Posted on 03/06/2014 3:56:31 PM PST by Lazamataz
I had a bacterial pneumonia over this last week.
It manifested as flu-like symptoms, at first: Low-grade fever, dizziness, chills, then sweats, and a constant fatigue. I thought nothing of it for the first day, having been the self-administered victim of minor food-poisoning before. However, this illness didn't seem to want to pass. By the second day, Sunday, I became more anxious as to the true cause of the malady. It was less likely to be a true influenza, because I had received a flu vaccine shot this year. So what was it?
I almost thought to get to the doctors, but it was Sunday, he would not be open until Monday morning. I did contact a friend who is a health care professional (an anesthetist) and knowing he was not versed in general practice of medicine, figured he might have picked up a thing or two along the decades. He was quite alarmed at my symptom list and suggested that I might have a bacterial or viral pneumonia. Upon looking the symptom list up, on a one-for-one basis, each symptom listed corresponded to a symptom I was presenting. The various literature indicated that a viral pneumonia was (generally) less severe, although more dangerous because they tended to occur in infants and elderly. Mine was likely a bacterial pneumonia.
The treatment indicated was a good antibiotic, and the one most commonly mentioned was one I just so happened to have: Amoxycillin. It is part of my Grid Down supply kit. I decided -- based on all available input -- to start a 7 day course of 750MG a day.
The next day, before the antibiotics had a chance to work, was the worst. I was completely unable to get into a car to get to the doctor. I genuinely felt at deaths door. I seriously considered, several times, calling 911 to get help, but backed off. It was awful.
Things improved, and now, six days after it started, I am well enough to pen this article.
The thoughts I have had emerge from this event:
1) While it would have been best to go to a doctor, it was an interesting experiment (thankfully, a successful one) to be able to treat yourself with supplies on-hand, with the guidance and expertise of someone in the medical field. It may well be that under the new 'Health Care System' we will be living under, we'll be needing to be a lot more proactive with our health. We may need to be able to diagnose and treat ourselves to the best of our abilities.
2) I do recognize I got lucky, and that this is not my best option while the system still works. However, it was the best I could manage without calling an ambulance, and until Monday, I wasn't that bad. I seriously considered it four times on Monday.
3) SHTF supplies are useful. They were critically useful for me. SHTF does not NECESSARILY mean societal breakdown. The SHTF for me, personally, last week. I am glad I had the proper supplies ON HAND to treat the probable disease.
4) This has caused me to do a mortality check. I am not bulletproof and 10 feet tall. Death is an option for me. I need to have my spiritual house in order, and to try to maximize the order in my physical house.
5) It's important that there be instructions left on things to do after my death. Contacting relatives, friends, and perhaps this very forum, might be one instruction. Another may be an 'unofficial will' ... I have no great wealth, so the various items I have acquired should be allocated by my instruction. Important notes to loved ones might be something I also want to leave.
It progressed to muscle aches especially in my legs. All in all I was pretty worthless for 10 days to 2 weeks.
Antibiotics kept it from turning into pneumonia, thankfully but it was some kind of weird flu.
How so?
I don't have to do that. See, I get the NON-PUBLIC version of the flu shot, the one that is NOT available to civilians. This version is of course CLEAN. It does NOT have the RFID tracking chips, nor is it loaded with the deadly chemicals that will kill the entire US populace in 3-5 years.
AW!
Penicillin won't help....
I have been eating well, doing all that is required but nothing shook this. Thus I feel sometimes one just has to bow down to the medical wisdom to live and thrive. We'll be better soon;).
It’s back in the corner, Laz.
May you shine ... Shine, please, like a Diamond!
Glad your on the’mend. Wow. You were sick.
As you recuperate,drink lots of water, broth,add spices to your food,ginger,curry,turmeric,clove, and boost the protein
,especially legumes.
I’m headed from the Florida panhandle north. Let me know if you need anything! (trust me, I’m a nurse!)
Oh yes. And although I’m hesitant on vaccines, you should probably consider pneumonia,not flu, shot next year.
:-)
Try nebulizing some colloidal silver if the man made drug route starts to fail. Raw garlic and goldenseal. Ozone therapy if all else fails.
Ours began about 3 months ago on the west coast. Worse this year than previous years.
7 day antibiotic regimen didn’t kill it off and many later developed mild forms of pneumonia.
Had my flu shots early, but still wonder about the chemtrails.
It sounds as though something “Hit” Laz!
She Runs Good, Laz!
God Laz. After what you wrote earlier about your home self care, I do hope you don't have any saws or wood chippers lying around the house. ;O!! I can almost see your next vanity post typed with your lips. "OH -HIT!!" It starts out. "You won't believe . . . !!" lol.
You are afflicted with the malady of Optic Rectitis - A Shitty outlook on life. I have a touch of that since the last election.
Some of us have more than just a touch that is FUR SURE!!
Bob, I think we must reschedule Face’s operation.
Chain Saw is sharp!
Thanks for everything (I’m a hypochondriac).
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