[The Great RJ]

I had a bout of serious pneumonia this past summer. I had been hospitalized for several days for cellulitis, a skin infection that settled in my right leg. After several days of IV antibiotics in the hospital I was discharged, but quickly I developed shortness of breath and high fever. I was diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown origin and was admitted again and pumped full of a full spectrum of IV antibiotics. I have never been so sick and had trouble breathing as well as high fever. Fortunately I responded to the antibiotics, but my doctor was quite frank and said I could easily have died if the antibiotics had not been effective.

[Kartographer]

One word: ZINC

[exDemMom]

but my doctor was quite frank and said I could easily have died if the antibiotics had not been effective.

Oh, my, that sounds really scary.

I think that people do not realize just how deadly infectious diseases are. They also do not realize that we are in danger of losing our most effective weapons against infectious disease, since antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming more common.

I am very happy for you that you pulled through. It sounds like you had quite an ordeal. I hope you are fully recovered.