Singing: How do you reduce vocal swelling/edema with a cold virus?

I am coming down with a cold two days before I have to sing at a wedding. I am a trained opera singer, so pls understand that I am not 'losing voice' due to any bad techniques. But I need help on how to reduce edema to the vocal folds without risking vocal hemmorhage when I sing.

I have mild laryngitis -- I can technically sing, but my head resonance has gone to crap and my control is lessened due to swelling of the cords. Range is down by a whole step, as I have to start covering on F#4 instead of G#4, and I can't seem to hold the breath very well, presumably because my cords are swollen and can't close all the way.

This is due to a virus:
My mom came down with something very similar on Christmas (of course), but I did not know about it until after I had been around her for a while. She lost her speaking voice a couple of days later, and is still recovering. I have no allergies or respiratory disorders.

Anyone have any ideas on what I can do to heal in the next two days?

You of all people should know it is best not to sing when you have a cold and or a sore throat. Start using hot tea with lemon and alot of honey in it. Several times a day. it will soothe the throat-------- and do not try to sing until you absolutely have to.

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