Question: Thank you for asking how I am doing. I am doing better than I was but still not back to normal. I did the steaming, guaifenesin, albuterol inhaler and everything we discussed and still never saw any mucus though I could feel some sort of liquid in my lungs,bronchial and throat...perhaps some of it post nasal drip. I finially got exhausted from so much steaming and trying to get rid of something in there that seemed impossible to get rid of and my throat seemed to be hurting a little more and the tickle in my throat seemed to feel worst again so I decided to stop steaming,doing expectorants and albuterol. Maybe I need to dry things up instead of force something out that won't seem to cooperate. My energy still has not come back though I'm better than I was. This started 2 months ago with maybe a flu virus I picked up and I've been having to clear my throat and feel congested and low energy ever since. Really since I stopped doing those 3 things steaming, guaifenecin and albuterol I think I'm making quite an improvement. I had made an appointment with an ear, nose throat doctor as you suggested and her earliest availability was this Friday. If symptoms are mostly clear by then should I cancel this appointment or should I go and report what an ordeal I've been through. I do wonder why every time I get a cold or flu it seems to take me forever to get liquid out of my lungs and throat. Just wished I would have seen a Doctor a month ago cause it seems silly to go when I'm almost well and maybe I'm all well by Friday. I think I probably had a bacterial infection since it lasted so long but may have helped knock it out with all the goldenseal , garlic etc. I've been attacking this with. Question now... should I still see this Dr. this late if I'm only experiencing very mild or no more symptoms Friday? Today is Tuesday. It seems unusual to be sick for so long when my friends get over it much quicker.I'm getting better but very exhausted and overly frustrated since I am a singer and have shows coming up. What are your thoughts? Thank you kindly!
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