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Luckygirl wishing you and your DH a speedy recovery.

Please don't suffer if you or your DH symptons don't improve in 48hrs
or if your symptons become worse please call 111 again.

I hope you're both feeling better soon, Luckygirl.

First of all he thought he was just seeing OH, but I pointed out to him that I had also been referred and the doc I spoke to said we would both be seen. He trawled through his laptop and decided that - yes he could see me too.

Lucky I m sure no doctor coming out to one will be heartless enough to not see the other after all it will save them another call out
If I m wrong and they do only see your husband please call 111 straight away again for yourself and explain why

Doc came and we are both now on antibiotics. Not wild about this as I already have the squits, but he clearly felt this was the right thing. I have swallowed one amoxycillin and one imodium. I hope we will start to feel better soon - I am just shivery all the time and feeling awful. Doc thought we would feel better soon.

Thanks for all your kindness and concern. Much appreciated.

Hope doctor gets to you both soon, Lucky so that you can start the right treatment.

That's a relief lucky, please rest when you can.

Hope you are OK Lucky - do send news when you can x

I think you have set a lot of minds at rest Lucky!!

Unless you are both sent to hospital, please let us know the outcome.

Now, keep warm and do the bare minimum!!

A second doc rang in relation to me and she agreed that it was crazy that we could not both be dealt with together so she is arranging for the visiting doc to take a listen to my chest too. Common sense prevails.

Ask the doctor lucky. I would hope both from an ethical and human angle he or she would check you over. If not phone again just for yourself stressing your symptoms are worsening , your history and your carer role - if you develop pneumonia and have to go to hospital your husband can’t manage alone. Sounds plain daft to me or maybe a simple lack of understanding by the call handler.

Posts crossed Lucky. Glad you managed to phone 111 but it does seem outrageous that when you have a potentially very serious infection, the doctor isn't allowed to examine you too. If that's really a rule, it should be disregarded in your case.

Lucky, that is an extremely high temperature and you can't just 'let everything go', because the kind of secondary infection which you seem to have is not just going to go away as a virus does. For both your sakes, please do heed the advice to ring 111. Some doctors are being ferried around by volunteers who have Landrovers. I know you are too ill to contemplate taking action, but I don't like to think about the consequences if you don't.

It is a bad time of year for bugs leemw711 - hope you feel better soon.

I have contacted 111 and someone is coming out to see OH today - he is very vulnerable and could go downhill very fast. I asked that the same doctor might listen to my chest while they are here and it does seem that this does not comply with the rules - sigh. However I will try and persuade them to play ball. Last time I had these spiking temps I had pneumonia, so having a listen in would seem to make sense.

Feeling lousy at the moment - have been diagnosed with anaemia and feel feeble, have flu, and have no energy at all. So cold too.... my son had to walk home from work yesterday night, buses had been cancelled so he had a very snowy walk of about 3 miles, uphill all the way. He was so chilled when he got home that I was really worried about him.

Bumping this in the hope that Lucky sees it easily!

Oops not have - nag.

Sorry to have lucky, please phone 111, help,will get to,you somehow. Suspect you both need to be off to hospital.

Please ring 111, Lucky, don't wait for your DD to get to you! 111 will help you decide the best way forward.

I think you might have to call an ambulance - scary prospect, but at least ring 111 as they will be able to help you justify that to the service. Do take care of yourselves.

Woke at 2 am with temp of 39.9 and have been awake ever since feeling pretty grim. OH now also has a temp = which is a bit worrying as he has no reserves.

I will ring the girls in a bit - one of the local DDs is ill in bed herself; and I really do not think anyone could get to us at the moment. We will just have to let everything go till we are better.

Lucky..hope you've taken heed of all the above advice..ring 111 nip it in the bud..don't let it become far worse.. wishing you well??

Lucky snow or not, ring 111 and can you get family or friends or neighbours on board to help with your husband

Definitely talk to your GP especially as you are prone to pneumonia. Like Maw I was like this 3 weeks ago and was advised to see a doc asap. I did, and was put on antibiotics. It's a really horrible thing, still lingering with me. Just stay in bed and do as advised by others. I hope you feel a bit better today and hope there is someone nearby who can help you a bit?

Also wondering how you both are this morning lucky. If you can please let your family know and yes, call 111 as well. You sound to be very poorly indeed.