I was hit by a terrible sore throat three nights ago, at 11:05 precisely.

On the next night, my nose started to run.

Last night, I was so sick that I when I drove a crew to Seattle, I couldn't get back home on my own. Severe headache, dizziness, nose running like a faucet. I had to leave my van up there and hitch a ride with a local guy to get home (THANK YOU, BOB!)

At first, I thought it was the flu, so as soon as the sore throat started, I started taking taking Zicam. No real effect that I could see.

I am into Day 4, and the funny thing is that I haven't had any fever, so I am wondering if this is 'just' a severe sinus attack working its way into a sinus infection.

I am trying not to use aspirin or similar. I have been reading that a fever is the sign that your body is actively fighting the virus, and taking aspirin interferes with that. There is apparently some indication that using aspirin when you have flu/fever causes your body to take 7-10 days to shake the flu. Without aspirin, only 3-4 days.

We shall see.

Sue