Terrible Cough With Copd,any Relief? Posted: 07-18-04 17:10pm
:d hi, this is my first time to post. Is
there any relief with the terrible cough
associated with copd. I dont know if I
have brochitis,or emphysema,just know I
have asthma,and copd. Not a smoker since
I was 17,and I am 47 now. Any help out
there?
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 07-18-04 18:10pm
Are you on oxygen, do you have an inhaler,
such as albuteral, what does your Dr.
Say. You might get a second opinion,
this sometimes helps!
Sincerely,
sandy
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ladyingreen57
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 17 Location: tennessee
Re: Cough Posted: 07-18-04 21:44pm
Hi,
no,i am not on oxygen,but that might
change,since my sats are at an 84 when I
sleep. I have had this terrible cough
since 1996,and have been on
pulmacort,azmacort.Albuterol,and
now,combivent,for about 6 weeks, have not
seen an improvement. Doctor says about in
a few months,might put me on steroid.
Isnt there a pill or something?
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purple333
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Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 07-30-04 12:16pm
Have you tried prednisolone - a steroid -
but it is the only thing that has helped a
cough I developed out of the blue late
last year - I take it along with puffers
& vicks vaporub - but it is what
works!!
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cosmoslilangel
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 9 Location: California
Posted: 10-30-04 11:59am
Have you seen a pulminary specialist?
You probably should if you haven't they
can test you on things that a noram md
will not.
They don't like to give out predizone for
more uhan a week because of the fact that
it is a "steriod".
I am on spriva and foradil for my copd and
it really helps a lot. I can breathe
better, and if I dont smoke I don't have
the cough like I was having.
Since, you are on oxygen for the sleep
apena, you shouldn't be having much
problems anyway, but, thats not always
true.
You probably need an antibotic, which they
regular md's aren't looking at, you also
might want to be checked for alpha-1,
which is a "rare" disease but they are
finding that it's not as rare as they say
it is. This is an antibody that your
body "should" be producing, and it isn't.
I have that also, and I just started the
"blood" transfusions yesterday, it's not
actual "blood" but a "blood" material.
The website for it is www.Alphaone.Org...The
testing for it is free they will send it
to you you can look at the webpage and see
if it fits your symptoms. A lot of
regular md"s dont check for it, but a good
pulminary specialist will, is what I was
told by my nurse yesterday.
