Thanks for your advice and best wishes everyone. The cold has now become flu and I have a fever and it's going to my chest. I didn't know one could get a cold and flu at the same time. I picked this up in Moscow last week.

I'm on 2000mg of vitamin C a day, paracetamol to lower my temperature, echinacea and all my usual suppliments. I'm also drinking herbal tea and hot lemon drink (sf).

Like most men, I only have two states. Fit as a fiddle and near death - I'm at the latter point now.

Robert