Cold and Vaping

[Mary Kay]

I have a cold..don't worry, I cleaned my keyboard and screen before typing!
I have all the symptoms, Fever, coughy, achy, sneezey and drippy. But they are no where near what I used to get when I was smoking. Is this an added benifit to vaping? This is day 3, by now I should be coughing my lungs up. I should aslo be on my way to bronchitis. The last cold I had was 5 years ago, I was almost hospitalized because of the bronchitis involvement. I was sick for a month, coughed for 2 more weeks.
I bet I got it at the hospital, and you wonder why I avoid those places like the plague!
All I am taking is dayquil and Nyquil plus vitamin c. Lots of O.J. and water too! I have had 2 naps today, that in it's self is amazing. There will be no trips to the hospital today!

 

[SudokuGal]

Oh my! Yes, you probably did pick it up at the hospital. In March my sister spent three weeks in the hospital before she passed and I had my first cold in years. Actually it's probably the combo of hospital germs and the stress of your mom's condition. Just know that all your pals on here are thinking of you.

 

[deliza]

Take care, get plenty of rest, and feel better soon!!

I know just what you mean, as a smoker, every little upper respirtory infection (and believe me, working with children, I got them all) ended up in brochitis, sometimes even pneumonia.

 

[Mary Kay]

I forgot how long colds last? I feel a bit better but I am wearing down again. I wore a mask when seeing mom today. A cold right now would kill her.
I am glad at least this is a summer cold, I hate winter ones..you bundle up then get too hot and kick off the covers only to freeze again!

 

[SudokuGal]

I forgot how long colds last? I feel a bit better but I am wearing down again. I wore a mask when seeing mom today. A cold right now would kill her.
I am glad at least this is a summer cold, I hate winter ones..you bundle up then get too hot and kick off the covers only to freeze again!

Yep 5 (some say 7 instead of 5) days coming, 5 days there, and 5 days going.

Glad you're feeling a little better.

 

[Mary Kay]

That's over two weeks! Good grief! I don't have time for that!

 

[SudokuGal]

That's over two weeks! Good grief! I don't have time for that!

LOL...tell that to the cold!

 

[chad]

Blech! Colds!

It might be the H1N1 Swine Flu. Seriously. I was quarantined in China for a week because of some people on our flight that had it (the flight from the US - damn San Franciscans).

It's actually more like a bad cold than it is the flu - I think I had it a couple months ago. Started with a little tickle in my throat...

Anyway, the swine flu isn't deadly like they thought, in fact, it turns out to be pretty mild but especially virulent. The thing is, it's a little worse than a cold and seems to last about two weeks (for some people a little more). Doesn't change the fact that it sucks to have it though.

Anyway, here's hoping you get much better, very soon!!!

 

[Mary Kay]

Gee Thanks..swine flu, that's all I would need! This seems to be very mild compared to other colds. There have been no reports of swine flu in my area. I will just have to live with reduced taste on my vapes for now (That's what makes me the maddest)
It doesn't help that I live in the tourist capital of the world! The House of Mouse, Universal, tourist row, Seaworld ect! It's like the tower of Babel when you go to a mall in Orlando!

 

[tiffytiff]

mary kay, i am curious as to what you are vaping right now, i would think something minty would be soothing?

 

[Mary Kay]

No I am a dope, I didn't think of it until I got a pm advising menthol! I mean how thick do you have to be not to think of menthol! I am using it and kiwi today..it feels nice!
Thanks for thinking of me.

 

[Kelly79]

MK if you ever have a cold with a bronchial cough avoid menthol, it is counter indicated for bronchitis because it can instigate bouts of coughing, but as long as it is just a cold it's good lol.

 

[Mary Kay]

Nope! No Bronchitis this time! The cold is almost gone, I am amazed. I love vaping!!!
The spearmint was good and so was the menthol.

 

[SudokuGal]

Yep, I had to use my menthol juices the past couple of days when I've had a cold. My cold is better but my taste buds are still off...and I'm sooooooooo ready to be able to taste RY4 and RY3 again...I'm missing them.

I did have half of a regular cig today...to see if I could get a stronger taste with it. Nope (thank goodness). This is the first time I've a cold as a vaper...I'm amazed how quickly it is passing, and I can only attribute that to NOT smoking!

 

[Mary Kay]

My daughter has a cold and asked what I did to get over it so fast. I told her I quit smoking (she is not or has never been a smoker)..She said gee thanks mom! So I told her to take theraflu. It tastes so bad you get well faster so you don't have to take anymore! She's taking it in her hot tea..yep, it's still horrid!

 

[shivadance]

I think I have a cold and wow, it's simply not affecting me the way it would when I was a smoker. Now, maybe it hasn't hit full strength yet but it's been several days and only a couple big coughs and some throat tickling, slight headache/head cold type thing. I'm not even taking any OTC meds for it.

As a smoker even minor colds would make me miserable! I'm so glad I don't smoke!!!

 

[Mary Kay]

I know Shiva! Isn't it great! I got so sick before, this time it was just annoying!
I love vaping!

 

[Kamanjah]

Wow, I'm finally starting to get over the flu - first serious gastric problems that drove me to the doc, then turned into a nasty respiratory thing with fever. If I was still a smoker, I'd be in the hospital with pneumonia. My juice all tastes awful, but just having a vape instead of a smoke has really made all the difference for me, I think.

At least today my head only feels like a 25lb pumpkin - 3 days ago it felt like a 100lb pumpkin!

Guess I don't need to get the flu vaccine, eh?

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[SudokuGal]

Yeah, my cold wasn't as near as severe, nor lasted as long as normal. I attribute that to vaping instead of smoking.

K, hope you feel better soon.

 

[Mary Kay]

K, at least you are in the right season for pumpkins! Just don't let anyone do any carving!
Get better soon!