Looking back at my charts, I started coughing twelve weeks ago. After finishing the final round of antibiotics/steroids on December 5th, the coughing was very mild so I figured it would eventually go away.
No such luck. Last night I was hacking up my lungs again and couldn't fall alseep. WHAT. THE. FUCK? I seriously took a pregnancy test at 8 DPO this morning just so I wouldn't be nervous about stuffing my system full of cough medicine. I feel ridiculous even putting an 8 DPO BFN on my chart. Grumblegrumblegrumble.
Have they done any testing? Obviously whatever you have doesn't seem to be going away. Hope you feel better soon lady.
ReplyDeleteI went to the doctor after coughing for 2.5 weeks. Doctor told me it was viral bronchitis and I just had to wait it out. He listened to my lungs and gave me cough medicine.
DeleteI went back at 4 weeks (coughing got worse and I could barely function). Doctor told me it was bacterial bronchitis and maybe a "little bit" of pneumonia. He gave me antibiotics and a broncho-dilator.
I went back at 5 weeks (still coughing badly, though not as horrendously after the z-pack). He finally ordered a chest x-ray.
Doctor said he only saw a "tiny bit" of pneumonia and didn't understand why I hadn't gotten better. Part of me thinks he was saving face for not prescribing antibiotics in the very beginning before it got worse.
He gave me more antibiotics and steroids.
When I was done with those, I was almost all better - just coughing a little each morning and then usually fine for the rest of the day.
Bah. I ditched him as a doctor but I still haven't found a new one.
Oh man. That sounds terrible. I hope you can find a new Dr and feel better soon. (Sueann911 on TB)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sueann!
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