My pneumonia was AWFUL. I ended up in the hospital for three weeks. I was in intensive care on a respirator for several days because I was unable to breathe on my own. Personally, I think I probably caught it while I was in the hospital after having my RNY. Hospitals are full of germs, you know. I was sick for a couple of weeks before I finally went to the ER and found out it was pneumonia. I was kind of upset, too, because I'd seen my surgeon a few days before that and he didn't catch it. Maybe if I'd started treatment sooner, it wouldn't have gotten so bad. But I also have to admit that I quit doing the spirometer before I was supposed to stop, so it may have been my own fault.
Kelly
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RNY 11/4/08
surgery/current/goal
270/147/130
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