I've had a cough since november?

Went to the doctors a few times and she told me it was just a cough, (I have asthma) but it has since turned into an infection, I try to hold the cough back but I cant, then I cant breathe chest tightens, feels like i'm gonna break my ribs, use my inhaler so much but not working because when I use it I just cough it out. I'm now getting pain in my sides at the bottom of my ribcage, Doctor prescribed Cefalexin but if anything its got worse. This is driving me mad. im seriously verging on tears what can I do??

Answer:
I personally think you seriously need to visit the hospital. They should take the situation a bit more seriously and be able to treat you somehow. If not, try another doctor.
Go to another doctor for a second opinion.
as an asthmatic, your dr should have given you antibiotic and a steroid..if you start to run fever, head to er. if you have anebulizer you can take tx up to every 2 hrs...drs dont like to hear that, but you can..if you are doing that you should be inpt in a hospital..have they thought about allergies?
WAH WAH WAH IS IT ALWAYS ALL ABOUTT U JOKES ASIDE WHAT U SHOULD O IS GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROO MIMMEDIATELY U SHOULD NOT BE HOME IN UR STAT ESPECIALLY IF UR CRYING PLEASE SEEK MEDICAL HELP IMMEDIATELY AND SORRY IF MY JOKE OFFENDED U ITS 5 I THE MORNIG LOL...
go back to the surgery and speak to a different GP, explain your concerns and tell them you are not happy with the previous diagnosis, dont suffer in silence though
Ahhh, my cousin had the exact same problem. Her cough has been going on for sevral months, just like you.
The only thing i can say is to return to your docter if the drugs he has presribed are not working and explain to him the pain that this cough is causing.
It can be pretty annoying i no, i had a awful cough at the beginning of the year!
But get it checked out by your docter again...thats the best thing for you to do :-)

x Lauren x
use a spacer with your inhaler if you just have it by it's self you only get 20% of it if you use a spacer it gets 80% of it in so it is good to use good luck with the pain.
It sounds like you may have pleurisy. The major symptom of pleurisy is a sharp, stabbing pain towards the side and lower part of the chest. The pain may also be felt along the shoulders, neck and abdomen. Any movement involving the chest, such as breathing or coughing, will aggravate the pain, which may be accompanied by shortness of breath, a dry cough, and fever.

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