Reply To: Doctor in Miami

I will let you know how it goes. I am running a low grade fever, the cough is much worse than when this started two weeks ago and I feel like I am drowning in the secretions running down the back of my throat. Seriously drowning. I feel like I gulped in a mouthful of water from the pool or like I went under water. The fever comes and goes and when I feel the fever I also have aches and pains all over my body. Friday night I was shivering.

I cough so hard most of the night that I wake everyone else up and I can’t catch my breath. Then I guess I am so exhausted I pass out for a couple of hours.

I have had bronchitis for two years in a row that lingered and did not go away until I took strong antibiotics and Advair to inhale twice a day. Last year I was tested for pneumonia because it was so severe, it is just as bad maybe worse now, but I didn’t feel like I was drowning before, I just felt like my chest was congested and that my back and chest hurt so much from coughing.

I googled symptoms of bronchitis last night and it clearly states it can be caused by a virus or a bacterial infection. The doctor must determine which.

In all seriousness this is a big nisoyon I am really drained and exhausted and I can’t get any rest. If this Doctor takes my insurance I would rather see a specialist than someone who is not going to take me seriously at this point. I am ready to go to the Emergency Room tonight. I will wait for tomorrow.