Am I the only one to get sick that isn't getting better?

[Libertarian01]

I went to the doctors office maybe four or five weeks ago feeling miserable. Not like dirt mind you, just miserable. Bad cough, goopy stuff in throat, etc.

I was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection combined with sinusitis. Told to go home, rest, lots of fluids, etc. I was told to stick with my Mucinex D. I am cool with this because I don't believe in taking antibiotics for viral infections.

The next week I am back in. This time they are saying I have Bronchitis. I am given a Z-pac along with Robitussin with codeine. This time I feel better for awhile. However, the cough NEVER goes away, but I can deal with that and just wait it out.

Not.

This last Sunday I get minor chills but shrug it off. Feeling OK Monday morning but by mid afternoon feeling crappy again, this time add runny nose and cough has gotten mucho worse.

Today I go back to the doctors office and they send me for Xrays to rule out pneumonia they might be missing or bronchitis. I get the call tonight from the nurse. Good news: I spent money on Xray for nothing! My lungs are clear with no pneumonia or bronchitis.

So I ask what I have? She says really bad upper respiratory infection. Take the steroids, antibiotics, and more Robitussin with codeine. I ask how soon I should notice a change. She says about 3 - days.

Sorry for the rant but is anyone else going through this crap? I've been sick before but it has always lasted a week or two at most, then gone. Even with the flu I would have been more miserable but recovered by now.

This sucks. I'm going to miss work three (3) days again this week.

I hope there is no one else that is going through this!

Regards,

Doug

 

[oldpink]

My wife was sick with that particularly nasty strain of virus for over three weeks from February into March.
She wound up with a bad sinus infection that required a prescription of Cephlex heavy enough that it put her body's own beneficial bacteria out of whack, if you know what I mean.
I was sick with it for two weeks all the way through the Christmas holiday and New Years.
Just stick it out and you'll whup it.
It sucks; that's for sure.

 

[bocefus78]

My mom has had it for 6 weeks and still isn't over it completely. 5 doc visits so far. Hope you beat it soon.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I've got it too. Whatever it is, it's the worst I've had since as far back as I can remember.

 

[steve0322]

There's a virus going around that is making people sick for a ling time. My girlfriend had it for about 6 weeks. I have a coworker that is going on 2+ months and another that is going on about a month. Luckily i haven't caught it. They all have pretty much the same symptoms you do. These are all people that are usually very healthy and rarely get sick.

 

[Tactically Fat]

My wife had that crud for about 6 weeks in total from first cough to last. Actually, she still coughs occasionally.

I had it for right around 1 month - though thankfully for me, not as bad as my wife had it.

I called in sick more for that "cold" than I have for any other illness in my working life. You definitely have my empathy, OP.

 

[lovemachine]

It certainly has been a bad one this year. I had it for almost 2 weeks, then it came back and I had it for 3. My wife, had it for most of her 3 month maternity leave.

 

[indytechnerd]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stand
I'll just leave this here.

 

[oldpink]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stand
I'll just leave this here.

Oh hell no!
I don't want a thing to do with Captain Tripps/A6, thank you very much.
I read that book long ago, and it's one of SK's very best.

 

[Tnichols00]

I had a nasty cold for about 6 weeks, just pushed through with cold medicine and it was gone, both my kids and wife got the same thing and then my wife's turned into pneumonia which went for another 5 weeks on that and this is the first week that she seems back to her normal self.

Take care of yourself, watch for it getting worse and it will go away.

 

[Leadeye]

Lots of people around me have it, somehow I have escaped so far.

 

[PapaScout]

My youngest son has had it for about a week. As of yesterday I now have something as well. Definitely constricted breathing and dry hacking cough. Headaches and chills round out the package for me. I've missed the last two days of work. Awesomeness.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Albuterol is your friend to stop the spastic coughing

 

[flatlander]

Same here. Week 4 for me. Missed 9 days of work so far.

Bob

 

[bmbutch]

Dang, I'm just a little over a week, Dr., said bronchitis & some type of airway tightening. On antibiotics, inhaler, & cough suppressant.

 

[CZB1962]

I got the same thing back in August. I never really got over it and then around Christmas it came on strong again. In my head I was thinking it had been 4-5 weeks and when I looked up the records it have been nearly 4 months of slight chest congestion with a mild cough.

The 1st trip to the doc resulted in a Zpak, steroids, an inhaler, a daytime cough medicine, and a nighttime cough medicine. The second trip got a different antibiotic that did much better.

All in all I was affected for over 5 months but I am finally back to "normal".

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

The worst part is, I can't relax and rest without going into a coughing spasm. The cough medicine helps some but the only relief I've found, for the most part, is to sit up straight here at the kitchen table. Yuck.

 

[Libertarian01]

SIX WEEKS!!! TWO MONTHES!!!

That is just horrible. I'm usually reasonably healthy. Overweight, yeah. But my immune system usually works damn good.

I get the flu shot, it's free through work. Haven't had a bad flu in years, but even when I did it was nasty then went away pretty quick.

The thought that bothers me is with this thing hanging on and lowering my immune system what door is being opened for something else to sneak in?

Thanks for all the encouragement. Now I feel bad for the folks that have had it much longer than me.

Regards,

Doug

 

[JTScribe]

One of the docs my wife works with called it the 60-day cough. I've gotten almost completely over it and am STILL coughing crap up every once in a while. Hoping for some sunshine soon.

 

[Zombie]

Don't know if this is the same thing or not, but I have the runny nose/congestion "clear so far" where when you blow your nose it feels like your head is on fire. Then it went to a cough and every time I cough or blow my nose it's a instant headache. Doc said use Mucinex DM, nyquil liquicaps seem to help. No aches and such, just coughing and runny nose-does make you miserable though!