I went to ER 3 days ago and they gave me antibiotics and steroids for my bronchitis and an inhaler. But I am feeling much worse and coughing a lot more. Could this be pnuemonia? I do not have health insurance. And I can't afford to go back and forth to a dR.
2007-03-15 03:21:19 · 5 answers · asked by txflower62 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
You need a chest x-ray to determine pneumonia. Did they do one when you went to the ER?
2007-03-15 03:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by Ms. "D" 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have pneumonia..however a stay in the hospital can be real expensive now a days. If you are young and other wise healthy take the one person's advise..go back to the Doctor or find a free clinic/medical school that sees patients...and continue on the antibiotic. You may need a stronger one or one that treats other bacteria. Continue with the inhaler, and start doing some praying...rest...drink lots of fluids...juice, chicken soup, hot tea with honey, Vitamin C. Cough up the stuff from your lungs, even if it hurts. Try and take a night time sleep (cough suppressant) only at night ..so you can rest. However continue coughing during the day. You'll get through it.
If you are not otherwise normally healthy..elderly or have a chronic disease...go to the Emergency Room.
Good luck..
2007-03-18 13:47:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I have had pneumonia I have a high squeek to my cough, food tastes awful, a tinny taste in my mouth, lethargic, fever, and stuff that comes up is bright green. If you had a shot and you are not better you need to go back to the doc for an X-ray, I have been treated for bronchitis and then 2 days later an X-ray says double lobar pneumonia. don't wait if you are not better.
2007-03-15 04:45:05 · answer #3 · answered by lilabner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. start paying health insurance premiums - if this does develop into pneumonia and you have to be hospitalized/put on oxygen, then what?!
2. pneumonia tends to be extremely painful, but there's no way to diagnose/treat it reliably without a medical professional's help.
3. find a med student or walk-in clinic and get yourself checked out. bronchitis alone can be pretty nasty, but pneumonia's worse if you let it go.
4. do stretches and deep breathing to open up your chest, to help it clear up
2007-03-15 04:02:26 · answer #4 · answered by Megs 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you would have fever , cough with yellow, green sputum, pain chest on inspiration , this also can be symptoms signs of bronchitis, next thing to confirm would be chest x ray
2007-03-15 03:48:59 · answer #5 · answered by h q 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋