A mild lingering cold

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After Christmas I was the last of our family to present with the upper respiratory congestion, sore throat and cough that we had been sharing over the holidays. For me there were not many bad days but many mild ones. Even now I still have mild symptoms: I do hope that I am no longer infectious. Taking an acetaminophen and phenylephrine each morning seems to suffice: later in the day I feel better anyway. I also take one at bedtime because the symptoms disturb my sleep. I wonder for how much longer they will linger. I am glad of the combination of symptoms: were it just a cough then at this point I would be worrying about lung cancer and its ilk. And, being mild, they don't affect my life: I still go to work then work out at home, etc. After straining my back on Thanksgiving I am starting to wonder which ailment the next holiday will bring.