I maybe in medical school, but at this point, I'm not doctorly enough.

I'm getting a cold--I'm in medical school so I realize that it is a virus and there isn't really anything I can do but wait it out. Yesterday afternoon about 5:00pm I got a sore throat and ear ache; however, I was hopeful it was just allergies . Approximately 7:30 pm, I had a swollen right cervical lymph node--it isn't allergies! Now that I've started medical school, I have a constant desire for knowledge; it is so frustrating that I don't take pharmacology until next semester. That seems a bit silly as it is JUST a cold and there isn't anything that I can take to make it go away any faster, but I wanted to know which would work better: NyQuil or Tylenol Night Time Cold. I've heard that people who go to medical school decide that they have EVERY disease presented in class so I guess my response fairly normal for a medical student. It is kinda funny that here I am a medical student and I can't even treat a cold--then again, if I found a cure for the common cold, I'd probably be the smartest medical student on the island. One of our professors told us this week that taking MEGA doses of vitamin C may help shorten the length of the common cold, but won't prevent it. I guess it pays to listen to "Dr. Mom," who always suggested chicken soup, orange juice and rest.