Hound dog
Nana's are Beautiful
That's what I'm calling it. It's an appropriate name I think.
I've been sick as a dog since I think either late Jan or early Feb......I know early Feb as it prevented me from going to Brandon's birthday and I'd already been sick a couple of wks at that point. It's now what? Mid march.
I am not getting better. In fact in some ways getting worse as now I'm very weak. medications don't help much at all. None. Cough suppressant does help me stop coughing long enough to catch my breath when the coughing gets bad. But doesn't really help me stop coughing either.......just makes it longer between fits.
The weakness doesn't go away no matter how much sleep I get.
My furnace stays below 60 degrees even on the coldest days unless the grands are here because of the fever........any higher and I feel like I'm on fire.
I was thinking the kidney issues were drawing it out and complicating things. I am having issues that way too which is not helping matters.
Travis is still sick showing no signs of getting better. husband is still sick although not near as sick as Travis and I....but he does have the cough that won't let go.
Then I started talking to other people. I have family all over and friends all over the country.
The dentists receptionist, who is otherwise healthy 20 something, has had it for 4 months despite 2 rounds of strong antibiotics/steriods and has given up on those as they didn't do a thing. Several of her extended family also have it and cant' get rid of it.
My mom has had it for 6 wks. Has also done steriods/antibiotics, has also given up on them as they did little to nothing to help. She's finding more relief in old fashion home remedies.....vicks ect.
My sis in texas has been battling it since before xmas. Also did steriods/antibiotics. Is showing no sign of getting better. Each of her 3 grown kids have it too and her eldest granddaughter.
There are several people in town here that tell me the same story. Seems all you have to do is have a coughing fit in the store and people recognize it.......come over and at least let you know you're not alone.
Many more around the country. Same senerios.
This is not your average flu bug. Not by any means. I had the swine flu last year, and if it hadn't gone into pneumonia it wouldn't have lasted so long.
Maybe this is a evolved version of swine. I dunno. Maybe a new one all together.
I've tried all OTC medications available. I haven't done the steriods/antibiotic method because it's a virus and antibiotics do nothing for a virus and I've no secondary infection. (thankfully) I drink several glasses of the V8 fusion to make sure I'm getting vitamins as eating......I do try hard to eat well......but it's iffy, some times I'm just too exhausted to bother. Right now I do tylenol (fever), cough suppressant (to breathe). That's it. Vaporizer makes it worse not better. Mucinex no longer works. Expectorants, which should be a good thing, make it worse because with this darn bug it's already almost impossible to stop coughing.......the expectorant just seems to keep that going. I had to quit taking it. But thankfully my lungs aren't symptomatic of pneumonia.
The cough will drive you crazy. The weakness is horrible and can be downright scary at times. Getting across the room is a major feat that can be exhausting. Activity can cause me to sleep for hours on end. Too bad you don't wake up feeling stronger. ugh
I am so fed up with this. I want it to go away. And I want to feel human again.
Docs don't call it anything except a virus. But I have to wonder after talking to so many people in so many areas. And it is possible the CDC either hasn't gotten wind of this one......or isn't screaming an alert after the swine flu, which was bad, didn't go nearly as bad as they said it would. (one never knows with gvt agencies lol )
I've been sick as a dog since I think either late Jan or early Feb......I know early Feb as it prevented me from going to Brandon's birthday and I'd already been sick a couple of wks at that point. It's now what? Mid march.
I am not getting better. In fact in some ways getting worse as now I'm very weak. medications don't help much at all. None. Cough suppressant does help me stop coughing long enough to catch my breath when the coughing gets bad. But doesn't really help me stop coughing either.......just makes it longer between fits.
The weakness doesn't go away no matter how much sleep I get.
My furnace stays below 60 degrees even on the coldest days unless the grands are here because of the fever........any higher and I feel like I'm on fire.
I was thinking the kidney issues were drawing it out and complicating things. I am having issues that way too which is not helping matters.
Travis is still sick showing no signs of getting better. husband is still sick although not near as sick as Travis and I....but he does have the cough that won't let go.
Then I started talking to other people. I have family all over and friends all over the country.
The dentists receptionist, who is otherwise healthy 20 something, has had it for 4 months despite 2 rounds of strong antibiotics/steriods and has given up on those as they didn't do a thing. Several of her extended family also have it and cant' get rid of it.
My mom has had it for 6 wks. Has also done steriods/antibiotics, has also given up on them as they did little to nothing to help. She's finding more relief in old fashion home remedies.....vicks ect.
My sis in texas has been battling it since before xmas. Also did steriods/antibiotics. Is showing no sign of getting better. Each of her 3 grown kids have it too and her eldest granddaughter.
There are several people in town here that tell me the same story. Seems all you have to do is have a coughing fit in the store and people recognize it.......come over and at least let you know you're not alone.
Many more around the country. Same senerios.
This is not your average flu bug. Not by any means. I had the swine flu last year, and if it hadn't gone into pneumonia it wouldn't have lasted so long.
Maybe this is a evolved version of swine. I dunno. Maybe a new one all together.
I've tried all OTC medications available. I haven't done the steriods/antibiotic method because it's a virus and antibiotics do nothing for a virus and I've no secondary infection. (thankfully) I drink several glasses of the V8 fusion to make sure I'm getting vitamins as eating......I do try hard to eat well......but it's iffy, some times I'm just too exhausted to bother. Right now I do tylenol (fever), cough suppressant (to breathe). That's it. Vaporizer makes it worse not better. Mucinex no longer works. Expectorants, which should be a good thing, make it worse because with this darn bug it's already almost impossible to stop coughing.......the expectorant just seems to keep that going. I had to quit taking it. But thankfully my lungs aren't symptomatic of pneumonia.
The cough will drive you crazy. The weakness is horrible and can be downright scary at times. Getting across the room is a major feat that can be exhausting. Activity can cause me to sleep for hours on end. Too bad you don't wake up feeling stronger. ugh
I am so fed up with this. I want it to go away. And I want to feel human again.
Docs don't call it anything except a virus. But I have to wonder after talking to so many people in so many areas. And it is possible the CDC either hasn't gotten wind of this one......or isn't screaming an alert after the swine flu, which was bad, didn't go nearly as bad as they said it would. (one never knows with gvt agencies lol )