Walking Pneumonia

[PaulDavid's mom]

Anyone ever have this?
I had an asthma attack yesterday and the weezing wouldn't go away. So this morning I went to urgent care and they said it was good I came in for the asthma cause I have walking pneumonia and that probably triggered the asthma attack.

 

[Stitchfans]

Yes had it several times. Once as a child, twice as a teen ager. Feels like someone placed a ton of bricks on your chest. Funny though I wasn't too bad during the day but the minute the sun went down - look out. I was down for the count.

 

[hercamore]

Oh, yeah.

I've had it twice this year, and it seems to be going around. Others have had it, too.


herc.

 

[happygirl]

Feel better

 

[arminnie]

I had it in 2006. For about a month my upper back was just killing me when I sat or stood. My only relief was lying down. I thought I was developing back problems - like osteoporosis.

It wasn't until I coughed up lots of blood (while at a wedding out of town) that I got diagnosed. I went to ER. I had to take antibiotics for months - really almost a year.

I never felt "sick" - and believe me I've been hospitalized for weeks with non-walking pneumonia so I know what that feels like. Except for my back hurting (and one instance of the cough) my only symptom was acute fatigue.

 

[Minnie_me]

My DD had it in November. She complained of not feeling well, and didn't want to go to school. She wasn't up at night coughing or blowing her nose, didn't have a fever. I told her she just had a cold, and made her go to school all week. On Thursday, the school nurse sent her home. But I was annoyed because she STILL had no real symptoms! No fever, nothing.

When I got her home that day, I said, "What is your main complaint?" And she said, "I'm so tired, I can hardly keep my head up!" It was then that I noticed that her glands were a bit swollen, and I immediately thought she had mono!

So I took her in, and damn if she didn't have walking pneumonia.

And the worst mommy of the year award went to.......ME!

 

[minniecarousel]

My sis had it a million years ago when she was 19. I just remember her being soooo sick, yet not sick enough to be hospitalized. She would say she wished it would get up and walk away.

Take care of yourself.