Sick.. and surgery in two days. Arggg!

So I thought (and still may be correct) that I was fighting some new found allergies since I quit smoking. This has been going on for almost 2 weeks, getting worse and worse. Now, I have that tightness and a cough in my chest. I am not horribly sick.. like not even close to stopping my daily routine or anything like that. I'm just not sure how much is too much before it becomes an issue with surgery.

I cancelled all my fun for this weekend so I could sip on some airborne, watch movies, and take it easy. I even hired a cleaning lady to come finish up the house so I can just take it easy! Any suggestions?

Honestly, you should probably stop taking the Airborne. They have certain herbs in them that they don't want you to take before surgery. I believe Zicam is ok though. It seems like these things always pop up at the worse time. Hope you get to feeling better soon!

I don't know if this works for allergies, but it helps me breathe better when I have a cold.  Buy some fresh ginger, peel it and cut into slices, boil in water and let simmer for 20 min.  Drink it as tea.  Ginger reduces inflammation, so it might help.