Has anyone else got this infernal cold which is going around?

[Jcloughie]

NHS normally advise plenty of fluids, rest and if possible fresh fruit. A teaspoon or two of honey in your tea instead of sugar is helpful and also very nice.

I put two teaspoons of honey with hot water and whisky in a glass as a tody, calmed the throat tickle a bit.

Will try again with rum.

John

 

[Buckman]

Raw onion,garlic and Ginger ,in equal quantities, crushed up and all mixed together with Honey, sounds awful, but good for sore throats and colds.
Hot Rum Toddies work well for me.
Happy New Year everyone.

Also keeps friends and relatives away! 😆 😆

 

[Mel]

OH believes in the medicinal properties of Whisky. Single Malt, of course, being far more medicinal than blended.
mel

 

[Bluetonic]

Had the flippin thing for 6 weeks now, fed up of the cough. But not actually felt ill, just loads of phlegm and a cough that won't quit

 

[Jcloughie]

Had the flippin thing for 6 weeks now, fed up of the cough. But not actually felt ill, just loads of phlegm and a cough that won't quit

I have the same symptoms but only for 5 days and do feel much better today.


John

 

[Beachball]

Had the flippin thing for 6 weeks now, fed up of the cough. But not actually felt ill, just loads of phlegm and a cough that won't quit

Not had it long only five days but yesterday slept the day away but been having a lot of flu tablets and a hot toddy that been keeping me warm hope you get better soon

 

[RogerL]

Fortunately I've not had it - I just have to put up with colds/coughs as all the proprietry tablets have something that goes against one or other of my medications, can't even take paracetamol, aspirin or ibruprofen - and caffeine and alcohol are out as well.

 

[Beachball]

Fortunately I've not had it - I just have to put up with colds/coughs as all the proprietry tablets have something that goes against one or other of my medications, can't even take paracetamol, aspirin or ibruprofen - and caffeine and alcohol are out as well.

i cannot have aspirin or ibruprofen does not agree with me but i can have Co- codamol and Pholcodine Linctus on my medications

 

[RogerL]

i cannot have aspirin or ibruprofen does not agree with me but i can have Co- codamol and Pholcodine Linctus on my medications

I thought I was safe with Paracetamol / Codeine mixes but I've recently been told to avoid them - I can use Morphine but only when it's terminal!

 

[Christhecaravanner84]

Still coughing. When does it end?!

 

[GeorgeandAde]

Me as well Chris.
Had it about 3 weeks now.
Most of the time its a tickly dry cough that also disturbs sleeping.
Wife brought me home a covid test yesterday to be on the safe side and it was negative.
Dry/tickly cough medicine seems to have little effect nor the various pastilles ive tried.

 

[Beachball]

Still coughing. When does it end?!

i hope you improve soon

 

[Beachball]

Me as well Chris.
Had it about 3 weeks now.
Most of the time its a tickly dry cough that also disturbs sleeping.
Wife brought me home a covid test yesterday to be on the safe side and it was negative.
Dry/tickly cough medicine seems to have little effect nor the various pastilles ive tried.

Try some Pholcodine Linctus from Boots i get on prescription from my doctor and Jakemans Throat & Chest soothing menthol lozenges you can get them from Tesco supermarket or bargain madness

 

[Christhecaravanner84]

NHS normally advise plenty of fluids, rest and if possible fresh fruit. A teaspoon or two of honey in your tea instead of sugar is helpful and also very nice.

Does cider count as fluids and fruit?

 

[Hutch]

Does cider count as fluids and fruit?

I hope so, Weston's is best for me. 😅 Or Blackthorn from Iceland's, £4 for 3 litres. It's the old Dry Blackthorn.

 

[Beachball]

Does cider count as fluids and fruit?

i hope so Strongbow good for me but like to give Westons a try

 

[Robert_374373903]

Got the same symptoms as many of you but as going on holiday to Scotland by coach in March thought my GPS could give me something. He rang me and said come and see me right away, Wow,. Gave me thorough going over, said could be a " aging" thing?, asked him why and he replied I had walked into surgery sprightly!!.. He gave me nothing apart from me giving him a week of BP results later.

 

[Jcloughie]

Got the same symptoms as many of you but as going on holiday to Scotland by coach in March thought my GPS could give me something. He rang me and said come and see me right away, Wow,. Gave me thorough going over, said could be a " aging" thing?, asked him why and he replied I had walked into surgery sprightly!!.. He gave me nothing apart from me giving him a week of BP results later.

“He rang me and said come and see me right away". (For a cold)

Perhaps a postcode thing. At present I have severe vascular disease with arteries blocked 90% and a promised operation still 'under consideration". Also investigation into nerve damage. The hospital, after 6 years, are, in a word, useless. As are my legs now. I am now trying to get a GP appointment to see if I can get an out-of-county referral. After getting past the disbelieving receptionist I was given a telephone appointment in 1 month. To get this brought forward I tried an "e-consult". That told me to speak with someone today. I now have a GP appointment on Tuesday!

John

 

[otherclive]

It really is a post code lottery. This week our granddaughter had a cold. Yesterday evening her mum was round with us having supper when granddaughter rang to say she was having difficulty getting her breath. So mum shot back home to see her. Bearing in mind this was 2000 hours. Two hours later a GP had seen her, prescribed and supplied an inhaler, antibiotics and steroids. Today she is much better and breathing so much more easily. I wasn’t aware of it but our health Center has a GP available 24 hours per day with drugs too. If this has not been the situation granddaughter would have been whisked in to Bath AE.

 

[RogerL]

It really is a post code lottery. This week our granddaughter had a cold. Yesterday evening her mum was round with us having supper when granddaughter rang to say she was having difficulty getting her breath. So mum shot back home to see her. Bearing in mind this was 2000 hours. Two hours later a GP had seen her, prescribed and supplied an inhaler, antibiotics and steroids. Today she is much better and breathing so much more easily. I wasn’t aware of it but our health Center has a GP available 24 hours per day with drugs too. If this has not been the situation granddaughter would have been whisked in to Bath AE.

AFAIK all GP practices have 24 hour, 7 days/week access but most use a third-party deputising service.

 

[Hutch]

“He rang me and said come and see me right away". (For a cold)

Perhaps a postcode thing. At present I have severe vascular disease with arteries blocked 90% and a promised operation still 'under consideration". Also investigation into nerve damage. The hospital, after 6 years, are, in a word, useless. As are my legs now. I am now trying to get a GP appointment to see if I can get an out-of-county referral. After getting past the disbelieving receptionist I was given a telephone appointment in 1 month. To get this brought forward I tried an "e-consult". That told me to speak with someone today. I now have a GP appointment on Tuesday!

John

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It really is a post code lottery. This week our granddaughter had a cold. Yesterday evening her mum was round with us having supper when granddaughter rang to say she was having difficulty getting her breath. So mum shot back home to see her. Bearing in mind this was 2000 hours. Two hours later a GP had seen her, prescribed and supplied an inhaler, antibiotics and steroids. Today she is much better and breathing so much more easily. I wasn’t aware of it but our health Center has a GP available 24 hours per day with drugs too. If this has not been the situation granddaughter would have been whisked in to Bath AE.

My wife has COPD, she has a ," Standby" supply of Antibiotics and Prednisolone Steriods, , these work within 6 hours for my wife breathing problems. . Talk to you GP about Standby Medication. You cannot wait 24 hour,
Milton Keynes, you are seen Straight away.
Mrs H, collapsed last Monday, morning in the kitchen whe she came down stairs, I checked here over, FAST, all ok, popped an Aspirin in her mouth called the ambulance, Within 10 minutes 3 paramedics at the house, ECG and diabetes test. All good off to Emergency , Not A and E, more tests ,CT scan Chest X-ray and blood and urine test. 5 hours discharged with a new type of Antibiotics for a Urine infection,

Strangely enough, we have heard of a several more folk having urine infections. Winter time ,people not feeling thirsty and not hydrating enough

 

[otherclive]

AFAIK all GP practices have 24 hour, 7 days/week access but most use a third-party deputising service.

Yes I’m aware of the locum GP services but our health Center still uses GP partners.

 

[Jcloughie]

Book into a hotel In

My wife has COPD, she has a ," Standby" supply of Antibiotics and Prednisolone Steriods, , these work within 6 hours for my wife breathing problems. . Talk to you GP about Standby Medication. You cannot wait 24 hour,
Milton Keynes, you are seen Straight away.
Mrs H, collapsed last Monday, morning in the kitchen whe she came down stairs, I checked here over, FAST, all ok, popped an Aspirin in her mouth called the ambulance, Within 10 minutes 3 paramedics at the house, ECG and diabetes test. All good off to Emergency , Not A and E, more tests ,CT scan Chest X-ray and blood and urine test. 5 hours discharged with a new type of Antibiotics for a Urine infection,

Strangely enough, we have heard of a several more folk having urine infections. Winter time ,people not feeling thirsty and not hydrating enough

I will have to move house.

Prior to covid I was very bad. The Quick response team attended to me and gave emergency infusions. It was them who called 999. They kept calling them back and telling them it is a code red. They came after 6 hours I was then kept in for 5 days with sepsis.

Gloucetershire are very poor.

To be fair. I have had good treatment in some departments and they sorted my sons kidney cancer with speed and proffesionalism.


John

 

[Buckman]

“He rang me and said come and see me right away". (For a cold)

Perhaps a postcode thing. At present I have severe vascular disease with arteries blocked 90% and a promised operation still 'under consideration". Also investigation into nerve damage. The hospital, after 6 years, are, in a word, useless. As are my legs now. I am now trying to get a GP appointment to see if I can get an out-of-county referral. After getting past the disbelieving receptionist I was given a telephone appointment in 1 month. To get this brought forward I tried an "e-consult". That told me to speak with someone today. I now have a GP appointment on Tuesday!

John

OH has rheumatoid vasculitis and nerve damage which took the hospital several months to diagnose. OH has been in and out of hospital 3 times last year with each stay between 3 - 4 weeks. I think out hospital is even worse than yours however no issue with the nurses, just the so called specialists!

They even manage to create a condition that OH never had prior to going into hospital due to an unnecessary operation! It also turns out that the second operation OH had was also unnecessary as neither operation resolved the original issue.

 

[Buckman]

Meant to add that on top of all this, I now have this infernal cold with runny nose, itchy throat by temperature normal. Almost like flu, but not flu.