Cold / Flu

Hi

No I’ve been lucky. I’ve always been a cold malingerer but since treatment I seem to shake most things off in 24 hours. I don’t think I’ve ever had flu. I’ve had Covid twice since treatment end. Once I was just shaky for a day and the other time with no symptoms.  

It’s the same for me. I finished treatment almost 3 years ago and don’t tend to get many colds, but I had a light cold in November that I’m still trying to recover from. The catarrh has moved to my sinuses so that my nose has been blocked and it’s been difficult sleeping. I’m now back to where I was during treatment - sleeping on a wedge so that my face is elevated and having to do lots of steaming to try and stop that tickle at the back of my throat. 

A pharmacist recommended a saline spray which has helped a lot although I’m still having difficulty sleeping. He suggested trying a steroid nasal spray if the saline spray wasn’t enough - which I'm now about to try. Hopefully that will solve it. Next time I’ll start using the saline spray straight away which might mean that it doesn’t get as bad as it has. Fingers crossed.

Catherine