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Have Wheezing, Chest Cold, Headaches And Troubled Breathing. Is It Bronchitis Or Walking Pneumonia? How Contagious Is It?
I was visiting a friend who's grandmother was in Hospice. I went there 3 evenings, before she passed away. The last night it sounded like her lungs were filling with fluid - like, bronchitis or pneumonia.
The next day I ended up in the ER with an unrelated problem and has some minor surgery. In roughly 24-36 hours I was hit with a chest cold like nothing I have experienced. Within 2 hours I was wheezing.
This was over a month ago. My temperature is usually 96-97 degrees, I have a headache, and trouble breathing. Could this be walking pneumonia
The next day I ended up in the ER with an unrelated problem and has some minor surgery. In roughly 24-36 hours I was hit with a chest cold like nothing I have experienced. Within 2 hours I was wheezing.
This was over a month ago. My temperature is usually 96-97 degrees, I have a headache, and trouble breathing. Could this be walking pneumonia
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Hello,
Thanks for posting on HCM,
Sorry for your health troubles and I hope you get better soon.
If you do not have a history of asthma or family history of asthma, then it is possible that you are not suffering from persistent asthma, which means it is possible that you maybe suffering of bronchitis or pneumonia as both diseases conditions can present with the symptoms you have mentioned. Subacute bronchitis being the most prominent.
This means, you will have to consult a doctor for this and get appropriate medical attention. After the doctor exams you, runs some tests including a chest x-ray, and if conclusion becomes bronchitis or pneumonia then you will require a course of antibiotics and with most of my patients to improve on symptoms, I usually include oral corticosteroid medications for about 10 days such as prednisone. A bronchodilator is also well indicated.
Your doctor will also be able to exclude other
Thanks for posting on HCM,
Sorry for your health troubles and I hope you get better soon.
If you do not have a history of asthma or family history of asthma, then it is possible that you are not suffering from persistent asthma, which means it is possible that you maybe suffering of bronchitis or pneumonia as both diseases conditions can present with the symptoms you have mentioned. Subacute bronchitis being the most prominent.
This means, you will have to consult a doctor for this and get appropriate medical attention. After the doctor exams you, runs some tests including a chest x-ray, and if conclusion becomes bronchitis or pneumonia then you will require a course of antibiotics and with most of my patients to improve on symptoms, I usually include oral corticosteroid medications for about 10 days such as prednisone. A bronchodilator is also well indicated.
Your doctor will also be able to exclude other
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