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11-28-2022, 07:17 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,553
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The non productive cough from hell
Don't get it... sucks
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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11-28-2022, 07:21 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Somerset Ma
Posts: 1,841
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Every year around mid January my wife developed a dry hacking cough. Its awful and relentless and keeps me up at night. We heat the house with wood and always have a pan of water on the stove to add moisture so not sure its the dry air or not. Its usually around for 4 to 6 weeks and then its gone. Poor thing is miserable when it starts.
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11-29-2022, 07:04 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
Posts: 17,126
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Too late
Went thru my household I came down with it last week Tuesday before Thanksgiving ruined our plans to go to my folks for that day. I avoided it for weeks as the kids recovered but one bad nights sleep and got it from the wife even though I had been taking Elderberry concentrate. Run down from over working, building addition for MIL and also taking care of my parents.
Sinuses are not liking this virus
Wife still coughing a bit 2 weeks later now starting a steroid. Sucks but at least it’s not the Wu-Flu
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11-29-2022, 11:23 AM
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Always a Rookie
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: South Shore Long Island, NY
Posts: 475
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Dry cough, you want pears and your choice of tea with honey. I wouldn't use ginger, cinnamon, or anything warming since you are dried out enough.
Climate control is brutal indoors
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"Your first word was "Fishing", not "Mom", not "Dad", "FISHING." - Mom
Black, White, Chartreuse/Parrot = the Holy Trinity
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11-29-2022, 02:46 PM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,893
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Raven!! Where the hell is he when you need him?
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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12-06-2022, 08:51 AM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
Posts: 8,664
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piemma
Raven!! Where the hell is he when you need him?
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12-06-2022, 09:03 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,553
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I am headed to an urgent care place to get a chest xray. PCP just tried to hold me off...
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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12-07-2022, 11:44 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,553
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Urgent care was awesome. Be nice if regular doctors office/my PCP would do the same. They wouldn't even see me...
Made appointment the night before and did pre-registration bs. This was with AFC American Family Care.
Had to wait as is a walk in too. Of the five people I initiated the discussion with in the wait area, all had also been put off by their PCP, three by same Physicians group, but some in different offices... They had different symptoms from mine like stuffed up, sinus, flu, bad cold, but all had the cough...
I was given Covid test, EKG, and chest x-ray. Not pneumonia, which was my fear, but bronchial with inflammation of lungs. Was given a nebulizer (which allowed me to do more than I had been able to do for ten days) and scripts for prednizone and azithromycine. So a steroid and antibiotic. Took them after dinner and then the codeine cough med from PCP. Woke up feeling like a million bucks! I did fade a bit after an hour and ate before taking today's course of meds.
Bottomline; I should have done this week one! Not waited until I was into third week. PCP will hear from me through the patient gateway, after I am really good. That will be to cancel an upcoming review of bloodwork for my new cholesterol drug results. I see no need to get that test until I am done with these meds and am healthy. But they did next to nothing for me while the local urgent care place was aces!
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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11-29-2022, 06:52 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
Posts: 21,719
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Kennel cough.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device
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12-07-2022, 01:29 PM
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Ledge Runner Baits
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: I live in a house, but my soul is at sea.
Posts: 8,709
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Sounds like it might be time to look for a new PCP, I dumped one years back and love my new one, in on time, informed and easy to get in to see when needed.
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12-07-2022, 06:35 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,164
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Got Stripers
Sounds like it might be time to look for a new PCP, I dumped one years back and love my new one, in on time, informed and easy to get in to see when needed.
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My last PCP in the States was a guy in Plymouth, who was the same way. If you had a 9:30 appointment, at 9:32 at the latest, a nurse would bring you in, weigh you, take your vitals, and in less than 5 minutes after that, the doctor would come in, and always ask if I had any questions at the end of the exam. |
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01-14-2023, 08:33 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
Posts: 7,260
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I'm dealing with this now I've had a sore throat and dry cough sense before Christmas
I hate it and it sucks to sleep
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