whooping cough in winter ... coughing and nasal congestion regularly ever since

[nomatterhow]

Hi, I have this coughing (with white pus) which happens to me on a regular basis ...I had whooping coughs this winter which is long over but the coughing pattern remains the same (long and fast during night)  ... nose is congested , chest is clogged but doctors dont see anything , i am given anti biotics and its fine after a few days ... what worries me most is the frequency of it

any of you knows of this ?

i am poz since a year and undetectable with cd4: 350

[Ann]

That "white pus" you speak of probably isn't actually pus - it's more likely just ordinary mucus. When you cough up yellow and/or green gunk, that's when you're coughing up pus.

When you say your doctors don't "see" anything, how do you mean? Have you had a chest x-ray? If not, you might want to ask your doctor why not.

Do you smoke?

Do you have allergies? Please keep in mind that if you never had allergies in the past, it doesn't necessarily mean that you haven't developed them now.

One more question - you mentioned feeling better after a few days of antibiotics. Are you finishing the whole script, or are do you stop taking the antibiotics when you feel better?

[nomatterhow]

i dont smoke , but i have been taking cocaine , this happened a few times after weekend binges to me ... but also without having taking anything thru my nose

i always finish my antibiotics

never done x-ray but my doc thinks its not necessary when he checks my chest

thanks ann

[Ann]

It would seem kinda obvious that if your increased respiratory mucus production only occurs after weekend cocaine binges, that the two are connected.

Have you been honest with your doctors that this problem is occurring after binges?


You say you don't snort, so is injecting or booty-bumping (inserting it into your anus) your preferred method of delivery? (Or free-basing - does anyone even do that any more since crack was invented?)

If you're injecting, I hope you're being vigilant about not sharing any injecting equipment. The last thing you need is hep C.