06redSSrwd Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 had a really bad case of pneumonia of my right lower lobe. had it since last tuesday night (the night before i did my exhaust) and my truck's been parked ever since i did it so i haven't even been able to enjoy my exhaust. Either way, i was diagnosed on that friday after a chest x ray and was put on some really strong oral antibiotics after an injection (in the butt, ouch!) to kick start the process. Sunday night i wound up in the emergency room for some respiratory treatment, IV drip and some IV antibiotics and sent me home around 1 in the morning. By tuesday i still hadn't improved so they admitted me into the hospital. I had to get bronched which is a procedure where they stick a tube up your nose that goes down into your lung to suck everything out. This part will make you guys proud, the sedative they used normally only takes 1mg maybe 2mg to take a grown human down, it took them 6mg for me and i still wasn't completely down so i remember some of the procedure but nothing traumatic. anyway, ever since the procedure my health began an upward trend and they finally released me today!! i still have to take it easy and can't be goin out or anything and let me just say, it feels like i've been hit by a ton of bricks and that there's literally a monkey hanging on my back, i feel so weak. I've also lost a lot of muscle (10 lbs. almost) either way. I'm home now and on my way of recovery. Hopefully i'm back to the plate in a week. just wanted to share my story, sry bout the long post, it's just been a crazy two weeks for me. ES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertss Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 that reallys sucks. glad to hear you are recovering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissfans03ss Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Glad your on the way back to the land of the living,but i gotta say that tube going up my nose and down into my chest doesnt sound to comfortable though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 (edited) damn Glad to hear your okay Feel better soon Edited June 3, 2007 by Fireman31 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big O Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 keep up the recovery man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobradh77 Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Sorry to hear about you getting sick. Hope you have a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot rod truck Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 here's to a speedy recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnkoestler Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Hey Buddy I'm in Iraq and we got trained on how to give those NPA's (Nasal Pharengiel Airway) or Bronched as you called it. We had to do it to each other and man does that suck I know how you feel literally. Just lucky you had to do it cause your sick not because you we're told to. Go Army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireRescueSS Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Welcome back, and I pray for a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockHead Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Happy to see you are back and get well soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06redSSrwd Posted June 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 thanks everyone. i'm just concentrating on getting my strength back now ES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankg42 Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 Welcome back! Glad to hear you're doing better. Hang in there, you'll be 100% in no time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT13 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hey, get well soon man!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montanass Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 welcome back, good thing you took care of yourself, that's some nasty sh*t. My buddy had it once, and it rocked him real good, then a couple years later he got run over by a steer at a highschool rodeo, and collapsed his lung, basically same story, he was down for a while from that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packjh Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Ah sorry to hear that. You be up running strong in no time. Just dont do anything to make yourself worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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