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[taimatsu]

Soooo, the co-codamol at midnight had no effect; I have spent an hour and a half coughing. I have just taken a whole dose of Robitussin and if that doesn't have any effect I am screwed.

I have been sitting in bed coughing almost solidly since 10.30. I just can't cope.

Update: I am contacting NHS Direct again. I need advice.

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[wednesday]

Hon, go to the doctor if this isn't improving. This sounds less and less like one of those cold/flu-ish acute cough fits, and more and more like bronchitis.

[taimatsu]

I've no chest pain or wheezing, just the coughing.

At the moment I feel as though something is stuck in my throat (like a pill, or something) and the whole back of my mouth is sensitised as a cough trigger.

I guess I will have to go to the doctor. I'm *fine* during the day, though - I just can't sleep. I've got to go to work tomorrow, though, even if they send me straight home again.

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[wednesday]

If your doctor's anything like mine, even an emergency appointment takes a day or so to go through anyhow. :/ So work and doctor need not necessarily interfere with one another (or maybe you can get an afternoon appointment or something).

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[taimatsu]

No, my doctor's surgery is good like that. I can see my doctor infrequently (he's part time, i have never mnet him). I can see anyone fir an urgent problem within 24 hours - i did that for my appt last week and got one within the hour. They also do an emergency appointment system if it's even worse than that. So I could basically see someone the same day if I needed to. It's a big practice.

[taimatsu]

Mmmm, and I think work will be interesting. I will be coughing less by the time I get there, but I will be running on no sleep, and I can't talk!

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[wednesday]

Ah, cool.

Ours is a pretty sizeable practice, with two surgeries, but they suddenly stopped allowing same-day appointments for any reason at the one by my place. (I'm not actually sure if they even allow them at the one at the other end of town.) No explanation. It was really bizarre; they're hardly hurting for doctors, and they're not even crowded when I go in.

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[taimatsu]

Weird.

NHSDirect says I need to get moisture into the air! So wet towel on radiator, steam inhalation, etc. They also say I should see the doctor tomorrow. I'm less sure about that, but as I'll be useless at work anyway through having No Sleep maybe it's not so bad. I'll talk to Robert about that in the morning.

I go to seek wetness and moistitude.

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[taimatsu]

Well, now my nose is clear but my throat/cough are still crappy.

I have nothing for hot drinks that I like. No blackcurrant, no lemons, no hot chocolate that isn't 4 years out of date... gah.

[kathminchin.livejournal.com]

last time I had a cough like that I ended up coughing up green gunk.

It turned out to be a bacterial infection, for which I got given antibiotics. (After checking with the doctor that no, he wasn't just giving them to me, there was an actual point to them.)

As the cough went within 2 days after that I conceded that in this case antibiotics were good.

The other thing I found was Vicks Vaposyrup for dry coughs is really good

[imc.livejournal.com]

NHSDirect says I need to get moisture into the air!

I would believe that. If I've woken up with a bit of asthma or a scratchy throat I do often feel better after standing in a hot shower. (Yes, I know about the state of your bathroom. . . I'd offer ours if it weren't 25 miles away.) You should probably go and seek a bowl of hot water and a towel (I realise you probably did this about 10 hours ago).