01-10-2026, 02:26 PM
I’m finishing week 5 of the cold/flu mystery illness. I am on day 5 of a 6-day antibiotic protocol that has me coughing and sneezing less and has relieved the sinus pain. It has not solved the stabbing back/lung/chest pain for which I’ve been directed to take 800mg of ibuprofen with meals. Sleeping seems to do the most good; unfortunately, I’m only able to sleep solidly for three hours at a time. Whether it’s a cough or a nightmare or a dog jumping on my head, something always manages to stop me from sleeping longer than three hours.
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