of my bladder. TMI? Yeah, I know. But at least you aren’t living it! And if you are, please let me know so that we can be miserable together!
As you probably know, I’ve been sick. Mom said tonight she thinks it might have been the flu. I refuse to believe that, and I do sound so much better, but I still have a horrible cough. I mean horrible. It’s loud and it’s gross. I laugh and I cough. I breathe in too fast and I cough. I think too hard and I cough.
The cough has taught me something, though. I learned the other day just how fast my legs can clamp together! I’ll be walking through the house and all of the sudden I feel a cough coming on and my knees slam shut. I’m sitting in my chair working and feel a cough come on and I clinch. I’ve gotten to the point that I try and cough when I have a bathroom break – cause hey – already there!
I’ve tried this:
And, I live on these:
And thank you Wikihow for providing examples of how to use those products!
I’ve also been slathering my feet in:
and putting on my socks and crawling into bed. Let me tell you that I hate sleeping in socks. Oh the sacrifices we make.
And, let me tell you about flavored cough syrup:
However, I think I have found the cure to all of my problems. Not just my cough, but any problem I might have, or will ever have.
Alcohol. Cannabis. Chloroform. Morphia, Sulph.
Sigh me up. I bet I won’t care when I pee my pants after taking one dose of that cough syrup.
You’re funny even when you’re sick!
🙂 Thanks Miss Holly! 🙂
I can SO relate to the uncontrolled leakage brought on by the hacking cough. Well, also by laughing really hard, sneezing or doing jumping jacks. It’s a crime what child birth does to our bodies! 🙂
p.s. that cough syrup looks like my new favourite thing in the whole wide world. I must find this.
Lol, yeah, my bladder will never be the same and YES!! Is that cough syrup not the most amazing thing?!?
Best thing ever! Sadly, gullible as I am, I searched for it and it turns out it stopped being produced a looooong time ago. I’m heartbroken!
Lol, yeah, I think several of the ingredients are actually illegal now!
Hence my admission to being gullible. 😉
Oh my WORD! I have tears running down my face! I dread coughing, sneezing, jump roping (jumping rope?), jumping on the trampoline, and almost anything else that might cause me to wet my pants! I blame the 4 kids for it, not my age!
Also, I’m not sure what year they stopped making that cough syrup serum delirium, but if you stumble upon any, let us all know! I’d fake a cough just to try some! (cough cough)
LOL! Yes, these past couple of weeks it’s been a challenge to keep my body from totally betraying me!! Not going to lie, I’ve totally had to change pants several times! And yes, that cough syrup looks awesome, doesn’t it? 🙂
When I worked in our other building at work, there were three offices on opposite sides of the main room. All of us in the offices are women over 45. At any given time, you may hear a loud sneeze followed by the word “Still dry”!! 😳
I feel for you.
LMBO! That’s just so accurate!!! Oh my goodness, that cracked me up! For several days I’d cough and then go “dang it” and head off to the closet! 🙂
Wow, that’s quite some cough syrup! I bet it worked a treat! Lots of repeat customers with “persistent coughs” swearing by its relieving properties, I’d say.
Hope you get control of your bladder soon…
I loved that cough syrup!!
And thanks! 🙂 I’m actually seeing the doctor today.
Oh noooo 😦 I’m sorry you’re sick! AGH! I send you healing voodoo ~ ~ ~
As a bonus, though, that effort you’re putting into not wetting yourself is exercising your kegel muscles which can be helpful in… other situations. Like when you are all healed up 😉
I hope you get to feeling better soon! And I’m right there with ya on grape flavor– what the heck?
Thanks for the healing voodoo! I appreciate that! 🙂
I just hope it works!
Extra dose: ~ ~ ~ ~
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Could be reflux..
At night elevate your upper half so the acid stays down and I would speak to your Dr about an Anti-acid, a prescribed strength. I live with this (Along with 101 other things) 😀
Hope you get better soon… x
Thanks Shaun, I’ll try sleeping elevated tonight!
Use logic, the higher your top half is, the less chance of Acid coming up the way. And do get a 1 a day anti-acid. It will stop it in it’s tracks.. x
Very true, sadly it is acting more like whooping cough, so I did make an appt to see my doctor.
Good idea…Chest infection perhaps? Could be..I get one of them a year. Penacilin and sent home 😀
x Hope you are ok x
I want some of that “One Night cough syrup” – sign me up!
I know, right?!? That stuff would take away any discomfort!
I hope you are getting better! And yes the kegels would be really useful! Most women experience it early I think, with child birth and all… As for your cough, cut down on cold water and citric foods. Drink more water and get more rest! Take care Kate!
Yuck, so sorry you are sick! I saw in a comment above that you haven’t seen a doctor yet. Do I really need to lecture you and tell you to go to the doctor? When I had a horrible cough, I was given a prescription cough syrup that worked really well but made me sick to the stomach, but it doesn’t have that effect on everyone. After that I was given something else that slowed the cough down so I didn’t feel like I was at death’s door! In other words: call your doctor, young lady.
I pulled out my paperwork today… I honestly haven’t been to a doctor in… uh… more years than I can count. I’ve been to a Doc in a Box twice in those years… so yeah, it’s time.
I’m doing it today! Promise!
Lol! It looks lik you’ve found the cure all! I only pee when I jump…..so far! I hope youre feeling better soon! 🙂
Thanks Tia! 🙂 I will admit that I thought about you when I was in there changing my undergarments! Okay, that sounded weird. I thought of you jumping on the trampoline. Still weird, but better!
Lol! 🙂
I feel for you.
Seriously!
Get well soon!
Thanks Hook! I’m working on it!
Gosh!! Do drink more water and if possible, get more rest. Sleeping/resting is sometimes the best cure for a flu.
Get well soon, my friend! Cheers~ 😀
Thanks! I did notice yesterday that I hadn’t been drinking all the water I normally did, so that is my goal today!
Have a great day!
Happy Friday, my friend!
And do have a restful weekend coming ahead~ Cheers!! 😀
Haha OH NO!! Sorry for laughing but you DO tell a funny story. You know it. Get those kegels happening chick. It’s never too late!!!
LOL, I do need to start doing the kegels! After yesterday and how bad it was, I’m totally going to be doing those again from now on!
Fluid and lots of fluid, never mind the trips to the bathroom! Hope you feel better soon!
Thanks! I did notice just yesterday in fact, that I was behind on my water, so I’m going to make a point to get all my fluids in today!
At least the ingredients in the last coctail are “skillfully combined” 😉 but I hope you make it without it!
LOL – that last one had me dying! I almost hate that they don’t make it anymore… it looked like it would have made me feel great!!
This is too long to be sick. A real bummer.
I had a cough back in Oct. or so. It lasted a while. I felt like my throat was constantly itching and it was hard to sleep. I finally went to the doctor, and he had to proscribe something. I was so happy when the cough went away.
I’m almost to the point where I think I have to go see the doctor. I think that there is something else going on besides just the cold. Plus, you are right – I’m so tired of coughing!
I didn’t want to go either. My wife encouraged it. The doctor said waiting was right. He says too many people come in after a couple of day. I waited nearly two weeks.
Anyway, go and feel better.
That looks like my kind of cough syrup! Feel better soon…
Thanks! I think that cough syrup looks amazing! 🙂 I’m really thinking it would have solved all of my problems!
Aww, the best last post to read before bed, hilarious! And peeing pants seems to have creeped up in a few posts today, including my own. Things that make you go “hmmm”. 😉 Love the instruction on how to insert a cough drop. lol! hope you feel better soon miss kate!
Thanks Kerry! I have noticed a theme lately, too! I think that’s what gave me the encouragement to share my struggles with it!
I cracked up when I saw those pictures, too! I wasn’t aware that instructions were needed!
Oh boy …. I feel for you! <> coming your way!
Have you considered whether it could be reflux related? But a “normal” cough can take up to three weeks to fully disappear 😦
Not a great start of the new year, but I hope you feel better very soon!
That was ‘hugs’ coming your way … can’t believe we have a online-hug-thief 😦
I have heard that the cough can take longer to go away, but I’m also really considering seeing a doctor soon, cause the cough is violent enough that it’s worrying me just a bit! Plus, better meds! 🙂
I had to giggle at the online-hug-thief comment! that’s was such a funny way to put it!