Yes. I caught it in about June time. It wasn’t diagnosed at first, the doc thought it was just an asthma related cough but it got worse and worse to the point where I’d retch, or vomit at the end of a coughing fit. When i went back they referred me for a blood test which confirmed it, and put me on the antibiotics that i should have had to start with to prevent me being infectious (but by then I was 5 or 6 weeks in so unlikely infectious anyway)
I guess it took about 4 months to clear properly. The coughing fits became less severe, and most notably less frequent before the severity dropped. All told, apart from the debilitating factor of not getting a decent night’s sleep for about 8 or 10 weeks, I never felt that bad unless I was actually coughing (and coughing until you’re red in the face and then retching or vomiting isn’t pleasant but once you know what it is and it will pass you can get by) And the continual sore throat that you get from it – but nothing paracetomol and strepsils can’t handle.
Househusband – as said they can do a throat swab in the early days of infection but if you’re later in you need a blood test to find antibodies. I was early in to the ‘epidemic’ that started this year and it was only a chance comment that made me google it so when I went back to the docs I was almost as knowledgable as the doctor that saw me – she was reading NHS online as she was treating me. So if you do go back suggest it if they don’t.
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/i-might-have-whooping-cough-any-docs-about