I was diganosed with bronchitis on thursday, the only thing is ive been taking my medication(omnicef 300mg 2pills once daily) and im not getting n e better...It feels like there is a 100 pound block on my chest and ive been wheezing ever since i went to the docs on thursday. My doctor told me to just keep on taking my albuterol inhaler. It is not helping any at all. Could this be pneumonia?? I am also running a fever of around 101.0-102.0. What should I do??? When I lay down at night I wake up during my sleep because i cannot breathe! I litterly have to sit up in a chair to fall asleep because i cannot lay down to sleep, if i lay down i wake up from not breathing! Please someone help me! I dont know what to do and my doctor is open until tuesday!!
2007-09-16 14:42:36 · 6 answers · asked by ~Tarra~ 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
My doctor isnt* open until tuesday!
2007-09-16 14:59:52 · update #1
I would go into like an acute care or ER. Pneumonia can get really serious really quickly. They will probally elect to give you a neb treatment and it will help alot. I get pneumonia about once a year and the recovery will be slow but you just have to take it easy and let your body recover. Also for a short term fix for me I go into the bathroom and turn the water on hot and sit in the steamy bathroom and it usually helps ease my breathing some.
2007-09-16 15:15:54 · answer #1 · answered by rebecky139 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the E R and have them check a chest x ray. You should be feeling better by now if it was only bronchitis. Or you can call the Dr in the morning but don't mess around, do something now. Go to the ER and say your having trouble breathing you were Dx with bronchitis but the medication has not help and you are worse. That will get there attention and you will get seen
2007-09-16 21:48:40 · answer #2 · answered by Done 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you could very well have developed penumonia!
Go to the ER now and have your medications with you so they'll know what you've been taking.
They will probably do some breathing treatments and a chest xray. IV medications wouldn't be out of the realm of treatment and don't be surprised if they admit you for therapy.
Rest upright so you're more comfortable. Have someone drive you there now...get off the computer and get dressed.
I hope you feel better soon.
2007-09-17 00:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by cwgrrl7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the dr. as soon as possible. i have pneumonia now because i held off going with bronchitis. i also can not lay down to sleep i start coughing and cannot breathe. also i was running a fever. they did a chest x-ray. they put me on antibiotics and steroids. but you can end up in the hosital if you put it off. take care, audrey
2007-09-16 22:12:55 · answer #4 · answered by audrey c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try and relax, have someone attend to you while you rest. to be on the safe side go to the emergency room.
2007-09-16 21:55:09 · answer #5 · answered by davidcq105 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the emergency room now. I wouldn't be tolerating that for this long. Go.
2007-09-16 21:51:07 · answer #6 · answered by Simmi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋