No sense at all

[susandennis]

I am still coughing. I am still kind of a little short of breath. Is it better to try and swim or even swim a little bit? Or rest? Is it better to go out and walk around the block to build up strength or rest?

My doctor would be able to tell me and also would give me prednizone which would fix it but he won't be back until Friday. Today is Tuesday.

So I thought, I'll call my lung doctor and ask him. So I get this really kind young woman and try to ask her by giving her the minimal amount of background and holy crap. I muddled up the whole thing and also had a coughing fit while I tried to talk.

I think she's probably traumatized. I told her that it all sounded very reasonable and rational in my head when I apologized. She'd gone off now to ask the doctor and will call me back. I am very glad I don't have to hear what she actually says to him. (Both doctors work in the same place and, I hope, Dr. Lung can see the details of what Dr. Regular put in my records last week. Both doctors are also named Dr. Lee.)

FYI I'm very tired of coughing. So I wait. Regardless of the answer, I've decided on pizza for dinner.

Comments

[lostincandyrain.livejournal.com]

I hope that Dr. Lung can get you the prednizone. I'm so sorry that you're still struggling with this!

[susandennis]

That would be the best! I don't know if he's a prednizone guy or not. Some doctors are easy with it and others aren't. My regular doctor sent me to an allergy guy when I first got the COPD diagnosis. The allergy guy was a jerk BUT he did advocate my having a supply of prednizone available at all times. Maybe I should have overlooked his jerkiness.

[maju01.livejournal.com]

Hope you can get rid of this cough one way or another soon. It sounds very unpleasant.

[hopefulspirit.livejournal.com]

I really hope Dr. Lung gets you what you need to feel better, that sounds miserable. Pizza is a great idea.

[celluloid-jam.livejournal.com]

Worried about this cough of yours!

[missflower98.livejournal.com]

Feel free to ignore any or all advice I'm about to give you, as I dislike when people tell me what to do......Anyway, here goes-
I've been keeping my 90 yr old mothers pulmonary issues under control with Albuterol inhalers, prednisone when appropriate and Musinex - or any over the counter chest congestion/Mucus relief with Guaifenesin. She takes it daily and it relieves and thins mucus (that you don't even necessarily realize you have). It seems to have been the magic bullet along with the Albuterol and Prednisone to keep her out of the hospital so many times now.
I hope you get your prednisone and don't have to wait till the weekend.

[susandennis]

Interesting! I had not heard that about the guaifenesin. Thank you. Very much!

And I'm on the way to pick up the prednisone right now.

[howeird]

Isn't that Robitussin?

[nattalie-m.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should rest a little. There are a lot of tips to stop coughing, did you try them?

[jwg.livejournal.com]

Some of the coughing may be caused by post-naslal drip - a problem that often have that causes a bit of coughing. When this happens I use a neti pot - hot water with salt that helps clear out nasal passages.