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I had a green sputum sample sent off for testing and came back I have a virile chest infection Been on 3 different antibiotics and steroids for the last 3 days. I still feel so ill and coughing up dirty stuff. Hope someone can give me some advice. I have to go for chest Xray tomorrow Monday Would appreciate any advice. I am a usually very active 69 yr old lady Thanks.

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Toci

That definitely sounds like a chest infection. Do you have a diagnosis of a lung disease?

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MichelleT51

Hope you feel a lot better soon. Difficult to give any advice until you get the x-ray results.

Good luck! ... Michelle x

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soulsaver

"I have a virile chest infection.. "

Antibiotics won't help with a viral infection...

(...may help with a virile one ...lol)

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