Managing Cold Symptoms Before a Concert: Advice & Tips

Question
Hello!

Please, please help!! Any advice and information you can give is GREATLY
APPRECIATED. I am supposed to attend an all-day concert event tomorrow
and I have been sick since Tuesday (sore throat, fever, vomitting, body aches,
nasal congestion and congestion headaches). I received a "Z-Pack" from my
Doctor, and am taking an OTC for the conestion and headaches. Is there
anything I can do to speed up the "healing" process. I do not want to be
miserable and I am going if I have to go in a wheelchair!! Would Vitamin C
really help? What about a humidifier or vaporizer? Also, do you have any
suggestions for quick relief of sore throat pain? I tried honey and vinegar-
definitly different, but not much help. Please help!

Thank You,
Becky

Answer
you can't speed up healing, but you can help with symptoms.... use Afrin nasal spray twice a day for 3-5 days and that will help with nasal/head congestion, otherwise, simply treating symptoms.... tylenol, etc for throat pain in addition to lozenges like chloraseptic.