Cough from hell...

[Cbrider]

So about two weeks ago i woke up with a wicked sore throat and sinus pressure, woohoo. This persisted for a week and a few days, it was almost impossible to swallow when I would wake up.

In my infinite wisdom and complete stubbornness to listen to what my body is trying to tell me, I continued to stay out late and live my normal life. That combined with alcohol and my usual activities caused it to morph into one of the worst coughs I have ever had.

I was out practicing on my bike today, when I went to wheelie, the jerking of the bike sent me into a coughing fit. I dropped the throttle and the bike slammed down and almost threw me over the front and the entire time I could do nothing but cough and cough and cough....it was kind of my last straw.

Its a deep chest cough, and I cough so hard that I actually pulled a muscle down near my stomach somewhere, I felt it twist in my last coughing fit. Its one of those coughs that makes you hoarse and kind of wheeze after its done. I really don't want to go to a doctor, but its not going away and seems to only be getting worse.

I know that some of you are medical people, any idea whats going on with me? I had bronchitis last year and this kind of feels the same, but I don't know if that is what it is.

[Yggdrasil]

Could be anything from a bad cold over flu to bronchitis or strep throat.

Either way, if it's getting worse, like you said, I would go see an MD. You wouldn't want to end up with worse, like for example pneumonia.

That'll be $50 for the consult. I accept cheques

[Lipp]

Swine flu.






Ok, that one is getting old.

[starbuck]

I'd see a doctor if I were you. You don't wanna mess around with a cough.

I used to get bronchitis and respiratory infections alot. If you need something soothing, a steam pot helps immensely and so does drinking lots of water. (A doctor once told me that water is a natural expectorant).

For the steaming, just boil water, then put the pot on the counter, lean over the pot with a towel over your head and the pot and breathe in the steam. Could clear your airways a bit.

Get better, CB!

[vashti]

Is there any fever? Are you coughing up anything? Bronchitis is usually caused by a virus, which means there is no antibiotics that can treat it (same for a cold).

From WebMD:

[url]http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/acute-bronchitis-when-to-call-a-doctor[/url]

[IndiReloaded]

Go see a medico, CB.

FWIW, I had a really nasty cough this spring that lasted several weeks. Lots of people had something similar since before xmas. They were calling it '100 day bug'. I got it in early March and have only felt completely better for the last 3 weeks or so.

Anyway, Go see a medico, CB. Did I mention that already?