JudyJB
Senior Member
I am recovering from whooping cough and want to warn all of you that this is going around, and even adults can get it if you have not kept up to date with your Tdap vaccination. You should get this every 10 years. I started out with a really bad cough a little over three weeks ago. I ignored it because I figured it would go away in a few days. However, the cough was the worst I have ever had in my life. I would cough for several seconds and then not be able to catch my breath, so I would gasp for air with a loud whooping sound. It was scary because i often thought I would never be able to get air again. My chest and abdomen both hurt from coughing, and sleeping was difficult because every time I laid down or rolled over I started coughing again. It would take me several minutes to catch my breath after a coughing bout. Here is what it sounds like:
The first urgent care facility diagnosed me with bronchitis and sent me home. Went to a second one last week because I developed thrush from the prednisone they gave me. Second urgent care gave me a whooping cough/pertussis antibiotic and some lozenges for the thrush, and i am feeling very tired, but less coughing and what coughing I am doing is a more normal cough.
My son teaches high school, and he said they are getting daily notices about students getting whooping cough. And it spreads very easily.
I have a very weak immune system after being treated for chronic Lymphomatic leukemia about 7 years ago. I am in remission, but had no idea until recently how weak my immune system is. I am going to wear masks a LOT more often from now on!!
The first urgent care facility diagnosed me with bronchitis and sent me home. Went to a second one last week because I developed thrush from the prednisone they gave me. Second urgent care gave me a whooping cough/pertussis antibiotic and some lozenges for the thrush, and i am feeling very tired, but less coughing and what coughing I am doing is a more normal cough.
My son teaches high school, and he said they are getting daily notices about students getting whooping cough. And it spreads very easily.
I have a very weak immune system after being treated for chronic Lymphomatic leukemia about 7 years ago. I am in remission, but had no idea until recently how weak my immune system is. I am going to wear masks a LOT more often from now on!!