Hi, I am not worried about this... just getting frustrated and annoyed!
I've been under the weather for a month now, mostly with chest problems. I started feeling a bit odd and breathless and needing my inhaler more around March 20th, and a few days after that developed a fever, razor blade throat, croaky voice and bad cold. I always get a bit of asthma with colds, but was on top of it at that point. It then turned into a chesty cough, the horrible sort that ends in gagging. I'm a teacher and when it took its time to go, I just assumed it was because it was the end of a long term and I was tired. Around the beginning of this month, I had a few days when I felt almost back to normal... then I came down with a massive chest infection and a bad asthma attack. I saw the GP ten days ago, and was given a week of oral steroids and antibiotics. I was taking loads of Ventolin too, and managed to stop that after about three days of the new meds. By the time I finished them, I was so much better. I feel well in myself. But I've still got a chesty cough, am coughing up gunk a few times a day, and my exercise tolerance isn't great. To be fair, I haven't done much exercise for a few weeks, but today I went for a gentle swim and my chest hurt and I was coughing for the next couple of hours. So clearly something still isn't right, but I'm unlikely to still have an infection after a week of antibiotics, aren't I? (The original illness might have been viral, but the GP thought the chest infection was probably bacterial). I don't really want to bother anyone about it over the Easter weekend, especially as I'm well in myself, no temperature etc. But I go back to work on Tuesday, with a cough I've had since last term. Aargh. Could just use some advice really.