Phreedom from Phleghm?

Had pneumonia. Got better (or so I thought). Then, sore throat, aches, sniffles... you know the rest. Was really trying this time to treat this homeopathically and not have to opt for drugs. Here's what I've tried so far:

raw garlic
raw honey
almonds
orange juice
cherry/pomegranate juice
ginger granola
homemade chicken soup
echinacea tea
pu-erh tea
salt-water gargle
Neti pot
vitamin D supplements
"lung heatlh" supplements
multi-vitamin supplements
water by the gallon
16-20 hrs. of sleep

Today, I woke up without a voice and more gunk in my lungs than the previous days. So much for putting in an appearance at work.

There's only so many herbs and supplements a girl can ingest before opting for pharmaceuticals. Robbie's doctor told him to take Mucinex for his cold and cough, but I've resisted trying it, mainly because of the unpleasant side effects. "Be careful because it'll really dry you out." "It made me bounce off the walls, but it did the trick."

Not being a big fan of guzzling large amounts of water to begin with, the thought of tripling my current already-increased h2o intake makes me want to reevaluate how bad my cough really is and if I can get away with not taking it. I also cannot imagine having the jitters on top of being sick. That just sounds awful.

Soooo.... here we are. I had fantastic take-out tonight from Mom's Siam... spicy green curry chicken and vegetable soup with tons of garlic. My sinuses feel better. Still coughing though. I guess if the symptoms persist tomorrow, I will break down and try the dang Mucinex. I do get a kick out of those phleghmy-looking cartoon thingys in the commercials. At the same time, they are kind of gross. I'm sure there's a green curry joke in there somewhere, but I'm not on top of my game presently, so you're on your own.

*cough* *cough*