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Well, I have been fighting what I thought was just a cold turned into a sinus/ear infection for about two weeks now. Had been on antibiotics for 5 days. It had really gotten to me this past weekend (really bad headache and sinus preasure), so the Dr. called in some Sudal (a prescription decongestant) and said if I didn't feel any better by today, then to come in. Well yesterday this crap was kicking my butt, so today I went in and guess what I have?

A newly found strain of the common cold call "AB Virus" that DOESN't respond to antibiotics! You have to feel like crap and let it run it's course! It has gone into my ears, lungs, sinus and eyes! I look like I have "pink eye", I am constantly coughing (yes, so bad and hard I actually peed on myself... NO LAUGHING! ) and I have so much crap inmy head that I am having to blow my nose everytime I turn around!

The only course of treatment is the heavy duty decongestant, allergy eye drops and prescription Tussin-X, so you don't cough at night. The Dr. said that usually within 5 days after you start on the decongestant, you feel a lot better.

SO, if you feel this way and your symptoms don't respond to antibiotics, odds are you may have this new and wonderful strain of the cold! Oh the joy!

Although I do think this s kind of interesting, I've never had any "bugs" that had newly been discovered! LOL!