I very rarely get sick. I am lucky that way. However, on occasion I do get a cough and when I do, no wimpy over-the-counter cough syrup can touch it. At the moment it feels like my throat and upper chest are packed full of shards of glass. It hurts like anything to cough, but if I don't it feels like I am suffocating in mucus. By evening I get it mostly cleared out only to find myself back in the same spot come morning. However, I have apsolutely no desire to go see a doctor. I keep hoping my immune system will kick in and do its job.