I had a cold about a month ago. It was just a site throat followed by a blocked nose – usual stuff.
As predictable as ever though, I then developed a very bad dry cough. 3 weeks later and I still have it. It’s just so damn tiring. I get sore stomach muscles and headaches all of the time with it.
I’ve been on antibiotics for a week now with 1 to go. The doc said an xray withdrawn be warranted if the ABs didn’t work.
I guess I need to make an appointment.
Appointment made for Friday.
I’m taking a day or 2 off work to recuperate. Antibiotics didn’t work – now on a different type plus steroids. Xray taken. Self diagnosis says I have a combination of Avian Flu, MERS, Ebola, & Bubonic plague. I’ll see if I’m right when I visit the Dr again.
Just returned from the Dr for a followup on the Xray: it is definitely an infection, but not pneumonia.
I’m to keep on the new antibiotics for another week. If there’s no improvement then I’m off to a specialist. Ka-ching!
And I’m back to the Dr again. Now a spirometry test, then hopefully a specialist.