I’m so sick that I’ve resorted to something I never thought I’d do – nasal lavage.
That’s right, I’ve shot water up my nose. Saline to be exact.
Something had to be done; I kept Megan up all night blowing my nose and tossing and turning… and getting up at 2am to have a cracker because all of the cold medication I took was eating my stomach.
I didn’t go the route of the netty pot… but we had some Simply Saline sitting around in the cupboard and I had reached my limit of what NyQuil, DayQuil, Sudafed, Advil and my usual allergy medications – combined – could do for me.
I was a little wary of it at first. I’d seen it in action, and been totally disgusted. But two of my very best friends on the planet swear by it. So once Megan had packed up and left for work, I gave it a shot.
Before:
- Massive headache.
- Snot everywhere.
- Stuffed nose.
- Sneezing.
- Misery.
During:
- Fear.
- Sensation that one is drowning.
- Choking.
- Getting nervous, bringing my head upright, blowing saline and whatever was in my sinuses all over the place, cleaning that up, and starting over.
- Trying to breathe through the mouth only.
- Bizarre feeling as saline makes its way through my sinus cavity and out the other nostril.
- Turn head the other way and repeat.
After:
- Medium-strength headache.
- No more snot.
- Ability to breathe.
- Still faint sensation like when you inhale water in the pool by mistake.
- No more sneezing.
- Already hearing Liv and Jenn, all the way from the east coast, saying they told me so.
Apparently I can learn a new trick.
