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Pneumonia take two
Oct. 13th, 2011 09:53 pmSo I have to take another chest x-ray tomorrow morning. My latest results came back, and they were not good, so my GP is sending me back to the pulmonary specialist. I don't have a fever, but I did start coughing again. I do not need this now. (>_<)
ETA Well, I went to see the pulmonary specialist, they took another couple of chest x-rays, and they didn't show any changes from the last set. My erythrocyte sedimentation levels were quite high (40, whereas normal levels are 10 or below), and there were other signs of a persistent inflammation. With no improvement on my x-rays, my doctor suspected that I might have what they call atypical pneumonia, and might be caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. So, once they find out the cause of my pneumonia, they'll put me on another type of antibiotics. I will do those tests on Monday.
ETA Well, I went to see the pulmonary specialist, they took another couple of chest x-rays, and they didn't show any changes from the last set. My erythrocyte sedimentation levels were quite high (40, whereas normal levels are 10 or below), and there were other signs of a persistent inflammation. With no improvement on my x-rays, my doctor suspected that I might have what they call atypical pneumonia, and might be caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. So, once they find out the cause of my pneumonia, they'll put me on another type of antibiotics. I will do those tests on Monday.
