alexan Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Hi, hope all of you are allright, Last week I finish taken the steroids that the Dr. give me for the radiation neumanatis. Visiting my grandaugther in Dallas I sart feeling complete out of breath, I thought it was the change of climate. Came back home & since I did not feel better went to see the Dr. After this & that they made me a CT, and show up to be neumonia. The problem is they don't know what type of pneumonia because I don't have the tipical symptoms. They are going to do a bronchoscopy so the can see how they treat me. Did some of you have the same thing??? Thank you bucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyW Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Deb never had Pneumonia but she ahd shortness of breath and chest pains from fluid around the heart and had surgery for that. Keep us posted as soon as you find out something. Oh yeah and A BUMP to the top of the list here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I hope they get the pneumonia under control soon. John has had pneumonia a few times, but did not need a bronc-- they just gave him antibiotics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexan Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 Thank you guys, still waiting to see the date, sound like the neurosurgen is kind of busy. Happy Easter !!! bucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvillella Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 When I finished the steroids for the same thing I ended up with pneumonia. I ended up in the hospital with antibiotics becuase the steroids lowered my resistance to other things also. Hopefully they will get it under control really quick. Good Luck Ralph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie B Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I never heard of doing a bronc for pneumonia either! But then again I never say never! But, it's better to be safe then sorry. Bucky are you on antibiotics now or are you still on steroids? How's the breathing? Keep us posted. Good luck and I hope your feeling better soon. I had radiation pneumonitis (which is a type of pneumonia) also, but the steroids cleared me up after 8 or 10 weeks of being on them.(sorry I don't totally remember, it's been over 11 years) It wasn't fun and it sure makes you very short of breath. I don't know if antibiotics would work for pneumonitis?? (I'm talking out loud to myself) Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexan Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 Thank you again & to Ralph & Connie.Connie They gave me the steroids5 weeks ago & Iwent back to the Dc. because I was really sob & my cough start. I had the same treatment that you had. My onc call me yesterday night & he really prefer not to do the broncos. (me to of course). So will see if the anti works. Thanks a million bucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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