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Prolonged, Severe Coughing. Advised To Have Chest X-ray. Unable To Breathe Normally. Suggestions?

Hi I've had a cough for several months now been treated with antibiotics the infection I was told cleared but the cough never went away .the cough is much worse now and I've been told there's something going on in my lungs and I am to have a chest Cray.I'm finding it very hard to breath normally and at times when I try to talk I can't complete what I'm trying to say
Mon, 1 Jul 2013
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tHERE CAN BE MANY CAUSES FOR PROLONGED COUGH. aNY COUGH ;LASTING FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY TO RULE OUT ANY UNDERLYING DISEASE. hENCE IT IS ADVISABLE THAT YOU FOLLOW YOUR DOCTOR`S ADVICE AND GET INVESTIGATED.
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Prolonged, Severe Coughing. Advised To Have Chest X-ray. Unable To Breathe Normally. Suggestions?

tHERE CAN BE MANY CAUSES FOR PROLONGED COUGH. aNY COUGH ;LASTING FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY TO RULE OUT ANY UNDERLYING DISEASE. hENCE IT IS ADVISABLE THAT YOU FOLLOW YOUR DOCTOR`S ADVICE AND GET INVESTIGATED.