Cough Cough

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For quite some time, a year, maybe more I have had a lingering, nagging, annoying cough. It does not hurt, and it seems to occur more at the end of a bike ride or a run. My boss at work keeps saying, “Get that cough checked out”.

Over the summer I went twice to my doctor’s office. The first time we tried anti-biotics as there were some viruses going around. Just in case. Then we thought it might be allergies, so she suggested I start taking Loratodine, which is generic over the counter Clariton (a lot cheaper at Costco). No change, really. And since I’ve started this running, the cought gets worse.

So I went in today and we did a breath test, spirometry. I was supposed to breathe in this little machine. I thought I always had big lungs, but I felt like I had nothing. And the results said I was blowing at about 75% of what I should. So she had me breath in some Albuterol from a machine. I did the test again, with only 2% improvement.

So they think I have asthma, which seems weird because I am never short of breath, felt great two weeks ago when I ran 6 miles. They are not sure, so for the next two weeks I am supposed to take some Advair as well as some albuterol.

All this inhalant stuff is new too me, and I hate taking extra medicines (in denial about impending age), but I am giving it a go. In two weeks,. they test again, and I gess if there is improvement, then I have some form of asthma.

I just hope to get rid of the barking cough.

What is one more health condition?

7 thoughts on “Cough Cough”

  1. I recently started running on the treadmill. I am learning to run from a friend who took a learn to run course. I have been running just 20 min 3 times a week. I am up to run 4min and walk 1 min. However I ran for the first time last night outside, wow what a difference, what normally would be a fairly easy run at home on the treadmill was a killer outside!! I could hardly breathe? My throat felt like it had razor blades inside and I could hardly catch my breath. As soon as we were done our 30 min run I started hacking my lungs out?? Today I feel as though someone has punched me in the chest?? Any suggestions? Thanks

  3. ANYBODY CONSIDER THAT IT MAY BE EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA? mY DAUGHTERS GOT THIS IN THE MARINE CORPS. ALSO I WAS SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF ASTHMA WENT ON ADVAIR AND A BUNCH OF OTHER JUNK. I DISCOVERED MYSELF IT WAS SOY PRODUCTS! DUMPED THEM AND NO MORE PROBLEMS!

  4. I have just started running again this week, and now i remember why i gave up in the first place. I get the same pains as Rhonda! I was almost sick from running this morning! I hope i don’t have asthma.

  5. I just recently started playing soccer again, it has been about 4 years. Anyway about half way through every soccer game I start to get out of breath and my chest starts to burn really bad. I feel this thick layer of flem stuck in my throat and I cant breathe through it. After the soccer game I have a terrible cough and sometimes it hurts…I know Im out of shape, but I have never felt anything like this. Anyone had these symptoms?

  6. I recently started playing soccer as well. The first time was KILLER. An ungodly amount of flem was built up as well as a thick layer of saliva(?) in my mouth that felt very unnatural. I was coughing a ton during but mostly after the game was over. I have actually had the cough for quite some time now. But after today it was not as bad as the first time. My friend things its from being out of shape. But I don’t have the same problem when we work out. Only when I play soccer. I think it has to something to do with breathing so hard in the coldness.

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