Robitussin is good, but you could also take Mucinex which of the same thing but in pill form. Make sure you drink a lot of fluids in order to get the secretions out as quickly as you can.
It's best to get into a Trendelenburg position and hang in there position for quite a while. Using the quad cough is essential once the secretions have moved to the upper part of the lung. I often use a large vibrator on my side as I lie in the Trendelenburg position. This facilitates the secretions coming up and if I am not able to get it out by myself then I have someone help me with Quad coughing. Make sure you get the secretions out or you could develop pneumonia. Sitting up is essential once you're free of secretions. Getting up in your chair as much as possible is also important. I have a lot of experience with this. Q On Saturday, April 18, 2015, Don Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Try robutusin (ask parmicest which one is best to loosen up phleghm) then > take a mouthful and lay on both sides switching every 2 hours, feet higher > is better > > Don > In dry Ca. > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Larry Willis <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> No easy answer, Dave. First, visit your doctor. Second, monitor closely. >> It can easily slip into pneumonia, and that's bad. If you have a problem >> coughing up phlegm, lie on your back with head lowered and feet elevated. >> Have someone pound rapidly on your chest to loosen the gunk. Try to bring >> it up and out. This saved my life a few years ago. >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: *DAVID LEWIS* <[email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> >> Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015 >> Subject: [QUAD-L] I have Bronchitic. >> To: Quad-list Post <[email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> >> >> >> I have bronchitis. It sucks. Hard to breath always coughing. But the >> worst is when your in bed. You cant cough it up or stop coughing so you get >> no sleep. >> How did any of you handle it? >> >> >> >
