caccomando
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Last year around Christmas I came down with my first bout of pneumonia. I am 27, almost 28, and very blessed it has not happened until this late in my life. (I’m a Chicagoan, so I blame it on the horribly cold winter we endured.)
I have only been in the hospital about five times total in my life for a CF tune up, last year included. However, my doctor recently told me that, although I have been relatively healthy, my lung function is certainly not at its peak and probably never will be again due to how sick I was last year. He is recommending I check myself in for a tune up soon (he even recommends once a year from now on). He is also very pro patient choice, so he is leaving the decision up to me.
I really don’t like the hospital and the inconvenience of IV antibiotics (I have a busy, full-time career), so I’d like to avoid it if at all possible. Has anyone else checked yourself in to the hospital “voluntarily?” I want to stay healthy, so I’m wondering if I should just do it.
Thoughts? Similar experiences?
I have only been in the hospital about five times total in my life for a CF tune up, last year included. However, my doctor recently told me that, although I have been relatively healthy, my lung function is certainly not at its peak and probably never will be again due to how sick I was last year. He is recommending I check myself in for a tune up soon (he even recommends once a year from now on). He is also very pro patient choice, so he is leaving the decision up to me.
I really don’t like the hospital and the inconvenience of IV antibiotics (I have a busy, full-time career), so I’d like to avoid it if at all possible. Has anyone else checked yourself in to the hospital “voluntarily?” I want to stay healthy, so I’m wondering if I should just do it.
Thoughts? Similar experiences?