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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Diego
Posts: 365
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Location: San Diego
Posts: 365
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See a pulmonologist ASAP. I had pneumonia the spring of 2006 that almost killed me. It was probably caused by mold. Two lung biopsies were inconclusive. I'm still not 100% recovered, and have a golf ball size scar that looks like an octopus from the damage the fungus caused. If you have fungal pneumonia, antibiotics will not help. You need a CT scan to see the specific location and extent of the pneumonia, and if a biopsy or PET scan is needed.
Pneumonia is life threatening and can rapidly overwhelm your body's ability to fight back so please err on the side of aggressively getting a conclusive diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
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David - Idiopathic polyneuropathy since 1993
"If you trust Google more than your doctor, than maybe it's time to switch doctors" Jadelr and Cristina Cordova, "Chasing Windmills"
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