In a nutshell, ds was coughing for two weeks, saw nurse at gp and was given antibiotics, cough eased slightly but didn't go, returned and saw gp after course of antibiotics was finished, was told he sounds clear and that the symptoms of an infection can linger for a few weeks. I asked how long I should let it continue and was told to come back in about a week (that will be beginning of next week)
The cough has gradually got worse again since seeing gp, it is crackly and poor ds is not getting a break from it at all. I can hear some kind of cracking grinding sound from his chest occasionally after he has a coughing fit, I don't know whether he is gulping down air as he coughs and breathes in and that is the reason or whether it is something else? He is struggling to eat due to the cough as it is making him heave/gag. He is asthmatic. He is otherwise well in himself although has black circles under his eyes and has done since this started.
Stick to the gps advice or get him seen sooner? I'm worried about leaving him like this over the weekend.