Klarinet Archive - Posting 000561.txt from 1997/05

From: "A. Brinton Cooper" <abc3@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Playing Clarinet w/Colds
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 00:07:11 -0400

Flonase is a steroid spray used to control the inflammation that results
in runny nose, stuffiness, etc, from pollen allergies. It does nothing for
a virus infection (i.e., a "cold") and may even prolong a cold because it
suppresses the immune response.

_Brint

At 10:09 AM 5/20/97 EDT, you wrote:
>Jerry,
>
>I am stuffed up so much that I used to resort to nasal spray( like
>Afrin or Neo-Synephrine) which my Dr. gave me hell for on a regular
>basis. He has just recently prescribed some stuff called Flonase
>which really works well. It takes a day or two to feel any relief
>but after that as long as you use it on a daily basis it works very
>well. I don't know if the stuff is appropriate for you - you'll have to
>ask your doc about that. Hope this helps - I know how miserable
>you feel when you're stuffed up.
>
>Nancy Buckman
>znjb@-----.us
>
>