Inner. Inner-Sinus. Inner-Sinus Pressure.

[tablesaw]

I caught a cold upon returning to Los Angeles. I have to wonder if I didn't pick something up on the plane, but it could just be the change in temperature and diffiuclty sleeping back at home. Normally I can smash a cold faster than this. I'd be at home, except we're very short-handed right about now. So I'm being careful, washing my hands, sanitizing my station, and generally trying not to spread anything. But if I haven't improved by tomorrow, I'll definitely be staying home. My overnight coworker's spouse has a compromised immune system, so when he comes in, I have to make damn sure I'm healthy.

Comments

[prettyh.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, I'm right there with you on the Cold Front. Just opened my second box of Kleenex! You're probably right about its origins, too; I don't think I've ever managed to escape unscathed after a plane trip. At least you're among the few who are aware of possibly getting someone else sick & you care enough to try to avoid it! (I work in a doctor's office; when my colleagues get sick, there's no end to the sneezing and coughing, and they just shrug it off and say, "Eh...you'll either catch it from me or you'll get it from a patient!" Ew.)

Feel better!

[sylvia101.livejournal.com]

very funny subject heading.

[elainetyger.livejournal.com]

Have you tried a neti pot to alleviate the sinus symptoms?

The approved way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzK9Gn4E_Eg

The unapproved way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQm7YpxgOnA

BTW I buy the fine salt in packets and leave everything in the bathroom. I fill the pot with warm water, sprinkle a packet in, and stir it with a fresh Q-Tip. The process is hard to get used to, and I only use 1/2 pot per nostril instead of a full pot in each, but it really helps with my allergies by (1) washing away things that irritate the sinus by hanging around in the nose hairs all day to keep bothing me, and (2) reducing swelling with the salt solution.