I've had the respiratory crud starting it's 4th week tomorrow.
The first week...there was a day or two I thought I needed a tube inserted into my lungs so I could breathe. I know it's gross to say, but I didn't know it was possible to produce that much snot.
At least it was clear, so it was only mildly gross...
Last week I pulled a muscle in my back from coughing, and my rib cage just aches all the time from the coughing.
Now, I still have the cough and I'm still exhausted. I allergic to codeine and those little golden pearl things make me sick too. Thank God for Halls originals and Honey Lemons, because they are the only thing that keep me from coughing up my toes.
I've talked to people who have this and some are on their 3rd and 4th round of antibiotics. Others have said their doctors have only given them stuff for the cough, because they've figured out the antibiotics won't make a difference, "it has to just run it's course".
Just how long is the "course"? I feel like I've already done several marathons.....