wobblycogs
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I've just got out of hospital after suffering from a life threatening case of pneumonia and I thought it was best if I let people know what to watch out for so that they get treatment sooner.
Bare in mind that I'm only 35 and I'm other wise fit and healthy so when I came down with flu like symptoms I just retreated to bed for a few days to get better. Trouble is, I didn't get better. I had all the classic flu like symptoms: aching joints, cough, tiredness, head ache, fever, etc so when I spoke to the out of ours doctor he said just go home and get better. The only symptom that was out of the ordinary was an occasional cracklyiness / bubbliness from my lungs when I woke up. It was rare though and most doctors and nurses couldn't hear anything wrong.
After 7 days of suffering I went to the out of hours doctor again with a fever of 39.7 and threw myself on their mercy. As my fever was so high and of unknown cause they immediately stuck me in A&E where a, excecllent young doctor sent me off for an x-ray and told me what I had. Cue several very painful and scary days in hospital with fevers of 40+. I now have a few months of recovery to look forward to.
So, if you have flu and you aren't getting better go to your GP and make sure he / she listens carefully to your lungs. In a couple of months I should be able to make a cup of again!
Bare in mind that I'm only 35 and I'm other wise fit and healthy so when I came down with flu like symptoms I just retreated to bed for a few days to get better. Trouble is, I didn't get better. I had all the classic flu like symptoms: aching joints, cough, tiredness, head ache, fever, etc so when I spoke to the out of ours doctor he said just go home and get better. The only symptom that was out of the ordinary was an occasional cracklyiness / bubbliness from my lungs when I woke up. It was rare though and most doctors and nurses couldn't hear anything wrong.
After 7 days of suffering I went to the out of hours doctor again with a fever of 39.7 and threw myself on their mercy. As my fever was so high and of unknown cause they immediately stuck me in A&E where a, excecllent young doctor sent me off for an x-ray and told me what I had. Cue several very painful and scary days in hospital with fevers of 40+. I now have a few months of recovery to look forward to.
So, if you have flu and you aren't getting better go to your GP and make sure he / she listens carefully to your lungs. In a couple of months I should be able to make a cup of again!