I caught a cough in July,and DD2 got it at the same time.It lasted a week,then went,two weeks later it was back & I've had it ever since.After 3 weeks of it I went to the Drs,as it was driving me crackers.She told me to come back in 3 weeks if it hadn't gone,so this week,I went back again & saw a different Dr who was far more helpful.She said that coughs can take weeks to get rid of & that sometimes you are left with debris in the lungs which is hard to cough up & it could be that.She advised trying steam inhalations,but that if it hadn't gone in another 3 weeks,she'd send me for a chest x ray to rule out anything sinister.
Apparently as a non smoker,I'm low risk for lung cancer,but my cousins husband never smoked in his life either & was diagnosed with it last year.Thankfully his was caught in time,but I'm very scared now & struggling to stop feeling panicky about it.
Anyone got any advice?
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FuriousGeorge · 06/09/2008 12:05
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