Guest guest Posted April 2, 1996 Report Share Posted April 2, 1996 as many of you know I was in the hospital with severe asthma (so we thought).(I was in the hospital from March 14-21st. Now I know according to a lung specialist that I had double pneumonia (mycoplasma a typical pneumonia)! I had the same pneumonia in 1994 and when I was thirteen years olds. My rheumatoid arthritis was diagnosed in Dec. of 1998. (although I probably had it much longer). I had my tonsils removed as a child of four and then they " grew-back " when I was eleven years old; removed again! I almost (my Mother said) had rheumatic heart disease from the infections. So here I am again. I am on doxycycline (2 x day 100 mg each dose) and for the lung infection I am on levaquin 500 mg 1x a day. I am shocked that I still am coughing, have oxygen prn. I went back to work, but am limited. I am a children's therapist so therefore it is not physically exhausting. I am unhappy that I am still on 10 mg of predisone a day. I had so much fluid in my body (22lbs more than usual) the night I went to E.R. I am shocked. I have been on the predisone since dec. 1998. Well, enough for now.I think the fluid is worsened by predisone. Continue your good thoughts, prayers, and info for me. I return to get results of more x-rays and blood work the 14th of April. So therefore, this link between mycoplasm and pneumonia is there in my estimation. Martha from St. Augustine, Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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