I'm drunk but work tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be fine by then, if not, a fuck tonne of coffee.

@baraposter@neckbeard.xyz I'm sick

@sjw@neckbeard.xyz you gonna be okay bro?

@baraposter@neckbeard.xyz https://neckbeard.xyz/notice/A5bpiJN3kzFVCwwyUy

@sjw@neckbeard.xyz okay so I'm not a doc, but bronchitis is shitty, if it's been that way for ~1wk with no change or it's worse, go see someone. If you smoke, don't. If you can try breathing in steam (carefully)

@sjw@neckbeard.xyz @polishlad@yggdrasil.social is a nurse, if you need someone who knows what the fuck they're on about.

@baraposter@neckbeard.xyz The bronchitis really only started last night. The only reason it happened was because I put off going to the doctor for so long. Worst part was that bullshit with the insurance.

@sjw@neckbeard.xyz this is worth a look if you give a shit, for future reference: https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/bronchitis-when-to-take-it-seriously

@baraposter@neckbeard.xyz @polishlad@yggdrasil.social I've got a nurse on NB too (not gonna doxx him tho because he didn't talk about it publically). It's cool tho, I know what's going on.

@sjw@neckbeard.xyz @polishlad@yggdrasil.social fair enough.

@baraposter@neckbeard.xyz Yes, I'm well aware. Get it almost every fall. Polin has just been really bad this last week and a half. If I could just go into the store and buy a decongestant this would never be an issue but I can't so I tend to put it off until it turns into bronchitis. It's not really all that bad. Just take a Z-PAK and knock it out. If I continue to ignite it it'll turn into phenomena. Had that happen twice. That's why I try to stay on top of it. Especially once my allergies turn into bronchitis.

@sjw@neckbeard.xyz @baraposter@neckbeard.xyz You can't go to the store, there's too many anti-asian hate crimes going on right now.

@Kambeii@neckbeard.xyz @sjw@neckbeard.xyz SJW would probably make a joke like "nigga I'm only half armed."

@Kambeii@neckbeard.xyz @baraposter@neckbeard.xyz We don't really have that shit going on around here

@baraposter@neckbeard.xyz @Kambeii@neckbeard.xyz

@sjw@neckbeard.xyz @baraposter@neckbeard.xyz Why, you can't even go outside here without an anti-asian hate crime. They're getting slaughtered all over! I had to wade through a sea of ching chongs just to get home.

@sjw@neckbeard.xyz @baraposter@neckbeard.xyz i just buy generic zyrtec (cetirizine) at the dollar store for my allergies and it isn't great but it does the job, just gotta drink a lot of water. You can probably buy it on Amazon but it will cost you more. Every once in a while i'll get a sinus infection anyway, but then I start eating chili peppers and antacids and taking hot showers to open up my sinus and it usually resolves itself without turning into bronchitis. Ymmv.

@See_My_Pokeballs@neckbeard.xyz @baraposter@neckbeard.xyz zyrtec doesn't play nicely with me. I prefer Allegra. Still, without a decongestant we end up in exactly this same situation as that's how I ended up here this time as well. The fuck are chili peppers and antacids supposed to do? What type of chilli peppers?

@sjw@neckbeard.xyz @baraposter@neckbeard.xyz just eat spicy enough food that your nose runs, jalapenos ought to do it. The antacids are to fix your stomach after you eat a bunch of chilis lol. All you have to do is loosen the packed-up snot and let it out and there's a ton of non-medication ways to make that happen.

@See_My_Pokeballs@neckbeard.xyz @baraposter@neckbeard.xyz >jalapenos ought to do it. Bruh, my daily hot sauce is 650,000 SHU. A jalapeno is only 2,500 - 10,000 SHU. Usually much closer to the 2,500 end since they're typically eaten green. >The antacids are to fix your stomach after you eat a bunch of chilis lol. I honestly forgot spicy food gives people heartburn. I've only ever had heartburn twice in my almost 30 years of life. >All you have to do is loosen the packed-up snot and let it out and there's a ton of non-medication ways to make that happen. Okay, guess it wasn't clear but at no point have I been unable to breath through both of my nostrils. This is more a thing with my sinuses. Then sinuses draining into my lungs and then both get infected. So much drainage from my sinuses that they never really get a chance to dry out and become like incubation changers for bacteria. Once infection breaks out and that bacteria filled mucus makes its way down to my lungs I've now got an infection in my lungs. However, decongestant medication not only makes mucus thinner but causes you to produce less if it and lasts for several hours. This actually allows my sinuses to dry out a bit and prevent infection in the first place. The thinner mucus makes it a rather non-issue for my lungs a well because instead of retaining thicker mucus and just waiting for an infection to form thin mucus can be completely evacuated with a cough with minimal effort.