Experiences with

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs)

I feel that due to prednisone and MTX, most of my symptoms when I have a cold or another respiratory tract infection are very subtle. Mostly, I only feel a cough and a congested nose in the morning.

I was poorly all over Christmas with shortness of breath and coughing. I had had COVID 2 weeks before that but was testing negative. On Christmas Day, a consultant checked me out and sent me home with the instruction to take antihistamines. I still felt terrible so last Saturday I went to the emergency

GP seemed to think it was an upper respiratory tract infection caused by a virus. This is probably the case as my voice has now returned to normal. But after a 5 day course of 40 mg Prednisone my chests still tight and waking me from my sleep which is worrying me.

writing on behalf of my mum who is getting over a respiratory tract infection (or not getting over it to be precise). She has long PMR (getting on 40 yr) and is constantly trying to reduce pred.

Does anyone find that ventilin does hardly nothing for there copd not asthma as I believe it is mainly for asthma,I don't have asthma, I have emphysema and I think bronchitis and don't know why I'm given ventilin as I say it hardly helps does anyone else find this answers appreciated

Hello, how do you protect yourself against colds, coughs and flu? I currently have a sore throat, am at 6.9 pred

Hi all, Haven’t been on for a while due to my fourth month in Hospital. Started with Covid in July and went for what I thought was a routine IV for transplanted patients with C19 in Brighton. Wrong , docs had a look at me, asked if they could do a chest Xray then bloods and before you could say “

Hi good folks. I'm new to this and fairly ignorant. I hear people speak of damage infections can do to.lungs. I am battling bronchitis for two weeks now with intense coughing. Taking fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhaler and zithromax antibiotic. I have mild emphesyma and asthma and will be

hello, I am new here. I don't have a diagnosis but I have suspected some kind of auto-immune condition for over 4 years, and this year got the 'butterfly rash' and found Lupus on a search engine. Many of the symptoms match, but my initial bloods at the GP are negative and I am no closer to a referral

Evening all. My rheumy nurse said if I get a cold and feel rubbish or get a change in sputum colour that I should stop methotrexate until I feel better. I feel I have the beginnings of a cold but don’t feel unwell at this moment in time. If I stop the methotrexate injections say for a week or two am

I have never smoked but my mum and dad did I work in a pub as a cook and around a lot of smokers, I have Bronchitis a lung disease had it for 9 years now and it’s been a nightmare i am 70 years old

When you first stop smoking, you may feel that you have more phlegm and mucus on your chest This may cause you to feel a bit rattly and as though you need to ' cough something up'... Doesn't sound very nice, I know but this is a good sign. At the end of the day, you are only coughing up what is not

After a flu jab I had a couple of days of feeling rough (which I expected) but then I felt terrible and really hypothyroid for twelve days. I was feeling very low, needing to sleep every afternoon, unable to do any normal activities. I’ve had flu shots twice before and not experienced such a significant

After seeing my specialist yesterday it’s time to start treatment. I haven’t had any vaccinations except COVID and he didn’t mention anything so am wondering if I should have the Shingrix first dose before I start? I did have chicken pox really bad around 25 years ago. Should I also have the Pneumonia

Hi everyone, Just wondered how you all doing after your flu jab? I had mine on 1st of Nov and I have never been so ill as I am now! I have never been so full of cold like this .My nose won't stop running , I have a sore throat my ears sound like I am under water and I now getting a chesty cough! I been

Just a quickie soliciting your reliable advice. My docs have been pestering me to have the Covid vaccination which is a firm no from me for my own reasons, and also the Flu vaccination which I’ve always had with no issues. I have booked the flu one for next week. Now I’m on MTX, I’m sure I’ve read

Post flu weight, back on track in my park walking and diet.

Hi just a quick question. Is it possible to have a chest infection but no temperature. I had a head cold about 2 weeks ago & have been left with a dreadful hacking cough. Bringing up lots of phlegm but not green & no temperature. I’m breathless & upper chest is wheezing with every breath. Should I contact

Hey 37 years old male, copd none smoker, very frequent hospital visits with pneumonia and admissions. Copd due to birth issues and asthma. Under a number of consultants at a Merseyside hospital. Recently discharged after a bout of pneumonia. last week went on a walk with the gf and on a incline

Is there anyone on here that has not taken any vaccines. I would love to hear from you and how you have kept protected etc. I have RA and currently on 2 weekly Amgevita injections and painkillers..I also suffer with osteoarthritis, and Bronchiectasis. I only had first 2 covid then decided against more