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hollywood926 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 04:52 PM
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How long is too long to have a cold?
Is 18 days too long? I'm getting tired of hacking up phlegm balls.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 04:54 PM
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1. yup that's too long
sounds like bronchitis (which i get every other year whether i need it or not :( )

is the phlegm yucky colored? if so, see a doc, only antibiotics will do it
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hollywood926 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 04:56 PM
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2. Oh Shit. I'll see a doc. Thanks. n/t
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 04:59 PM
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5. feel better soon, and stay away from dairy products
also, the decongestant the doc always gives me is available over the counter now in Robitusin for Chest congestion

that will help til you can get in to the doc's office (but won't take the place of antibiotics) if the phlem is mostly clear you may want to try just the Robitussin first and see if you can get your lungs to clear out (but I doubt it, 18 days is a long time to still be feeling crappy if it's just a virus)
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 04:58 PM
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4. Just out of curiosity

What is a 'nice' color for phlegm ?
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hollywood926 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 05:00 PM
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6. a nice mauve.
that's what mine is.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 05:00 PM
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7. clear is good
greenish yellow is bad


too much information??? ROFL
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 05:07 PM
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8. Its obviously only a matter of time

before some entrepreneur starts coming out with designer colors.

BTW, shouldn't that be mucous rather than phlegm ?
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Shrubhater Donating Member (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 08:11 PM
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13. Clear colored mucus is the pure form of mucus,
Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 08:12 PM by Shrubhater
yellow mucus has bacteria/virusus. Green mucus contains dead cells. I read that on the internet.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 05:10 PM
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9. Actually that's not necessarily true.
The off-colored phlegm doesn't necessarily mean there's an infection that requires antibiotics. Just read that recently.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 07:45 PM
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12. really? that's what has always been told us
any chance you remember where the article was ?? I'd like to read it
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 04:57 PM
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3. Do you think it has turned into a sinus infection or bronchitis? Call and
tell them how long it has been going on and they can tell you if it is still within the normal window of time it takes to get over a virus.

Sometimes you can catch a new virus on the backside of an earlier one, so you have actually had two different colds.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 05:40 PM
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10. Oh, I don't know, I think one of the leaders of the USSR had one
(quite severe, I believe) for quite some time; I think that he's still "suffering" from it. Terminal, I believe . . .
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jonolover Donating Member (155 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 05:42 PM
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11. yes, it's too long.
10 days tops. you're a week over. please go to a doctor.
take care
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