Chest infection?

I have chf and have had a cough for 4 days now,it is worse at night when I lie down but no other symptons of fluid build up.just wondered if it is wise to go to docs to see if need antibiotics?

2 Comments

Get checked out

by Grateful Heart - 2014-02-09 11:02:04

I had a cold and I think the flu. It lasted for 3 weeks, the cold part is still hanging on....no fun.

If you think it's a chest infection then you may need antibiotics so get checked out. It will also ease your mind.

You know the saying, do as I say....not as I do. :o)

Hope you feel better soon.

Grateful Heart

Cough & Teeth

by donr - 2014-02-10 08:02:22

Are not coughs one of the symptoms of CHF? That COULD be the problem.

IIRC, you had a tooth extracted recently. potential infections in teeth can travel to the heart - recall the discussion of which antibiotic you should be given before the extraction? That's a second potential cause for the cough - and that kind of infection is really BAD news.

This one should be checked out ASAP.

Third is Grateful Heart's URI - flu & cold. Your call on that, but at this point you do NOT know which it could be.

I think this warrants a trip to the Dr.

Don

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