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  • #594811
    aries2756
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    Anyone live in Miami Beach area? My kids are going home and I can finally take care of myself. I feel like I’m drowning and can’t stop coughing. It is time to go to the doctor after 2 weeks of suffering.

    #738904
    always here
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    aries~ refuah sheleima b’karov!

    #738905
    aries2756
    Participant

    TY, please throw my a lifesaver

    #738906
    always here
    Participant

    {hug}from one mother/bobbe(?) to another.

    no matter how much we love ’em, the silence afterwards is golden 🙂

    #738907
    ☕️coffee addict
    Participant

    so do you need a lung doctor aries?

    I can set you up with one (not on sunday though)

    Refuah shleimah!

    :p> mbachur <d:

    #738908
    aries2756
    Participant

    Are you from Miami and yes I do, please. Most appreciated.

    #738909
    ☕️coffee addict
    Participant

    yes!

    his name is Doctor Galbut

    his number is 305-673-2744

    if theres no appointment available post and i’ll try to get you in (he’s jewish and a tzaddik)

    :p> mbachur <d:

    #738910
    aries2756
    Participant

    Thank you 🙂

    #738911

    did u really once kill a lion??

    im so surprised that so many of the posters are from miami. i thought most wud be fro tristate area

    #738912
    aries2756
    Participant

    Only “wintering” here, but it grows on you, kinda hard to go home.

    #738913
    Health
    Participant

    Aries -It’s called a Snowbird. You don’t need a pulmonologist. You’re wasting your time and your money. Go see a PCP! Do you have fever, aches, shakes, chills or night sweats? Have you been getting progressively worse or are you just coughing? You definitely should go to a doctor, but if you answered no to all the above, I posted before most cases of bronchitis are viral. If it’s viral, antibiotics aren’t indicated. Breathing in steam, drinking hot clear liquids and using a vaporizer or a cold humidifier at night will help you get over it quicker. I’d also just lay in the sun all day, since you’re in Miami. Just don’t forget to use sunscreen and drink a lot of liquids (Cool or hot).

    Ask your friends there who they use for a PCP, you can even just use a neighborhood clinic. Most cases of viral bronchitis, by two weeks you are feeling better, but you have this nagging cough. If you’re still bringing up stuff, do the things above. If the cough is dry & hacking, you can try an OTC cough remedy containing dextromethorphan. There are also Rx products for coughs like codeine/hydrocodone syrup. These will help you sleep at night.

    #738914
    ☕️coffee addict
    Participant

    Health,

    he does that stuff too!

    (he treats everyone in yeshiva as a PCP would too!)

    #738915
    Health
    Participant

    mbachur – It’s not a matter of that. It’s a matter of what he will charge her, being she ain’t a yeshiva bachur. Also, can she just get an appt. tomorrow without having to be pushed in?

    #738916
    always here
    Participant

    Health~ on another thread I had also suggested: “IMO, aries just needs a regular physician. the cough may just be lingering, but it doesn’t hurt to get it checked out if one feels it’s hung on too long, or if there are other symptoms.”

    #738917
    ☕️coffee addict
    Participant

    idk his schedule but what does it matter if she can be seen tomorrow? got any better ideas?

    :p> mbachur <d:

    #738918
    ☕️coffee addict
    Participant

    aries please tell me how it goes in the end

    :p> mbachur <d:

    #738919
    Health
    Participant

    Always here – Thanks for the second opinion. Are you also in the medical field?

    #738920
    always here
    Participant

    Health~ nope, just a mother :), bobbe :), & patient 🙁

    #738921
    Health
    Participant

    Mr. Bachur – I don’t know how old you are, but there are a lot of factors that going into making an appt. 1. Cost 2. What will the guy/gal do for me?

    Most people are hesitant to go for medical care, but I try to guide people here based on what they post. Sometimes even in- person, the diagnosis isn’t that apparent. I gave her the info what to do if she has a viral bronchitis. She obviously is worried, that she has a bacterial infection. A PCP can diagnose a bacterial pneumonia or bronchitis. PCP’s usually charge a lot less than specialists. Also, she is going to get antibiotics if the PCP feels she needs it. It’s better to get them sooner than later and that’s why she should be seen tomorrow.

    #738922
    aries2756
    Participant

    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.

    #738923
    ☕️coffee addict
    Participant

    exactly! i wouldn’t be suprised if she has that too and most doctors here would probably give her zithromycin, and i totally agree that she should be seen on monday and thats why i gave her the info for a doctor that the jewish community trusts this is who I know she can trust because we do! i’m not going to pull any random doctor out of my hat which no one here goes to, regarding price, i dont know how much he will charge her he himself is very resonable and you never know her insurance might be very good and therefore have no costs

    #738924
    ☕️coffee addict
    Participant

    oy refuah shleimah bkarov

    i’m really sorry to hear that!

    just confirming are you in the 41st street area? (North Miami Beach and Miami Beach gets confused from out of towners)

    #738925
    always here
    Participant

    <Health~ recently my pain management dr. ordered a chest CT for something else; my PCP saw the results, listened w/ a stethoscope, & said I had mild (walking) pneumonia; I had NO symptoms (cough, etc.); he put me on a 5 dy regimen of antibiotics. THEN I developed a bad, lingering cough. a follow-up chest x-ray came out clear & fine… it’s all good, no bronchitis nor anything else, B’H>

    when in doubt, check it out! 🙂

    oh! this was written directly after Health’s post. refuah sheleima b’karov, aries!!

    #738926
    aries2756
    Participant

    Thank you everyone. Mbachur, I am on Collins so I know where it is thanks again. I will call in the morning. He is on my insurance.

    #738927
    ☕️coffee addict
    Participant

    any time!

    darn i keep on forgetting to put my signature!

    :p> mbachur <d:

    #738928
    Health
    Participant

    aries – Like I said, it’s very hard to get a clear picture of what’s going on from your description here. But from what I’m hearing because you say this is different than the last time, is that you had/have a viral URI, possible bronchitis and now it sounds like you have a secondary bacterial sinusitis. To all you armchair docs, Z-pack/zithro isn’t the drug of choice for sinusitis, like it is for bacterial bronchitis. Drugs for this are Amoxil or Omnicef or Vantin. For refractory or severe infection you give Augmentin.

    If you start having difficulty breathing or you feel like you’re going to pass out or you start turning blue or gray, call 911!

    #738929
    ☕️coffee addict
    Participant

    health, i dont know if you are referring to me but i’m just stating my experiences with doctors here in Miami Beach, i know it’s not ideal b/c i was given z packs for a “cough that wouldn’t go away” and the doctors kept of perscribing z packs and it didn’t help (the problem actually had to do with a q-tip stuck in my ear which the ENT took out, I felt better after that (sorry for the gross details everyone))

    and it should be obvious if she turns blue or grey (or any other color for that matter) that she should call 911

    #738930
    eclipse
    Member

    Aries,you are worrying me with all those symptoms,please get a CHEST X-RAY PRONTO!!

    #738931
    Health
    Participant

    eclipse – the only time in such situations we order CXR, is if we are not sure if it’s bronchitis or pneumonia. We try to stay away from imaging, unless it’s necessary. If by exam, the PCP determines she does have a sinus infection, there is no reason to get a CXR!

    #738932
    Health
    Participant

    mbachur – Surprising that they didn’t look in your ear during their exams.

    #738933
    aries2756
    Participant

    Health, thank you I appreciate your concern and advice. I am allergic to penicillin and can’t take codeine either because I have sleep apnea and it can cause me to stop breathing. (Have I told you guys too much about me yet? I feel like I am an open book).

    #738934
    aries2756
    Participant

    Health, here is something I forgot to tell you. My eyes are also glazed over with mucus.

    #738935
    Health
    Participant

    Aries – We have so many pts. claiming nowadays to be allergic to PCN, we now ask what the reaction was? So what was your reaction or did you have an allergy test?

    #738936
    aries2756
    Participant

    I passed out. Two of my children developed a rash immediately.

    #738938
    always here
    Participant

    aries~ you could have conjunctivitis (eyes).

    #738939
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
    Participant

    R’fuah Sh’leimah!

    #738940
    always here
    Participant

    [SELICHA! oy! Health~ on another thread I thought it was eclipse’s response, but the thread’s been closed. sorry.]

    #738941
    aries2756
    Participant

    AH, that’s what I thought, but I would like to know the connection to what else is happening with me.

    #738942
    ☕️coffee addict
    Participant

    they did health! the ENT said it could be a bunch of things one of them was i was allergic to something (which i went to an allergist who said im allergic to aspergillis mold so that might have a part to it (he gave me nasenex too)

    #738943
    always here
    Participant

    aries~ the only connection of the pink eye to everything else that ails you, IMO, would be the germs from coughing,etc. got into your eyes 🙁

    #738944
    aries2756
    Participant

    That could very well be, or on my pillow, blanket, hands, etc.

    #738945
    aries2756
    Participant

    Y O Y???? And I was being so good this year I got my flu shot and everything.

    #738946
    Health
    Participant

    Aries – Now you’re really making me work, I had to look it this up in another book -Currents 2009. The other I got from my pocketbook. It says for sinusitis and PCN allergy you use Bactrim or Doxycycline. Some people will give Macrolides for PCN allergy, but it’s probably better to use one of the other two. For refractory cases, you use a newer fluoroquinolone, eg. Levaquin.

    #738947
    Health
    Participant

    “always here

    and always on schedule

    aries~ the only connection of the pink eye to everything else that ails you, IMO, would be the germs from coughing,etc. got into your eyes 🙁 “

    Could be, but more likely the sinus infection spread to her eyes. In other words not a real eye infection!

    #738948
    always here
    Participant

    Health~ all just IMO; I have no experience with sinus infections, B’H. .. no medical training/ just trying to help.

    my best advice: see a doctor, and my best wishes for a complete, speedy recovery!

    #738949
    Health
    Participant

    aries -“because I have sleep apnea”

    What do you do for your sleep apnea?

    #738952
    aries2756
    Participant

    Pap machine when I get home. BTW I was put on the Levoquin and Advair last year.

    #738953

    aires refuah shelaimah-feel better soon. Ask the Doctor you see if he will check your Vitamin D Level. Most people are deficient in this. So important in the Wintertime to be tested, because of the absence of Sunlight. Vitamin D is good for the Skeletal System and Spinal Chord. Very helpful for the Immune System.

    #738954
    aries2756
    Participant

    Thanks Yank, vitamin D is part of my morning handful!

    #738955
    eclipse
    Member

    My mother had a symptomatic cough at a young age….an x-ray is a clear window to the lungs…Health,please “let” her take an x-ray!!

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