A flight attendant reported that she became extremely ill after getting up from her crew break. The ...

Narrative:

All was well; until I got up from my crew break. I had a 'deep' sore throat; a throbbing headache; and shallow breathing. Both of the symptoms lasted until well into my layover the following day; with my headache remaining until pickup from the hotel last night. On my layover; I slept pretty much the entire time. It was like I could not get enough sleep. On my flight back; all seemed well. I was still overly tired. [The day after] I have been coughing up mucus; have a headache; and feel as if I can't catch my breath.please note; another crew member on this flight had like symptoms.the cockpit was not notified.please document that this is not the first time this has happened to me. I flew the B777 [in the past] consistently. [A few months ago] I noticed that I was coughing and congested after my crew break in the bunks. I thought I was getting better; but it just worsened. On one particular flight; I literally could not breathe and ran down the stairs; almost falling; just trying to get air. Another flight I got out of the bunks and I had no voice. I tried taking over the counter medications; but decided I needed a prescription. I went to [a clinic] with coughing; difficulty breathing; congestion.......I was diagnosed with bronchitis.[months later]; I needed to go to [another clinic] for the same symptoms. I was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Flight Attendant reported that she became extremely ill after getting up from her crew break. The reporter noticed this because she was coughing and congested after her break in the crew bunks.

Narrative: All was well; until I got up from my crew break. I had a 'deep' sore throat; a throbbing headache; and shallow breathing. Both of the symptoms lasted until well into my layover the following day; with my headache remaining until pickup from the hotel last night. On my layover; I slept pretty much the entire time. It was like I could not get enough sleep. On my flight back; all seemed well. I was still overly tired. [The day after] I have been coughing up mucus; have a headache; and feel as if I can't catch my breath.Please note; another crew member on this flight had like symptoms.The cockpit was not notified.Please document that this is not the first time this has happened to me. I flew the B777 [in the past] consistently. [A few months ago] I noticed that I was coughing and congested after my crew break in the bunks. I thought I was getting better; but it just worsened. On one particular flight; I literally could not breathe and ran down the stairs; almost falling; just trying to get air. Another flight I got out of the bunks and I had no voice. I tried taking over the counter medications; but decided I needed a prescription. I went to [a clinic] with coughing; difficulty breathing; congestion.......I was diagnosed with Bronchitis.[Months later]; I needed to go to [another clinic] for the same symptoms. I was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection.

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Attributes
ACN	1374486
Time
Date	201607
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Component
Aircraft Component	Aircraft Furnishing
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 27 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 8 Flight Attendant Total 27 Flight Attendant Type 85
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

A flight attendant reported that she became extremely ill after getting up from her crew break. The reporter noticed this because she was coughing and congested after her break in the crew bunks.