Re: Radiation and Virus?/robin

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>robin

During radiation I got a bad cough and it took awhile to go away. It

did finally go away for a week, but now its back again. My throat

feels a little better, but the coughing is keeping me up at night. I

was thinking the same thing, how I finally can start to feel better.

I have been nothing but exhusted and worn down.

Char

>

> >

> > Ok, yesterday I went for my annual physical/paptest/EKG/chest

xray. I

> > did this because I am behind, and I want to make sure I dont

> problems

> > else where. Well anyway, I have been having a sore throat for

about a

> > week, little more. Reddness, red spots, scratchy/burning feeling.

> > Nothing hurts when I swallow. I was given a swab test for Strep

and

> > that came back fine. The doctor told me its just a virus and that

> they

> > do not treat a virus with antibiotics. She said, its probably

because

> > of having the Radiation and my ammunine(sp) system is low. Has

anyone

> > had this happened with them during or after Radiation treatments?

> >

> >

> > Thanks

> > char

> > Hi Char

> Please be careful, because I started out with the same thing 3

weeks

> ago and have been sick since. The week end before my last treatment

I

> started out with sore throat. Really bad, and could barely drag

myself

> to my treatments almost an hour away. My husband had to take me

twice.

> My doctor over there suggested I go to the family doctor which is

about

> 15 miles from me ( I live in the country) I figured there was

nothing

> to be done, as it was just a cold etc. I coughed and coughed, had

worse

> cold of my life and after 3 weeks still had it, plus so tired could

not

> hardly drag myself around. Yesterday was my 2 week check at the

> radiation clinic an hour away. She once again thougth I should go

to my

> family doctor so they called and set me up for appt and we drove

from

> that town to the other town, took over an hour. She did give me a

> strong anti biotic, just gave me sample of 2 to see if it helped,

and

> then wrote a prescription so I could take more. I only had one,

and

> can tell I am feeling better already, and will get some more. My

> husband has caught the same thing, and has had this for a week. My

> point is to be aware, that maybe you can take something for this. I

> would hate to see anyone get as sick as I have been :-( I was so

> wanting to get done with my radiation feeling great, but instead

> because of what ever this is, got done sicker than a dog. However

the

> radioligist does not think that the radiation had anything to do

with

> it, but I do thing I was so tired etc just from the trip over

there

> that contributed to me getting this.

>

> Take care

> Robin

> I am close to Columbus, Nebraska

>