Developed a bad cold a few weeks ago. After a few days had burning feeling in chest and my cough sounded like a bark. Never has anything like this before. I’m asthmatic so I take daily preventer. Went to go on the Monday as my chest felt inflamed. I wasn’t breathless and my actual breathing was ok though. She listened to chest and said it sounded clear however gave me an emergency pack of steroids as a ‘just incase’ but said hold off until I felt I needed them.
Since then the cough became more productive, occasionally coughing up yellow phlegm. However the part I can’t understanding I’m sometimes getting a rattle or a wheeze when I take a deep breath it or out. Doesn’t feel or sound like usual asthma wheeze , feels like there’s phlegm stuck there. I can only assume it’s viral bronchitis.
In general I feel ok now, no fever, no chest pain no shortness of breath just the noisy breathing and a feeling of phlegm in my chest.
Anyone had similar?
Going to make a follow up gp app for tomorrow. If it’s viral pretty sure antibiotics will do nothing and trying to hold off on steroids unless my breathing feels bad. I’ve got a 1 year old to look after so I’m feeling it 😪