Re: Pneumonia (Lower respiratory tract infection) - Goran

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Hi Goran,

Thank you so much for sharing your experience and advice.

Like your son's experience, Norman's right lung is partially visible on

the xray with left lung slightly better. We've just had a blood test,

urine test, stool test and cough swab and we've been told to wait 5 days

for all the culture to grow. His urine test after 1 day came back

INCOMPLETE (as in no growth as yet) so will see what day 5 picks up.

We haven't been offered anything like a " bronchoscopy " - I need to find

out what it is and what is FIBRO?? Doctors not revealing much with

regards it being serious or not, although they have said that as he has

not had laboured breathing and not required oxygen, it is good. His

blood test CRP (C-Reactive Protein) was above 160 and WCC 6.0 (can't

find what this stands for).

As a matter of fact, Norman visited a farm with his carers about two

weeks before this. I guess I need to wait till tomorrow (possibly Mon)

to find out if they can identify the bug which has caused it. I also

wonder if it was viral would it also cause the white cell count to

increase?

How is your son now, is he in the clear now - I hope so? How long did

it take for him to recover?

emily

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> Hi everyone,

>

> Norman was admitted in hospital early this morning and results of

bloods

> indicated increased levels of white blood cells and a chest xray

> confirmed that he has an infection on his lungs with the right side

much

> more affected.

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> Has anyone else been in this situation? What can I do to help him

> recover? The doctors have started him on intravenous Augmentin and

> something ....mycin (sounds like erythromycin but different) and

suggest

> to keep him in for 48hrs and reassess.

>

> This all developed very quickly on Saturday evening beginning with a

> horrific cough and a high temperature, having said this he's had

> problems with phlegm and mucous in the throat for a long time and is

> unaware of how to cough it out but he has also had a number of staph

> infections over the last few months (so not sure how or if this fits

in

> with what is going on). As well as this, he has reflux problems which

> appear to be resurfacing now (he was treated for this as a baby) and

am

> not sure if the high fat ketogenic diet is exacerbating this.

>

> Anyway I'd be most grateful for any words of advice, wisdom that you

may

> be able to share with me. Just googled pneumonia quickly and looks as

> if it can be bacterial, viral, fungal....ummmmm. I've also just

> introduced Vit A over the last couple of weeks and this was showing

> positive signs but can an underlying measles virus be

> resurrected/released from this and be playing a role?

>

> TIA

>

> emily

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