I’ve been struggling with a cold for the last few days, and I can’t seem to shake it. It’s just not bad enough to go to the doctor.
So tonight, after the cough mixture just wasn’t working and I was continually coughing, I thought I’d nebulise myself… it works for the boys… well…

You seen, what I’d forgotten, and remembered just now, was that Combivent was the stuff the hospital used to stop the contractions when I went into labour with Connor at 34 weeks. If you didn’t know me then and didn’t read my blog then, I was in the labour ward for 4 days while they tried to stop the contractions. By the fourth day I was just shaking all the time from the stuff, and the gynae said that if he wasn’t born that day, that I would have heart failure because my heart wasn’t coping.
Well, as I sit here typing up this blog post, I’m feeling the same way… All fidgety and shaky and getting heart palpitations… scary shit!
And memories of all those days of being hooked up to machines… and lots of visitors… and struggling to hold pens to play Sudoku came rushing back…
So, guess I won’t ever be doing that again, will I?
But the coughing has stopped!




Comments
Marcia (123 blog)
oh my gosh. that is scary!!!
get well soon
Avril (Mom)
Should be out of your system by this morning – write on the box/bottle that you CANT take it!
Cheryl Becker
Add that to your medical record. An absolute NO! NO! in future.
cat@juggling act
Wow that is scary stuff! At least you are not coughing.
Fiona
I’m the same with most medicines because of my mitral valve prolapse, it’s very scary!
I hope you feel better soon. Zoe has a terrible cough too and we finished the last of our combivent last night. I need to go get some more for her.
Natasha Whiteley
oh no Jenty.. eeek.
my remedy for a cold never fails.
2 x grippon
1 x correnza c
vicks medinite
take all of the above as soon as the kids are asleep and climb into bed.
it will knock you out till 6 at least.. and you will feel a whole lot better.
MacLeod House
Have you tried Pulmicort? (in the nebulizer?) or is that the same thing?
Louisa
Are you feeling better now? Sounds like you need some down time!
Angel
Those inhalers give me palpitations too!