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aftermath of pneumonia??

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beverley58530
beverley58530

Hi, I had pneumonia in may. I feel fine now in myself, my chest

X ray is clear, no chest sounds, only occasional wheezing ( I am

on seretide and salamol inhalers ) but I am still coughing? I sometimes cough up " white" mucus, usually its more like saliva?

Gp says am fine, asthma nurse doesn't want to see me for 3

months, so is this normal. Am really fed up of coughing!!!

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  • Nanny1086
    Nanny1086 beverley58530

    Posted

    Hi ,I'm the same ,last year was a complete right of for me health wise ,a continuous productive cough that was not only depressing for me but embarrassing to ,no infection just white mucus ,then after months I did get an infection ,and was prescribed Doxecyclone antibiotics for two weeks that seemed to clear the infection up ,and less mucus.i was told to clear my chest 2/3 times a day ,I was prescribed a flutter devise to help cough up the sticky mucus from the bottom of my lungs,as that is where all the germs build up and infections grow ,this helped quite a lot and finaly the cough subsided, take care ,

    I have asthma ,Bronchietis ,emphasyma ,

    I wish you better health .

    • beverley58530
      beverley58530 Nanny1086

      Posted

      Hi, thanks, its good to know I'm sort of "normal",

      You're right, its embarrassing coughing all the time, my work

      mates must be so fed up. What is a flutter device? Never heard of that. I would be fine if I could only get rid of this rattly

      cough. Take care.☺

    • Nanny1086
      Nanny1086 beverley58530

      Posted

      Hi ,it's a devise that was given to me by my GP as the pulmary rehab nurse recommended me to use it ,,,,,it's a small devise looks a bit like a mans smoking pipe ,there on amazon about £45 ,or from your GP ,it's that simple to use and to look at you'll think ,,,,,how ,can that help ,,,,but it does ,,,,it puts less strain on you aswell ,have a look on you tube there are videos that will show you how to use them ,,,,,rather than me trying to explain ,,,,also read the reviews on amazon ,,,,I honestly wouldn't be without mine ,,,and the best thing is ,,,,,there's no medication involved ,,,,just your hough ,,,,please have a look and let me know what you think ,I'd be interested to hear what you think.good luck I hope you feel better soon ,
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