Question: I have been sick now for several days. I went to my Dr last week and he diagnosed me with the flu. The test came back negative but he said that is what I had. I am having a horrible time with coughing and keep getting a really sharp pain on my right ear. I cannot take Tamaflu so he gave me a Pen. shot, and cefdinir and tussinex for my cough. I also have been using a nebulizer. After 7 days I am still having trouble breathing and still coughing real bad, so I went to Urgent Care yesterday. They did a check X-ray and took blood for a cbc. This Dr. also said I have the flu and an upper respitory infection. He said it was viral. Gave me two shots, a steroid and antibiotic. He also sent me home with 500mg Azithromycin to take for 5 days. Last night I got strangled and started coughing really hard. While I was coughing I was having trouble catching my breathe then, I felt a sensation like needles pricking me all over, then my forearms started hurting and it traveled all the way to the ends of my fingers. The pain just kept getting worse. My fingers were cold. After I stopped coughing the pain in my arms continued. The only way I could get any relief was to hold my arms over my head. It was mostly in my right by this time. If I brought my arm down the pain would increase. This continued for several hours then I finally fell asleep. When I woke the pain was gone by my arms felt really tired. About two hours ago I started coughing really hard again. It last several seconds and my arms started hurting again. My fingers are tingling. Do you have any idea what might be happening? Should I go back to urgent care?

Yes I have wheezing. I smoked off and on for 5 years but have not smoked for 30 years.

Yes I have had that test three times in the past 5 years