I'm sick.What's wrong with me?!
Question: It all started around the 13th. It started with an itchy cough and turned into spitting up some phylgm.Then my throat hurt when tried to swallow.For about a day and a half I had flu like symptoms.I ran a high fever,had cold chills,and over all aching pain especially around my back.After alot of sweating the flu symptoms stopped.I was still coughing up phlygm.Last night my flu like symptoms came back.I'm fed up with it.I haven't really been to the doctor myself because of no health insurance but I have been back and forth with my kids from emergency rooms to doctors appointments cause my kids have been sick with the same thing.They gave my daughter 500 mg amoxicillin capsules (30) and she is still coughing up phylgm as well.They were also gievn inhalers and recommendations for cough medicines which don't seem to be working.I am weak.Trying to take care of my kids and myself.Last night I decided to try a home remedy on myself which consisted of liquor,lemon,and honey heated up.HELP!
Answers: It all started around the 13th. It started with an itchy cough and turned into spitting up some phylgm.Then my throat hurt when tried to swallow.For about a day and a half I had flu like symptoms.I ran a high fever,had cold chills,and over all aching pain especially around my back.After alot of sweating the flu symptoms stopped.I was still coughing up phlygm.Last night my flu like symptoms came back.I'm fed up with it.I haven't really been to the doctor myself because of no health insurance but I have been back and forth with my kids from emergency rooms to doctors appointments cause my kids have been sick with the same thing.They gave my daughter 500 mg amoxicillin capsules (30) and she is still coughing up phylgm as well.They were also gievn inhalers and recommendations for cough medicines which don't seem to be working.I am weak.Trying to take care of my kids and myself.Last night I decided to try a home remedy on myself which consisted of liquor,lemon,and honey heated up.HELP!
You need to get to the doctor. Visit your local health department if you have no insurance.
You can also try Mucinex, which will break up the phlegm. It's available over the counter and is around $10 or less per bottle.
I hope you feel better soon!
EDIT:
If you've been feeling ill for over two weeks, you really need to get to the doctor. The cost of a doctor's office visit vs. hospitalization or the ER is much cheaper. The doctor's office will work out a billing plan; so will the hospital or an urgent treatment center. Please don't worry about cost right now, just focus on your health. You could all have pneumonia and not even realize it. Please get help!
Drink it again tonight and put a sock cap on your head when you get ready to go to bed. Pile the bed with as many blankets as you have and sweat it out. Hopefully you'll feel better tomorrow.
While Hot Toddies are a great home remedy, they really on do 2 things, make you warm and make you sleepy.
It sounds to me like you may have bronchitis. You should probably suck it up and go to a doctor and get looked at, just to get the symptoms alleviated. I know having no health insurance can be rough, I see it all the time, but it's better to be healthy for your kids.
Most of the time, walk-in clinics will be cheaper than a traditional doctors office and if you call ahead of time, they will usually give you a base price quote.