Comments on: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Major Cold Edition

By: liv

liv — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:23:02 +0000

ohhh, that DC blog reminds me I have to plan my trip when I go back there this fall…thanks for the reminder! (it helps when family lives there…free roomming!) :)

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:06:50 +0000

Sorry to hear that. I don’t have much in the way of cold advice, except to take care of yourself and make sure you get enough sleep. And after this point, maybe see a doctor.

Thanks for including my article.

Get some rest!!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:48:44 +0000

Sorry about the illness. When something lingers, get to the doc. Sometimes it is not what it seems. Once I thought I had a cinder in my eye from cleaning the chimney, couldn’t flush it out. Then I got what i took to be an ear/throat infection, swelling, etc. Throbing headache. Went to the doc and she treated me for ear and sinus infection, even thought it might be a tooth abcess. Lo and behold, when the rash began to appear over my eye, she immediately put me in the hospital. Shingles!!!Could have been very serious had she not stayed on top of it. Symptoms of shingle can often be misleading, even to the doctors. Just something to keep in mind.

By: reulte

reulte — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:24:18 +0000

Another vote for go see the MD (or osteopath or herbalist or your mom’s chicken soup or something).

After 15 days I disagree with letting the fever lose, but if this were happening to me, I’d say that I ignored a slight sinus infection until it became a full-blown ear infection . . . and I would have pulled out the warm water and salt (with a little Arm&Hammer for buffering) – do some nasal irrigation about once every two hours and curl up in bed with some music in the background and maybe a little light reading. If no relief – then the MD the next day.

Remember if you children catch what you have, they can’t blow their noses!

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:02:43 +0000

The saline and neti pot are definitely good ideas – another is to avoid dairy until you are better. Dairy is mucus forming in a lot of people and going off it helps shake allergy or cold type symptoms. Also the person who suggested letting your fever run it’s course for a couple days (if it is not extremely high) that is the way your body fights off illness – it’s good not to supress it too much.

Of course do go to a doctor if things are getting worse.

By: clint

clint — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:19:13 +0000

Sorry to hear your are sick man…get better soon. we need you at full strength.

Clint Lawton

http://www.a-debt-free-life.com

By: rkt88edmo

rkt88edmo — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:27:09 +0000

neti pot yet? I’m pretty sure a couple people and myself have suggested it before – but I agree with the folks above who suggest sleep – how much sleep have you gotten lately?

By: justin

justin — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:23:08 +0000

Trent,

Rich people pay less taxes than you do. They have loop holes. Believe me, they really do.

By: Kristen a.k.a. The Frugal Girl

Kristen a.k.a. The Frugal Girl — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:09:26 +0000

Hope you’re making an appointment with the doctor. ;)

Thanks for the Christmas savings link. This is the first year EVER that we’ve started one and I feel so so so good about it. I hope that we can manage to do it every year.

By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:59:35 +0000

Trent, thanks for the link. Hope you get to feeling better soon–with, or without antibiotics!

By: David

David — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:42:03 +0000

Take it from a doctor, you need to get seen soon. Easily could be strep +/- bronchitis or pneumonia.

By: TParkerson

TParkerson — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:37:07 +0000

Hey Trent, at the risk of sounding like a nagging mom, take the car and go to the doc this afternoon or Thurs latest. One thing we all forget is that once a cold or the cooties get into our house, we have communal germs that often carry on all summer long. You are a reasonable, stable adult and if on your own, would have every right to “struggle along gallantly” but your babies don’t need your bugs!!

If you were closer to the ocean, I would add my home remedy of choice, saline solution in the form of seawater…hey, do you and the family want to vacation near the water sometime? Doors open and the lights are on :)

Seriously, be kind to yourself, get plenty of rest and feel better soon! Time’

By: Laura In Atlanta

Laura In Atlanta — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:09:37 +0000

Trent . . . get your hiney to the doctor!

By: Andre Kibbe

Andre Kibbe — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:52:39 +0000

Good call on the “free” observation. Free! is usually just the outer rim of a sales funnel, or an inducement designed to distract people from gratuitous purchases elsewhere (spending $16 on a second book you don’t really want to save $3 is shipping).

By: Trent

Trent — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:44:02 +0000

“I think it’s hysterical you say that in relation to rich people. This is exactly the psychological process that allows people to blame the poor for being poor and to have no sympathy for them. Why do the wealthy, as a group, need sympathy?”

The point is that many groups are painted with a broad negative brush to serve someone else’s social prerogative.

I feel a lot of sympathy for the person who worked twenty hour days to build a business for years to make it prosper, only to watch most of the gains eaten in taxes.

By: Andy @ bloginyourface.com

Andy @ bloginyourface.com — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:17:36 +0000

Hey Trent! Here’s a thought: GET…SOME…SLEEP!

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:44:35 +0000

Saline spray will help! Bacteria and other crap can thrive in your sinuses if you get stuffed up. I have terrible allergies and this worked better for me than just about anything else.

I understand not wanting to go to the doctor. I hope you feel better soon. Garlic, onions, tea, and honey (not all together haha) might help.

By: rob

rob — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:42:49 +0000

Try drinking a glass of water mixed with three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, and chew on a couple of raw cloves of garlic. It’s a powerful combination and you’ll discover that a doctor’s visit is unnecessary.

By: imelda

imelda — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:41:50 +0000

“One effect of being a target is that you’re painted with a negative brush in order to eliminate sympathy.”

I think it’s hysterical you say that in relation to rich people. This is exactly the psychological process that allows people to blame the poor for being poor and to have no sympathy for them. Why do the wealthy, as a group, need sympathy?

By: KC

KC — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:03:04 +0000

Usually an extended “cold” in the summer is allergies. But if you don’t have a history of them then get to the doctor before you end up in the hospital.