How can I build up my immune system?
I work in a primary school and therefore catch every cold going : (
I caught a particularly nasty one in November last year and as I didn't take any time off to rest, it turned into a chest infection with a painful patch of pleurisy at the bottom of my right lung.
I saw a doctor, had 2 weeks off and took antibiotics... but since then have never really been right. 3 weeks ago I went to Istanbul for a holiday at Easter break and was so ill - I had a deep hacking cough which was making me vomit, coughing up nasty coloured sputum and had lots of pain again in the same right lung patch.
As you can buy antibiotics over the counter there, with no need to visit a doctor, I took myself off to pharmacy and bought some strong amoxcycillin (sp?) It spoilt the holiday a little but I just took it as easy as I could and didn't drink alcohol and tried to rest abit... not easy when you have a friend that wants to see just about everything! ;) (I have been many times before so my need was not as bad) haha...
Anyway after returning home and getting back to work I have been really run down with cracks at the corners of my mouth that, apart from trying most things, won't seem to heal (had them since November) a about of vaginal thrush (which I suppose is due to taking antibiotics) and generally feeling not my usual self. The pain in my right side has settled down abit and I'm no longer using pain killers but it's still there when I have to stretch or pull myself up, or cough or sneeze... or laugh! :) someone suggested it may be muscular, due to the heavy coughing sessions.
Anyway sorry to prattle on... anyone else had anything similar that they just can't seem to shift? And anyone got any tips to build up the immune system fast?
Oh I saw a doctor after I came back from Turkey and she listened to my chest and said it seemed pretty clear and maybe I had got over the worst and was just sore, she said just rest and see if things clear up on their own... well if only! Haha not easy working full time and being a mum and a housekeeper : )
Kelebek:D
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