From Bronchitis To Pneumonia

It all started last Wednesday when on our trip to the mall, I felt as if something (a bread crumb) got stuck in my lungs. I tried to cough it up but couldn't. On Thursday morning I woke up with a little bit of fever and some dry cough. By the afternoon (I did go to work that day thinking I have the whole weekend ahead of me to rest) my fever went up to 103.6 and coughing became painful. The doctor said it was Bronchitis, and I received an antibiotic.

For the next 3 days, my temperature stayed at a bit over 103 reaching 104 at one point. Tylenol would help drop it to 102 for a couple of hours. On Sunday, my fever was gone, but the cough didn't get any better, and I felt exhausted.

Monday morning I decided to end it by going to work. I lasted 30 minutes in the classroom before calling it quits. I had to pull over on the way home and call Len to come and get me; I was afraid I would faint behind the wheel. On the way home, we decided to stop at the doctor's and check to make sure I was doing better not worse. I kept thinking that the exhaustion was coming from all the antibiotics I took and a high fever.

The x-rays of my chest indicated I had pneumonia! I got a new set of antibiotics and am taking it easy. I took a week off from work (first time in my life! except for when I had K). Len keeps telling me to enjoy it, but it's hard when all the energy I have is just enough to stay in bed. We are SO lucky to have my parents here at this time. I really don't know what we'd do without them.