Side effect of the topsy-turvey lifestyle...

...at least we are assuming that Jamie's nasty cold is a side effect of not enough sleep combined with the bugs from one of his residents he worked with. I have it now too, although it seems less severe so I was in denial for the first 24 hrs. Luckily I have some supplies of Southern Hemisphere cold & flu drugs - I haven't investigated the USA options yet (and there are many in the 'drug stores') but it seems that they don't have codeine or pseudoephidrine in them so I'm not sure if they are as effective as what I am used to. I think I will have to go on an excursion this afternoon to investigate as my 'Vicks' sore throat medicine is getting low and we are completely out of tissues.... Poor Jamie had to go off to work this morning as his workplace doesn't do sick leave unless you take a full week off at a time and it is booked 2 months in advance. Hopefully there are no patients requiring him to put needles into them or chop bits off them as he is definitely infectious. I think we will have to have soup for dinner due to the sore throats and the cold weather outside so provisions for cooking will also be required to be purchased on the excursion.