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chest infection AGAIN!

jmac67
jmac67
been to see the dr again yesterday as ive been coughing up yucky stuff and yes i have yet another chest infection - i am now on another course of antibiotics - this is the third lot since may - dr mentioned that i was having slightly too many infections to just ignore since my pe was nearly 11 months ago so he has said he will do another blood test in 2 weeks time after chest infection is cleared. (think he referred to is as a DSR test) which will show up any inflammation - if it comes back high then he will bring my repeat ct scan forward and arrange any other scans that are deemed necessary - scary stuff - anxiety is therefore on the increase...... I start a new job on monday next week and am due to work full time hours for 6 weeks - OMG - i only do 16 hours a week at the moment and it is more than enough - not sure how i am going to survive the next 6 weeks - thank god for the housework fairy that comes in to do my ironing and cleaning when im out at work (aka my mum). on the upside i do feel remarklably better than i have done in a while if only i could kick these infections into touch then life could be somewhat normal (are we ever normal?? normal whats that?? one day i would like to be normal!)
deleted_user
deleted_user
Ugh! I'm sorry you have another infection! Did they do your tests for Horner's syndrome yet?? I sure hope it's something simple, like your immune system being weak from all this stress and not something scary! And... I haven't felt normal for so long, I really think if I did wake up one morning feeling normal, it would probably be such an odd feeling it would bring on a panic attack! Good luck!
cave76
cave76
jmac---- perhaps the DSR test is the ESR test? Easy to confuse when heard spoken, esp. when trying to catch all the info at the doctors office.

It's a common test for inflammation and used very non-specifically for all sorts of 'things'. And my ESRs always show within range, no matter how sick I've been. Go figure.

http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/esr/tab/test

Jenner said: ***I really think if I did wake up one morning feeling normal, it would probably be such an odd feeling it would bring on a panic attack!***

LOL----- good that you can have a sense of humor about panic attacks. My daughter suffers from them and believe me I know how little is known about them.
deleted_user
deleted_user
UGH how annoying! I'm so sorry Jmac. But hang in there because i know this too shall pass. The fact that your gradually starting to feel better is better than the opposite!

And personally I've never considered myself normal even before PE's. :-) Keep us posted on the new job and how your doing!
jmac67
jmac67
Lol cave I think u r right again! My memory isn't the best right now.....
jmac67
jmac67
I've had 3 full days of antibiotic and I feel worse, tight chest, aching lungs, in bed now but feeling like I might need to make a trip to er any time, will see how I feel in the morning. Heat pad is giving some relief just now. So fed up. Scared. Anxious.
jmac67
jmac67
Jenner m it's Hughes syndrome they are testing for, had 2nd lot of tests getting results 12th sept.......
deleted_user
deleted_user
I sure hope you start to feel better!!! The ER is not my favorite place to be, but better safe than sorry IMO!!
lnycrts
lnycrts
So sorry to hear this! Have you had a pulmomary function test? I was hospitalized for 10 days last March when my doctor ignored the fact that I was coughing, coughing up yucky stuff, wheezing and suffering from SOB. I was a little less than 3 mos. out from my PE. I'm starting to feel the same symptoms as I was first feeling last March and just shot off an email to my new doc a few hrs. ago. I now recognize the symptoms as being sinus related. Sinus problems left untreated can cause inflammation of the lungs and infection.

I wish you the best with your new job and think you're really brave for taking it on. Don't push yourself if you start to feel worse. We want to hear that you have been kind to yourself and continue to feel "remarkably better"!
jmac67
jmac67
Thanks guys, you know it's day 6 of my antibiotics and the last few days have been awful but at last I think they are working. I think you are right about sinuses too, I ended up taking other meds yesterday as my head was so sore, and my ears and I think it was sinus related. Hopefully I can shake this one off quick. Start my new job tomorrow. Excited to start but dreading the tiredness that I will most certainly experience. Will keep you posted in between sleeps. Lol
lnycrts
lnycrts
I saw my doctor Friday and he did think that I have a sinus infection and started me on antibiotics. I'm thankful to have a good doctor now that gets right on things instead of ignoring my symptoms. I NEVER want to go through what I did last March when hospitalized for 10 days!

What meds are you taking for the sinus problems you're feeling? The people that make the bed buddy now make a mask that you can heat in the microwave and then place over your eyes/sinus areas to help with all the sinus congestion.