Re: TONYA this is OT about my sinus infection

November 27, 2008

Jen,

Sorry, I honestly don't remember the one my Mom used all the time. But I believe it was the yellow one. They are color coded for kids I guess. Personally, I was feeling stuffy and full of goo this morning myself, so I looked in the medicine cabinet and still had the purple one that is cough and sore throat. It said decongestant, so I took it and feel so much better. Here, I'll just type what it says:

Pain Reliever, Fever Reducer, Nasal Decongestant, Cough Suppressant. Contains Acetaminophen, Dextromethorphan HBr, and Pseudoephedrine HCl. For kids 6-12 they should take two teaspoons, so I double that since i'm about 2 times as big as my 14 year old DD. The grape tastes terrible (gin and 7Up would be better, LOL), but it is better then feeling bad all day.

Tonya

Jen's Weigh-In for Sunday 11/23/08

January 1, 2008: *204.4* Starting WeightLAST WEEK'S WEIGHT: 204.2

THIS WEEK'S WEIGHT: 201.0LBS LOST OR GAINED THIS WEEK: LOSS of 3.2 lbs

MILEAGE (based on 1 mile = 15 mins): 8 milesTOTAL MINUTES OF EXERCISE: 120 minutes

5% Weight Loss Goal 199.31

10% Weight Loss Goal 188.82

15% Weight Loss Goal

178.33

20% Weight Loss Goal

167.84

25% Weight Loss Goal

157.35

30% Weight Loss Goal

146.86

35% Weight Loss Goal

136.37

40% Weight Loss Goal

125.88

45% Weight Loss Goal

115.39

50% Weight Loss Goal

104.90

53.5% Weight Loss Goal

97.56

Waist Goal: 30 inchesULTIMATE GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 97 - 123 lbsI lost weight again this week YAH! Unfortunately I lost it because I'm sick with a bad sinus infection. I can't taste (food barely has any flavor) or smell my food so that pretty much KILLS my appetite. I've been struggling to find time to eat between my morning interpreting job(s) and my afternoon/evening tutoring job. Tomorrow will be my busiest day of the week. I interpret from 7:45 to 9:15am then I get home at 10am, rush and tutor at the university from 11am to 4pm, then I sit in a sign language from from 4 to 7pm, after that I tutor a student for an hour.....that' s why it will be a busy day! I will be eating breakfast when I get home in the morning then during my 1 to 3pm student I will lunch....during the 4 to 7pm class I will eat healthy snacks such as nuts.I don't feel well enough to exercise but I'm hoping that by Thanksgiving I will. My foot feels fine and I'm anxious to try walking on my treadmill to see how it is doing. I'm going to look at this sinus infection as an opportunity to start over with my nutrition and start eating healthier foods. I have a BIG container of barley soup with tons of veges to eat and my sweet-tooth disappeared which I'm very happy about.Well wish me luck! Jen

November 27, 2008

Hey Jen,If you have true sinus infection none of the OTC products you tried are going to work, by now it's probably a bacterial infection that needs an antibiotic...if the doctor/prescription option is too much $$ I'd stick with Sinucleanse (as long as it is saline based) and check WebMD.com

Vennitta (who's had some brutal sinus infections)

Do you remember the name of the Triaminic medicine? I don't want an antihistamine because I tried Zyrtec antihistamine and I got worse.

I looked online and Triaminic Chest & nasal congestion or Day Time Cold & Cough looked good.I also found Robitussin's Cough & Cold CF and Cough & Cold D.I'm just not sure which to get.

Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving! Jen

From: Tonya - <tonya@trainingwitht onya.com>Subject: Re: Jen's Weigh-In for Sunday 11/23/08To: exercisevideos@ yahoogroups. comDate: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 9:01 AM

UGH! Jen, I hope you get to feeling better soon. What do you take for your sinuses? I found that I have to take Claritin and Advair for my allergies/asthma during the spring and fall when they get really bad so I don't get to feeling horrible from them. Maybe you need something for allergies to help you not get these each year?

Jen's Weigh-In for Sunday 11/23/08

January 1, 2008: *204.4* Starting WeightLAST WEEK'S WEIGHT: 204.2

THIS WEEK'S WEIGHT: 201.0LBS LOST OR GAINED THIS WEEK: LOSS of 3.2 lbs

MILEAGE (based on 1 mile = 15 mins): 8 milesTOTAL MINUTES OF EXERCISE: 120 minutes

5% Weight Loss Goal 199.31

10% Weight Loss Goal 188.82

15% Weight Loss Goal

178.33

20% Weight Loss Goal

167.84

25% Weight Loss Goal

157.35

30% Weight Loss Goal

146.86

35% Weight Loss Goal

136.37

40% Weight Loss Goal

125.88

45% Weight Loss Goal

115.39

50% Weight Loss Goal

104.90

53.5% Weight Loss Goal

97.56

Waist Goal: 30 inchesULTIMATE GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 97 - 123 lbsI lost weight again this week YAH! Unfortunately I lost it because I'm sick with a bad sinus infection. I can't taste (food barely has any flavor) or smell my food so that pretty much KILLS my appetite. I've been struggling to find time to eat between my morning interpreting job(s) and my afternoon/evening tutoring job. Tomorrow will be my busiest day of the week. I interpret from 7:45 to 9:15am then I get home at 10am, rush and tutor at the university from 11am to 4pm, then I sit in a sign language from from 4 to 7pm, after that I tutor a student for an hour.....that' s why it will be a busy day! I will be eating breakfast when I get home in the morning then during my 1 to 3pm student I will lunch....during the 4 to 7pm class I will eat healthy snacks such as nuts.I don't feel well enough to exercise but I'm hoping that by Thanksgiving I will. My foot feels fine and I'm anxious to try walking on my treadmill to see how it is doing. I'm going to look at this sinus infection as an opportunity to start over with my nutrition and start eating healthier foods. I have a BIG container of barley soup with tons of veges to eat and my sweet-tooth disappeared which I'm very happy about.Well wish me luck! Jen

-- Get Fit! Weight loss will follow

November 27, 2008

you want guaffenesin (sorry about the spelling) as the active

ingredient. Robitussin makes a syrup that is strictly guaffenisin,

it might just be called expectorant. Warning, guaffenesin tastes

really bad no matter what " flavor " the syrup says it is. Mucinex

brand has guaffenesin as the main ingredient and you can get it with

or without the decongestant. It is cheaper without the decongestant

and the pills are smaller and easier to swallow. You can get it in

syrup form in the kid's section, it is grape, but still tastes pretty

bad. Mucinex tends to be more expensive than other brands, but I

think the various stores have their own generic brand of mucinex now.

What guaffenisin does is thins out the mucus so you may find that

your symptoms appear to be worse...ie, constant runny nose or blowing

more frequently than before. If the mucous is really thick, it kind

of stays gunked up in your sinuses so you want to thin it out to get

it moving out. You may want to add a decongestant to the mix to

help " dry " you up, but some doctors have mixed opinions on this

because it seems counterproductive, one med is working to thin out

the mucous, while the other med is trying to dry it up. My allergist

has had me take both and in my experience of many sinus infections, I

need to have both the expectorant and the decongestant. I know you

don't want to take an antihistamine, but you could try claritin or

the generic equivalent. I used to take zyrtec for years for my

allergies but had to stop because it made me too tired, I would take

it at night and feel like I was still drugged in the morning. My one

son can't take zyrtec because it makes him mean and nasty (I think

because it makes him tired). Claritin is supposed to be non-drowsy

and we take it and don't have problems with it.

Hope you are feeling better soon:)

>

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> 25, 2008, 9:01 AM

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> UGH! Jen, I hope you get to feeling

> better soon. What do you take for your sinuses? I found

> that I have to take Claritin and Advair for my

allergies/asthma

> during the spring and fall when they get really bad so I

don't get to

> feeling horrible from them. Maybe you need something for

> allergies to help you not get these each year?

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> Jen's Weigh-In for Sunday 11/23/08

>

> Jen's Weigh-In for Sunday

> 11/23/08

> January 1,

> 2008: *204.4* Starting

> Weight

>

> LAST WEEK'S

> WEIGHT: 204.2

> THIS WEEK'S WEIGHT:

> 201.0

> LBS LOST OR GAINED THIS

> WEEK: LOSS of 3.2

> lbs

>

> MILEAGE (based on 1 mile = 15

> mins): 8

> miles

> TOTAL

> MINUTES OF EXERCISE: 120 minutes

> 5% Weight

> Loss

> Goal

> 199.31

> 10% Weight

> Loss

> Goal

> 188.82

>

> 15%

> Weight Loss Goal

> 178.33

>

> 20% Weight Loss

> Goal

> 167.84

>

> 25% Weight Loss

> Goal

> 157.35

>

> 30% Weight Loss

> Goal

> 146.86

>

> 35% Weight Loss

> Goal

> 136.37

>

> 40% Weight Loss

> Goal

> 125.88

>

> 45% Weight Loss

> Goal

> 115.39

>

> 50% Weight Loss

> Goal

> 104.90

>

> 53.5% Weight Loss

> Goal

> 97.56

> Waist Goal: 30

> inchesULTIMATE GOAL WEIGHT RANGE: 97 - 123

> lbs

>

> I lost weight again this week

> YAH! Unfortunately I lost it because I'm sick

with a bad

> sinus infection. I can't taste (food barely has

any

> flavor) or smell my food so that pretty much

KILLS my

> appetite.

>

> I've been struggling to find time to

> eat between my morning interpreting job(s) and my

> afternoon/evening tutoring job. Tomorrow will be

my

> busiest day of the week. I interpret from 7:45

to 9:15am

> then I get home at 10am, rush and tutor at the

university from

> 11am to 4pm, then I sit in a sign language from

from 4 to 7pm,

> after that I tutor a student for an

hour.....that' s why it

> will be a busy day! I will be eating breakfast

when I

> get home in the morning then during my 1 to 3pm

student I will

> lunch....during the 4 to 7pm class I will eat

healthy snacks

> such as nuts.

>

> I don't feel well enough to exercise but

> I'm hoping that by Thanksgiving I will. My foot

feels

> fine and I'm anxious to try walking on my

treadmill to see how

> it is doing.

>

> I'm going to look at this sinus

> infection as an opportunity to start over with my

nutrition

> and start eating healthier foods. I have a BIG

container

> of barley soup with tons of veges to eat and my

sweet-tooth

> disappeared which I'm very happy about.

>

> Well wish me

> luck!

>

> Jen

>

November 27, 2008

I've all ready tried Claritin and it doesn't work for me.I got Robitussin Cough & Cold, so hopefully it will work. JenSubject: Re: TONYA this is OT about my sinus infectionTo: exercisevideos Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008, 10:10 PM

you want guaffenesin (sorry about the spelling) as the active

ingredient. Robitussin makes a syrup that is strictly guaffenisin,

it might just be called expectorant. Warning, guaffenesin tastes

really bad no matter what "flavor" the syrup says it is. Mucinex