Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 27, 2016 17:40:39 GMT -5
First I thought it was a cold when it started with fevers last Wednesday and was treating it with basic, over the counter cold medicine. Then on Christmas day the fever and coughing got so bad I had to leave the family dinner and rush to an Emergency Care office nearby. They took a few swaps and diagnosed strep throat, gave me a prescription for meds, which I then went and picked up, but suggested that if the coughing persisted the next day I should go back in to get a chest x ray. Which I did. And now, today, they got back to me with the result, and it is not strep-I have pneumonia in my left lung. Starting with the alarm that such a nasty word raises, I am really frustrated because I had already started the strep meds and was hoping by tomorrow the coughing would have calmed down enough to be able to actually sleep-something I have gotten very little of the last few days. But now I need to start a whole new course, and it will take several days to take effect. Compounding my misery, I will now need to go through all the headaches of seeking a week's leave from my job while I wait for this stuff to take effect-a mountain of paperwork to say the least. And then there is the simple fact of having to spend the next few days in misery. Go sit on it 2016.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Dec 27, 2016 17:49:04 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that bro, best thing you can do is continue try to rest and get better.
It is frustrating but hopefully sooner than later you will feel better.
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Shai
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Post by Shai on Dec 27, 2016 17:55:56 GMT -5
I feel your pain. Me and my husband got it at the same time a few years ago while I was pregnant. Morning Sickness + Pneumonia is a horrible combination. Feel better soon.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 27, 2016 18:09:36 GMT -5
Feel better soon!
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Post by edgestar on Dec 27, 2016 19:40:35 GMT -5
I hope you feel better soon.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 27, 2016 20:26:42 GMT -5
"Damn it, 2016!!!!!!!"
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Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 28, 2016 6:26:58 GMT -5
Worst part so far is I have to sleep sitting up. Trying to lay down puts pressure on the infected lung and I start coughing even worse.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Dec 28, 2016 17:43:35 GMT -5
Yeah, I had to deal with at one time having to sleep sitting up.....it sucks and hope you get better as pneumonia is nothing to mess with.
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