Had to go A&E with flare up
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Hi Everyone on here Happy healthy new year to you all i am 57 I've had had Asthma all my life finallaly diagnosed with Broncheastis in 2014 Chest Doc reckons ive always had it
Anyway 2 weeks ago i couldnt get my gp and went to a locum he told to go to A&E were i waited for 8 hrs to see a doc there they took blood chest xray ecg and came back with i had a chest infection and to take augmentin duo 625mg for 7 days it helped alright but symptoms came back after 4 days Wheezing coughing the usual stuff i am still not great and wonder should i go back to the A&E or wait till i get to see my GP
Has anyone on here ever went to the a&e when the
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irishrob
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david_25160 irishrob
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steve62514 irishrob
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All this to be delivered with max politeness and respect but also with resolve. They may not be able to find a chest specialist on the day and the doctor that you do see may advise that a sputum analysis is now a waste of time. Discuss with whoever you do see whether, given the initial failure of the Augmentin, you should move to a different broad spectrum antibiotic and have a kick off injected dose. Something like Levofloxacin would be appropriate (but more expensive to them than Doxycycline which would also be an OK choice.
sam90709 irishrob
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Bummer to have to go to A&E. Sounds like you've got an infection that the augmenting didn't clear up. Go to doctor and give sputum sample and find out exactly what bug you've got and what it is sensitive to.
Happy New year
S
pinksnugsy irishrob
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Good luck
Rachel
irishrob
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