Is it okay to go to doctors with a head cold leading to some SOB and coughing up yellow mucus?

[handlemecarefully]

Hate to bother them unnecessarily but should I go for some antibiotics? Or are you meant to leave it a while first to see if it gets better on its own?

How long have you had a productive cough for?

And how sob are you?

Yellow sputum isn't too much of a drama, it's the dark green stuff you can stick on the ceiling they get excited about.

er I don' tknow what sob means
but if your mucus is bright yellow i think taht means you've got an infectino

It will probably clear up on its own but if its no better in a week it may be worth a trip.

SOB - shortness of breath

Only 48 hours Slubber (I'm a wimp, me)

OK so don't bother GP for a few days.

In the mean time is it a reasonable excuse for not doing much house work do you think?

48hrs, no don't bother imo.

fluids + +, paracetamol, rest, regular steamings with vicks or that other stuff that cleans out your sinuses.

Thanks......hack hack (pitiful coughing sound designed to elicit sympathy)

I'll just soldier on then like a trooper

Yes, it's probably best. Forgot to add chocolate to the list of essentials.

can you get to the end of a sentence without gasping for breath? is tht what you mean by SOB?

Personally I never take SOB and productive coughs lightly .. not since 2 years ago when I was totally screwed by a chest infection that got hold of me (totally screwed .. couldn't look after kids for 6 weeks .. ambulanced into hospital with flashing light .. 2 weeks convascelence and almost a year to recover properly)

Not that bad Twiglett. I get short of breath after light exertion (but generally, as a runner I am fairly fit so wouldn't expect to get SOB in those circumstance)

I'd keep a close eye on it tbh and if it gets worse I'd get it checked out .. honestly I had a year of hell with mine

When I'm feeling 'chesty' I try to sing "I don't care what the weather man says, when the weather man says its raining" .. if I can get to the end easily then I don't concern myself unduly

I find that more useful than the blowy-out thing the GP gave me (asthma monitor for breath force .. I'm sure it has a real name)

HTH

lol at your weatherman ditty test!

I've just tried it and am okay so far. Will monitor

how are you feeling today?

Thanks for asking Twig!

Same on SOB (not too bad going by your test)
Bit more lively
But greater quantities of mucus being coughed up [bleurrgh]