Well you know this cough thing I've got going on is truly getting the better of me. I don't get frustrated with stuff like this that easily but come on here it's been 2 months now. Please give me a break & move on to someone else. I've got people that need my attention, including those here on DS & things I'd like to do, gee whiz. I've only got one more antibiotic left & maybe another wk on the inhaler, the bad news here being I'm still hacking & coughing my fool head off. If there's been any improvement I'd say maybe 25%. So I don't know, I hate to bother my dr again as they're always too busy as it is & there's way more serious illness then mine I guess but I don't know what else to do so I guess next week I'll be back on the phone to him. My main concern is it having an affect on me thru my Lupus & my overall wellbeing. Also, it's the 3rd week after my hubby's dr appt & we still haven't heard fr the radiation oncologist. I phoned the dr's office & they said they'd send a 2nd request to the oncologists office so I guess I'm still waiting on this also. So I guess now that I've vented I can regroup & proceed on with daily life. To all my friends, I love you dearly & thank you for being avail when I've needed it.
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coughing is so not fun at all. I can\'t figure why you aren\'t feeling better with the antibiotic by now. Maybe they could prescribe some kind of inhaler machine that gives you meds that way. I\'ve had relatives who have used those. I don\'t think you should worry about how busy your doc is -- he can\'t do his job if you don\'t let him know... and it sounds like you need a different treatment than what you have had. waiting is so frustrating sometimes, especially when we have multiple things on the list. I hope you feel better soon. I think I tried these things for my pneumonia b/c they are supposedly known to help the lungs and/or rid of infection: amaranth, brown basmati rice, things like garlic, onion, parsley, miso soup
one thing i remember on the \"not helpful\" list: oatmeal (it causes dampness and you probably don\'t need more of that I\'m guessing)
another: nightshades (they stir up the histimine system in the body)
big hugs. hope you feel much better very soon. lots of love, m
I know all about that kind of cough, can even break rib coughing like that. My lung doctor told me to buy OTC robutussion Dm cough syrup and it did help. Just a thought maybe it would help you . I will kep on praying for you to fill better ASAP. Rest, drink lots liquids. Love n hugs, frieda