5 days of antibiotics, no change, back to the Doctors?

[Whyismycatanasshat]

Irritatingly I think people are about to agree with my DP but… I had mild covid and developed a chest infection afterwards; after 2 weeks of a hacking cough and not sleeping because of it I took myself off to the Doctors; the Dr thought I had crackling sounds and on my chest and prescribed antibiotics. I’ve had 5 days of a 7 day course and I’m seeing no improvement, my DP is nagging at me to ring the Doctor again before the Easter weekend; he’s right isn’t he?

Yes. You might need steroids.

Yes. May be COVID pneumonia

I’ll ring them then. If I can get past the gatekeeper/receptionist again.

Go back, don't take no for an answer.
Something similar happened to me 5 yrs ago, cold-chest infection-pneumonia-sepsis.

Amazingly the gate keeper has found a 6pm appointment for me today.
Bloody covid.

Those I know who have recently had ongoing coughs have ended up on steroids. So do keep communicating with your doc!

@Kezzie200 I suspect that’s the way this is going; hopefully they’ll listen as the Dr I’m seeing knows I’d rather not be there!

Change of antibiotics and my giddy aunt do they taste foul.
Fingers crossed this shifts it.

Hope you feel better soon, I'd have done the same!

Do you have a temperature? Are you able to monitor oxygen and heart rate?

There is combination of antibiotics for pneumonia that works well. Hopefully that's what you have been prescribed

@Fireflygal No temperature and I am monitoring heart rate and oxygen as we have a oximetef. I’m still well within the 100-95% saturation level; marginally increased heart rate but nothing too concerning according to both Drs I’ve seen.
I’m now taking a decent dose of Clarithromycin, rather than Amoxicillin, which has been effective in the past for both bronchitis and pneumonia for me so hopefully it will do the trick.
Not sure why I wasn’t prescribed it in the first place or why I didn’t query it.