day 2 of sickness.

so my mind is fogged up by all this head congestion, so bear with me if this post lacks sense or something else.

we have a fun weekend planned, so i really need to get better. i took another sick day today, and almost forgot to call in to work to tell them (since i fell right back asleep). i've been trying to figure out how to get better faster. i've been popping drugs like it's nobody's business. i'll admit i'm not drinking enough liquids, so note to self, get on that.

so i was trying to think of what else i could do. at least my sore throat is backed off (FINALLY). my sister, prior to sinus surgery, swore by a neti pot. she told me all these stories about how she got an amazing amount of mucus out of her nasal passages the first time she used this which is EXACTLY what i need. so i figured i should give it a try. i went to the local drug store, and picked this little baby up.

the woman at the store must have though something was wrong with me, with my congested mumbling and not being able to speak english correctly (e.g., asking "can i use a neti pot for this?", when meaning to ask "can i use my FSA card for the neti pot?"). no wonder why she was confused. me too. (ps: the answer was YES! yay!)

so, i got home and had to try this immediately. i could barely think with all the pressure in my head. so i filled it up with the saline packet and warm water, shoved it up my right nostril and tilted my head like it said. i tried desperately to breathe through my mouth, but i must have been tilted wrong or something, since i got some in my mouth. 

i tried the second nostril, and just decided to let myself drool instead of swallowing any saliva, which might have contributed to the salt water running down my nose and int my throat. still unsuccessful. i mean, most of it came out the other nostril. i 'gently' blew my nose into a tissue, but i didn't get anything juicy out of my nose. perhaps i didn't try hard enough.

for now, i guess it's back to more drugs. i'll try again in a couple of hours. maybe some more liquids might help.

have you used a neti pot before? did it work miracles or fall flat?