randibear
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started walking a mile every day two weeks ago.
chest pain blurry vision, dry eyes nonproductive cough headache facial pain ear pain jaw pain sore throat extreme shortness of breath fatigue gasping for air some disorientation sore dry nose no temp bp normal dizziness
have tried sudafed, claritin, mucinex, you name it, nothing works
dr not available until 8 on monday
I'm torn between sinus infection and pneumonia. if pneumonia I'm thinking er visit. afraid to wait until monday but cant afford er visit right now.
any ideas???
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me
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Randibear, I'm super sorry you are going through this.
What about an urgent care center??
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randibear
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I'd rather go to er. last time I went to doc in a box they wanted cash up front and would not take medicare. plus they misdiagnosed me
at least with er id have months before it got straightened out.
I hate being sick
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TF
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In my experience, the cough with pneumonia goes on day and night nonstop. And, you cough up a lot of stuff..like you have to keep a trash can there to cough up all the stuff.
And, you never sleep because you cough every minute.
A chest x-ray makes the diagnosis.
The ER will fix you right up if this is the diagnosis.
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randibear
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I cough alot but nothing comes out. my nose is completely blocked.
jus cut my head off. dont use it anyway.
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TF
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You are not describing pneumonia in my experience.
Pneumonia is fluid in the lungs. Hence the continual coughing and coughing up stuff.
No stuffed nose with pneumonia.
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sammy
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You also have a high fever with pneumonia.
I'm still recovering from a bout of pneumonia myself right now... TF described it well.
You would have a real "junky", wet, productive cough. I was coughing up reddish, brownish, and bright green globs of phlegm! Also had green nasal drainage.
Most doctors will not diagnose sinus infections unless symptoms have persisted for over a week and have progressively gotten worse. You need fever with that too.
So some of your symptoms may be due to a viral infection.
I am concerned to hear about the chest pain, shortness of breath, & dizziness. It would be wise to be evaluated by a physician if those symptoms persist. You don't want to ignore something potentially serious. Just get checked, just in case.
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Carol in PA
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A weak heart causes fluid to back up into the lungs. Compare your symptoms to those listed.
You may have other things going on too, but the shortness of breath concerns me.
When the heart muscle is weak, it needs CoEnzyme Q10, like 400 to 600 mg daily. Mito Q is the improved version.
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