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Two months and still coughing. Ugh, that’s discouraging. I was used to seldom getting colds. I think it’s been about 2 years. It’s a trade off, I guess. , but things could be worse.
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cmael, We can just do our best to avoid exposure to germs. Our immune systems are knocked down to preserve our organs. Maybe someday there will be another way to prevent rejection!
I am very fortunate to have friends who stay away from me when they have something! The times that I feel real bad is when we have had to avoid seeing our granddaughter because she had a bad cold. 😢
This is not normal for me though ! After transplant for how many years I never got sick ...hardly ever !! So last year I got the flu for the first time and that last over a week and then this which I had pneumonia and bronchitis with the cough .. so I think my immune system is not what it use to be ... but like I said I’m waiting on my kidney transplant and things aren’t working in my body like they did a few years ago ...so I just hope to get rid of this before March !!
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Threerrr3, Have you talked to your doctor about it lingering so long? There could be something else going on that is prolonging the cough.
My own rule/decision point is that is my PCP says it should be better in 10 days, I will plan on 15 days.