I have a chest infection again

[peliroja]

Just had a great two hour sleep, woken up   by Woolly checking on me. Which is allowed.

Still feel rubbish. 

[Sergeant Pluck]

Bah

Edit:

Bah 

[peliroja]

Feel rubbisher and rubbisher today. Bummer.

I think my Scotland work trip might be off. 

[woollypigs]

hurray \o/ but get well soon my dear

[peliroja]

Hurray to which bit? 

I'm off back to sweat it out in bed. 

[hellymedic]

Feel rubbisher and rubbisher today. Bummer.

I think my Scotland work trip might be off. 

Oh dear!
Get well soon!
Maybe you doctor will agree to antibiotics for you now. I certainly feel you need to see one again soon.

[woollypigs]

Hurray to which bit? 

I'm off back to sweat it out in bed. 

To the bit that you will be home and I can take care of you.

[RichForrest]

Hurray to which bit? 

I'm off back to sweat it out in bed. 

To the bit that you will be home and I can take care of you help you sweat it out in bed.

FTFY 

[Sergeant Pluck]

I think my Scotland work trip might be off. 

Very wise.

[Maffie]

With asthma ive always find if I get a chest infection they give me antibiotics straight away and steroids. I find not letting cold air near my mouth helps as it takes my breath when walking about and can make the chest infection feel much worse.

[peliroja]

I'm seeing a different doctor this pm, got a cancellation. Let's see what s/he says...

[Wowbagger]

Whisky. If you can't get to Scotland, make Scotland come to you. 

GWS!

[peliroja]

Whisky. If you can't get to Scotland, make Scotland come to you. 

GWS!

Thanks Wow. But I don't drink!

Saw the doc. He said he hardly ever gives out antibiotics, and as my chest infection is 'over the worst stage' he wasn't going to make an exception for me.

I could have done without my boss emailing me all day and suggesting I might like to dial in for a meeting. No, I'm off sick!! 

[Jakob]

Saw the doc. He said he hardly ever gives out antibiotics, and as my chest infection is 'over the worst stage' he wasn't going to make an exception for me.

I don't get this. I understand not giving for colds & flus, but a chest infection?. If it doesn't improve, go to the NHS clinic in Soho Square. Best NHS treatment, I've ever received and that was on a day when they were understaffed due to illness. (It also made me decide that I wasn't going to put up with grumpy local GP's any longer, when I could get treated much better there, by a doctor that at the very least pretended to listen to what I said).
 Rant, rant, NHS this, rave, GPs that, rave, etc...

[Wendy]

Maybe you need a new doctor?

[Jakob]

Yeah..when I tried to do that, I was treated like a criminal!
I'm glad to leave the NHS behind. It's one thing I wont miss from the UK.

[peliroja]

Woolly tried to make me sweat it out last night (and I assure you, this is entirely work safe  ) by making sure I wasn't allowed any part of my anatomy save the top of my head outside the duvet.

It was most uncomfortable. 

[clarion]

With asthma ive always find if I get a chest infection they give me antibiotics straight away and steroids. I find not letting cold air near my mouth helps as it takes my breath when walking about and can make the chest infection feel much worse.

Antibiotics and steroids together can be counterproductive because of their effects.  It should be steroids for an exacerbation of asthma, including viral infections.

Chest infections should get antibiotics, and maybe steroids as your symptoms subside, which gives your body the strength to recover.

to Peli's doctor for being such a git.

[peliroja]

I had a horrendous night last night, coughing and unable to breathe. 

Poor Woolly. I think I'll be sleeping in the other room tonight. 

[clarion]

Not good, rumbling on this long and not improving.  Sound case for those damn antibiotics if ever I heard one.  I know we need to cut down our prescribing of them, and I'm a bad example, cause I spend most winters spooling through the common ones, but when they're needed, they are needed. </soapbox>

[CathH]

This is very worrying.  My other half had a chest infection earlier this year and was advised by our GP that soon they will not be prescribing for ear infections and chest infections.  Which led me to wonder what's going to happen when my next bi-annual dose of bronchitis shows up.  Last time, it was so bad within 3 days that I had to get a taxi to the GP's surgery.  Will I end up in hospital with pneumonia?

Sorry to hear about this Peli, I hope it clears up soon.

[clarion]

I've not seen a change of advice from NICE, so the clinical indications still hold.  Normal warnings about not over-prescribing apply, of course, and a practice may have its own internal protocols, but that would be worrying news indeed.

I need to draw up a will...

[Sergeant Pluck]

I had a horrendous night last night, coughing and unable to breathe. 

Poor Woolly. I think I'll be sleeping in the other room tonight. 

I hope you stayed off work then?

My own chest is not very good and I'm off to the GP tomorrow - this is the same one as on the Hilly 80 Going on far too long - I imagine you have the same bug Peli.

[peliroja]

Yes, stayed off work, but so much is piling up that I need to deal with, so am online at home.

Hope you feel better, Pluckster. Let me know what your doc says.

[Fi]

How about a nebuliser with just some saline to get the gunk up?  Would your doc do that for you Peli?