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Originally Posted by Aurelius710
I just want to sleep. I went to the ER to get my respiratory infection looked at, make sure it was nothing serious. It wasn't, but the fact remains is that I am stuck in a Catch-22 of coughing attacks so uncontrollable and forceful that I've bruised a rib (and lost part of my voice, if we're counting January) and congestion so bad my nose can't get any air or mucus goes down the wrong pipe (usually in my sleep,).
I got prescriptions from the hospital, Tessalon Perles for the cough and Prednisone for the clogged airways. Of course, I can't pick them until tomorrow when the pharmacy opens. Sleep until then? Fingers crossed, though I'm on day three or four (honestly don't remember) without a consistent eight hours.
Thank goodness it's my weekend!!   |
That sounds just awful! Far worse than my comparatively normal "bad" cold. I can believe that you bruised your rib from the coughing. My brother believes extreme coughing even broke his rib, though he thinks another factor made it particularly vulnerable. It was awful for him. Very painful and it took a while to "heal". Do please make sure it never gets to that point, Aurelius. Hugs
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