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Chest Congestion, Running Nose, Sore Throat, Cough, Chills, Arm Pain. Flu Symptoms?

For the past three days, I ve had chest congestion, runny nose , sore throat , cough , body aches, and getting the chills off and on and last night after the chills left I suddenly felt very hot. I have been running a slight fever of 99.4, however when I cough real hard I get a very bad shot of pain down both arms down to my knuckles. The pain is bad enough that I nearly cry. Is this a very bad case of the flu? What can I do to treat my systems?
Mon, 7 Oct 2013
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The problem seems to be because of flu. The pain part can be because of severe chest congestion. Please take a course of antibiotics along with antipyretics, nasal and oral decongestants. Do take lots of steam and hot fluid sips. I case the problem persists, consult your GP who can get a chest xray done. Regards.
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Chest Congestion, Running Nose, Sore Throat, Cough, Chills, Arm Pain. Flu Symptoms?

The problem seems to be because of flu. The pain part can be because of severe chest congestion. Please take a course of antibiotics along with antipyretics, nasal and oral decongestants. Do take lots of steam and hot fluid sips. I case the problem persists, consult your GP who can get a chest xray done. Regards.