bacterial pneumonia

[May1270]

It turns out that my lower WBC was the least of my worries. I was hospitalized for bacterial pneumonia. I understand it’s going to take a while to get back on my feet. I have been blessed to not have been sick since my diagnosis in 2016.

[CycleWonder]

Pneumonia feels awful. I am sorry you are suffering with this but glad you are being treated in a hospital.

Please keep us posted on your progress.

[MistyMountainHop]

I hope you make a speedy and successful recovery...... I've had it.....and it's horrible........

Wishing you the best🌞.

[cllady01 Former Volunteer]

So sorry to hear you have pneumonia.

I hope your recovery will be sooner than predicted, there does seem to be a necessity for a long use of antibiotics, though.

[lankisterguy Volunteer]

Hi May1270,

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Once you are "back on your feet" you may want to review with your doctors whether you are completely up to date with the two different vaccinations for bacterial pneumonias.

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I recently got the new PCV20 vaccine

goodrx.com/prevnar-20/compa...

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to add more levels of immunity to my 2016 PPSV23 vaccination. See: cdc.gov/pneumococcal/vaccin...

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Len

[Fran57]

Wishing you a speedy recovery.Fran 😉

[CLL23]

I had the opposite experience. I went in with pneumonia and my wbc went from 50,000 to 100,000, in an hour.

Blood glucose near 900. Nearly killed me.

[May1270 in reply to CLL23]

I have two previous vaccines. I was not aware that there is a third. Thank you for the information.

[garyherm]

hope you get well soon.

[Indie1234]

I was hospitalised with covid, bacterial bi lateral pneumonia in May this year. My WCC at my previous test was 68,000. Lymph’s were 60,000.. I had several blood tests during that time and WCC 28,000, Lymph’s 21,000. Never been that low for years. In 2020 I was hospitalised with pneumonia and my WCC and Lymph’s again went much lower than previous results. Indie.

[SeymourB in reply to Indie1234]

Indie1234 -

I think that lymphocytes can move from the blood into lymph nodes during infections.

=seymour=