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jazmia
jazmia

i have been to doc with what she said is a virul infection ,but appears to be a chest infectio to me ,can anyone help here that has had the same ,i am suffering with headache ,cough, runny nose ,aches and pains in back legs and arms  and now the runs also this morning.

please tell me this is normal for a virus . 

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  • neville93106
    neville93106 jazmia

    Posted

    Bear in mind that "a virus" can be anything of a thousand different diseases, some attack to the nervous system, some attack the heart, some attack the muscles and so on. So the fact that your chest feels rather as if you have bronchitis or something like that does not mean it is not a virus.  You have to rely of medical advice, not on guesses by your friends in the internet world.  So make sure you see your doctor, and if need INSIST of seeing a chest specialist.  (And remember that if it is a virus antibiotics cannot help, since they do not attack viruses.  They can however help you to avoid the viral illness turning into a bacterial illness due to your being weakened by the virus.). But DONT for your sake rely on guesses by people on the internet,  DEMAND to see a specialist.

    good luck

    neville

    • jazmia
      jazmia neville93106

      Posted

      was at doctors yesterday and she did theusual checks ,but was adament it is a virus and have to sit it out ,worries me as feel so ill with it and i am 73 years old which dont suppose helps ,but we have to believe in our doctors i suppose ,plus she was also adament i did not warrant medication 

      thank you for the reply 

  • neville93106
    neville93106 jazmia

    Posted

    Well, I hope you get better soon.  I am 80 and have progressive pulmonary fibrosis, which is being kept in check with the first ever medication that has existed and only appeared in. May this year, so while there's life there's soap as the laundress used to say!  You have a good chance of getting better.  Keep warm and take it easy!

    neville

    • jazmia
      jazmia neville93106

      Posted

      hi neville ,

      thank you so much for your reply ,and sorry to hear you are suffering as well but brilliant that there is a new medication for you to try,i'm  afraid i dont have much faith in doctors or hospitals ,but thats after having some reall bad experiences with my mum and late husband ,plus everry one of our doctors has left the practise and we have 7 new ones now ,all very young and appear to have no time for us oldies ,it could just be me of course thinking like this but she did not instill any confidence in me when visiting her yeasterday,however i will sit it out as she told me to do ,and hope i recover ,also hope you are finding a difference with new meds 

      Renee

  • carenj
    carenj jazmia

    Posted

    Hi Jazmia,

    Viral infection of respiratory track present with these many symptoms. It has its own course and disappears without medicine. Considering age and immune factor you may need to take antibiotic prescribed by our GP to avoid secondary bacterial infection. If your doctor has examined you and diagnosed it as viral infection then don’t worry. Just try to take as much rest as you can. Take plenty of water. Have healthy diet and steam inhalation. As viral produces profound fatigue and weakness these supplementary aids will help you to maintain your immune status and overcome on energy loss in short time. Keep watch on symptoms. They should go off by week. If no then fix appointment with your GP.

  • lucynewas
    lucynewas jazmia

    Posted

    Yes this is normal.  Hot drinks, lots of rest and paracetemol to keep the temperature down.
    • jazmia
      jazmia lucynewas

      Posted

      hi there,

      had to go back to doc on friday and she prescribed CLARITHAMYCIN 500grms twice daily ,it is clearing infection ,but making me have all sorts of side effects ,exhausted, breathless ,terrible bitter taste ,etc but sticking them out until thursday to see what happens when have taken the full course and hopefully will feel much better as sure i can not feel worse ,but one good point is my oxygen levels were very low for one week but now up to 98.7 so some good done along the line 

      thank you for all who have posted 

    • lucynewas
      lucynewas jazmia

      Posted

      stick to the course of antibiotics - if you develop a rash see your GP straight away!
    • jazmia
      jazmia lucynewas

      Posted

      Thanks ,i am sticking to them for another two days ,but up to now no rash ,only lots of other side effects and not pleasant at all,i do get a rash with penaciiin so that a no no 
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