Fluey cold.😟

[Collie4]

Feeling bit sorry for myself with this fluey cold that is affecting my chest a bit. Tomorrow i’m starting my rescue pack of prednisolone, so hopefully any inflammation will quickly clear up. Doctors are obviously closed til friday.

My oldest daughter is a pharmacist dispenser and says it’s safe to take prednisolone with my trelegy inhaler. Both have steroids.

Sorry to moan, it’s just quite comforting to ‘talk’ to people on here who understand.

I hope you all managed a good christmas day. And i wish you all as well as can be and a peaceful new year.

[BenHall1]

Just so you don't feel too alone .... medically/healthwise ... I've had the worst Christmas in my living memory. A week ago I had to make a 145 mile round trip to hospital to get a quick Lung Function Test done - Spirometry with Reversibility - hopefully they are just looking for Asthma. My breathing is shot at the moment, even moving around the house is hard work, short of breath and breathlessness, not forgetting coughing.

Surviving with a 'blue inhaler' at the moment ... be about another week before test results come through. Hopefully this is the last lot of tests having already had blood tests and Chest x-rays. Grrrrr !

Anyway, hope you too managed a great Christmas Day and good wishes for the New Year.

John

[Collie4 in reply to BenHall1]

Thank you so much for replying. It certainly helps not feel so alone.

I hope you get sorted soon. It sounds like you need a preventer inhaler.

I’m so sorry you’ve had an awful time.

[Alberta56 in reply to BenHall1]

Sorry you're in such a bad way at themoment. Hope it starts to clear pretty soon and that after all those tests, the medics can give you appropriate treatment.

[sassy59]

Sending feel better wishes your way along with love and comforting hugs. Thinking of you Collie4. Xxx💜💕🥰

[Collie4 in reply to sassy59]

Thank you so much for your kind words.

[sassy59 in reply to Collie4]

👍❤️you’re very welcome xxx

[Ergendl]

Get well soon, Collie4

[Collie4 in reply to Ergendl]

Thank you. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.

[Kitten-kat23]

I Truly hope you feel better soon.

[Collie4 in reply to Kitten-kat23]

Thank you so much.

[Mooka]

Always seems worse at Christmas. I hope you feel better soon.

[Collie4 in reply to Mooka]

Thank you so much.

[watergazer]

I hope you’re feeling better soon. I’ve had the worst 2 months healthwise. Was in hospital 2 days with exercabation and flu. Finished the bad boy drugs and felt good. No nasal problems and cough nearly disappeared only for the week before Christmas to come down with something else. Currently coughing again, fuzzy head and lots of catarrh.

[Collie4 in reply to watergazer]

Thank you for your reply. I am sorry you still are not too good. It’s awful to feel so poorly especially at Christmas. I hope you will soon be much better.

[watergazer in reply to Collie4]

Thank you x

[Alberta56 in reply to watergazer]

Hope you soon feel better.

[watergazer in reply to Alberta56]

Thank you cx

[Alberta56]

Sorry you're in such a bad state. Hope you turn the corner soon and that the preds do a good job. xxx

[Collie4 in reply to Alberta56]

Thank you.

[Ern007]

Hi Collie4 - This happened to me about three weeks ago - Day two I had to take my rescue pack. I took Pred with Fostair which has streroid in, but doses in inhalers are small in comparason to Pred. Hope you are feeling better soon.

[Collie4 in reply to Ern007]

Thank you for your reply. Its reassuring to know others understand. I still feel rough and had a couple of awful nights but think it is started to get better now, just got a horrible cough. Hope you’re ok , i look forward to your next painting.

[Mavary]

Hi I had this thing that’s going around. I think mine turned to pneumonia. The Dr prescribed Prednisolone and Doxycycline straight away. It was a bit worrying for a couple of days. I’ve improved a lot now but still coughing well. Mine started nearly a month ago. It’s certainly hanging on. I’m on a Luforbec inhaler which is steroid and the same as Fostair.

[Collie4 in reply to Mavary]

Thank you for reply, sorry to hear you had the same. I think and hope mine is on the mend now . It has been horrible. The cough isn’t nice. Thankfully the trelegy preventer really helps and my chest hasn’t been too tight. Roll on Spring and better weather.

[Mavary in reply to Collie4]

I’m still coughing a month an after it started. It’s a wet cough though. There’s nothing nasty I’m coughing up.

No roll on Summer. I could do with some sunshine now. To clear all the winter bugs away.

[Biker88]

111 is not closed, if you think you need help call them, my flue/cold lasted 7 weeks and three courses of ever stronger antibiotics, eventual it eased off.

[Collie4 in reply to Biker88]

That’s awful for you. This fluey cold that’s going round is not good for us who suffer anyway. It does take time to recover after being so poorly i know. I still feel weak ( lack of eating mainly), and got horrible cough.

Take care.