I'm not so sure of that seeing a pulmonologist. I saw mine this past week & have decided not to go back to her. For the little she does my primary care Dr. does more for me.

You don't need to fill the prescription and you don't have to use it if you do fill it. If his sinus issues are typical for him and you haven't noticed anything unusual about his cough, then I wouldn't get very excited about this situation. NPs can prescribe under the supervision of a doc, so she didn't do anything wrong. Chronic or acute bronchitis is diagnosed regularly by primary care physicians; you don't need a pulmonologist to make the diagnosis. The steroid inhaler probably wouldn't do any harm even if he did use it; inhaled steroids don't have the side effects of oral steroids, and certainly not in the short term. It's good to be concerned, but this situation isn't anything to get really upset about.

I hope he got the antibiotics he needed for his UTI! That's probably way more important than the other issue.

It never hurts to get a second opinion. I trust my pulmonologist but I also trust my doctor so it's a plus if they both agree on stuff.

well maybe listen to her but still go to a long doctor and he will refer you to the heart and ent doc's

Hi Jael. Inhaler is probably ok. But I agree with Capshi and go with your gut. Put your mind at ease and get a second opinon from a doctor you trust.