Starting to wonder...

The last two weeks, at the beginning I felt like I was having this suffocation feeling. (Don't know whether it was my anxiety or beginning of a cold) Everyone in my house has been sick though (cough, sneezing, sore throat). This last Friday, I started to feel like I actually couldn't breathe. I thought maybe I was getting what everyone else had and I just had chest congestion. So I went to the store and survived on Mucinex all weekend. I was told by someone on here to drink plenty of water while on it to try to cough up the mucus. Well I did cough up a LITTLE mucus, but not much at all. Monday (yesterday) I went to my family doctor and saw a NP. She listened to my lungs and said she couldnt hear a lot of air? So she gave me a breathing treatment in the office. It took about 3 minutes and she came back and listened to my lungs and said that it was a lot better after my lungs opened up. She said I had bronchitis. She told me it didn't sound too bad and it should go away within a week or so. Thing is, I haven't had a sore throat, no sneezing, and no cough. Kind of weird isn't it? First time I've ever had bronchitis. And usually it's known for having a bad cough. She prescribed me Prednisone (a steroid for inflammation) and an inhaler. I'm the only one in my household (of 8) who hasn't had a cough. But I'm the only one, besides my 4 year old (who I just found out today had it...but he has had a cough the last two weeks and runny nose), who has bronchitis? It just doesn't make sense to me. I just wanted to ask if anyone has experienced something like this before? Bronchitis with no cough and really no symptoms of being sick besides having a hard time breathing? I do have some chest pains. I mean I guess she would know what she was talking about.... and maybe it's just my anxiety over-ruling my mind making me think otherwise. I would really appreciate any answers. Thank you!

MM,

Did you try the humidifier? It may be that you do have mucus that is too thick to cough up...but is adding to the inflamation of your bronchial tubes.

For this reason, the doctor most likely prescribed the steroid, to bring down the inflamation, but it could also be good to run a cold air humdifier while you sleep, to help break the secretions down.

I hope that you find relief and the answers that you seek soon.


S.C.

Honestly, I couldn't tell much of a difference Larry. Maybe a TAD bit.

Whenever I get bronchitis, it's always Asthmatic Bronchitis, and I NEVER have any coughing or sore throat, just trouble breathing. So yes, it is possible. Use your inhaler like the doc told you to, and you should start feeling better. My doc never gives me antibiotics for it because it doesn't touch it anyway, you just have to let it run it's course.

BUT.... if it gets worse, I'd definitely have it checked out again.

Hope this helps,

Fox

This is kinda silly but im a little afraid of using my inhaler every 3 hours like i can if i need to because im afraid ill become dependant on it and have to use it ALLLL the time for some reason.