maybe you should go the doctor and some med for it. then you would feel better. i do have asthma and i never had that proublem before. i hope you feel better soon. hugs

Hi laurie,thanks. I was trying to stick it out but it got really bad today. I was bringing up green stuff and was sick. I went to the doctors and she examined my chest. She says its a viral infection. I just have to take painkillers and put up with it. It should go in a couple of weeks. Its now come out as a bad cold too. I guess Im unlucky as its gone from wheezing to Costochondritis,to a respiratory infection and a cold. I just have to wait for it all to go,though its awful.

I've had that with a lot of severe respiratory infections. Try to stay hydrated as much as you can, take your rescue meds (by neb if possible) and talk to your doctor if you don't feel better in about a week or so.
I've found that a warm towel (either hot water or dryer-heated) over the ribs/chest area can help with pain...Same goes for a heating pad or hot water bottle. Unless your doctor has said not to, you might try taking mucinex or robtussin so you can better cough up that yucky green stuff. Try to avoid cough suppressants except at night.
I'm gonna say it again--drink, drink, drink! Water or hot drinks preferably to thin out the mucus and keep you hydrated.
That's all I can think of right now. Hope you feel better soon! I had bronchitis over Christmas, so know it's miserable.
Love,
Anna Faith

Thanks. Its turned into a nasty cold and now my lungs feel as though they have been ripped out. I have been on my facial sauna with tea tree which I usually find good. Im hoping it works this time. It all feels heavy and coughing hurts too. I don't seem to be coughing up now but Ive got pain and Im wiping my nose all the time. Im sorry you had bronchitis over Christmas Faithlike. I have had bronchitis before so know what its like. Lets hope we all get well soon anyway. Have you tried homeopathy? I was reading a book on it today and it says sulphur is good among other ones. Well its snowed here in the UK and its very cold so that doesn't help.

Hi there, I'm a retired RN and have had asthma for about 20 years. I've been diagnosed with intercostochondritis many years ago which is an inflammation usually steroids will clear that up. Anytime you start coughing up green, more than likely you have pneumonia and need antibiotics. After all these years sense I'm retired now I have time to really check out myself for a change and I really do believe my so call asthma is brought on by post nasal drip. You can't really feel the mucous draining into your lungs. Also the mayo clinic says a lot of sinus infections etc are caused by fungus not bacteria. I could go on and on ;-) but you definitely need a broad spectrum antibiotic. I've been keeping my post nasal drip in check and no problems with asthma

Hi stillflash well my chest is a lot better now,no more green but Ive still got a bit of a wheeze. It is settling down but my gastritis has really flared up again. Its proberly because I had some coffee. Its still cold but the snow is going. We really have to watch our chests and take our meds. It makes you feel really delicate doesn,t it? Ive not heard of post nasal drip,I hope you feel better soon. Im just hoping not to get that awful costochondritis back. Someone else,also a nurse wondered why I didn,t get steroids for my chest,is it because they can upset the stomach? I always used to get steroids when I was younger.

Yeah, steroids is a main stay for people with asthma because of the swelling and inflammation, it is a miracle drug but it does have it side effects. Hope you're feeling better ;-)