Whenever I had a cold I would take straight to my bed with a cooler of beer. Then, I would stay up even later 'feeling better'. Then I would get up the next morning, feeling like crap and head to work....doing crap work, I'm sure.
I think that's another 'simple pleasure' of sobriety. Now when I'm sick, I go to bed and get 10-12 hours of solid sleep....wake up the next morning and I'm truly better. Sickness just doesn't hang on like it used to. Hmm.....I wonder why?! :p