I don't have copious amounts of mucus, even when I cough stuff up. It's light yellow or clear. And the fact that I'm stronger tells me it isn't bacterial or getting worse.
Here in Maryland we got.... 3 snowflakes. Yup, it was quite the blizzard. I was disappointed because I love the snow. But since it makes getting around much more difficult for me it's good that it didn't happen while I'm sick.
I feel your pain...I'm on cold number 2 from people at work that insist on coming in sick. Annoying...I don't know how many ways I can ask people to stay away. The boss even told people to work from home if they are sick, but no they insist on coming in.
~ Bob
Yeah, it's very frustrating. You can take all the precautions in the world but without the cooperation of those around you on a regular basis, you can get into trouble.
In rare occasions I have seen patients come in with almost 6 months having a sinus infection and the only symptoms was a runny nose on and off. They also had to be treated with a powerful antibiotic. If cold like symptoms persist over a month, then I suspect infection.
I started antibiotics (Augmentin) a couple days ago because I wasn't getting better and have sizeable fatigue. I also had a few sweats and chills, so I thought a bacterial infection might be brewing. I've taken 2 days' worth of the antibiotic and have had very bad stomach pain and diarrhea (going 5 times in 10 minutes). I don't think I can continue taking it--at least not today. I'm going to stop for today and call my doc tomorrow.
In 2007 I was hospitalized with severe intestinal inflammation after just 1 or 2 doses of amoxicillin. (Augmentin is a combo of amoxicillin and clavulinic acid) I'm wondering if I can take this drug again.
Yeah, I just don't see how I can take 7 days of this. It's gotten exponentially worse with each dose. I'm allergic to 2 other classes of antibiotics, so we don't always have a lot of choices. But there should still be something I can take. I could page them and get a different prescription today, but I don't think my gut could handle it. I'm gonna let my gut recover a bit today and call them tomorrow.
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