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Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:07 am  |
| I've had this hacking (you can't stop coughing) virus for 2 weeks! It won't let you sleep for coughing and sore throat. Starts with exhaustion and headache. I want to know if anyone else has it or had it. How long does it last? I'm going away soon and need encouragement that it will get better. |
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Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:41 am |
I started with it just over two weeks before we were due to go one holiday. I felt much better two days before the holiday, although still coughed occasionally. Mind you, I have asthma, which was definitely made worse by the cold.
Unfortunately, and hopefully this won't happen to you, two days after we'd flown to Canada at the beginning of our hiking holiday, the damn cold started again. This time, it only lasted 10 days, thankfully - but the holiday was only for 14 days, so I was feeling pretty rough most of the time.
Try an expectorant cough medicine before bed. That helped me somewhat. Having said that, I was coughing up and choking/vomiting with catarrh so much during the day and night that I didn't sleep at all until the last few days of the cold.
Don't worry, it does get better. It's just really horrible in the meantime, and you have my sympathy. |
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Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:50 pm |
| Are you in Australia? It has gone right through the local schools and laid a lot of my friends flat out too! |
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Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:30 am |
| Canada. I still haven't slept. Every time I lay down I start to cough. I just hope my family doesn't catch it. Thanks for your replies. At least I know now that it is not something weird. |
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Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:30 pm |
| Is it a chest cough? When I get a cough that lasts awhile it's usually a chest infection or bronchitis and I have to go on antibiotics. |
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:59 am |
| I am on round 2 of this cold. I got it when my son got sick, lasted for 2 weeks. Husband got sick, and now I am sick again (going on 1 week for round 2). I also have asthma and this is horrible! This newest round for me is also causing fevers off and on, as well as the cough. |
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:13 am |
| rileygirl wrote: |
| I am on round 2 of this cold. I got it when my son got sick, lasted for 2 weeks. Husband got sick, and now I am sick again (going on 1 week for round 2). I also have asthma and this is horrible! This newest round for me is also causing fevers off and on, as well as the cough. |
Somebody else got it twice! I couldn't believe it when it happened to me. Of all the colds to get a double does of, it would have to be this one.  |
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:28 am |
I know, majorb. I guess we are just lucky, huh?  |
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:25 pm |
It's that time of the year,the little ones are back in school and the germs are spreading.
Take good care of yourselves with fluids,rest and I'm all for chicken soup. Let the dusting and housework go,your health is much more important.
Get well soon. |
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:04 pm |
| Well, it's over two wks now. Still coughing. I guess I can't complain. It must be unbearable with asthma and other complications. It sounds like it's going around(twice!!) My house is a disaster. You ever notice how flat and lifeless hair and skin get when you are sick? I now also have an eye infection. Quite attractive. I think that if you get it twice you'll never get it again. (Hopefully). I wish I could sleep! |
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:10 am |
| doohicus wrote: |
| Well, it's over two wks now. Still coughing. I guess I can't complain. It must be unbearable with asthma and other complications. It sounds like it's going around(twice!!) My house is a disaster. You ever notice how flat and lifeless hair and skin get when you are sick? I now also have an eye infection. Quite attractive. I think that if you get it twice you'll never get it again. (Hopefully). I wish I could sleep! |
Your eye infection is probably because your immune system is pretty overloaded right now.
My first bout lasted just over 2 weeks. If yours is still going strong, you might want to check with your doctor. It should definitely be coming to an end by now.
I know what you mean about the dull skin and hair. As you say, though, the lack of sleep is one of the worst things. You end up exhausted.
It's so not fun. Hope you feel a big improvement soon.
(And yes, you can complain - asthma or no asthma, it's blummin' awful!  |
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Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:37 am |
| doohicus wrote: |
| Well, it's over two wks now. Still coughing. I guess I can't complain. It must be unbearable with asthma and other complications. It sounds like it's going around(twice!!) |
My first round lasted 2 weeks, and this 2nd round has been 1 week so far. I am finally starting to feel a little better, but I am still coughing and at night I still get fevers, just not as bad. My son's cough lasted 1 month, even though he felt better after 2 weeks, he had a lingering cough. I really don't wish this crap on anyone. It is not fun! Hope everyone feels better soon! |
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Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:27 am |
| rileygirl wrote: |
| doohicus wrote: |
| Well, it's over two wks now. Still coughing. I guess I can't complain. It must be unbearable with asthma and other complications. It sounds like it's going around(twice!!) |
My first round lasted 2 weeks, and this 2nd round has been 1 week so far. I am finally starting to feel a little better, but I am still coughing and at night I still get fevers, just not as bad. My son's cough lasted 1 month, even though he felt better after 2 weeks, he had a lingering cough. I really don't wish this crap on anyone. It is not fun! Hope everyone feels better soon! |
Yes, my cough lasted for a good few weeks, and my husband (whose colds never usually last very long at all) was coughing for about 3 weeks. Very unusual for him.
It's a very irritating cough. Anyone who still has it has my utmost sympathy. |
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Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:32 am |
| Life is good. I think I am finally over this nasty stuff! Still have a slight lingering cough, but nothing like it was. YEAH! |
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Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:13 pm |
Whatever it is, I agree it sounds awful! My sympathies completely! There are cough supressants that could help you get some rest, as long as your cough is not productive of thick discolored sputum. If none of the OTC remedies are helping, you could check what your health care professional recommends for you.
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Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:37 am |
| rileygirl wrote: |
| Life is good. I think I am finally over this nasty stuff! Still have a slight lingering cough, but nothing like it was. YEAH! |
Hurray! Doesn't it feel fantastic once you know that you're almost rid of it! Such a relief.
I'm glad to know you're feeling much better now.  |
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Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:08 am |
Thanks, majorb! It sure does feel great. I tell you, it makes you really appreciate your health after being sick, when you feel better!
Hope everyone else is all done with this "yuck"! |
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