Had it for 17 or 18 days back in November; runny/snotty nose, coughing up crap. The first week or so in the evenings I felt like shit, spiking a low-grade temp. That tapered off to just snotty nose and coughing but didn’t totally go away for just shy of 3 weeks.
Now Friday of last week it started again, but without the evening crappy feeling, just snotting and coughing. So today it’s 8 days. WTF? Who do I file a complaint with?
Usually every winter I get one of these things. This year is the first time it’s happened twice. I work in a hospital so that may be a contributing factor, but I’m REALLY good about washing my hands and wiping off equipment (almost OC about it).
Yes, and I believe I live near you so it is probably the same crud going around. I ended up going to the doctor as it started to develop into bronchitis. The bronchitis went away but I still have the annoying cough. My son got it, too.
Last year most of winter. Constant deep lung cough and bloody noses, flem all that nasty stuff. Doc said the virus lasts just a few days, it’s the aftermath that takes time to heel, I recall he said 3 weeks or so like the OP posted. My sinuses were shot, he prescribed Doxycycline Hyclate that knocked it out pretty quick. Haven’t taken any antibiotics in decades. I don’t even want to go thru that again. I avoid the public as much as possible.
Stomach virus going around our area now that turns into a bronchial thing after a few days. Maybe the same you are describing.
No, didn’t have any nausea or the shits either time (thank God!). I absolutely HATE stomach bugs as I would rather walk on broken glass than puke. The runs I can deal with. Barfing not so much.
I had something that was stomach related and it kicked my ass for two weeks as well. It went through stages then I felt better for three days then yesterday I felt like shit all day WTF. Today better but not 100%.
My sister in law’s house had the stomach thing from the kids gathering at Christmas. Vomiting and diarrhea for 2 - 3 days, now the bronchial thing. It got everyone that visited and is going around our area. Bad stuff.
Last year my wife no-shit-for-real almost died of pneumonia/bronchitis after the crap going around then. Yesterday we went in for flu and pneumonia shots, I am hoping it helps this year.
The coughing sounds like what I had 2 times? late 2016 to early 2017. Last time I went to the doc and got antibiotics. No idea what it was. I knew people that had it it 3 or 4 times that winter and went to their doctor at least once each bout. Aggravating crap for sure.
I haven’t gone to my doctor about either time (or years past). I have heard it is a virus, and as such antibiotics won’t do squat. Not trying to discourage anyone from seeing a doctor about it but more than likely he isn’t going to be able to do much about it. Obviously if I had started spiking higher temps and began to have trouble breathing I would have gone, but it’s mostly the annoying and persistent symptoms that ail me.
Likely very true and I rarely go, just weeks and weeks in a row wore thin. I was just told generic respiratory infection, but cannot begin to count the number of people I know who have received antibiotics and were diagnosed with a virus.
It actually pisses me off to go in to the doctor office and see signs up in the halls browbeating patients about not taking antibiotics for viruses. Well gee, if anyone walks out of here with antibiotics for a virus it sounds like the finger pointers need to be standing in front of a mirror when they do it.
In my case the antibiotics cleared up the lung and sinus infection after virus was finished punishing me. Yes, antibiotics have no effect on a virus. Had this in winter 2016 and again 2018. Suspected to be H1N1 and H3N1. It was serious for this old guy.
I got pretty much the same thing starting Christmas day. Sore throat, low grade fever, bad congestion, and feeling extremely weak. My fever just broke about 30 minutes ago and I can sort of breath again. Hope it doesn’t come back.
Worst part was the weakness. I actually struggled lifting a 40lb bad of cat litter the other day.