I had a severe chest pain one day at work with lightheadedness and tingling in fingers. I had had a bad cold about two weeks earlier, but it had cleared up. The pain lasted about 15 minutes then subsided. I went home, ate a normal supper, took a hot bath and went to bed. Within one hour I was chilling all over my body and became extremely nauseous. I had no clue what was wrong and just endured all of this with a fever. I did not have a thermometer, but knew I was very hot. In the early morning we went to a walk in clinic. They thought I might be having a heart attack, due to the fact I am 53, a woman, and had had the chest pain, and had really no sign of a cough or anything. After blood tests and x-rays, however, it was determined I had pneumonia. They gave me intravenous IV antibiotics in the hospital and then let me go home with another antibiotic prescription. I go back to doctor in two weeks. Published: May 21 ::

I am 17 years old and today was diagnosed with pneumonia. It started off as strep throat, however the strep became resistant to the antibiotics I was taking and I started to get very ill. I have had a very persistent fever in the 102-104 range. Luckily my dad is a physician and immediately recognized the symptoms and took me to the hospital. I am now being treated and hope to have a smooth recovery. Published: June 24 ::

I’m a 27 year old healthy female and was diagnosed with Pneumonia last year. I didn’t have chest pains nor the cough. I had a rising temperature for three days before I decided to seek medical advice. My doctor thought I may have urinary infection and prescribed me with anti-biotics. Even then I still stayed home for another day with vomiting and rising temperature before I decided to go to the hospital. When I arrived at the hospital by then I could not hold my head up anymore. They immediately took me in and started investigating. This took them another day to find out what was actually wrong with me because I didn't have general symptoms of Pneumonia. After a day and a plain chest x-ray they were able to diagnose me with Pneumonia. I was admitted to hospital for two weeks and made a full recovery. Published: June 24 ::

Acquired pneumonia while being diagnosed for a Fever & Head Pain condition that was likely viral. Just one day after the administration of a "precautionary" antibiotic a slight milky phlegm began running from the sinuses. It found its way to the lungs after the first night and bang - Pneumonia, on top of the other viral problems already present. Published: June 20 ::

When I was 4 I developed Pneumonia for the first time. I did not respond to antibiotics and was hospitalized. It became so severe that they thought I would die. Then, some antibiotics began to work. I got better and my lungs made a full recovery with no damage. I am now 22 years old and have Pneumonia 19 times. I was hospitalized for at least 10 of them. Each time was so severe that they worried there would be scarring on my lungs, but there never was. When the doctors listened to my chest, it always sounded clear, even though I was obviously ill. When they did a chest x-ray, my lungs were always packed full, therefore causing no crackling sounds. It always came on very suddenly. They never figured out what caused all these Pneumonias, but I haven't had it in 5 years. It just went away. Published: June 20 ::

Two of my friends had pneumonia. One lived and the other died. My friend who lived started out with what seemed to be a sinus infection, we went to the doctor and they took an x-ray and saw the pneumonia infection. They quickly admitted him into the hospital and was there for a week and a half. If he had not gone to the doctor's office my friend would have died from this. My other friend started out the same with what seemed to be a sinus infection. He went to the doctor and was given medicine for the sinus infection. No x-ray was done. He continued feeling sick with the so called sinus infection and went to another doctor, who took an x-ray and found the pneumonia. My friend was placed in the hospital; a week later went into a coma and a week after that he pasted away. Published: June 19 ::

I had pneumonia and it took me 3 different antibiotics to get rid of it and several months later and I have just been diagnosed with pneumonia again so back on the antibiotics one more time, I am a health care worker and am concerned about lowering my immunities to such things as c-diff and m.r.s.a. Published: June 18 ::

My chest hurt very bad. I think I would rather have another back surgery than the pain I had just try to take in breaths. Rest was the only thing that seemed to work. It can drag out a couple weeks even 3 or 4. Just get as much rest as possible. Published: June 18 ::

I have just got out of hospital from having pneumonia in both lungs. I had just a wheezy cough for three weeks and the two doctors I saw during this time thought it was an onset of asthma and thus treated me for that. However, after three weeks I deteriorated to fevers, shortness of breath and weakness. I was put on Amoxil but it didn’t touch me. Three days later I was put on Augmentin. Still no response after two days. Returned to the GP again with a temp of 39 and could hardly talk or breathe. They did not want to give me IV therapy so doubled my dose of Augmentin. However, on the way out to the car I collapsed and was rushed to hospital where IV therapy started and Oxygen for three days. Now recovering but it has been one of the scariest things I have encountered. Will be off work for two more weeks. Published: June 17 ::