http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ How To Get Rid of Things: Forums Tag: cough en Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:10:22 +0000 http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/i-need-help-with-a-high-fever-and-the-coughing#post-159 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:30:02 +0000 samoya22 159@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>I don't think I'm qualified to make any recommendations, considering that you've consulted so many physicians so far, and I'm not a doctor. I think you'll just have to wait this one out. That's how a viral infection works. Keep taking the antibiotics, because those are going to prevent any secondary infection that might pop up because of your weakened immune system. If I were going to recommend on product, I would recommend Zicam. Zinc is said to exhibit antiviral properties, and my friend Kate swears by the Zicam Cold Remedy Gel Swabs.</p> <p>One more suggestion: go see your family physician, have him take a look at you, and refer you to an Ear Nose and Throat specialist. They call them otolaryngologists. I have been complaining of a dry throat and throat pain for 4 years, and until I saw the otolaryngologist, no one had even suggested that it was a problem with my tonsils. He wants them removed by the end of the summer.</p> <p>So, moral of the story is: when in doubt about your general practice doc go see a specialist, if you have the money/insurance. </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/i-need-help-with-a-high-fever-and-the-coughing#post-157 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:09:12 +0000 DragonFly 157@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>This has gone on for too long, i cant be sick like this! I am a single mom and a college student at a high-end academy and mid-terms are next week! ANY advice or suggestions/ideas would be reatly appreciated!</p> <p> I have tried so many things and i am on so many medications! I went out grocery shopping for my mom saturday evening and halfway through i started feeling funny; kinda nauseous and light-headed. By the time i got back to her place an hour later, i thought i was going to throw up. I went into town sunday afternoon to the adult urgent care after hours clinic, and i was turned away even though they were still open for another hour, they were finishing up with their "last patient" and they wanted to get home. So i made an appointment for monday at 11am, showed up and saw the doctor- he did tests for strep and bronchitis, both came back negative- all he could tell me was that i have "flu-like symptoms" and he prescribed me Azithromycin (anti-biotic) and Cheratussin (which has some codeine in it). I woke up at 4:30am this morning feeling like i was on fire and grabbed a very cold sprite o try to cool my body temp down, after i drank about a third of it, i noticed that my mouth heated right back up so i decided i needed to take my temperature again- it was 102.8 (my body temp normally runs at 97.6, so i had cause to worry). I was up visiting my mom and barely made it to her bedroom (major dizziness; i almost fell over a couple times). When i told her, she wanted to take me to the Emergency Room ASAP-i tried to convince her to let me wait until the motrin ive been taking kicked in. She started the car and we went into the E.R.-where they took me back right away. My blood was drawn and i was tested for Mono- another Negative (Thank God!). All they could tell me was that it is Viral and I will be contagious until my fever breaks. He wrote me a note excusing me from school for up to two weeks; but i cannot take that much time off and i cannot let my daughter catch this infection! (feels like my front side has been used as a punching bag from coughing so much!)</p> <p>My lungs are on fire, i cant stop coughing, my ears hurt badly (i have only one ear i can hear out of-my mom had measles in her first trimester with me and i was born deaf in one, so whenever the other starts to get infected, its an immediate trip to the doctor!) </p> <p>So i need to get rid of the bad fever, constant coughing, horrribly sore and swollen throat, earaches, and i need to get better!</p> <p>Any ideas?<br /> Thanks! </p>