Originally Posted by
paintmejudy
Yes, Judy, thanks for your concern, I saw the doctor last Friday. It's bronchitis, and usually takes one to three weeks to go away after you start the medication, but last time I was sick for 6 weeks with this stuff. But will have a followup appt on the 11th to make sure all is OK. I had my pneumonia shot last winter, not worried about that one at least!
The pneumonia shot only protects you from one type of pneumonia, not all the other ones. I have also had the shot and am protected against the one type but have been in the hospital 4 times in the past 2 1/2 yrs for bacterial pneumonia. So please be careful.