auuuuwwww.  i'm sorry you feel so miserable. (((((((diane)))))) what's your
temperature, sweetie?  if you have a temp, don't even think about it, just
go, diane.  if your lungs feel like there's fluid in them or if they hurt
when you breathe, go.  if your sinus drainage is a yucky color, go.  if your
coughing makes your chest rattle or if when you exhale you wheeze, go.  if
you can't sleep because you're so miserable, go.   if you have ear drainage
or if your ears hurt, go.  if your throat hurts and doesn't look normal to
you (using a mirror, of course), go.   if you can't keep anything down, make
sure you drink lots of water and call your doctor.  if you have a raging
headache that nothing helps, go.  i'm sure others will come up with more
than i just did.  but for me, the question to ask youself is how bad does it
have to get, before you go?  it's always better for the doctor to catch
things early, rather than later.

kate
(someday, remind me that i said that last sentence.)

If you are coughing up yellow stuff, GO. Or if you have a fever, or
shortness of breath, GO. (I went because I went to a local concert, and
afterwards we went out for coffee. When it was time to go back to the
car, I had to stop twice to get my breath and the car was only a block
and a half away. It scared the hell out of me). Also, if you get one of
those coughs where you feel like you are being turned inside out, GO.

I'm glad I went. I just wish I would feel better.  Maybe tomorrow :)

Carole
who HAS to get back to work on Tuesday

I love it when people say, "that's quite a cough you have there!", giving me
the opportunity to reply, "Should be, I've been practicing a lot lately!"

Thanks :-)  I hope the prize is a good looking studmuffin (preferably
one who is also a massage therapist :)))  I could really use a good
massage right about now :))))

I still have the cough, but I am feeling better today. I actually took a
shower last night and washed my hair (I figured if I was going to die,
at least I'd like to look good when I went :)) and I think the steam did
me a lot of good. I'm wishing that I still had that facial thingee I
used to have that made steam, but I may look into getting a vaporizer,
if they are not too expensive. Right now I have to try to get back to
work tomorrow as I am already out a week's pay and the rent is coming
due. I have to get to the store and get things that I can either heat up
or eat at room temperature as I still can't eat or drink anything cold.
I'm just hoping this rain lets up a bit as getting drenched is not
appealing at this point, and it's POURING out there!

Hugsies,
Carole :)