I was there a few weeks ago. Sucked. Five days knocked on my ass.

The worst part was those fuckers a Nyquil changed the formula removing the decongestant.

The best part was finding an old bottle in my medicine cabinet and for 8 hours feeling better.

The cough and phlegm continued for another week after I was feeling better.

You will survive. You'll want to die for a few days, but you will get better.

Awww, hope you feel better, bunny. Keep warm, have some hot soup, and steam your sinuses.

I've got allergies that would give your cold a good run for your money... I'm tired and cranky. My eyes are itchy, gritty, red, and feel like they might pop out of my head any second. My sinuses are aching, and the right one is entirely stuffed up. My nose is chapped, and itches so bad I want to scream. The worst part? I get waves of itchiness in my throat and deep down in my ears. GAH!

What's that saying? Modern medicine is wonderful - it enables a woman with double pneumonia to nurse her husband through a cold.

I hate allergies. I don't even usually have allergies. Why did they decide to descend upon me at 5:30 this morning, thus making sleeping impossible and making me feel like a total slob at work. This is only my second week, I can't be clutching kleenex all day long.

Also, I live in a city. There are not enough green things here to cause allergies in one not prone to allergies.

Gah. I hate allergies.

Yeah, I had that cold last week: missed 3 days of work and I'm still coughing now. Sucks. Nothing much helped except sleep although if you do decide to do some illicit drugs and alcohol they will help for a while too. You have my sympathy; good luck.

thanks all... I think I know why zombies where invented, cause all I want to do is lurch around going bbbrrraiins

I had a cold like that in December. It literally stayed with me for three weeks. Hated it.
As for allergies; I don't have them, but I was alarmed yesterday. Standing at the bus stop, I witnessed what looked like smoke pouring from a house across the street. Except the "smoke" smelled like dust. Turns out it was pollen coming from the trees! Driving yesterday, I thought I saw smoke in the air - pollen again! I've never seen it so distictive before. A bit scary, if you ask me.