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88sunflower · Jan 14, 2011, 08:15 AM

Stringer that's what he had, bronchitis. But we caught it on time before it got worse. I had that pretty bad myself a few years back. Its not fun. Take care of yourself. If you have to be in the hospital then so be it. Get better.

smoothy · Jan 14, 2011, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by Stringer

Ha, you caught my somewhat subtlety. :)

Sunny

Bronchitis that turned into pneumonia, very weak and my lungs are fighting me a lot.

Got to take care of that... or it will take care of you.

Not something to fool with. I've known a couple people that keeled over dead from walking pneumonia they didn't know they had.

tickle · Jan 14, 2011, 08:16 AM

Are you a smoker Stringer ? If you are I guess you have heard this before, but maybe time to throw that pack away and get your lungs back in shape. I am sorry to hear you are under the weather, very uncomfortable to have that condition. Update when you can please. Hugs.

Tick

88sunflower · Jan 14, 2011, 08:17 AM

I agree smoothy.

Stringer · Jan 14, 2011, 08:24 AM

Tick

Sadly yes I smoke. I am going to start Chantix again after this is over. Although I am not smoking much at all presently, it hurts too much.

It seems that all I want to do is stay in bed and sleep/rest, so weak. But this coughing is something that a chemist would have a ball diagnosing... strange.

I'll get over this, promise.

88sunflower · Jan 14, 2011, 08:47 AM

Nothing touched my husbands cough. He still has it mildly but its not knocking him down. Scares me. He also is diabetic. Has been for 32 years. Good luck Stringer. Get to the hospital if that's what they are suggesting. You know we all like to nag here with worry.

Stringer · Jan 14, 2011, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by 88sunflower

Nothing touched my husbands cough. He still has it mildly but its not knocking him down. Scares me. He also is diabetic. Has been for 32 years. Good luck Stringer. Get to the hospital if thats what they are suggesting. You know we all like to nag here with worry.

Thanks for caring.

He has to take care of himself when he is sick especially being a diabetic, I have diabetes also.

88sunflower · Jan 14, 2011, 08:58 AM

I do remember you saying you were diabetic. Only pills right now? Your not on insulin? He has been on the pump for maybe 5 years now. Best thing he has ever done.

Stringer · Jan 14, 2011, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by 88sunflower

I do remember you saying you were diabetic. Only pills right now? Your not on insulin? He has been on the pump for maybe 5 years now. Best thing he has ever done.

Yes pills.

And I take two shots of Byetta daily. I have diabetes II.

tickle · Jan 14, 2011, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by Stringer

Tick

Sadly yes I smoke. I am going to start Chantix again after this is over. Although I am not smoking much at all presently, it hurts too much.

It seems that all I want to do is stay in bed and sleep/rest, so weak. But this coughing is something that a chemist would have a ball diagnosing...strange.

I'll get over this, promise.

Diabetes is auto immune disease, so when you get a hit with something like this, it is hard to recover quickly. I am diabetic too, one metformin a day and just got a good bill of health from my doctor at my six months check up. I am happy about that. Unfortunately, a lot of my clients are diabetics and having trouble in old age with renal failure, dialysis, etc. but only because when they were a bit younger, diabetes wasn't treated or dia gnosed the same way.

Get that immune system up and running properly my friend !

Tick

88sunflower · Jan 14, 2011, 09:25 AM

I am not 100% sure what he is on. I was so good for a long time knowing in case I needed to. But at this point I just know how to test his blood sugar if I need to. Which I have needed to. Was a scary time.

Stringer · Jan 14, 2011, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by tickle

Diabetes is auto immune disease, so when you get a hit with something like this, it is hard to recover quickly. I am diabetic too, one metformin a day and just got a good bill of health from my doctor at my six months check up. I am happy about that. Unfortunately, a lot of my clients are diabetics and having trouble in old age with renal failure, dialysis, etc., but only because when they were a bit younger, diabetes wasnt treated or dia gnosed the same way.

Get that immune system up and running properly my friend !

tick

I agree Tick, thanks, I do my best but that is not always easy. I know the consequences if I don't.

Aurora_Bell · Jan 14, 2011, 09:56 AM

Stringer, I hope you feel better soon! Please quit smoking as soon as you can. When I had pneumonia, I was in hospital for 3 weeks! The doctor said if I could get up and walk around a little each day it would help with the coughing as well as the pneumonia. Make sure to stay away from the cough medicine.

I hope you feel better soon, you'll be in my thoughts!

Stringer · Jan 14, 2011, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell

Stringer, I hope you feel better soon! Please quit smoking as soon as you can. When I had pneumonia, I was in hospital for 3 weeks! The doctor said if I could get up and walk around a little each day it would help with the coughing as well as the pneumonia. Make sure to stay away from the cough medicine.

I hope you feel better soon, you'll be in my thoughts!

Thanks Bella, I hae my third appointment with my doctor this Monday at 8:30 AM, we'll see. I plan on taking it easy this weekend though.

My doctor also has me on Mucunex DM.I have finished both of the antibiotics he prescribed.

Aurora_Bell · Jan 14, 2011, 12:45 PM

That scares me that he has you taking DM, only because a friend of mine who had pneumonia was taking cough medicine with DM, and his lungs were closing up, he was literally being smothered to death. He is okay now, but I just worry! And a member here (I'll let them name them selves) was using cough medicine, and ended up with pneumonia pretty bad! She had me worried for a while too. She quit smoking, and she was a CHAIN smoker (Sorry :) )! *Hint, hint* ;)

Please keep us posted!

Stringer · Jan 14, 2011, 01:55 PM

Thanks Bella,

As I said, I am going back to my doctor on Monday I'll ask him about the DM.

tickle · Jan 14, 2011, 02:00 PM

Yes, to both of you and good advice bella about the DM. I had answered a post a week ago about this and antibiotics. Doctors in my area here are very cautious of prescribing antibiotics or cough medicine for pneumonia, and TB is on the rise again. There was a real epidemic in the martimes l00 years ago and patients were sent to the mountains for fresh air and sleeping outdoors. That sort of 'natural medicine' is still prescribed after all this time.

Stringer has his finger on his treatment plan, don't you string.

I am sure you have heard enough of this today, sorry.

Tick

Stringer · Jan 14, 2011, 04:49 PM

Advice from all of you is greatly appreciated. I am going to stop the DM until I see my GP.

Thanks.

redhed35 · Jan 14, 2011, 05:20 PM

I just gave my very much so justified reddie of the year,I think that's the 4th or 5th one since I joined...

88sunflower · Jan 14, 2011, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by redhed35

i just gave my very much so justified reddie of the year,i think thats the 4th or 5th one since i joined.....

I just got my first reddie the other day. Funny it made me laugh. I always thought I was going to be crushed but I just shrugged. I more then expected it. From a kid. Surprise.