1st ever hospital stay!

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Hello everybody.
For those who don't know me i am Vera and am 25. I live in Holland. I got a pneumonia last month, waited too long to go to the doctor (basically i was really ill, short of breath for the first time and with fevers that reached 104 F for 2 weeks, without doing anything about it!) and when i was finally admitted to the hospital they put me on oxygen, which i am still on, and gave me IV's. This is my 19th day in the hospital and i might have to stay another full week or even longer.

I'm getting IV's 24 hours a day (something i'd never heard of but apparently it's working, as i seem to be improving by the day) and a super strong anti-inflammatory called Prednisolone. Ever heard of it?

I have to say i am quite impressed with the treatment i'm receing in this dutch hospital. In a good way. I am in a big room to myself, with bathroom and shower. I do the nebulizers whenever i want to (at the normal times i choose to do) and the IV's are in 24/7 so they never bother me with anything unless i call them and to ask every one in a while if i wanna eat or drink something.
(Other than the daily doctor visits).

They clean the room and change the sheets every day.
I have a computer with internet in my room, provided by the hospital. I can receive visits any time of the day, for as long as i want and as many as i want. And even my boyfriend is allowed to sleep with me at the weekends.

This feels like a hotel (if you ignore the needles and such)!

Now, my questions. Does pneumonia always leave scars in our lungs and what does that mean, in a practical sense?

How long does it usually take you to heal a pneumonia or how long do you feel its effects for/ how long do you have to stay in the hospital for?

Sorry for the long post and hope to hear from you.

Vera

 

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Hello everybody.
For those who don't know me i am Vera and am 25. I live in Holland. I got a pneumonia last month, waited too long to go to the doctor (basically i was really ill, short of breath for the first time and with fevers that reached 104 F for 2 weeks, without doing anything about it!) and when i was finally admitted to the hospital they put me on oxygen, which i am still on, and gave me IV's. This is my 19th day in the hospital and i might have to stay another full week or even longer.

I'm getting IV's 24 hours a day (something i'd never heard of but apparently it's working, as i seem to be improving by the day) and a super strong anti-inflammatory called Prednisolone. Ever heard of it?

I have to say i am quite impressed with the treatment i'm receing in this dutch hospital. In a good way. I am in a big room to myself, with bathroom and shower. I do the nebulizers whenever i want to (at the normal times i choose to do) and the IV's are in 24/7 so they never bother me with anything unless i call them and to ask every one in a while if i wanna eat or drink something.
(Other than the daily doctor visits).

They clean the room and change the sheets every day.
I have a computer with internet in my room, provided by the hospital. I can receive visits any time of the day, for as long as i want and as many as i want. And even my boyfriend is allowed to sleep with me at the weekends.

This feels like a hotel (if you ignore the needles and such)!

Now, my questions. Does pneumonia always leave scars in our lungs and what does that mean, in a practical sense?

How long does it usually take you to heal a pneumonia or how long do you feel its effects for/ how long do you have to stay in the hospital for?

Sorry for the long post and hope to hear from you.

Vera

 

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Hello everybody.
For those who don't know me i am Vera and am 25. I live in Holland. I got a pneumonia last month, waited too long to go to the doctor (basically i was really ill, short of breath for the first time and with fevers that reached 104 F for 2 weeks, without doing anything about it!) and when i was finally admitted to the hospital they put me on oxygen, which i am still on, and gave me IV's. This is my 19th day in the hospital and i might have to stay another full week or even longer.

I'm getting IV's 24 hours a day (something i'd never heard of but apparently it's working, as i seem to be improving by the day) and a super strong anti-inflammatory called Prednisolone. Ever heard of it?

I have to say i am quite impressed with the treatment i'm receing in this dutch hospital. In a good way. I am in a big room to myself, with bathroom and shower. I do the nebulizers whenever i want to (at the normal times i choose to do) and the IV's are in 24/7 so they never bother me with anything unless i call them and to ask every one in a while if i wanna eat or drink something.
(Other than the daily doctor visits).

They clean the room and change the sheets every day.
I have a computer with internet in my room, provided by the hospital. I can receive visits any time of the day, for as long as i want and as many as i want. And even my boyfriend is allowed to sleep with me at the weekends.

This feels like a hotel (if you ignore the needles and such)!

Now, my questions. Does pneumonia always leave scars in our lungs and what does that mean, in a practical sense?

How long does it usually take you to heal a pneumonia or how long do you feel its effects for/ how long do you have to stay in the hospital for?

Sorry for the long post and hope to hear from you.

Vera

 

[nocode]

Hello everybody.
For those who don't know me i am Vera and am 25. I live in Holland. I got a pneumonia last month, waited too long to go to the doctor (basically i was really ill, short of breath for the first time and with fevers that reached 104 F for 2 weeks, without doing anything about it!) and when i was finally admitted to the hospital they put me on oxygen, which i am still on, and gave me IV's. This is my 19th day in the hospital and i might have to stay another full week or even longer.

I'm getting IV's 24 hours a day (something i'd never heard of but apparently it's working, as i seem to be improving by the day) and a super strong anti-inflammatory called Prednisolone. Ever heard of it?

I have to say i am quite impressed with the treatment i'm receing in this dutch hospital. In a good way. I am in a big room to myself, with bathroom and shower. I do the nebulizers whenever i want to (at the normal times i choose to do) and the IV's are in 24/7 so they never bother me with anything unless i call them and to ask every one in a while if i wanna eat or drink something.
(Other than the daily doctor visits).

They clean the room and change the sheets every day.
I have a computer with internet in my room, provided by the hospital. I can receive visits any time of the day, for as long as i want and as many as i want. And even my boyfriend is allowed to sleep with me at the weekends.

This feels like a hotel (if you ignore the needles and such)!

Now, my questions. Does pneumonia always leave scars in our lungs and what does that mean, in a practical sense?

How long does it usually take you to heal a pneumonia or how long do you feel its effects for/ how long do you have to stay in the hospital for?

Sorry for the long post and hope to hear from you.

Vera

 

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Hello everybody.
<br />For those who don't know me i am Vera and am 25. I live in Holland. I got a pneumonia last month, waited too long to go to the doctor (basically i was really ill, short of breath for the first time and with fevers that reached 104 F for 2 weeks, without doing anything about it!) and when i was finally admitted to the hospital they put me on oxygen, which i am still on, and gave me IV's. This is my 19th day in the hospital and i might have to stay another full week or even longer.
<br />
<br />I'm getting IV's 24 hours a day (something i'd never heard of but apparently it's working, as i seem to be improving by the day) and a super strong anti-inflammatory called Prednisolone. Ever heard of it?
<br />
<br />I have to say i am quite impressed with the treatment i'm receing in this dutch hospital. In a good way. I am in a big room to myself, with bathroom and shower. I do the nebulizers whenever i want to (at the normal times i choose to do) and the IV's are in 24/7 so they never bother me with anything unless i call them and to ask every one in a while if i wanna eat or drink something.
<br />(Other than the daily doctor visits).
<br />
<br />They clean the room and change the sheets every day.
<br />I have a computer with internet in my room, provided by the hospital. I can receive visits any time of the day, for as long as i want and as many as i want. And even my boyfriend is allowed to sleep with me at the weekends.
<br />
<br />This feels like a hotel (if you ignore the needles and such)!
<br />
<br />Now, my questions. Does pneumonia always leave scars in our lungs and what does that mean, in a practical sense?
<br />
<br />How long does it usually take you to heal a pneumonia or how long do you feel its effects for/ how long do you have to stay in the hospital for?
<br />
<br />Sorry for the long post and hope to hear from you.
<br />
<br />Vera

 

[carmick]

Oooh your hospital sounds so nice. I'm jealous <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Pneumonia varies greatly, person to person, case by case, so I guess it would depend on what exactly you have. The diagnosis of "pneumonia" is kind of a catch-all term encompassing viral, bacterial or fungal infections. Pretty much it just means that there is fluid in the lungs. I don't think it necessarily causes scarring, but it often does. Make sure you get treated quickly next time, because you can't get that tissue back. That said, you might get all your lung function back *fingers crossed*

I've had pneumonia get better after two weeks of home iv antibiotics. On the other hand, another time I spent two weeks in the hospital followed by two more weeks of home IVs and was on O2 full time for six weeks and am still using O2 at night 4 years later. Sometimes my FEV1 makes it back up to baseline, sometimes it doesn't. So you just never know. According to most people I've talked to, both CFers and non-CFers, they feel the effects for a while (weeks to months) after they finish antibiotics and are proclaimed healthy. On the upside, a lot of the time it gets better after that.

Feel better!

 

[carmick]

Oooh your hospital sounds so nice. I'm jealous <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Pneumonia varies greatly, person to person, case by case, so I guess it would depend on what exactly you have. The diagnosis of "pneumonia" is kind of a catch-all term encompassing viral, bacterial or fungal infections. Pretty much it just means that there is fluid in the lungs. I don't think it necessarily causes scarring, but it often does. Make sure you get treated quickly next time, because you can't get that tissue back. That said, you might get all your lung function back *fingers crossed*

I've had pneumonia get better after two weeks of home iv antibiotics. On the other hand, another time I spent two weeks in the hospital followed by two more weeks of home IVs and was on O2 full time for six weeks and am still using O2 at night 4 years later. Sometimes my FEV1 makes it back up to baseline, sometimes it doesn't. So you just never know. According to most people I've talked to, both CFers and non-CFers, they feel the effects for a while (weeks to months) after they finish antibiotics and are proclaimed healthy. On the upside, a lot of the time it gets better after that.

Feel better!

 

[carmick]

Oooh your hospital sounds so nice. I'm jealous <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Pneumonia varies greatly, person to person, case by case, so I guess it would depend on what exactly you have. The diagnosis of "pneumonia" is kind of a catch-all term encompassing viral, bacterial or fungal infections. Pretty much it just means that there is fluid in the lungs. I don't think it necessarily causes scarring, but it often does. Make sure you get treated quickly next time, because you can't get that tissue back. That said, you might get all your lung function back *fingers crossed*

I've had pneumonia get better after two weeks of home iv antibiotics. On the other hand, another time I spent two weeks in the hospital followed by two more weeks of home IVs and was on O2 full time for six weeks and am still using O2 at night 4 years later. Sometimes my FEV1 makes it back up to baseline, sometimes it doesn't. So you just never know. According to most people I've talked to, both CFers and non-CFers, they feel the effects for a while (weeks to months) after they finish antibiotics and are proclaimed healthy. On the upside, a lot of the time it gets better after that.

Feel better!

 

[carmick]

Oooh your hospital sounds so nice. I'm jealous <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

Pneumonia varies greatly, person to person, case by case, so I guess it would depend on what exactly you have. The diagnosis of "pneumonia" is kind of a catch-all term encompassing viral, bacterial or fungal infections. Pretty much it just means that there is fluid in the lungs. I don't think it necessarily causes scarring, but it often does. Make sure you get treated quickly next time, because you can't get that tissue back. That said, you might get all your lung function back *fingers crossed*

I've had pneumonia get better after two weeks of home iv antibiotics. On the other hand, another time I spent two weeks in the hospital followed by two more weeks of home IVs and was on O2 full time for six weeks and am still using O2 at night 4 years later. Sometimes my FEV1 makes it back up to baseline, sometimes it doesn't. So you just never know. According to most people I've talked to, both CFers and non-CFers, they feel the effects for a while (weeks to months) after they finish antibiotics and are proclaimed healthy. On the upside, a lot of the time it gets better after that.

Feel better!

 

[carmick]

Oooh your hospital sounds so nice. I'm jealous <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
<br />
<br />Pneumonia varies greatly, person to person, case by case, so I guess it would depend on what exactly you have. The diagnosis of "pneumonia" is kind of a catch-all term encompassing viral, bacterial or fungal infections. Pretty much it just means that there is fluid in the lungs. I don't think it necessarily causes scarring, but it often does. Make sure you get treated quickly next time, because you can't get that tissue back. That said, you might get all your lung function back *fingers crossed*
<br />
<br />I've had pneumonia get better after two weeks of home iv antibiotics. On the other hand, another time I spent two weeks in the hospital followed by two more weeks of home IVs and was on O2 full time for six weeks and am still using O2 at night 4 years later. Sometimes my FEV1 makes it back up to baseline, sometimes it doesn't. So you just never know. According to most people I've talked to, both CFers and non-CFers, they feel the effects for a while (weeks to months) after they finish antibiotics and are proclaimed healthy. On the upside, a lot of the time it gets better after that.
<br />
<br />Feel better!

 

[nocode]

Thank you so much, your answer was so detailed.

Ya, my doctors told me that pneumonia doesn't vanish like that in a couple of weeks and that the effects can still be felt in the following months! Amazing.. So it's gonna be hard to tell if this pneumonia has damaged me in the period to come, i guess i'll have to wait and see.

Stay well!

 

[nocode]

Thank you so much, your answer was so detailed.

Ya, my doctors told me that pneumonia doesn't vanish like that in a couple of weeks and that the effects can still be felt in the following months! Amazing.. So it's gonna be hard to tell if this pneumonia has damaged me in the period to come, i guess i'll have to wait and see.

Stay well!

 

[nocode]

Thank you so much, your answer was so detailed.

Ya, my doctors told me that pneumonia doesn't vanish like that in a couple of weeks and that the effects can still be felt in the following months! Amazing.. So it's gonna be hard to tell if this pneumonia has damaged me in the period to come, i guess i'll have to wait and see.

Stay well!

 

[nocode]

Thank you so much, your answer was so detailed.

Ya, my doctors told me that pneumonia doesn't vanish like that in a couple of weeks and that the effects can still be felt in the following months! Amazing.. So it's gonna be hard to tell if this pneumonia has damaged me in the period to come, i guess i'll have to wait and see.

Stay well!

 

[nocode]

Thank you so much, your answer was so detailed.
<br />
<br />Ya, my doctors told me that pneumonia doesn't vanish like that in a couple of weeks and that the effects can still be felt in the following months! Amazing.. So it's gonna be hard to tell if this pneumonia has damaged me in the period to come, i guess i'll have to wait and see.
<br />
<br />Stay well!