Hi Doctor,
Ok, previous to this post I'd had a cough which switched between dry and "wet" quite frequently. The cough started in the middle of January, and continued (with other symptoms coming and going like sore throat and muscle aches) for around 2 months. At this point, I became a little concerned and went to my University doctor, they claimed it was viral bronchitis, then oddly enough gave me an antibiotic...
At any rate, the symptoms did indeed drop off, and practically go away altogether after taking the medication for 5 days. Then, just two days ago, the symptoms returned, and quickly. Dry cough that came on in uncontrollable hacking phases, a sore throat caused by the cough, muscle aches and fatigue. Worse, my girlfriend woke up yesterday with the same symptoms, but with chills and headache as well ! (Coincidence?) Then this morning I hacked up a mucus that was dark yellow/green with a tough of red in it. Since then I've been hacking up smaller versions of the same thing every time I cough.
What's going on doctor? Was it really bronchitis that I had?? Was it perhaps bacterial and the other doctor didn't realize? What should I do now?
Thank you for your response!
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