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Extremely Worried About....
by garetryan, Nov 29, 2006 12:00AM
I have had this cough for about 2 months. It started out as a normal cough then developed into the strangest cough ever...I compared it to the sound of the whooping cough.. I would cough out and air would suck back in really hard. My husband is the one he mentioned whooping cough. I went to the Dr. and he said bronchitus (bronchitis). I went back in a week. The cough was terrible. I would wake up in hysterics. I would heave..then throw up at times. He gave me an antibiotic. The cough got better, but it lingers..the cough is still weird to me..the Dr. order a CT Scan of my chest. They found a spot 5mm. He said very small. Very common...don't get upset..we will do another follow up in 3 months.
However, the cough lingers and I am crazy worried. Of course, cancer is my fear. I am a hypochondriac as it is...big time. My worst fear is cancer. Help!!
However, the cough lingers and I am crazy worried. Of course, cancer is my fear. I am a hypochondriac as it is...big time. My worst fear is cancer. Help!!
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As for the cough, my family has been going through it for about six weeks now. I started with my husband, then my kids and now me. Of course, I think I have the worse cough of all of us. Nights are the hardest for me too. I cough all night long. It hurts so bad to cough, my head hurts--my chest hurts and I don't seem to be getting any thing up when I finally deep cough. None of us had fever or any related symptoms. I feel horrible with the cough but my doc says it is going around and some people have it for 2-3 months. If there is no fever, chills or flu like symptoms, it should be okay. That is what she said anyway.
I think if you are nervous about it, go to the pulmonary specialist (TAKE YOUR SCANS!!) and get his opinion. You won't rest until you are comfortable with a diagnosis. (I know!!)
The lungs will try to expel any undesired object, even if it is a benign growth. Even a benign growth could potentially set you to a chronic cough, but definately get it checked (I'm not a medical doctor, for the record).