Ive had cold or flulike symtoms for three days. I now wheezing and short of breath what do suggest I should do?

I went to the doctor yesterday. I have antibiotics, steroids, tamaflu but doesn’t seem to be working I feel worst today. If i try to breath normally I wheeze and cough, If I take a deep breath it hurts. I hate going to the emergency room and its not an emergency what do you suggest.

Go anyway. If you’re having trouble breathing, that sounds like an emergency enough really. They might just want to monitor how you’re doing. Do you have asthma? If so, you definitely need to revisit your doctor. You might just need boosted help getting over this. Probably only go to Urgent Care if you really can’t get any air. They’ll put a thing on your finger and measure your oxygen intake, so that’ll really show you if you aren’t getting enough air. If not though, probably just make another appointment with your doctor and tell him/her your concerns?

Oh, is there a tickling in your chest that makes you cough? Like a sticky crap in your lungs that’s hard to come out? Cuz let me tell you, I think I’m in the exact same position as you are right now. (I dunno about you but I have H1N1…missing so much school…) I would not recommend cough suppressant, simply because u don’t want to suppress the gunk. You want it out of your chest. What I take is robitussin, the one for just cough. It loosens up the gunk so you can cough it up and out. If you don’t plan on going out right now, or getting someone to go out for you, I’d say drink some warm water. It’s what I’m doing right now anyway. The heat at least will sooth your chest and hopefully the steam will loosen the gunk.

Feel better, kay? And don’t ignore how you’re feeling. If you need to go into Urgent Care, then you need to and it’s not your fault. Always best to be safe!

My breath smells help me please?

K I brush my teeth, and floss 3 times a day and mouthwash 3 times too. I also brush my tongue especially the back part. However my breath stinks if I don’t eat food for 3 hours. It didn’t when I was a kid. Right now I’m a teenager so I know going on an empty stomach while having hormonal changes contributes to bad breath, but I don’t want my breath to ruin my friendships/relationships . I took antibiotics for 3 days and the smell was gone for a week, so I assume I missed something while brushing?? I don’t know!

You may need to see a dentist because bad breath also comes from having mild to severe gingivitis. You may also have halitosis, which is a long shot but you may want to go to the doctor for it. Otherwise, if you come back from the doctor and dentist and there is nothing wrong then, I would keep gum on hand. “5″ gum is the best and last forever!

Not eating can also make the odors from your stomach come up, because it is acidic down there.

Hope you get it worked out, good luck.