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A wrong way round virus!

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ayse Sun 27-Apr-25 15:31:09

I’m suffering from a very runny nose that came on yesterday with no warning. However, I caught a cough last weekend from DGS’s girl friend. She thought her tight chest was due to giving up smoking.

The cough - for three days my chest /breathing was very tight and uncomfortable. On Wednesday I started coughing and by Thursday pm my chest was very sore and still is. I had some prescribed antibiotics for chest infections, a just in case measure, as I have mild COPD. By Friday I felt more comfortable.

I’m now sitting here with my nose pouring and very sore eyes through lack of sleep. I feel a bit sorry for myself!

Has anyone else had a back to front virus recently?

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teabagwoman Sun 27-Apr-25 16:37:02

I wonder if the first illness lowered your immunity and made you vulnerable to a second one. Hope you soon feel better, it sounds miserable.

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MayBee70 Sun 27-Apr-25 16:41:48

Might the runny nose be caused by a post nasal drip and using a Beconase nasal spray might help?

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Nell82 Sun 27-Apr-25 16:53:58

The pollen rate is very high here. Could that be aggravating your symptoms? I take antihistamine and use a Sterimar nasal spray.

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Margiknot Sun 27-Apr-25 17:05:08

I too wondered if the runny nose and eyes was a pollen allergy ( on top of the chest illness) If you are OK with antihistamines it might be worth a dose to see if it helps? I’ve had similar ‘ back to front- not a cold ‘ symptoms one day chesty another eyes and nose streaming and sore throat by every evening. The tree and oil seed pollens are all out at once at present.

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ayse Tue 29-Apr-25 13:33:25

Interestingly, DD and all the family in Bristol are suffering the same thing. Fortunately it’s getting better now.

I take antihistamine in ant case as I seem now to suffer from pollen etc at least 7 months of the year.

I was in the bank today and the young lady that helped me and had been toLondon recently. She was coughing and told me her symptoms were pretty much like mine! I did wonder if it might be a new Covid variant.

Thank you all for your suggestions

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