Hi all. Six months ago I was sent to the hospital as I was pretty ill. Turns out it was pneumonia, pleurisy and I had a consolidation on the right heart border. I was given antibiotics and was signed off for three weeks. In those three weeks I was sent back to the hospital by my doctor two more times as my chest sounded awful. The second time I was told I also had bronchitis and the third time I was told I was still getting over both pneumonia and bronchitis.
In the months that followed I was back and forth to the doctors with bad chest pain. Wheeze that lasts a few days then goes. I was tested for asthma but that was fine. The normal blood tests they do were fine. I keep getting these awful colds that bung me up and I can't sleep because I'm clammy and chat away to myself when I do sleep. Not to mention the stuff I cough up..
A week ago I was diagnosed with another chest infection and put on more antibiotics. I went back a week later and they wanted to put me on more but I said no. I have been on them six times in the last six months because I keep getting random infections. One in my tooth which can't be explained and one "just incase". I then the next day got an infection in my ear piercing so I was put on more. can't make this up.
I'm on 2000mg a day right now for my ear and I'm still coughing up the gunk. I feel awful and it's been six months of this. I'm 25 and fed up! I have been sent to see a specialist and I'm due to have a CT scan in a few weeks but I'm at such a loss. I can't work the hours I did due to being tired or my chest flares up again or I'll get a random infection.
I was wondering if anyone had any ideas to what could be going on or any tips to help me. I'm 6 months post pneumonia and all these infections.. I'm not sure what is going on and the doctors don't have a clue.