My cough

[jim]

I got the flu back in mid February. Not the puking and it's over in 1 day flu - the real deal. Bone rattling chills and a terrible cough. Two weeks after the flu I felt better but the cough was still bad, so I went into the doc and they just said it's leftover from the flu. Well it's April, almost 2 months now, and I still have it. Nothing like I did when I went back to the doctor, but it's still there. Otherwise I feel fine, it's just an annoyance.

How long do these coughs last?

[Molly]

Don't know how long it will last but I've heard recently that rubbing Vicks Vapo Rub on the bottom of your feet and wearing socks to bed will help relieve the cough.

[Popeye_Card]

I had the same thing in late January, and my cough lasted about a month. I was sucking on Hall's like nobody's business, and it finally went away.

[Dillagii]

I can almost guarantee you have bronchitis.

[jim]

How long is it supposed to last already? It was almost all gone two weeks ago but lately made a little surge.

[Sutter'sBeard]

Do you have a sinus infection also. I had a similar thing back in the fall. Doc said my sinus was draining almost into my lungs, making me cough.

[ghostrunner]

How long is it supposed to last already? It was almost all gone two weeks ago but lately made a little surge.

Petraeus thought it necessary. It could be there a few more months, or 100 years. We don't know yet.

[Swatcat27]

I got the flu back in mid February. Not the puking and it's over in 1 day flu - the real deal. Bone rattling chills and a terrible cough. Two weeks after the flu I felt better but the cough was still bad, so I went into the doc and they just said it's leftover from the flu. Well it's April, almost 2 months now, and I still have it. Nothing like I did when I went back to the doctor, but it's still there. Otherwise I feel fine, it's just an annoyance.

How long do these coughs last?

Weird...my wife has the same problem. Both of us got the flu in feb, she is still coughing & today I finally forced her into seeing a doctor coz I cannot take it anymore. Let me know what you find.

[jim]

Swatch - what did the doc say about your wife? I hate going in for every little thing, and that's what this is. No sinus problems, no congestion, no nothing but a dry cough. And it's not bad, I can usually suppress it even though it's sort of like an itch and sometimes I just have to scratch(cough).

[sighyoung]

Are you drinking enough water, so that your coughs are productive?

Additionally, do you have seasonal allergies, which may be increasing your sinus drainage?

You might just call your doctor and leave a message, and check if this is normal. My former boss ignored her coughing for two months, and wound up with full-blown pneumonia.