Why do I keep coughing?

[Rip the Jacker]

So last week, I caught a flu/cold combination... and it feels like I've been coughing every single minute since last Wednesday. I'm still coughing (it's not as bad as it was earlier this week)..

I've been on Dayquil/Nyquil, dozens of types of cough drops, drank lots of tea, vitamin pills (especially C), etc...

And I'm still coughing.. WTF

 

[optoman]

Bird Flu

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: optoman
Bird Flu

Nah, I remember I sat on a very cold bench and the day right after I got sick..

 

[moshquerade]

something is tickling your tonsils

 

[DarkKnight69]

I have the same thing.

I think it is bird flu!

 

[loup garou]

If only there were some sort of person who could analyze your symptoms and provide a medicine or procedure to make you well again...man, I bet someone like that would make a lot of money.

 

[astrocase]

Are your eyes itchy? Ebola.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: optoman
Bird Flu

SARS!

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: astrocase
Are your eyes itchy? Ebola.

No.

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: loup garou
If only there were some sort of person who could analyze your symptoms and provide a medicine or procedure to make you well again...man, I bet someone like that would make a lot of money.

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: optoman
Bird Flu

Nah, I remember I sat on a very cold bench and the day right after I got sick..

It's more likely you have bird flu than your getting sick from a cold bench.

 

[phisrow]

"I'm going to break from the parable of the wicked doctor and tell a little story about a patient. Let's call him... Buck, who has low O2 stats and crackling lung sounds. Buck has idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. His lung tissue's turning to rock. There's no known cause, no treatment. He is slowly suffocating. Lung transplant's about a half a million dollars, but this poor sucker's got no insurance. If he tried to sign up now, he'd be excluded, pre-existing condition. But let me confirm with my lawyer. She confirms. If only Buck hadn't been diagnosed with fibrosis before he got insurance. So... back to the exam."

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: Yossarian

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: optoman
Bird Flu

Nah, I remember I sat on a very cold bench and the day right after I got sick..

It's more likely you have bird flu than your getting sick from a cold bench.

I haven't been in contact with a bird.. I haven't eaten chicken in the past week... I don't think so.

 

[astrocase]

What color is your phlem? If it's green or yellow you have hepatitis C

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: phisrow
"I'm going to break from the parable of the wicked doctor and tell a little story about a patient. Let's call him... Buck, who has low O2 stats and crackling lung sounds. Buck has idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. His lung tissue's turning to rock. There's no known cause, no treatment. He is slowly suffocating. Lung transplant's about a half a million dollars, but this poor sucker's got no insurance. If he tried to sign up now, he'd be excluded, pre-existing condition. But let me confirm with my lawyer. She confirms. If only Buck hadn't been diagnosed with fibrosis before he got insurance. So... back to the exam."

House FTW!

 

[imported_Scourge]

Originally posted by: astrocase
What color is your phlem? If it's green or yellow you have hepatitis C

Yeah, and if it's any other color, you have cancer.

Also, cold benches are the number one carrier of bird flu. Do you have any idea how many birds have done their business on that bench?

 

[Adica]

You probably have some virus. They can last up to 14 days or more sometimes. Unlike bacterial infections, viruses can not be cured, and they have to take their course. The medication you take will help your symptoms, but will not shorten the duration of your illness. Give it a few more days, and you should get better.

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Finally.. a real reply..

thank you

 

[zanieladie]

Sometimes the coughing is the last symptom to disappear. Try to keep your throat moist with lozenges or candy. Using a humidifier while you sleep may also ease your coughing. I like to use Vick's Vapor Rub on my throat, chest, and on the OUTSIDE of my nose when I have a bad cough.

Hope you feel some relief soon, OP!

 

[astrocase]

Could be alergies. Have you noticed that you go through this little spell every year?

/serious post

 

[her209]

Because you touch yourself at night.

But seriously, see a doctor man!

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
Finally.. a real reply..

thank you

don't get your hopes up sonny, I doubt you'll live to see the next one.