Personally I like the thought of the chimpanzee.

I don't try to talk to him about it. He doesn't listen. Its kind of like the fact that all I ever hear is that if I loss weight it would go away.

I know better than that too.

Donna

Hi, Donna,

I only posted the info about the iron on the off off off chance that your drs had not done blood work.
The fact that they did not/do not recognize your issue made me concerned.
Now I feel stupid.

Don't take iron if you don't need it. It's not good to have extra in our body.

Mari

Mari,

The info you posted is INFORMATIVE (by definition, lol), USEFUL and THOUGHTFUL. You have exposed the possibility of the link between iron deficiency and chronic cough. This is a significant piece of information. Maybe Donna and I aren't anemic but someone else reading the thread might be...

I hope realizing these things you don't feel so stupid.

I wish now i had made a note of appreciation for posting it before, because I did find the iron connection interesting. But i just answered off the cuff in a very myopic way, as to whether it applied to me or Donna.

So... a bit late but... thank you Mari.

~ waves ~

Mari

Honestly I appreciated the link, because I couldn't understand why they kept asking me if I was anemic. I had the test more than once. So it didn't make sense why they kept asking me till I read it in a local paper. Even then
I was glad you linked it. Because I know that we aren't the only ones
that read it on here.

Many that don't post read what is linked. I at times read things that are linked but don't post.

SO thanks, it wasn't something to fill a idiot about.

Donna

Thought I'd let everyone that has taken the time to post know that
I put a call into my asthma/allergist today. To request a prescription
call in of presidone. And to also request that he go ahead if possible
and see if they can get me in to one of the partners of my pulmonary
doctors.

I have heard good things of one or both of the partners. So I'm willing
to give them a try. I'm just so miserable I need help.

I had a really bad asthma day yesterday, and today is really going downhill fast so I thought I better put a call in. So that maybe tomorrow could be better.

DOn't have a answer yet, because I just got the call in right before they go to lunch. But better than after lunch.

Donna

Donna,
The prednisone should help.
Making the call is great. I'm betting that the new pulmonary can help you.
M.

Will get the presidone tomorrow. I couldn't really start it till the morning,
because of the time I could get it tonight. So its just as good.

The asthma/allergist office has to call the office to get me a appointment
so I'm still waiting. But at least it should happen.

Donna

Thank you so much guys for this thread
I had a bad cold and bronchitis recently but the meds I took cleared me up
But yet this bad cough hangs on
and it does not feel like the cold or like its in my chest
it always feels like my throat is irritated

And suprise but a month or so before my cold I was diagnosed me as anemic
and I do remember that even the months before it I was developing a cough that I thought was from my recent thyroid surgery. But the doc did not think
so and the pulmonary doc did not either.
It was the gyn and the gastro that caught the anemia.

So this post is a huge help to me!
I have a doc appt next week and will be taking this post with me.

I started iron a couple of weeks ago but have not been consistent with it.
After reading this I got the iron and docs instructions out and restarted a few days back. Cough is slightly better and I will watch over next week until doc appt.

Thanks again!!!!!!!

Dear Shelley,
Thanks for chiming in here.
I hope that the iron helps.

Mari

Dear Donna,
You have been suffering so with this...I am sorry.
I am hoping that the prednisone will help you in the morning...
my brother in law has been coughing for the past 6 months...he looked pretty pale over christmas....interesting about the anemia factor....
I hope you are able to sleep at night...and wish your other half were more supportive to you.
((((HUGS))))
bizi