hello doctor, after experiancing tingling and cold sensation around mid chest,i visited a general physician who gave me some antibiotics but didnt work and i felt shortness of breath couple of times . immdeiately i consulted a chest doctor and i just got my tests done after consulting with a chest specialist , he prescribed me to do a chest xray,differential count, TWBC and ESR tests the results are as follows DIFFERENTIAL COUNT: neurtrophiles= 68% lymphocytes=20% Eosinophils=12% monocyctes=0% basophils=0% TWBC= 12200/cumm ESR =25/mm 1st hour (westergren) but i was not told ESR was supposed to be done on empty stomach. i did my ESR test roughly 3 hours after breakfast around 10:30 am and as per the Chest X ray= i could make out a white patch on my left lung and i wish i could show u the x ray but i dont how to do that on this website. anyways the doctor told me there is a chest infection but didnt tell me what kind even after my repeated asking(he was a govt hopsital doctor rushing to go home for lunch and look after his private practice, u know the uninterested kind) for medication he said to take for 10 days and come afterwards AB phyllin =twice a day before food montair-10 =once after dinner xylomist nasal drops = 1 drop morning and evening formonide 400 inhaler= one puff each morning and before sleeping. i am totally scared at the prospect of using the inhaler. i ve heard if u start with inhaler you will develop symptomic dependency to it and you will need it for life. please help what i should i do. the doctor suggested to meet him after 10 days but he didnt tell me anything whether if its serious or mild case? for your info, i used to smoke about 1.5 years which i have completely quit and i am 26 years old working in a coal power plant in orissa . please help