Respiratory Diseases

My father is 63 years old, in general good health. he is helping me raide my daughter since i escaped an abusive marriage. he is still working, and frankly has too since his proffession has always made enough to just make ends meet but not save a whole lot.
anyway, ten days ago he was diagnosed with pneumonia. his only symptoms were a high fever and mild pain when breathing very deep, but a chest x ray confirmed the diagnosis. oral and injected antibiotics, both taken daily and twice a week IV antibiotics were completely inneffective, and yesterday, when his fever hit 102.5 despite the treatment he was hospitalized. the pleura seems inflames on the x ray, not sure what that signifies.he is on 4 different IV antibiotics. this morning his fever was down to 99 at last but by this afternoon was back up to 100.3.
i feel sick with worry. i have been praying, but being a foolish mortal, i need someone who has knowlage in this area to tell me how worried i ought to be. will he be OK?

2007-12-10 13:17:16 · 3 answers · asked by tweedledee 3

2007-12-10 09:36:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im not sure what stage she is in has to be the final tho. She has 26% of her lungs and 11% airway left. The curse of smoking most of her life. BTW she still does smoke. Those of you that doo smoke .... she smokes the cowboy killers. Those of you that dont it is a harsh cig. The doctor has her on antibotics and nything else you can think of. I can she she is in pain and it kills me. Does anyone know anyone with this problem ?? the big question is HOW MUCH LONGER?? :(

2007-12-10 09:12:29 · 7 answers · asked by baby_vanduse 1

I live with a friend & her 2 children who seem to be sick quite often. When i say sick i mean coughs & runny noes. They are always at the doctors & he is always giving them drugs. There draw looks like a chemist! Do you think there frequent ilness is due to the amount of drugs they all take. They are also veggies if that matters?

2007-12-10 09:00:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am smoking heavily for the last 20 years ..i want toquit smoking

2007-12-10 05:09:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was in the hospital for 5 days for pneumonia. I was released 10 days ago and still get so tired. I get a good nights sleep and I am trying not to over do it. Like so many others, I work and I have a family to take care of, (kids ages 7,9, and 10).

The old saying is a mother can not afford to get sick. I just would like to hear from others who have had pneumonia and see what their recuperating time was.

I am scheduled to go back to the doctors this Friday for a two week follow up and new x-rays.

Thanks for the help

2007-12-10 05:00:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-10 04:39:13 · 9 answers · asked by The1&Only 1

some people just wont ever shut up about smoking, please help me out.

2007-12-10 04:30:38 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-10 04:12:12 · 7 answers · asked by anita b 4

2007-12-10 03:38:39 · 2 answers · asked by Ann-Marie G 1

how do doctors determine taht you have a bacterial infection rather than a viral infection

2007-12-10 00:45:10 · 5 answers · asked by krishna 1

I was super tired last night, so i went to sleep at 7. I had a weird cough yesterday. It was dry and it was cuz i have a tickle in my throat. This morning i woke up with sore throat and the same cough. i am really tired. any medicine that could help me get better fast?

2007-12-10 00:01:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 13yr old son has been coughing up blood also the occasional nose bleed for the past 2yrs. I have taken him to his doctor who referred him to the hospital which i got told there is nothing wrong with him! But if it keeps happening to get back in touch with GP! I have done this YET again he is now on waiting list to be referred back to the hospital but there is a waiting list! Would U say this is serious as this morning i think he was panicking as the blood he was coughing up is now coming out in quite big clots! I no this isnt NORMAL!

2007-12-09 20:13:28 · 7 answers · asked by likes2no 2

2007-12-09 17:04:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would I just be coughing alot or would there be no way to find out?

2007-12-09 12:45:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-09 04:27:10 · 14 answers · asked by random.princess 4

I have heard people say their children take breathing treatments, and I am just curious as to what that means and why it is required.

2007-12-09 03:32:05 · 5 answers · asked by jak 3

I'm 16 nearly 17 and i've been smoking for two years, i'm on medication aswell, i've come up with shortness of breath, could this be to do with the smoking? or the medication i'm on?

2007-12-09 03:20:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-09 02:47:08 · 5 answers · asked by FSHG 3-1 2

Can the asbestos on wiring, on heating ducts in the basement, and other items in an old home cause a normally healthy person to experience health problems?

2007-12-09 02:39:47 · 6 answers · asked by efhugh 1

Name me some of them and their side effects..

2007-12-08 22:11:45 · 8 answers · asked by Kirin Desuke 2

2007-12-08 18:55:55 · 28 answers · asked by mom of 2 3

My good friend recently gave birth to a gorgeous little boy, but they've discovered he has a very bad case of cystic fibrosis. Somebody told me that this means he won't live for very long. Can anyone tell me if that is true? They're being very positive and right now he seems like a healthy and happy baby. I feel that it's too sensitive a subject to question her about it directly.

2007-12-08 17:48:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-08 14:15:59 · 2 answers · asked by carlydelia 2

I went on vacation to a third world country and came back with a really bad cough. I've had it for 3 months now, typically worse at nights. The doctors (yeah I've been to many) diagnosed it with bronchitis but I'm assuming it is chronic bronchitis since I've had it for such a long time. I've tried everything from antibiotics, liquid cough syrups to steriods which helped temporarily but didnt cure it. I've also tried some home remedies like honey with lemon, warm milk with prune in it, and some other things. I'm so sick of this haunting me. Any advice would be appreciated.

2007-12-08 11:52:36 · 5 answers · asked by T.K. 2

my throat has a lot of flem in it and also i hav to cough all the time to get rid of it but most the tym nothing cleares up.iv had it for like 4 days now and its annoying. how can i get rid of it?

2007-12-08 08:33:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Oxygen saturation at 85%. Pint of blood withdrawn every other week. High blood pressure, high cholesterol. How long can he go on, should I be concerned that the end is near. I do not live near him and he keeps alot to himself

2007-12-08 08:21:28 · 7 answers · asked by Tammy 1

why are there different types, to me they all smell bad so i would think they taste bad as well, dont they all taste the same,

2007-12-08 08:01:56 · 8 answers · asked by MR MOM USMC RETIRED 3

I have Pneumonia and have done some reading on it. It is a virus
that is sometimes triggered by inhaling a chemical? Also germs and the spreading of germs. I ask my place of work to see the MSDS book. No one had any idea where the book was. Isn't it the law , that these books be made available when requested?

2007-12-08 05:57:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a cpap machine and i keep getting a burn in my nose,so much that i have to take the mask off, also i have a humidifier attached ,use distilled water and change my filter often, any suggestions?

2007-12-07 13:44:40 · 5 answers · asked by tkd28282003 3