I've had a bad cough for the past two weeks. It's really hacking, and sore. My throat is sore, my chest hurts, and I can't move without having a coughing fit.
I've just moved to a new area. It's three hours back to my GP. The nearest walk-in centre here is 45 minutes drive away, and I can't drive. There is no one to take me. I can't see a doctor until two weeks after I register, and they are up a big hill in town, so I can't walk there to plead with them.
I did get amoxicillin, but it's done nothing and I ran out today. During the day, it does settle a bit. Yesterday was okay. At night, it gets bad again and I can't breathe. Cough mixtures etc are not touching it at all.
NHS Direct told me to go to A&E last night but I couldn't get there. Today I'm sore and upset and so fed up of being ill. I've had to take two weeks off so far, and although uni can hear how ill I am, they now want medical evidence.
I don't know whether to go to A&E this morning. I'd have to get a taxi, and it'll be £20 each way, but there is no one who can take me. I've been ill for so long now. The only problem is, right now I can breathe okay, and my cough is more settled than it has been (although I just had a coughing fit and threw up whilst on the phone). I could get there and it seem fine.
Do I go? I've tried calling the NHS again but she keeps saying that there is no other option and I should get seen - the staff at A&E are likely to take a different view though, and I'm a wimp.
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CajaDeLaMemoria · 10/10/2012 11:32
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