Got a chest infection 7 weeks ago. Two lots of antibiotics didn't fix it and ventolin inhaler didn't help much. Then got a lot worse last week, felt like I had flu or something. Went to GP yet again and she said I may have had pneumonia, so I got even stronger antibiotics and some steroids. Had an x-ray after 2 days on these, and my lungs are actually clear so I think it's unlikely to have been pneumonia.
Nearly finished the antibiotics but still feel no better really - chest still congested and painful. I felt better for a couple of days but, just like on the other two courses, I feel worse again. Have spent much of today trying not to cry because I ache so much, I can barely get off the sofa. The ache is worse than the chest now but I expect if I exerted myself I'd be coughing up stuff again.
I don't know what's going on here. I have had heaps of chest infections throughout my life (I'm 25 and my mum's family are very prone to them) but they've always gone in 10 days tops, usually without any medication. I have been feeling so ridiculously run down and just can't seem to fight it :(
I am not anaemic, thyroid is fine, blood pressure great. Not asthmatic, and have never smoked. I increased to full time hours in April and I feel like its killing me. I am having a test for Cushings but the doctor who ordered it said it is extremely unlikely and is just to rule it out (basically she decided to do it just because my post-baby stretch marks are a bit dark 
) so I'm not banking on that as an answer.
Really can't handle this any more, any ideas?