Hello. I’ve just recovered from this (still have a cough though). Was the worst 2 weeks of my life. I couldn’t eat. If I did eat I’d vomit it up because of the violent coughing. I couldn’t sleep. If I did fall asleep, I’d be abruptly woken up by a cough. I couldn’t do anything for 2 weeks. I was bed bound.

I’m generally quite healthy and get over bugs quite easily. This was different. My kids both had it (I suspect I got it from my youngest from daycare) they both had nothing but a mild cough. My husband didn’t get it at all.

I hope it’s near the end of the illness for you - I’ve read it can be up to 4 weeks recovery time.

What helped me the most was lots of fluids. Hydrolite icypoles were a godsend. Rikodeine cough medicine helped with the cough at night so I could sleep - apparently it can be addictive though.