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I'm only a paramedic not a doctor, but I will say the symptoms are alarming. The symptoms have gotten worse, not better. It now has repiratory distress accompanying. The gunk in the eyes may be bacterial conjunctivitis, are your eyes swollen, puffy, red, itchy, burning?
Do you smoke? How much?
Do you drink?
Have you eaten anything out of the ordinary lately?
Do you have a history of upper respiratory tract infections?
Are you allergic to any kinds of food or medicine?
Have you had unprotected sex recently?
If it is conjuctivitis it could be linked to a more widespread infection. How are your ears and throat, any tenderness or aching? Does it hurt to swallow or drink fluids?
As for the dizzyness / disorientation this is more than likely just you being dehydrated from fighting the infection. Drink lots of water and electrolyte rich fluids, like gatorade or powerade, but focus mainly on water to stay out of minor hyperthermnic shock. Juices also help, especially OJ, get some vitamin C in you.
Sounds like It may be bacterial pneumonia, are you coughing up any mucous? What color is it? It may just be a nasty case of bronchitis, but better to be safe than sorry. Do you smoke? How often?
I have to agree with Bucke on this, you need to see a doctor. Go to the emergency room IMMEDIATLEY if you start having trouble breathing or suffer chest pains. regardless of their duration, or if you have a high persistent fever.
Try to take your temp too. If you can stomach it, tylenol will help break your fever and alleviate some of your discofort. Also a cool damp rag on the forehead may help as well. If the eye gunk isn't conjunctivitis, than it is a response to the infection. Are you lympth nodes swollen (neck, armpits, groin)? Any muscle spasms?
Either way you need to see a doctor asap, get full lab done and request a chest Xray (they'll probaby do that anyway from those symptoms). Whatever is wrong with you its kicking your ass. See a doc and avoid people till you are well. And don't listen to Tiesto.
Hope you feel better man, hope I helped.
By the way Bucke, you in the medical field? You seem pretty well rounded here
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