I feel so run down

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thank you (almost) everyone. I will go to Urgent Care tomorrow and see about getting a prescription to quiet the cough at night. This lack of sleep is killing me.

[Anonymous]

Were you checked for pertussis? A friend of mine got it last year, and her symptoms were similar. No whooping, but such exhaustion.

[Anonymous]

Hope you are getting some rest this weekend, OP. I am just getting over bronchitis and it is miserable and takes forever!

[Anonymous]

It could be pneumonia (hope not but safe to check for that). You should go back to get some more labs of spit and chest scan done. And definetly should take a few days off. have employers reach out to an agency for backup care.

[Anonymous]

Pneumonia may be a possibility.

I would request a chest x-ray from your M.D.
Also, get a prescription cough medicine if possible.
They are much more effective than otc.

I second the sleep w/a humidifier @night suggestion.
If you do not have one, perhaps your bosses have one you can borrow until your coughing subsides.

Lots of liquids + rest as well.
And napping while the child naps may also be very beneficial for your recovery.

I cannot imagine any employer having any issue w/it as long as you are near the child or baby monitor.
And especially since their child actually made you sick.

Get well soon OP!!