> Bronchitis is an ailment that lets up in daytime
> and worsens again at night.

Have you tried propping yourself up in bed with a pillow, Charmion? That helps with asthma, so it might with bronchitis. It's to do with the weight of your gastrointestinal tract pulling the diaphram down when you're stood up, buit not when you're lying down.

> Wish me luck getting past Cerberus the receptionist.

We've got a pack of those at our doctors': we call them the Rotweilers. They've been trained to attack. Best of luck.