I'll give you a hint...Nature won, hands down.
I spent Memorial Day weekend doing something I haven't done since high school--going on a church retreat in the woods.
Although the accomodations were really very viable, I was not prepared for the havoc that general camp environs would wreak on my poor, frail, old body.
The last day of camp saw me riddled with all kinds of immunodeficiences--I had a giant zit between my eyes, a cankersore on the inside of my mouth, a cold sore on the outside of my mouth and, the piece de resistance, the most wicked sore throat that ever erupted from the bowels of hell.
Oh yeah, and I was slightly constipated and totally bloated from the preservative-laden camp food. And perhaps legitimately fatter...probably wasn't all "water weight."
Next time I go I'm taking super-bionic-old people vitamins!
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Also, I developed a cold sore too, and spent the better part of sunday and monday staring into a little compact mirror bemoaning my existence. I've decided some of just aren't meant for the great outdoors. where's the shame in that?
Ha ha Tammy! I knew you would feel my pain. You need to blog about it! Revive that old rusty blog of yours!
Cold sores are the bane of my existence. Honestly. You feel miserable AND the whole world has to know about it.
Hahaha, maybe I should, but I might be too busy. Watching hours of Law and Order really cuts into my free time.
And I am SOOOO with you about the cold sores. At the risk of this turning into a mini-cold sore message board, I have to tell you some of the awesome things I have learned to lessen this painful process.
1. ZOVIRAX cream: this is an effin' lifesaver!!!! If you put it on right at the beginning, there will be no cold sore. No joke. It usually requires a prescription in the U.S. but I just order it online. It's pricey but oh-so-worth-it.
2. POP THE SUCKERS: If you don't catch the cold sore in time for Zovirax to be effective, still use the zovirax until the water blisters are finished forming. Then, you pop those suckers with a disinfected needle and drain the fluid. This leads me to tip #3.
3. BLOW WITH A HAIRDRYER: Seriously, the goal is to get to the scabbing stage ASAP. This is also when your number one concern will shift to keeping the cold sore dry at all times. After you brush your teeth, after you take a shower, you break out the hairdryer and blow directly over your mouth. In fact, this brings me to tip #4.
4. STRAWS: this is critical to keeping your cold sore dry. I drink exclusively with straws until I'm done with the scabbing. Also, no chapstick, no juicy foods that dribble all over your lips, etc. etc. My lips are so chapped now, but that is precisely the point! Keep that thing dry!!!
Hahaha, okay just thought I'd share. I found these tricks to be super helpful. They can seriously completely prevent the cold sore, or cut the healing time by 2/3s.
I forgot to add, if you're going to order zovirax online, do it from a fake email account. otherwise you will be condemning yourself to a lifetime of spam about the joys of cialis and viagra. trust me on this one.
Those are serious pearls of wisodm Tam! Thanks for sharing! You know I'm going to order that magic cream asap. I never woulda' thought to keep the blisters dry and to blowdray them! Genius!
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