butalbee, sorry to hear you are not doing well. I hope you feel better soon. I have had this nasty cough off and on for about 3 months but it took taking care of a sick husband for the past week for me to learn how to take care of it. haha, men are such babies aren't they? Gotta love 'em!
First off, I hear there are shots now to take care of the flu. What a wonderful thing! Years ago, if you had the flu there was nothing they could do since they relied upon antibiotics which only takes care of "bugs". Now, lo and behold, virus' are now in the forefront in medicine.
With the cough and congestion I would suggest a vaporizer, yes the kind we had as kids with the vick's. I actually enjoyed this with hubby, brought back warm cuddly memories of youth. Also, and just as important,...chicken soup (broth) there is an enzyme in the chicken fat that makes your nose run like nobodies business but it helps to clear everything out naturally.
Again, I do hope you feel better soon. This year seems to be the worst I have seen in years as far as flu's go. I personally have not had anything close to this in over 8 years.