I've had the flu for the past week and I've got a pet peeve!

[MosMom]

Here is a little story about my life on Thursday night...

I stumble home from work (don't even get me started on why I was working with the flu!) and barely remember getting home. I could barely breathe from all the chest congestion and I was shivering with cold chills. I hobble up the stairs one at a time and crawl into bed. I am completely out of breath by the time I get up there. I lay down and try to open a package of NyQuil. Ahhhhh sweet relief! What? It won't open? Unfortunately I don't have Vin Diesel on my speed dial to come over and open it. I look around for scissors to open the package but there is none around and I have no energy to get up again. I can't call for DH downstairs because my throat is on fire.

I try with all my strength to rip the damn thing open and it won't budge. WHY is it when you are at your WEAKEST you have to be a body builder to open a package of NyQuil. I finally got the spirit of MacGyver and found a pen cap and hacked into the paper part then ripped it open.

The garbage never worked anyway. I still tossed and turned all night. I should have just bought the kind and gagged it down.

 

[MsLeFever]

{{{MosMom}}} Hope you feel better soon!

 

[ADisneygirl]

I understand completely about having difficulty opening these packages sometimes. I think the manufacturer's did a wonderful and necessary job making child safety caps and probably saved quite a few lives, but....I wish they offered some packaging in an easy to open format for us weaker people with grown children. I often ask my teenage son to open things for me.

Hope you are feeling all better real soon. Lay down this weekend and rest. Get off the computer and don't do any housework or make any meals. Let your hubby help. There. That's my motherly advice.

 

[OceanAnnie]

I perked up when I saw your reference to NyQuil. I haven't tried that one. I thought it might be good. Glad to know in advance it isn't. Saved some money on one product.

I'm right there with you. I've had the flu for a few weeks. I'm sick of being sick! The congestion is just the worst! I've tried everything. I have a pharmacy here. And I know what you mean about the packaging. Some of the meds look like a wild animal has tried to get into them. (I guess that's true!)

Some things that have helped, Zicam 12 hour intense. Gives some relief. Peppermint tea by Bigelow. I've tried other peppermint teas, but they aren't as strong as Bigelow. Really helps to open up the sinuses. But it's temporary. I know I have some TheraFlu around here somewhere. It just tastes nasty. But it has helped before.

The rest of my pharmacy is not very helpful at all.