... lung cancer. Until recently she was able to live at home but it seems the last year she has went downhill and a few months ago she had a short hospital stay for pneumonia followed by rehab in a nursing home and now finally agreed to at least move to assisted living. ... (2 replies)

... If you inhaled/choked on your food or drink and you feel like crap now - GO TO THE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY... it doesn't matter if he says there's nothing wrong with you - far better to be safe than sorry. DH choked on some food last year and had a little bit of it stuck in his lung overnight. He coughed and spluttered and wheezed away in his sleep and eventually coughed it up, but... (1 replies)

... Pleurisy can come from smoking, pneumonia, blood clots in lungs, inflammation of the pleura from autoimmune disease, and sometimes it just happens for no apparent reason. It can last a few days, but usually responds to antiinflammatories unless there is a more serious underlying condition. (11 replies)

... Hello My mum has always had many chest infections and her breathing has slowly been becoming worse. however a year ago she was diagnosed with double pneumonia, and was in hospital for a week and off work for 4 months recovering. Doctors said they couldn't pinpoint why she got pneumonia. Unfortunately her breathing has never got better, in fact it just got worse.... (0 replies)

... I've had pneumonia 8 times. I'm a respiratory therapist, so it's kind of an occupational hazard. ... (2 replies)

... Pneumonia usually takes 4-6 weeks to recover from depending on many factors, like if it is viral or bacterial, small area or large, your age, how you respond to the antibiotics and whether you have a lot of bronchospasm, like asthmatic reaction with it. You definitely should recover soon, especially if the chest symptoms are beginning to clear somewhat. A follow up xray is... (2 replies)

... Just checking in with anyone who has had pneumonia to see how long you felt like crap! I was diagnosed about 3 weeks ago and have been on 2 rounds of antibiotics and 1 round of steroids. ... (2 replies)

... It depends on type of pneumonia, viral or bacterial, but in general 4-8 weeks before you feel completely better and xray infiltrates have cleared up. Viral may take longer because there is no treatment like antibiotics for bacterial pneumonia. (1 replies)

... And then the biggie the next week thru a cat scan of my chest I am told that I have pneumonia and partial collapsed lung. Are they connected? ... (0 replies)

... The er dr did a cat scan with dye, looking for pneumonia or a blood clot. ... (0 replies)

... I had an ureteroscopy done under general anesthesia and woke up with pneumonia with an SAT of 84. ... (0 replies)

... nderstand your state of shock and frustration with the rapidity with which your Dad's health went downhill. It sounds like this was not a straightforward case of pneumonia to me. ... (2 replies)

... which I did. The paramedic said that his oxygen level was a bit low and gave him oxygen. He was taken to hospital and went into Resus and the doctor diagnosed Pneumonia and said he would have to stay in for a few days and have intravenous antibiotics. I went home and later that night he was moved onto a ward. ... (2 replies)

... It lasted until November so about 8 months. I started the inhalers about 6 months into it. It dramatically reduced 2 weeks into the inhaler though. After two months of coughing, my dad even asked his doctor who said it was not that unusual to be coughing several months after pneumonia. (8 replies)

... That is basically the same situation I had. They couldn't hear fluid but I had 5 X-rays and all still showed pneumonia. They were concerned about lung cancer for me as well. But CT scan showed lungs were clear but scarred. Hope it is the same for you. (8 replies)

... I also have been coughing since the end of March 2012 and three x-rays going for CAT scan this Thursday, July 5. they're just concerned why the fluid is still there. very scared to tell me I have lung cancer. I do take medicine that help an inhaler and nose spray. Glad everything worked out (8 replies)

... My CT scan was ok - no masses or anything but still cloudy. They said it was scarring and they could not see more pneumonia. I had a chronic cough for about a year. I went to another doctor who put me on an Alvesco inhaler. I was on that for six months and it finally cleared up. I have bad allergies which they think slowed my healing. Allergy season was starting just as I was... (8 replies)

... Hi!! i am 47 and i have had a Pneumonia snice april. Been on meds snice end of april.. I still have a cough with very little clear mucus.. ... (0 replies)

... HI!! i am here because i also have pneumonia snice april of this year..i have been meds 3 times.. going back for a cat scan with dye on thrusday.. You know your own body. ... (5 replies)

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