Allergies?

[coffeeman]

A follow up on health thing.

Still have cough; very severe at times before; somewhat less now. Coughed so much I ruptured muscles in stomach, Now I have a new pulmonary doctor. Of course xrays and ct scan again. Also got an echocardiogram with contrast. New pulmonary doc didn't like idea from last pulminary doc wanting to stick scope into lungs. New doc says premature. When all said and done the new guy says allergy. Of course idiopathic. He prescribed Claritin and two nose sprays. That was 3 weeks ago and not going fast enough for me. Still bad cough but no as often.So I called doc. Doc now added a steroide puffer; very expensive. $80 my end after insurance pays their part. Fevers have gone and no one knows why I got them

Looks to me, at this point in time, I can renew my magazine subscriptions. By the way I have concluded it's better to listen or read others boring health stories. Way better than having your own stories to tell.

Posted to those who might gain some info or ideas that might help them, family or friends.

Coffeeman

A little more info. All through hospital stay had mild cough. Robitussin was the treatment of choice in hospital. Of course they did x-rays. Nothing there. The mild dry cough kept up and became so bad, after being kicked loose from hospital. My belly and side hurt like a broken rib would feel. Family doc gives me antibiotics, thinking the sinus might be infected causing drainage into lungs. Antibiotics because the fevers are still on table, unexplained. I also got a nose spray. Helped some. Cough eased. Then cough came back with vengence on 16th. I was coughing so bad I have shaken my guts to pieces. Back to family doc. He told me I had classic case of dry cough from sinus drainage. Doc gave me prednisone; 8 pills first day, 6 second day etc untill tomorrow morning; one pill. I started first dose about 5 PM. First day one must take 8 pills no matter how late one starts. Wow!! By morning cough was mostly gone. Today is 19th and I'm almost cough free. If I go outdoors I get a very slight cough. I wonder after Prednisone is gone, will cough come back.

I saw an ear, nose and throat (ENT) guy Friday. He wants x-ray of head sinus. ENT also suggested a camera looking into lungs might be next if x-ray of sinus shows nothing.

For now no fevers and cough is gone. Sometime one forgets how important health is. By the way, I am not complaining about my short hospital stay. I'm actually gratefull for mostly minor bumps in road. We all see so much pain around us. Sad stories of kids and folks from all ages. So many of the kids are are brave and in good spirit, in spite of their pain. We adults could learn a lot from them. A few days in hospital every so often and blood tests is not so bad compared to many others.

Cheers....Coffeeman