The cold that just won't quit!

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I went to Massachusetts two Mondays ago and felt that maybe I was coming down with something by the time we got home Wednesday night. By Thursday night, I was in misery! I couldn't breathe, I couldn't sleep, my nose insisted on dripping constantly. Even stuffing it with tissue or paper towel didn't stop it from soaking through and continuing to follow gravity. I hadn't had a cold in years. I'm usually good at avoiding them, even when those in my own household are sick. Nope. This time, THEY caught it from me within 48 hours!! My daughter has been out sick yesterday and today. She's coughing so much. I don't have the kind of cough she has, but I do have to cough and break loose the crap that moved to my lungs. My nose is so sore! My voice is a deep tenor now and I have to talk loudly in order to go above a whisper. I had a doctor appointment on Monday which turned out to be fortunate because she listened to my lungs and said I had bronchitis. I'm on antibiotics now for five days. I have to admit - I feel so much better since starting them. But, they don't touch viruses, so the cold continues to linger and does it's best to drive me crazy. My poor nose is raw. I'm tired of my sinuses working overtime. My eyes haven't stopped watering, either. Maybe I should say EYE because the cold moved from my left side the first day to my whole head the other days to the right side yesterday and that's where it remains. But, overall I feel much better than I did when it all began. I did get a flu shot, though. I'm miserable with this crap. I sure don't want that!!