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Coughing for 4 weeks!

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robert86360
robert86360

I started coughing 4 weeks ago, which included retching and heaving very painful, I went on anti-biotics for a week which gave me no improvment.

My doctor then referred me to Hospital where I had a full check up i;e Bloods,ECG, and Chest X-ray. The hospital told me all ok!! and it must be a virus that will clear up in a few days.I am now retching worse than ever cannot lie down and haven't slept for 3 weeks. I am now seeking help??

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  • Scampi18
    Scampi18 robert86360

    Posted

    Hi Robert 

    sorry you are so ill, it sounds awful, keep going back to hospital and insist they do some more checks, surely a virus would have shown up in the blood tests.

    its easy enough for me to say that, been there done that and everytime been sent home drugged to the eyeballs and told to be refered by my gp. 

    Did you not have a stomach scan, oh I get so angry with the nhs, we have such a great thing and we can't get what we would like.

    personally I think if you go to hospital, you should automatically have ct scan, X-rays and work down from there.

    i hope you feel better soon, sorry not much help.

  • anbuma
    anbuma robert86360

    Posted

    hi  robert.i ahd a cough fro two years before dr done anything.have hiatsu hernia diverticulitis and duodenitis.barium meal scan showed difficulty swallowing with food gettign stuck in my throat.haitus hernia etc detected by endoscopy and colonoscopy ,think oyu need these done as  xrays dont show intestinal canal   or inside stomach/oesophagus.
  • AlanJM
    AlanJM robert86360

    Posted

    I think I would return to your GP to have a review of your situation.  The GP should be able to have access to the hospital reports.  Obviously something is wrong.

    My thinking would be that either it needs a different antibotic (?) depending on what you had in the first place, or it is a persistent virus, or it is something in your stomach that an endoscopy may help to diagnose (eg stomach ulcer?).

     

    • anbuma
      anbuma AlanJM

      Posted

      hi Alan /i agree Robert definitley needs his dr to arrange an endoscopy ,maybe a barium meal.they  both gave me a diagnosis for my stomach problems and  difficulty swallowing as in my message above to Robert
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