Health Problems.?

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I would very much appreciate it if people would only answer if they have something helpful to say...

At the moment I have a cough, which I've had now for the last three or four months, but which has escalated to what everyone around me seems to think is a very bad chest infection. I now cough and am in intense pain.

I also have a problem with my jaw. It locks open or closed whilst I'm eating, and the rest of the time I'm just in intense pain. I can't open my mouth wide enough to get a fork in without "clicking" my jaw open.

I can't take aspirin based painkillers due to a stomach ulcer I had last year, and so I've been on cocodamol for the pain in my jaw but it's stopped working now...

Can anyone tell me what to expect from my GP when I go see him? As in, what tests would need to be done, and what possible courses of treatment would be? Anything else that might be helpful? I've a phobia of doctors so I want to be prepared. Thanks

pinksparklybirdy · Accepted Answer

With regard to your chest, your doctor will want to listen to it with a stethoscope.  Then, depending on how bad it is, he may send you to the hospital to have an x-ray, or he might take some blood to run some blood tests.

With regard to your jaw - this is a harder one for me to guess at as I've never heard anything like it, but again I'd guess he will want to feel your jaw using his hand, and may again send you for an x-ray to get further insight into whats happening.

Your GP shouldn't want to do more than x-ray you and/or take blood tests at this point.  If those reveal anything suspect then he may refer you to a specialist.  But take it one step at a time and try not to worry.  Good luck.

Professor · Answer

I used to get a cough all through each Winter and after a load of tests the Doc said it must be some sort of mould or spores in the air that are only around at Winter time.  I haven't had it this Winter so maybe he was right.  Also my jaw used to lock up when I yawned but I was never in much pain.  Mine seemed to cure itself and I hope yours does as well - I am similar to you in the respect that I am none to keen on going to the GP

Anonymous · Answer

A couple of quick points. I just watched a DVD entitled "THE SECRET"  It may seem a little farfetched at times but the greater theme seemed to be that you are in control of your own health, well-being, finances, popularity, and relationships. In the case of sickness, if a person dwells on how bad he/she feels like telling yourself "why do I feel so bad all the time? I wish I'd feel better. This has lasted forever. Nothing seems to work." You are going to feel the way you tell yourself you're feeling. If you keep tellimg yourself "I'm sick, I don't feel good"...you ARE going to be sick and not feel good.  That's the message you're telling yourself & your body...I'm SICK !!"  I,m not saying to throw your medication away, but believe you're on the road to recovery. You USED (past tense) to feel bad but you're on the road to recovery and you're starting (present tense) to feel better. You might want to take a walk, get some air, look around and think about how nice the Spring flowers are starting to look, positive thoughts, how the grass is starting to green up, etc. etc.  Talk to family & friends but DO NOT discuss how bad you felt. Be of the certain mind that you are beating this thing. Your mind has great control over the body. If you tell your mind that you feel bad, your mind is going to tell your body "I feel bad" and your body will oblige. Think that this is just the body you live in, the real you feels just fine and your body is starting to feel that way too.  Finally, if/when you take medication, you might want to take something with an antibiotic/penicillin in it (Dr. prescribed.)  You're starting to feel better. Much better...

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