It’s that most wonderful time of the year (catching everything)

[pixierose]

So after being a schoolteacher for years and years and being a nurse for 2+ ... I’ve been exposed to a lot and thought I’ve had a good handle on keeping myself relatively sick-free.

When my little darlings in the classroom looked up at me smiling, only to sneeze into my eyeballs ... to those Geri patients coughing and hacking into my smiling face ... at least my teenage kids now cover their mouths when they cough.

But I think I’ve caught everything coming my way this year, strong immune system be damned.

Bronchitis, then pneumonia ... now I’ve woken up this morning to my fourth cold since November when one nostril is stuffed up and the other is running like a leaky faucet. Good hand washing, vitamins (multi and C), sleep and a good diet has only gotten me so far. Can’t exercise ... since I seem to be always sick.

So I’m looking for some tips - what’s worked for you? I’m getting desperate.

[HelloWish, ADN, BSN]

When I worked in a preschool, I was sick for one year straight. At the time, unknown to me, I had developed a need for a medication like Advair to prevent infections from going to my lungs. Also, my calorie intake was too low which lowered my immunity. So now when I get sick, I immediately start Advair and get better quickly. Allergies/asthma were causing me to get repeatedly ill and now with appropriate management, I get ill maybe 1-2 times per year at most!

Also, at the time when I was getting sick for a year straight, I tried all the natural support and remedies out there to no avail, including Elderberry!