Anybody else had the coughing virus from hell?

Christmas Day Daughter got a high fever, next day wife and I had the fever. Theirs went away in a few days and they have minimal coughing. I on the other hand have been coughing like a mad man for 2 weeks. Doc just put me on antibiotics as well as steroids for 4 days. I basically run a low grade fever 100-101 24/7 and hack up shit non stop.

I've had something since October. Never gets quite bad enough to go to the doctor for it because I know they are going to say "viral - let it run its course." But, it is getting old. Serious sinus drainage, which I know is what is causing the coughing, but it isn't a sinus infection.

Where did you move from? Winters in the south are very humid and it is a perfect environment for mold and mildew growth. That could be what it is for you guys. I didn't have much respiratory trouble living in AL, but it doesn't get overly cold. After moving to TN, though, cold AND damp, I've had nothing but respiratory problems and it is caused by mold and mildew. You can keep your house spotless and run a dehumidifier (although the heat itself dries the indoor air), but it is outside, so there isn't much remedy.

Yes. Used Hulda Clark zapper (as per "the cure for all diseases" - or get one from ebay. Ours is a terminator zapper) and it went after a few days.

It's also space dust.

We have an indoor air filter.

And have showers (no soap - just get hair wet) and change clothes after going outside.

I TELL YOU THIS IS SPACE DUST! Helping cause it, and contributing to a lowered immune system.

SEE THE RED IN THE SKY - in the EAST at sunset! Keep looking - you will see it at different times just for a few minutes.

SHOWER WITH WATER ON YOUR HEAD! And change all clothes.

Do this every time you go outside.

Had something in early November. Throat lozenges were useless, lingering cough for 2 weeks afterwards.

Dec 13th last year, went to Orlando for a function, stayed one night. Stayed at the airport marriot there.

came back home to south FL.

next night i woke up about 4 am with all of my sinuses on fire, burning, swollen and a throat so sore I could hardly swallow.

next day, I had a fever all day and felt like 10 pounds of shit hammered into a 2 pound box.

The coughing started two days later.

Horrible coughing at times I could not catch my breath and was throwing up.

My ribs are sore, my head hurts and i was coughing up nasty pus looking sputnum that was red with blood in the mornings.

I have blasted a fever 4 times since then.. last time being about 3 days ago.

It is finally starting to let go and break.. I am not coughing nearly as much and my lungs are clearer than they have been since then.

Hopefully I am on the mend.

The coughing was fucking horrible, i even checked because I thought maybe I herniated myself twice.. it was that bad.

Sleeping seems to be what has kicked its ass the fastest.. LOTS of sleep.

hopefully it'll be gone within a day or two.

whatever it is it is a virulent motherfucker.. my immune system is tier one shit.. and it ripped into me like it wasn't even there.

I don't have a cold or sinus but the cough is chronic.
Felt like a busted a rib. Massive allergy here in Tennessee.

Phlegm stuck around my trachea and sometimes my throat feels like mild asphixiation. Wheezing/whistling sounds when I breathe. I find myself belly breathing to keep from coughing.

Ascorbic acid and lemon helped for a week, then didn't.
In fact, it made me feel worse after a while.
I think it was too much acid for my body and throat.

Oh, and I tried this new Listerine spray in a tiny little green bottle from WalMarct near the checkout that has thyme, eucolyptus and it helped open my trachea for a little while. Wow. Some relief. Its really a super strong spray.

I thought I should alcalyze so I mixed a teaspoon of baking soda with a teaspoon of pure maple syrup. I thought it tasted good, but I burped a lot for 5 minutes. I would suggest not taking it if you're going to lay down because you need to get the burps out first.

Then I went to bed with a bottle of Knudsen tart cherry juice from Whole Foods and 1/3 of a Lortab. This was my herry hydrocodone substitute. It worked. I slept 4 hours.

I don't have a humidifyer but I slept with the blankets over my head and it helped calm the cough.

Then something happened. It broke loose and I coughed up a whole bunch of crap almost effortlessly that I was never able to get out with just coughing. So disgusting but I'm glad its out of me.

I guess it was the combination of all those things.
Hope y'all feel better tomorrow.

I had it from just after Thanksgiving until just before Christmas.

Albuterol inhaler worked a little, Cheratussin helped with choking cough and stayed hydrated. Plenty of tea, brothy soup and vitamins. Eventually it went away. I didn't request antibiotics, but should have since it probably would have worked. I am a vegetarian, so I don't consume meat that contains antibiotics. My temp in the first few days was 4.3 degrees above normal as well.

seems much stronger to me. resistant.

another day feeling like pure hell

I have been sick now for ten days. I did test for H1N1 and believe this has cleared... now I have this crazy cough and unlimited mucous.