Catching a Cold
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Like most people with BX when I catch a cold I get a lung infection and it lasts
for weeks. When is the best time to start antibiotics? At the start of a cold?
After a few days, a week or longer? Doctors seem to have different opinions.
This time i started on antibiotics after feeling unwell for 3 weeks.
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aitarg35939 patricia72498
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I'm curious, too. I spent the last year going by the gross rule of my sputum developing a flavor, tho when I could tell I was getting a quick sinus infection, we didn't wait even that long.
dancing_queen patricia72498
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I've been told that, as I know the signs of an infection starting, to start taking the antibiotics straight away. My signs are a change in colour of the sputum and a cough, which usually occurs after a cold or even without having a cold.
marion49836 dancing_queen
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dancing_queen marion49836
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I would most certainly say yes. everyone is different but, personally, I would try to be very aware of any change in how I feel even up to a month after the work being completed. The dust would most definitely affect my chest.
marion49836 patricia72498
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Hello Patricia. It is best to have a rescue pack with you at all times. Then you start the moment you feel bad. I did not have one with me this time and as I was staying up north I ended going to a all in centre who were extremely nice. If you take your antibiotics straight I think you'll find it clears up quicker. Good luck
patricia72498 marion49836
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I started to feel unwell again. After seeing the doctor I am now on a 10 day course.
I will make sure that the next rescue pack is for 10 days or longer.
marion49836 patricia72498
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johnboy1954 patricia72498
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Hello.
I have learnt and am learning from experience to take the AB's as soon as you 'feel' an infection coming on. The symptoms are quite individual I think. If I don't 'catch' the infection it can lead to months of being unwell.
Good luck
terry20899 patricia72498
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Hi am currently suffering from a bad chest, but I am notoriously bad for taking antibiotics. As long as I can keep functioning on a basic level walking slowly taking breathing as instructed, I get along. I am worried though that I will not recognise the symptoms until, I have a real bad infection it will too late, and as I am a carer for my wife as well I tread a fine line. I must add 2 winters ago although being told all of my previous 58 years I was asthmatic I had a really bad Autumn and winter with regular antibiotics Chest xrays about 5 then a CT scan confirmed the Bronchiectasis symptons and now under the hospital respitory and local teams the following year I was perhaps fortunate to have a bad attack early on more antibiotics and then when better still had some left, which are my supply if things go wrong, but mostly I have found is breathing exercises and that leading to removal of sputum from my lungs helps me enormously. So fingers crossed and feeling a little breathless I soldier on.
marion49836 terry20899
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I understand from my consultant that the more chest infections you get, the more you damage your lungs so it is important you take antibiotics as soon as you can I agree though it is so good to clear the gunk which helps with breathing Stay well and best wishes
pam81116 patricia72498
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Hugs Pam