Thank You everyone for your kind words of encouragement... I was really hoping I that I was going to hear that coughs associcated with the DX were going to be on the extreme opposite, and unfortunately, I am now scared sick hearing symptoms just like mine experienced by your loved ones. Dry cough, clear lungs, healthy people, tickle in the throat, etc... are NOT the words I was hoping to hear. I know that it sounds selfish to say that I have a loving husband and 3 kids, (17, 13 & 4) who NEED their Mom around because I am sure that you have all encountered those same wishes. I am going to make an appointment tomorrow, scared as I am. Keep me in your prayers please, as I need all the help I can get right now.