im new here cause i feel hopeless been coughing for 21 weeks

[aeparcs]

hello guys good day. okay so my cough started last october 27 2017 it started with an heachache,runny nose and chills for 1 day and after that my cough never stop , november 30 i had a check up and xray the impression was pneumonia so the doctor gave me antibiotics for 7 days and other medicines for cough and throat ,there was a relief but it came back, december 12 i went to another doctor he gave me antibiotics for 5 days and other med for cough and phlegm there was a relief but the cough is still there so he gave me diffrent set of medicines and antibiotcs again, dec 30 went to a diffrent doctor againi had an xray and he said its asthma and pneumonia so he gave me antibiotics for 5 days,steroid and lots of inhalers 4x a day for 1 week and another 6x a days for another 1 week but the cough is still there.. so last feb 8 i went to a pulmonologist i had and xray again he said i have asthma and pneumonitis so antibiotics again for 10 days,inahaler spriva,montekulast although there was a relief but the cough wont go away and asked him why the cough wont go away he said maybe because of the weather..i waited for 1 month and still the cough is still there so i decided to look for another pulmonologist and i had an xray twice he said asthma but he said i need to have another xray for the next 6 months because he sees a blur thing on my upper right lungs.he gave me inhalers 2 a days ,steroids for 5 days and montelukast for maintenance ,,there was a relief at first but the cough still comes back and im so frustrated,,my throat sometimes feels so dry ,sometimes i have hoarsness,there's a time that i starts as a tickle and i start to cough but theres a time that no tickle but still coughing ..and i dont experience the usual asthma symtoms like wheezing ,shorntess of breath . JUST COUGH only and a ,sometimes my back hurts like someone is pressing it and starts coughing again and i always feel light headed and i always feel so tired ..im so hopeless and im so paranoid that this cough is something serious..im so paranoid.. ;(

[Shancock]

Have you had a CT scan? If no then I think you need one asap. That will clearly show what's going on, a standard X ray really doesn't show much at all. Also a spirometry test or as it's often called a lung function test, that will give a clear sign if it is asthma. All too often asthma is diagnosed incorrectly and then inhalers will not work anyway.

It sounds like you had a pneumonia infection and it probably would have been best to have a long course of abs to begin with rather than the stop/start as you seem to have had. Pneumonia can take a LONG time to disperse and make you feel pretty terrible too. It also causes back pain and pain under ribs due to the coughing.

I would suggest having the tests above and see what comes back from those first. A dry/tickle and persistent cough with back pain can also be a sign of acid reflux or silent reflux and that is nearly always made wrose when you get a cold or chest infection. Something to bear in mind if the other tests come back clear.

[aeparcs in reply to Shancock]

Thanks for the response ..i just feel so hopeless and so tired... wish i could sleep all day because my cough doesn't bother me when im asleep.. Now my throat feel so heavy... Ct scan is quite expensive here in our country

[Shancock in reply to aeparcs]

I'm sorry I didn't know if you have insurance for it, unfortunately an X Ray will tell you very little when you've been coughing for as long as you have been a CT scan is really going to be the only way to discover what could be causing it. Throwing medication at you clearly isn't working, more tests will be the way to find out.

[aeparcs in reply to Shancock]

no insurance,living in a 3rd world country is quite hard especially when you got sick .all those expensive medication, check ups and etc

[Caspiana]

Hello aeparcs .

Goodness me. How dreadful for you to have this cough for so long. As Shancock has said, further investigation is needed. I also wonder if it could be some kind of allergy to something in your environment. Mold for example. If you have a mold allergy, your immune system overreacts when you breathe in mold spores. Symptoms can include a persistent cough. Sometimes, mold allergy is linked to asthma and exposure causes problems with breathing and other airway symptoms. Of course allergies are not restricted to mold.

This is just purely speculation on my part, naturally, you must continue to seek professional help.

I truly hope you feel better soon . I can only imagine how miserable this must be making you feel.

Sending warmest wishes.

Cas xx 🍀

[aeparcs in reply to Caspiana]

Thank u so much... I went to an ent doctor before he said o have throat allergies. But there were times that i dont feel any irritation but i still cough

[aeparcs in reply to Caspiana]

also i never had any fever before just cough..i never smoke .i never drink alcoholic....

[Llgr]

I agree. A CT is probably the best route to go. They can see more on a scan. What country are you in that it is so expensive?

[aeparcs in reply to Llgr]

Thanks for the response.. Im from the Philippines