Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience with actually having pertussis? I dunno if that's what I've got, but I've had this flu-like thing for 3 weeks now. It started nasal, throat, and chest then quickly moved to chest. I was coughing like crazy for 4 days or so, now I'm just having coughing attacks throughout the day. I don't struggle to breathe in, I struggle coughing out to the point of nearly choking and then they end. I feel okay, other than being so tired from coughing all the time and it always gets bad at night. I felt I was getting over it but now it's back again. Cough medicine does seem to help some, but 's maxair inhaler isn't doing much to help her or me. My girls have also all had coughing stuff, but they are pretty much over it, Jess is a little worse. They were all immunized against it but the youngest, and she seems to cough very little. Any thoughts? I'm thinking of going to doc, I just hate to if it is pertussis and be around all the elderly people and possibly spread it. I haven't heard of any outbreaks here but I haven't been sick like this with congestion in 20 yrs, even through my smoking years! Debi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 I just had pertussis. I non productive persistant cough. I had to have antibiotics and vicodin for it. Go to the doctor! Please, the meds will help you feel better. Janet in kc ________________________________ From: Debi Sent: Sun 3/13/2005 11:40 PM To: Autism_in_Girls Subject: pertussis? I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience with actually having pertussis? I dunno if that's what I've got, but I've had this flu-like thing for 3 weeks now. It started nasal, throat, and chest then quickly moved to chest. I was coughing like crazy for 4 days or so, now I'm just having coughing attacks throughout the day. I don't struggle to breathe in, I struggle coughing out to the point of nearly choking and then they end. I feel okay, other than being so tired from coughing all the time and it always gets bad at night. I felt I was getting over it but now it's back again. Cough medicine does seem to help some, but 's maxair inhaler isn't doing much to help her or me. My girls have also all had coughing stuff, but they are pretty much over it, Jess is a little worse. They were all immunized against it but the youngest, and she seems to cough very little. Any thoughts? I'm thinking of going to doc, I just hate to if it is pertussis and be around all the elderly people and possibly spread it. I haven't heard of any outbreaks here but I haven't been sick like this with congestion in 20 yrs, even through my smoking years! Debi Autism_in_Girls-subscribe ------------------------ Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 I just had pertussis. I non productive persistant cough. I had to have antibiotics and vicodin for it. Go to the doctor! Please, the meds will help you feel better. Janet in kc ________________________________ From: Debi Sent: Sun 3/13/2005 11:40 PM To: Autism_in_Girls Subject: pertussis? I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience with actually having pertussis? I dunno if that's what I've got, but I've had this flu-like thing for 3 weeks now. It started nasal, throat, and chest then quickly moved to chest. I was coughing like crazy for 4 days or so, now I'm just having coughing attacks throughout the day. I don't struggle to breathe in, I struggle coughing out to the point of nearly choking and then they end. I feel okay, other than being so tired from coughing all the time and it always gets bad at night. I felt I was getting over it but now it's back again. Cough medicine does seem to help some, but 's maxair inhaler isn't doing much to help her or me. My girls have also all had coughing stuff, but they are pretty much over it, Jess is a little worse. They were all immunized against it but the youngest, and she seems to cough very little. Any thoughts? I'm thinking of going to doc, I just hate to if it is pertussis and be around all the elderly people and possibly spread it. I haven't heard of any outbreaks here but I haven't been sick like this with congestion in 20 yrs, even through my smoking years! Debi Autism_in_Girls-subscribe ------------------------ Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 I just had pertussis. I non productive persistant cough. I had to have antibiotics and vicodin for it. Go to the doctor! Please, the meds will help you feel better. Janet in kc ________________________________ From: Debi Sent: Sun 3/13/2005 11:40 PM To: Autism_in_Girls Subject: pertussis? I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience with actually having pertussis? I dunno if that's what I've got, but I've had this flu-like thing for 3 weeks now. It started nasal, throat, and chest then quickly moved to chest. I was coughing like crazy for 4 days or so, now I'm just having coughing attacks throughout the day. I don't struggle to breathe in, I struggle coughing out to the point of nearly choking and then they end. I feel okay, other than being so tired from coughing all the time and it always gets bad at night. I felt I was getting over it but now it's back again. Cough medicine does seem to help some, but 's maxair inhaler isn't doing much to help her or me. My girls have also all had coughing stuff, but they are pretty much over it, Jess is a little worse. They were all immunized against it but the youngest, and she seems to cough very little. Any thoughts? I'm thinking of going to doc, I just hate to if it is pertussis and be around all the elderly people and possibly spread it. I haven't heard of any outbreaks here but I haven't been sick like this with congestion in 20 yrs, even through my smoking years! Debi Autism_in_Girls-subscribe ------------------------ Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Thanks, Janet. I will call the doc tomorrow. I talked to my mother about it tonight, a R.N. I told her I wondered if I have pertussis her response was, " There's no way, you had the DPT shot when you were little. " I'm gonna be 34 in May. Lol. I told her that didn't mean a thing when 40% of those who contract pertussis are vaccinated and that adults hold little immunity against it. Debi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 I was vacinated as a little kid, but my doc says you can still get the disease you just won't die from it. I'm not sure if he's right , but he went to school for 8 years and I only went for 3 years of college. Hope this helps. Janet ________________________________ From: sondra Sent: Tue 3/15/2005 11:03 AM To: Autism_in_Girls Subject: Re: pertussis? Debi if yiou to whoop when yo to have of coughing spells then maybe you to have it. the coughing spells can be much frightening and cant breathe well but when to suck into air you noise will whoop that it why the to call it that. My Missy we to think just getted chicken pox this day so we are now working with this. Sondra In Autism_in_Girls , " Debi " <fightingautism@y...> wrote: > > Thanks, Janet. I will call the doc tomorrow. > > I talked to my mother about it tonight, a R.N. I told her I wondered > if I have pertussis her response was, " There's no way, you had the DPT > shot when you were little. " I'm gonna be 34 in May. Lol. I told her > that didn't mean a thing when 40% of those who contract pertussis are > vaccinated and that adults hold little immunity against it. > > Debi Autism_in_Girls-subscribe ------------------------ Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 I was vacinated as a little kid, but my doc says you can still get the disease you just won't die from it. I'm not sure if he's right , but he went to school for 8 years and I only went for 3 years of college. Hope this helps. Janet ________________________________ From: sondra Sent: Tue 3/15/2005 11:03 AM To: Autism_in_Girls Subject: Re: pertussis? Debi if yiou to whoop when yo to have of coughing spells then maybe you to have it. the coughing spells can be much frightening and cant breathe well but when to suck into air you noise will whoop that it why the to call it that. My Missy we to think just getted chicken pox this day so we are now working with this. Sondra In Autism_in_Girls , " Debi " <fightingautism@y...> wrote: > > Thanks, Janet. I will call the doc tomorrow. > > I talked to my mother about it tonight, a R.N. I told her I wondered > if I have pertussis her response was, " There's no way, you had the DPT > shot when you were little. " I'm gonna be 34 in May. Lol. I told her > that didn't mean a thing when 40% of those who contract pertussis are > vaccinated and that adults hold little immunity against it. > > Debi Autism_in_Girls-subscribe ------------------------ Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 I was vacinated as a little kid, but my doc says you can still get the disease you just won't die from it. I'm not sure if he's right , but he went to school for 8 years and I only went for 3 years of college. Hope this helps. Janet ________________________________ From: sondra Sent: Tue 3/15/2005 11:03 AM To: Autism_in_Girls Subject: Re: pertussis? Debi if yiou to whoop when yo to have of coughing spells then maybe you to have it. the coughing spells can be much frightening and cant breathe well but when to suck into air you noise will whoop that it why the to call it that. My Missy we to think just getted chicken pox this day so we are now working with this. Sondra In Autism_in_Girls , " Debi " <fightingautism@y...> wrote: > > Thanks, Janet. I will call the doc tomorrow. > > I talked to my mother about it tonight, a R.N. I told her I wondered > if I have pertussis her response was, " There's no way, you had the DPT > shot when you were little. " I'm gonna be 34 in May. Lol. I told her > that didn't mean a thing when 40% of those who contract pertussis are > vaccinated and that adults hold little immunity against it. > > Debi Autism_in_Girls-subscribe ------------------------ Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.