Usual winter story, I've had a cough since the week before Christmas. It started off very small and was not particularly troubling but by New Year it had become quite violent with an accompanying sore throat. Went to Doctors and got erythomycin as he said I had a chest infection (probably born out of initial virus).
2 days into the antibiotics, I woke very early one morning (3a.m ish) as I was gasping for breath but unable to breath in . I was able to cough and even exhale but my attempts to gasp in air were ineffective and extremely noisy.
This went on for around 30/40 second and was followed by a second and third similar (but shorter) events. I was unable to return to bed as I was extremely shaken and frightened that it would happen again.
I went to the Drs who thought I'd had a panick attack. I didn't agree as althought I definitely panicked, this was only after I was unable to breath, not the other way round.
After that appointment my throat blocked 2 or 3 times each night and , even more alarmingly, started doing it during the day. I went back to the doctors and (possibly helpfully) had a choking fit infront of her when she was listening to my chest. She thought I needed steroids.
I have now finished the steroids but am still not right. No real sleep for 12 nights as my throat tends to dry and make me think I'll choke (or actually makes me choke) .
I was back at the doctors today but she thinks it is now a case of waiting until my imune system can get on top of the virus that initially brought the cough before Christmas.
Feel a bit of a wus but I'm actually scared of going out just now. DH is taking DS to school and I collect him but don't get out of car. Not going shopping/out just vegging indoors.
Anyone got any reassuring experiences that will help eg similar bugs that went in a few days?