/2003/07/31/im-sick-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-534 David Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=105#comment-534 FOR GOD'S SAKE, NO MORE YARN!!! I'm swimming in stash. I've stopped wearing clothes around the house; I just run a thread through thirty or forty balls and hanks and drape them over myself. But you're very kind to offer, Daphne. FOR GOD’S SAKE, NO MORE YARN!!!
I’m swimming in stash. I’ve stopped wearing clothes around the house; I just run a thread through thirty or forty balls and hanks and drape them over myself.
But you’re very kind to offer, Daphne.

]]> By: Daphne http://sweaterproject.org/2003/07/31/im-sick-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Daphne Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=105#comment-535 Get better soon sweets! Do you need a knitter's care package? I'm sure some new yarn and patterns would perk ya right up. ;) Get better soon sweets! Do you need a knitter’s care package? I’m sure some new yarn and patterns would perk ya right up. ;)

]]> By: S. Zettner http://sweaterproject.org/2003/07/31/im-sick-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-536 S. Zettner Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=105#comment-536 David, To be fair, there has been a bad outbreak of Republicanitis here in recent years, be we are working on an anecdote. Regarding Californians laughing themselves silly--what do you expect from the land of fruits and nuts? :-) David,

To be fair, there has been a bad outbreak of Republicanitis here in recent years, be we are working on an anecdote.

Regarding Californians laughing themselves silly–what do you expect from the land of fruits and nuts? :-)

]]> By: David http://sweaterproject.org/2003/07/31/im-sick-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-537 David Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=105#comment-537 Sheryl, I'm sure the average Californian would laugh themself silly thinking about Texans warning about funny diseases in California. :-) I eat a ton of garlic in my normal diet though, so rest assured, I should burn through this plenty quick. Sheryl,
I’m sure the average Californian would laugh themself silly thinking about Texans warning about funny diseases in California. :-)

I eat a ton of garlic in my normal diet though, so rest assured, I should burn through this plenty quick.

]]> By: S. Zettner http://sweaterproject.org/2003/07/31/im-sick-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-538 S. Zettner Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=105#comment-538 Didn't anyone warn you about the funny little diseases they have in California? More unsolicited advice: There's a ton of scientific research out there suggesting that ground garlic causes your body to create more white blood cells. (If you eat it that is.) Cooking doesn't hurt either, so I always make myself garlic toast with fresh garlic. Didn’t anyone warn you about the funny little diseases they have in California?

More unsolicited advice: There’s a ton of scientific research out there suggesting that ground garlic causes your body to create more white blood cells. (If you eat it that is.) Cooking doesn’t hurt either, so I always make myself garlic toast with fresh garlic.

]]> By: MYKP http://sweaterproject.org/2003/07/31/im-sick-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-539 MYKP Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=105#comment-539 Maybe it's for the best I didn't meet up with you in Dixon... could be walking around excessively sick right now. Or perhaps the operative phrase would be "lying around on the couch like a sack of potatoes watching TiVo." Oh wait - I'm doing that anyway. (well, that and daily ashtanga yoga workouts). Maybe it’s for the best I didn’t meet up with you in Dixon… could be walking around excessively sick right now. Or perhaps the operative phrase would be “lying around on the couch like a sack of potatoes watching TiVo.” Oh wait – I’m doing that anyway. (well, that and daily ashtanga yoga workouts).

]]> By: Anonymous http://sweaterproject.org/2003/07/31/im-sick-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=105#comment-540 Y'know, it wouldn't kill you to use some actual medicine... Feel better quick, sweetie. Marnie Y’know, it wouldn’t kill you to use some actual medicine…

Feel better quick, sweetie.

Marnie

]]> By: MOM http://sweaterproject.org/2003/07/31/im-sick-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-541 MOM Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://droth.info/?p=105#comment-541 ANTIBIOTICS ARE SOMETIMES HELPFUL. ANTIBIOTICS ARE SOMETIMES HELPFUL.

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