I am not throwing in the towel just yet....
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
May 2, 2016 10:18am CST
....and I don't mean that in a bad way. Sometimes you just have to hang in.
I have been coughing for a month, coughing and blowing my nose and not sleeping well. There were days I was ready to say 'stick me in the ground' but then I remembered I want to be cremated when the time comes.
There is hope - the last few days the coughing has lessened quite a bit, the nose isn't stuffy or runny and I have learned to sleep sitting up in bed. I have actually gone out into the world a little and it felt good. Today we went to the grocery store and I enjoyed it LOL!
I do have a doc appointment tomorrow and I'll have to see if he agrees with my assessment that the bronchitis turned into seasonal allergies and that I will live!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
Thanks, and I hope I don't get any shots!
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
2 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill Oh I hope you don't either! I hate shots too. =(
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@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 May 16
A few years ago I got really sick with the flu, and although I seemed to get better from most of my symptoms, I couldn't shake the coughing. Over a period of weeks, the coughing kept getting worse and worse, and nothing the doctor kept prescribing would help in any way. Every time I went into a coughing fit, I literally thought I was going to die. After about six weeks of being convinced I was dying, the cough finally let up and I got better. It was really scary, considering my doctor could find no traces of bronchitis or pneumonia. I guess I just had a freak illness or something!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
4 May 16
@moffittjc I have had seasonal allergies before, but never this bad. The pollen count has dropped but it's still higher than normal.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
4 May 16
I have had bouts of bronchitis where I coughed for weeks and begged someone to put me out of my misery! Doc yest. agreed it's now allergies...Said to stay inside as much as possible until the pollen finishes.
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@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill I think my spring allergies are stopping to rear its ugly head...my eyes have been itchy and watery for the past couple of days. I'm waiting for the sneezing, sniffling, coughing, aching and other symptoms of hay fever to start kicking in soon. Thankfully, it doesn't last too long when I do get my spring allergies, but while I have them I'm miserable.
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@LeaPea2417 (36392)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 May 16
I hope it has turned into seasonal allergies and I hope you will be able to sleep better.
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@LeaPea2417 (36392)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill One thing that helps my husband when he has aches and pains that helps him Sleep is Aleve PM. It may help you sleep.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
Last night was bad, I just couldn't get to sleep. I was still wide awake at 3 am.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
Thank you, it's nice to be back. We are going away in two weeks I need to be healthy.
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@LadyDuck (457295)
• Switzerland
4 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill I have also an allergy to pollen, but I cannot antihistamines due to my glaucoma problem. Every time that I work in the garden I have watery eyes and I sneeze all the day.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
4 May 16
The doc agrees - he told me what to take, all over the counter stuff and to stay inside as much as possible until the pollen is finished. I had a good night, slept 6 hours!
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
7 May 16
Allergies trigger all sorts of infections. Keeping them under control really helps us stay healthy.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
7 May 16
Taking Benadryl and Flonase and I'm 90 percent better!
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
7 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill I use Flonase daily, but sometimes the little bits of allergens make it past my defenses. Bummer.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
4 May 16
Thanks, Since I was his first appt yet. I was in and out in record time.
@slund2041 (3315)
• United States
3 May 16
I am glad you are starting to feel better. I know what it is like to be sick. Hope you feel better soon, and I am glad you are not throwing in the towel yet. LOL
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
4 May 16
Thanks, I'm on the road to recovery.
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@STOUTjodee (3572)
• United States
2 May 16
Glad to hear you'll live!! 
Yeah, I've been fighting allergies as well!!
Yeah, I've been fighting allergies as well!!1 person likes this
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
4 May 16
OTC stuff is helping and doc said to stay inside as much as possible until the pollen is finished.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
3 May 16
I'm glad you're feeling better. ... and more able to do different things...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
4 May 16
I am really better today and have hopes of being totally over this soon.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
4 May 16
Doc told me to take over the counter stuff and it works...so far much better already - but to stay inside as much as possible.
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
2 May 16
You know, I don't know anyone who is NOT sniffling and sneezing and just feeling yukky these days. I'm having my share, too. When I lived in the house, I thought it was the carpeting getting to me. But now I'm in the new place with no carpets and I'm still sneezing and sniffling. So, I take a sinus pill occasionally and keep the bedroom as cool as I can for better sleeping. It's not perfect by any means but once I get my air conditioner, I'm sure all of this will cease! :)
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
4 May 16
I have to put the A/C on and it helps (even tho I freeze my husband out!). So many people are suffering with pollen - people I know who never get sick are bothered by it.
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
4 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill I've heard that this is one of the worst years so far. I know that I was doing very well coming out of winter and then suddenly the headaches began and my nose was stuffed one minute and running the next and I haven't been the same.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill I know the feeling because I have been coughing for a few weeks now.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
@Asylum It wears you out....do you have allergies?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
true, but I sure of tired of doing it. It takes a toll on me
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
2 May 16
I hope your coughing goes away soon! 
And I hope your appointment goes well.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
Thanks, I can't count how many bottles of cough med. I've gone thru.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
I've been sick for a month and it started with bronchitis. I never had such a stuffy nose with it, so I associate that with allergies.
@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
2 May 16
It's that time of year when it's hard to tell the difference between actual illness and allergies. Hope yours are just allergies at this point but glad you'll be seeing the doctor
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
Thank you - I a sooo soo tired of coughing. It's not as bad as it was, but it doesn't end.
