countrygirl
04-04-08, 20:20
I had abdominal op 10 days ago and the day after op I had very sore throat, hoarse voice and bad cough. Thought it was due to tubes in op but after few days with cough worsening and lots of staff with coughs and throats and the fact that my friend had had a bad cough and throat a few days before my op it was put down to viral infection.
Saw my GP 4 days ago and she listened to my chest and said chest clear no infection and see if it would clear up itself - she said lots of people had this cough and bad throat.
My cough seemed to improve yesterday not coughing as much but feel as if my throat is full of gunk and have to keep clearing it and still got croaky voice and also feeling as if it is a bit hard to breathe. Saw my friend today who is still as bad so was sitll thinking viral infection BUT suddenly thought I have had operation maybe its a blood clot on my lung.
Googled and I don't have the sudden onset breathelssness or bad chest pain but it scared me because the symptoms can be so varied.
I have a neighbour who had this many years ago so came up with a sort of excuse for asking what happened to him and he said his only symptom was terrible chest pain that was initially misdiagnosed as indigestion but on second hospital visit they realised something was wrong. He said he didn't have any breathlessness or cough just terrible pain.
That should have put my mind at rest but its the weekend - no GP to go to and ask for reassurance and I still ahve this cough, croaky thraot and tight feeling in chest.
I thought I was doing so well coping after operation and now I am freaking about this.
Saw my GP 4 days ago and she listened to my chest and said chest clear no infection and see if it would clear up itself - she said lots of people had this cough and bad throat.
My cough seemed to improve yesterday not coughing as much but feel as if my throat is full of gunk and have to keep clearing it and still got croaky voice and also feeling as if it is a bit hard to breathe. Saw my friend today who is still as bad so was sitll thinking viral infection BUT suddenly thought I have had operation maybe its a blood clot on my lung.
Googled and I don't have the sudden onset breathelssness or bad chest pain but it scared me because the symptoms can be so varied.
I have a neighbour who had this many years ago so came up with a sort of excuse for asking what happened to him and he said his only symptom was terrible chest pain that was initially misdiagnosed as indigestion but on second hospital visit they realised something was wrong. He said he didn't have any breathlessness or cough just terrible pain.
That should have put my mind at rest but its the weekend - no GP to go to and ask for reassurance and I still ahve this cough, croaky thraot and tight feeling in chest.
I thought I was doing so well coping after operation and now I am freaking about this.