I too had a bad chest cold. It hit the week before Christmas and I still have a dry cough, especially when I change my position from horizontal to vertical or vice versa. For several days my lungs crackled like crazy and breathing was a chore. But I don’t believe it was the flu: no fever, no aches, just congestion.
Sounds like bronchitis..(I’m no medic,I’ve had it,though.)
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