8 mo post kidney transplant and just got my first cold

Omg it has kicked me on my ass. It started Tuesday and I had a bad fever last night. Luckily it broke but I felt sooo bad. I called my team and they said if Tylenol didn’t control it to go to the ER which I’m just freaked out about spending 5 hours in the ER with super sick people. Unfortunately I live in a different state then where I got transplanted. I was hoping to be able to make it through the night and if I still felt bad I would contact my local neph but I feel better today. Anyone else have any stories of what they do when they’re sick? I’ve lost 5 lbs and barely been eating.