Ho-hum, bronchitis again....

[simon43]

5 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

Fly out to Thailand. It's just for one or 2 days.

I have been 'analysed' by the best private hospitals in BKK and Pattaya, and none of these specialist doctors were able to find anything wrong with my lungs!!

 

Even as I am coughing up copious amounts of green/yellow phlegm, they glibly announced that my lungs were all fine and x-rays show up no shadows or fluids in my lungs....

 

The same with the NHS doctors in the UK 18 months ago....

 

So I've learnt to live with this problem, and living in southern Thailand by the sea definitely minimises the symptoms.  But for charitable reasons, I'm back in Mandalay, Myanmar.  This weekend I'll buy some salt. During the day, I don't cough much, but it comes on at night when I lie down.  Hence sleeping with my bottom in the air and head over the end of the bed so the phlegm can come out more easily.

 

@Globalres, there are very few medicines available here in Myanmar, and Lazada etc do not deliver to this country. I'll see how it goes with salt gargling/nose washing (I did this previously in THailand and it does help).

[Bundooman]

22 hours ago, simon43 said:

Hmm, can I bring my Myanmar students with me?  I'm in Myanmar for a reason!

Does any 'one' of them have bronchial problems by any chance?

Isn't bronchitis a virus that is transmittable?

[newbee2022]

13 hours ago, simon43 said:

I have been 'analysed' by the best private hospitals in BKK and Pattaya, and none of these specialist doctors were able to find anything wrong with my lungs!!

 

Even as I am coughing up copious amounts of green/yellow phlegm, they glibly announced that my lungs were all fine and x-rays show up no shadows or fluids in my lungs....

 

The same with the NHS doctors in the UK 18 months ago....

 

So I've learnt to live with this problem, and living in southern Thailand by the sea definitely minimises the symptoms.  But for charitable reasons, I'm back in Mandalay, Myanmar.  This weekend I'll buy some salt. During the day, I don't cough much, but it comes on at night when I lie down.  Hence sleeping with my bottom in the air and head over the end of the bed so the phlegm can come out more easily.

 

@Globalres, there are very few medicines available here in Myanmar, and Lazada etc do not deliver to this country. I'll see how it goes with salt gargling/nose washing (I did this previously in THailand and it does help).

At the hospitals did they do a specified lung function test? Do you have the results of ERV, FVC and FEV1, or FRV1/FVC ?? And a Bodyplethysmography?

[simon43]

4 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

At the hospitals did they do a specified lung function test? Do you have the results of ERV, FVC and FEV1, or FRV1/FVC ?? And a Bodyplethysmography?

I have no idea! I explained my case history, the doctors took chest x-rays, lung function tests and sputum sample and analysis, and NHS, Bangkok Pattaya, bumrungrad hospitals declared that there was nothing wrong with my lungs and presented me (not NHS) with a bill! I expect my doctors to know what tests to perform, they are the doctor, not I!!

[simon43]

Righto, I bought some salt in the supermarket to gargle with, and (a big surprise!), the pharmacy had a bottle of imported 60 NAC tablets 🙂 priced at 70,000 kyat (which is between $14-$35), depending what exchange rate you choose to use.

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, simon43 said:

they are the doctor

Well, but still no Gods, even they try to make you believe it.