ST Alpha - "Do you have the headache yet? Can you feel any rales when you take a deep breath with your mouth open?" (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 151

In response to "sfek: I only posted that because it's a sign to look for with pneumonia. pretty much I'm just waiting for the fever -- nm" by dogbert183

Do you have the headache yet? Can you feel any rales when you take a deep breath with your mouth open?

Posted by Trish (aka Trish) Nov 2 '08, 20:36

When I had it a few months ago, I started out with a 2 day headache of all things.

Heh, after going into kidney failure a few weeks ago, my doctor came down to my office with 2 syringes the other day. The flu shot I could understand, but he also jabbed me with the pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine. He says I'm "high risk" now. :)

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but remember, you're at the age where people die from pneumonia because they keep telling themselves it's not that bad. Take care of yourself.

Responses:

oh, and about the last line of your IM: I agree, if there's a fever at all I'm going. I have no problem bugging my cow orkers -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 2, 20:47
Kaiser's giving flu shots at the local office this week. Guess I'll be in line :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg Nov 2, 20:40 3
- I got mine about 2 weeks ago. our policy is that if you don't get the vaccine, you have to wear a mask whenever in contact with patients all winter. - dogbert183 Nov 2, 20:42 2
  - I missed it this year. Hope I don't get sick. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 20:43 1
    - plenty of time still -- nm - dogbert183 Nov 2, 20:44
no. I would think it's more likely the flu than pneumonia, but I have no other symptoms other than what's listed - dogbert183 Nov 2, 20:40 1
- I've had pneumonia several times and it always starts the same way--I get real tired and have a headache for a couple days. - Trish Nov 2, 20:51

Post a message top

Do you have the headache yet? Can you feel any rales when you take a deep breath with your mouth open?

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.