Im flying 15 hours and im sick?!?

Question

i fly from florida to japan the day after tomorrow

and today i have a fever/cold

what can i do? anything to make me recover faster/ feel better in the air?

Answer 1

marijuana

Answer 2

Your #1 concern, and I can't stress this enough, is that your ears are clear enough that they can adjust to the pressure change. If your ears are stopped up, then you will need to take something like Sudafed--use the 12-hour Sudafed, take it  one or two hours before takeoff, then take it 12 hours later while you're on the plane so that the Sudafed will be fully effective at takeoff and landing. If your ears are stopped up and you don't do this, you risk your ears not being able to adjust to the pressure change. I personally know someone who became deaf because he had a cold and flew, and one of his ears wouldn't clear at descent. It happened to me to, but I didn't go deaf--it was just enormously painful. The Sudafed will also dry out your nose and sinuses. Drink a lot of fluids while you are in the air.

Answer 3

Drink as much water as you can before and during your flight.  

Take one paracetemol and one ibuprofen tablet every 4-6 hours.  The paracetemol will help with your fever and the ibuprofen will help with aches and pains.

Try and get hold of a Vicks/menthol based nasal inhaler to help with a blocked nose.

You can also buy migraine/headache cool pads that you apply to your forehead.  They don't contain any medication but if you have a high temperature and headache they will help cool you down and alleviate the pain.

Take some throat sweets or just fruity boiled sweets to suck on take off and landing as these will help with your ears popping and any pain you get with pressure changes.

Sleep and rest as much as possible.

I also know that Kiwi fruits contain loads of Vitamin C and garlic is good for colds and general illnesses so eat those and they may help you to recover quicker.

Answer 4

First try to recover as much as possible until the day after tomorrow. Get as much rest as you need. You don't really have to worry about a 15-hour flight. When it is at 39,000 feet, there is almost zero chance that there would be turbulence. The take-offs may be a little rough, and the landings are devastating. It is best to take perhaps an Advil about one hour before take-off as well as two hours before landing. Then you should feel fine.