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Bronchitis is Fun!
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:19 am
by Minister Masket
After extensive diagnostics and a week of pretty much endless illness, I have diagnosed myself with
Acute bronchitis. There's no doubt, as I've experienced most of the symptoms over the last 5 days.
Apparently it can lead to pneumonia, so I'm taking this seriously.
Re: Bronchitis is Fun!
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:44 am
by Neoteny
Don't get pneumonia.
Re: Bronchitis is Fun!
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:10 am
by RashidJelzin
I caught it myself two weeks ago, and was having trouble with it for a week and a half... the cough is a real bitch- be sure not to venture out if you don't have to- if it leads to pneumonia, the antibioticum you're taking (I assume you are) won't help you anymore... about 10,000 people die every year of pneumonia.
Not trying to worry you, of course.
Re: Bronchitis is Fun!
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:32 am
by Minister Masket
Appears to be settling down, but the cough is tough to live with.
Re: Bronchitis is Fun!
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:02 am
by jonesthecurl
Carried my grandad off, that did.
Mind you, he insisted on walking to the pub when his lift didn't turn up in freezing cold weather.That's what made it pneumonia, and as he'd been a smoker for around 60 years at that point, his lungs just cried "enough!".
Re: Bronchitis is Fun!
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:07 am
by DaGip
Are you a smoker? When I used to smoke, I always got bronchitis bad!
Re: Bronchitis is Fun!
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:40 am
by Minister Masket
I have never smoked, although been around the presence of smokers for quite a while.
Re: Bronchitis is Fun!
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:10 am
by DaGip
Minister Masket wrote:I have never smoked, although been around the presence of smokers for quite a while.
That can do it, my aunt doesn't smoke, but her son does. She gets bronchitis alot, but it hasn't happened as much since they bought that
Oreck Air Purifier with the submarine technology.
http://www.oreck.com/air-purifiers/xl_a ... choice.cfm
Re: Bronchitis is Fun!
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:12 am
by animorpherv1
RashidJelzin wrote:I caught it myself two weeks ago, and was having trouble with it for a week and a half... the cough is a real bitch- be sure not to venture out if you don't have to- if it leads to pneumonia, the antibioticum you're taking (I assume you are) won't help you anymore... about 10,000 people die every year of pneumonia.
Not trying to worry you, of course.
If he dies from pneumonia, then Trivial Twisters Mafia dies, too.
Re: Bronchitis is Fun!
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 4:22 pm
by Minister Masket
animorpherv1 wrote:RashidJelzin wrote:I caught it myself two weeks ago, and was having trouble with it for a week and a half... the cough is a real bitch- be sure not to venture out if you don't have to- if it leads to pneumonia, the antibioticum you're taking (I assume you are) won't help you anymore... about 10,000 people die every year of pneumonia.
Not trying to worry you, of course.
If he dies from pneumonia, then Trivial Twisters Mafia dies, too.
Oooh.
I feel like I'm in that new
The Day The Earth Stood Still trailer.