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Hi Everyone, it's good to read your posts, some positive and some seeking help and reassurance, you will get it all on this site, stick with it.

If you recall, I lost 5 days of my life being shunted around hospital whilst they found some medication for my pneumonia, well it didn't seem to clear up properly so I contacted Papworth Hospital who look after me when I have my annual check up. The nurse showed my file to a Doctor who said I should have a course of Ciprofloxacin and Prednisolone, I was very pleased with that because I know from past experience that with the Cipro I soon begin to feel better. I thought it was working but today I feel just like I did before and have developed a cough. I have to see the Respiratory Nurse at my surgery on Thursday (hope I pick up and am able to see her) so maybe we'll get to the bottom of things.

I've also got to have a bone density scan at the Nuffield (a private hospital) but it's being done under the NHS! Take care and wrap up warm and put a scarf round your nose and mouth if you are going out this cold, frosty (and foggy tomorrow) weather. Love Lizzy xx

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Sorry to hear you are not feeling great Lizzy but hope something can be done for you on Thursday.

Good wishes to you. Xxxxx

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Thank you Sassy59, I'll keep you posted about what happens next. Take care, Love Lizzy x

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jimmy1c

Hi lizzy

It's good that something positive is happening and also that they keeping an eye on your bone density as preds can have a detrimental effect

Take care

Jimmy1c

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skinnylizzy59 in reply to jimmy1c

Thanks Jimmy1c. I let you know the outcome. Take care. Love Lizzy x

Hello Lizzy, Seems you may have picked up this horrible virus that is floating about..... so let's hope you haven't and good luck for Thursday.

All the best:-)

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skinnylizzy59

Thanks to everyone for your good wishes.

Jennifer S - my husband had that horrible virus before Christmas and I thought that was what I had when I became ill on Christmas Day but as you know mine was pneumonia but my husband then caught a chest infection so we were a right pair of old crumblies when I came out of hospital.

Take care, Love Lizzy x

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