i currently have had a so called viral
infection for 1 month. it started like flu
and left me in bed for about 2.5 weeks. it
then developed into severe fatigue, muscle
aches and weakness. i am now in week 4, a
bit stronger than before but i now have a
tightness in the chest and some white
phelp which comes out. i also have
something which feels like a head cold,
slight heaby breathing, still some muscle
aches and general weakness. i have had all
the blood tests and all was good except
slight anemia. i wasa given antibotics by
my doctor as he thought i developed a
secondary infection which was bacterial.
however, the medicine did not suit me,
another doctor from the same surgery
advised that if i am getting better then
just rest and drink water and you should
get better. my main concern is that at
night, i get slight chills and also slight
sweating which i can feel on my chest,
neck, back and under arms
please advise what this could be? many
thanks
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Cold, Flu and Viral Infections Answer A1536 Posted: 09-20-06 04:24am
According to the symptoms you mention
(fatigue, muscle weakness and pain, fever,
chills, heavy breathing, chest pain,
expectoration, night sweating…) it seems
likely that you have some kind of
infection. It might be a lung infection
(pneumonia) but that has to be confirmed
with X-ray imaging of the lungs. You can
ask for expert help from a pulmonologist.
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