Colds have a way of making you realize how you prioritize things. For instance, I first decided I'd rather be coughing than have the sore throat, persisted to think I'd rather have the cough over the stuffy/runny nose, but now I found myself ranking all three of them according to which is more tolerable. I decided that first comes cough, then stuffy/runny nose, then sore throat. Since the sore throat causes constant, horrible pain, it had to go after not being able to smell or taste. Even though those two make me pretty unhappy as it is. I happen to like food a lot, and now I just don't care what I eat because I can't tell what it is anyway. Coughing is usually so straightforward: you cough until you've expelled the gunk clogging your lungs, then you go on your way. Simple. So, can I trade in my stuffy/runny nose for just a cough, please? I've been tolerating this nonsense for a week now, give me a break here. And if I could get a medicine that actually alleviates my symptoms, that would be really nice too.
