Hi,
I developed flu & a chest infection 7
weeks ago which knocked me off my feet for
2.5wks. Since then I've had a chesty
cough and woke every morning with a sore
dry throat which has gets gradually better
during the day though I've remained croaky
all day. Over the last 3 days the sore
throat & croakiness has virtually gone,
though I woke with a very dry throat this
morning and still have some redness. I
still have my cough & mildly stuffy nose,
it feels as if my throat is sticking
together & I cant clear it.
I've been to my gp when it started and I
was put on antibiotics for a week 500mg 3x
a day. I went back this week with the
persistent chesty cough (producing cream &
pale green phlem) & sore throat (which was
already starting to ease). He said my
throat was only slightly red, and gave me
anti-histamines incase it is a pollen
allergy, I don't normally have hay-fever
but I took up running in Jan so am more
exposed to fields than normal. I'm not
getting any eye irritation or sneezing
though. He also said my lungs sounded
clear & sent me for a chest x-ray, 2wks
for the results.
Do I have anything to worry about on chest
x-ray? On and off I've had a few mild
sharp pains/discomfort on my back upper
ribs with some discomfort moving round to
the left side and front. Then after
returning home from the x-ray had a stitch
like pain in same area (though I've had
similar pains (like a fist pushing onto
ribs) in other areas of ribs when under
stress in the past).
I dont normally get ill, then as soon as I
hit 30 I'm hypothyroid (levels recently
checked & stable for a year) and get
vitaligo on my hands (which spread
quicker as thyroid got treated) as these
are both autoimmune diseases is this
connected? I've only ever had colds for
3-4 days once or twice a year before.
I think I am getting better, I'm running
again now, finally back upto the level I
was before this all started (though its
much harder!). Its just this cough,
sticky blocked throat & sniffing I cant
shake...its getting me down.
