Brigid Thompson
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John Styles: thanks for this reply. Wonder why it has hit the press in the UK.
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Hi Patricia
I am responding to your post about coughing. My husband is the patient and coughed a lot prior to being prescribed Gabapentin by our GP in the UK. It works really well in suppressing the cough. His oxygen levels remain good. One side effect of the drug is making his gait slightly unbalanced. When out walking he now uses a stick. Certainly helps. He currently complains of fatigue which is part of the disease. Other than that one year on from diagnosis he is pretty stable.
Hope this helps with your question
Stay well
Brigid
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Am very interested to read pulmonary fibrosis as a result of Covid infection. This is exactly where I feel my husbands pf status stems from. He doesn’t feel that’s the case. As his problems seem to be getting speedily worse the gp has asked for another thorax exray and full blood tests this week. Hope to get some response next week. This is all because, whilst previous tests have revealed mild progression of the disease, we feel things are worse, ie coughing and spluttering a lot and immense fatigue. The one positive is he sleeps well. He can no longer walk any distance without stopping. Currently he’s just on pain relief only for aching to chest area from coughing.
Anyway, as his carer, I just thought I’d reach out and tell you what it’s like this side of the pond. Thanks for your time. Keep well and safe.
Brigid