Now, if this were REALLY a representative Sunday picture it would be of the urgent care waiting room I sat in for two hours this morning, or maybe a sort of still life of used tissues and my complementary prescriptions for amoxicillin and diflucan. Better yet, of the honest to god dreadlock that seems to be forming in the back of my hair. But I thought you would prefer a baby.
In case anyone needs me, I’ll be in the kitchen, sticking the kettle spout up my nostril. I’m waterboarding myself with a salt-water-filled teapot on doctor’s orders. And no, you can’t have a photo of THAT.
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Yay for the neti pot. I am way too enthusiatic about that device, I know, but I have my reasons.
1. As a former chronic sinus infection sufferer (word?), I ran through antibiotics until I found the neti pot, which works the best for me.
2. See #1
Tips, tilt far to either side, but keep your head low. Bend down over a sink so your head is low, and then turn your head as far to the left or right (depending on which nostril you are currently working on).
try pouring boiling water over crushed garlic and inhaling it for 20 minutes. i swear it works.
and hello :)
I would very much like to see the dreadlock, please.
I’ve always wondered if those thinks work, aside from producing actionable intelligence…
those neti pots really work though! yay for nasal irrigation! what fun on a sunday night ;)
Oh man, I think I’m the only one in the world who was told by my immunologist to use a neti pot and curtly told him at the next visit, no way, I’m never doing that again. I gave it two tries. The second time ended in vomiting. I reasoned that how bad could my life be without it, given that I did without it for the previous 30+ years of allergies.
God, I hate allergy season.
Good luck, I hope the doctor-prescribed water-boarding works better for you than it did for me. Mind over matter I think is what it takes.
I hate hate hated using the thing; but man, it works. I’m pregnant, so couldn’t take any decongestants for the last awful cold I had, and the neti pot sure worked. Immediately. 100%. Good luck.
We always put Vicks on our feet and then a pair of socks. Also, there are these awesome things called Shower Soothers that you drop in the shower(which is about as much effort as I want to put out) and stand over it while taking a nice hot shower.
*No idea how to convince Simone that you need a nice, long, hot, shower- but it will help.
The Neti Pot will really help. Feel better soon.
I hope you feel better soon.
Get better. And thanks for thinking of us with the baby pic. Love love love seeing that sweet child!
Yay for Neti pots! Be sure to blow your nose gently after you’re done to get rid of any left over moisture. (trust me, you don’t want to add more moisture to a sinus infection)
And I would very much like to see the dreadlock, too.
I hated the neti pot too. I must have been doing something wrong. I really would have liked it to work, as I suffer from chronic allergies and have 2 to 3 sinus infections every winter. However, antibiotics are a lifesaver for sinus issues and now I know to just run to the doctor as soon as possible. I hope you feel better very soon.
Neti pots: Meh. (Antibiotics: Yeah!)
My experience of the neti was much like being held under a gigantic breaking wave at Kitty Hawk by two older brothers, ca. 1984. Good times.
Neti pots are scary, can’t go there. Hope you feel better soon!
hot damp washcloths placed over the sinuses help with the pain. It sounds like it shouldn’t do it damn thing, but it does. (Err…just don’t make it hot enough to burn yourself, or wet enough to drip down your chest and there’s no harm in it).
Feel better!
I wanted to like the neti pot. I am totally the kind of person who would preach their effectiveness. But I, like you, nearly drowned. Or at least felt like I was drowning and therefore will never do it again. And I gave it many chances.
The water boarding analogy is apt, I say.
What the fuck is a neti pot??
My husband calls my neti pot the Snotty Pot, derisively. He’s a cruel one. Hope you feel better quickly!