100 day cough

Started feeling crap around new years eve after my missus was the most ill I've seen her in a while, started with cold symptoms and lasted 5 days and started getting better, until 2 week ago today started with a cough to point where on the Tuesday could hardly speak, still a bit left now but finally over last 2 days been able to sleep without waking up coughing every hour.

 

Hang in there it's bloody awful though, been up since 6am after a coughing fit

 

Anyone feeling bad who has felt bad in the past had the flu jab? It's worth having even if you think you're fit, healthy and invincible.

 

Not really had a cough only a tickly one a few weeks ago but randomly I have had a letter today saying I’ve been exposed to whooping cough, I can only assume it’s when I was in hospital the other week?

 

Oh, crap. Sorry you’ve got it now, Fired. Rest seems to really help, I always felt better on a Monday after the weekend. Just take it easy and expect it to keep teasing you with improvements before it evolves and hits you again. It seems to last 3-4 weeks according to everyone I know (except Will who was only badly for a week).

 

Glad it was positive on the news front! Im just at the Glassworks about to get an x ray to see if my lung has reinflated. Had to get a second course of antibiotics last week, apparently gp shouldn't have prescribed the first batch for what I had. Doxycycline seems to have done the trick this time though thank god.

 

I’ve got something now, but I have got phlegm. Benylin dry cough is best I could come up with. Hope it’s not 100 days though.

 

Main news is that you’re alright, but it’s a pretty rank experience.

 

Yes not a pleasent experience at all bit glad yo hear everything looks good.

 

It's awful really feel for you, I'm about 6 weeks in it's eased alot but still present, the wife has thrown up a few times with coughing bouts.
Aldi do a green tea with lemon and ginger, I'm not really one for flavoured tea but this with a large spoon of honey in, plenty of Vicks on the chest and back helped.
Someone earlier in this thread suggested coding based painkillers i took cocodamol and these also helped.

 

Sorry to buck the trend. I thought I had succumbed to the 100 day cough. Had it about 3 weeks. And nowt since. Hope it gives hope to some of you.

 

About five weeks for me just after New Year, Fired. Felt like it was lurking right at the top of my chest but coughing was what the doctors describe as 'unproductive'. Got headaches and lightheadedness with the coughing in the early stages. It goes, but slowly!

As an aside, does anyone know what the arrangements are for oversight of GP practices in the Barnsley area now the CCG's are gone? Is it easy to transfer? I am convinced that my own GP's do not have a functioning appointments system having tried to access it during the illness.

 

Started in November and had X-ray done and phlegm tests..al came back clear despite feeling like I was dragging a half ton brick around..climbed East upper and nearly passed out through lack of breath...this despite normally being a regular 10 to 15 mile walker every week. now left with severe sinus issue and restricted hearing..getting refered to ENT by GP. no fun this...

 

Get well mate. Want thi up and running for Carlisle. I'm assuming Bri has booked thi on.