Thieves have saved me again. Just last month, I suddenly came down with a very dry throat. This is the usual kind of throat infection that I get quite often. It starts to hurt a little when you talk. Before I started using oils, this is usually how it would go.
Take lots of lozenges. I would usually buy Strepsils and take them every 2-3 hours. Even though the recommendation is like 4hours? I will take the usual “Pi Pa Gao” to help soothe the throat. Usually, it will take about 2 days and then the vocal cords will start to hurt real badly and I will lose my voice. I am a teacher by the way, no voice = can’t teach.
Unable to talk and I would have no other choice to visit the doctors to get a MC. After queuing at 2-3 hours at the clinic, the doctor would give the usual medication. Lozenges and maybe cough medicine if I was coughing. Then I would take the lozenges, it helps to numb the pain but would probably take 2-3 days to recover so that I can start talking again so that I can return to work. And usually by then 4th day, the lozenges will probably have finished. So then I will just continue to take my own Strepsils and Pi Pa Gao again till it fully recovers. And a visit to the doctors like this would usually cost me $80.
This time, the infection came really quite sudden; it could be due to standing 9-10 hours for 2 days straight for an event over the weekend. Right after the event ended, I felt the throat calling but I was so tired I concussed till the next morning, the throat still feels uneasy when I woke up. So I took 1 drop of Thieves and 2-3 drops of lemon in warm water and drank it. I did it 2-3 times a day. Morning, noon and night. So this is how my recovery went.
| Day 1 | Thieves and lemon in water 3 times a day. |
| Day 2 | Told my students to do their own work so I can reduce talking |
| Day 3 | Felt better and I could teach again. |
| Day 4 | I couldn’t resist the temptation and Japanese Curry Katsu (Deep Fried Pork) |
| Day 5 | The fried food made my throat a little worst again. |
| Day 7 | My throat feels better and had MacDonald meal with French Fries!! By then, my throat felt so much better already, like almost recovered. Just that when it comes to the night time, it still feels a little dry. But there wasn’t any more pain. |
| Day 8-10 | I continue drinking thieves and lemon 2 times a day just to make sure the dry throat doesn’t come back. . By the end of 2 weeks, I can say I was totally well!! |
It is just so amazing!! It is a slow recovery, but I was able to talk and teach and still eat as usual.
So let’s do our Math Here.
| Normal Scenario | Using Young Living Oil | |
| Doctors Bill $80+
MC 1-2 days |
Thieves EO 15ml $54
1 drop cost $0.216 I took 3 drops for 14 days. $9.072 |
Lemon EO 15ml $18
1 drop cost $0.072 1 took 9 drops for 14 days. $9.072 |
| Total Bill $80++ | Total $18.144!!! SAVED $62!!!! | |
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