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How important is it to get the flu and/or pneumonia vaccine, being that I have heart failure. I just heard about the recent death in Washington where the individual had a heart condition, pneumonia and swine flu. I was recently diagnosed with CHF in January, so all this is still very new to me.

I dont think pneumonia could be a factor in any of this, simply because of the fact that your lungs an heart are to totally different organs, I just cant imagine pneumonia causing a heart condition, But what i could see it doing is uncovering an underlying heart condition, something you might have always had but never knew... but then again im not a doctor…. You said your heart beat is really strong (Palpitations), is it also a fast heart rate, (190’s 200’s)??????

Influenza viruses can cause a common cold or flu, leading a healthy individual to take a few days or a week off work. However, the flu can exacerbate existing health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and inflammatory disorders, leading to severe complications for individuals over 65 with a weakened immune system.

Not all heart attacks come on suddenly and stay at a certain level. Some people have no symptoms at all of a heart attack only to find out that they had one after all. My grandfather when I was 9, went to a hockey game with my dad and uncle. After he came home, from my understanding he had this same sort of thing going on, and kept saying he was fine. He was only 50. He passed away from a heart attack and could have gone to the hospital and maybe still been alive today. Maybe.

I have DCM but am coping with the symptoms reasonably well (when compared to how much worse it could be). My 7yo son has just been diagnosed with a viral pneumonia, and is very symptomatic.

In November, he was again admitted with similar symptoms, which did develop into pneumonia, although this time he was not intubated and his lung continued to function on its own. Less than 2 weeks ago (Feb. 22), he was again admitted for with the same initial symptoms (pericarditis) which developed with greater complications: pericarditis with fluid build-up around the heart, aspiration pneumonia, septic shock, and kidney failure.

So is this apart of the healing process of Pneumonia, am I crazy thinking a kid can get heart disease?

Three different specialist could not find the cause and finally a cardiologist diagnosed it after a heart CT. Had pneumonia again in April this year and again, all tests and x-ray negative, but classic pneumonia symptoms are there. It's now a month later and already finished a course of levofloxacin (allergic to penicillin) took last 1000mg on Saturday and it's 24h later and have yo use nebulizer again. Any ideas on which path to go doen next?

Hi, My husband has been admitted to hospital with Pneumonia. The chest x-rays have also shown that his heart is double the size it should be & the doctors told me that the pneumonia could have caused it, but the pneumonia is getting better & they are sending him for a Myocardial Perfusion Scan tomorrow & an Echocardiogram on Monday.....Im worried that there might be more to it than they are telling me. They also suspect he may have sleep apnoea.

ok, so then I came down with Pneumonia, I was really sick this happened in August then again in February I got Pneumonia, it really got me down, it took a shot of Rocephin, (antibiotic) a z-pak (antibiotic) then finally a full 10 day of Levaquin,, finally Pneumonia gone,, but ever since I get flu like symptoms,, Like really bad aching in my joints/low grade fevers/ I obviously don't have the flu but I was wondering if anyone with MS has flu like symptoms?

I go back to rheumatologist on tues and optamologist on thursday and also waiting on echocardiogram/ultrasound of my heart. I have strange heart rhythm issues. My husband has joint pain and possible eye issue, but no joint swelling. forgive my spelling..hope you feel better..

I had pneumonia for 3 months then it seemed 2 clear for 2 weeks after 4 courses of anti-biotics that didnt help now it seems its coming back and my doctors given me more anti-biotics which i am reluctant to take coz they never seem 2 work.my dr said my white bloodcells are very low.i had a punctured lung about 3 years ago and wandered if it cud be connected? have u any suggestions what i shud do or anything that my dr shud be doing different?

I used to get a chest cold every three months. This was back when i was having a lot of back pain, and my left leg was giving me trouble - swelling up and not working very well. It took me a long time to recover from the cold, and then it seemed like I'd get another one right away. I was also having these esophageal spasms at the same time.

"Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) means that from time to time your heart beats very fast for a reason other than exercise, high fever, or stress. Types of SVT include: Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT). Atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia (AVRT), including Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. During an episode of SVT, the heart’s electrical system doesn't work right, causing the heart to beat very fast.

i think i have pneumonia i am always tired even though i get enough sleep im having chest pain cough and pretty much all the signs of this should i go to the doctor ?

This would include things like bronchitis, sinusitis or pneumonia, etc. There is also viral pneumonia that comes with fever. Complicated, right? What I'd do is see your doctor. That will put your concerns to rest and you don't have to wonder if it is anything serious. Urgent care works for this kind of thing too. Use lots of hand sanitizer/wash hands to keep those around you from getting sick. Come back and tell us how you are!

When you had your echo, ekg and stress test done, did you have a full physical? Your symptoms can be caused by a number of things besides your heart such as thyroid issues or even a virus that has you worn down. Another possibility would be walking pneumonia or another type of infection. I think you need to let your doctor know that you continue to have these symptoms he/she can help you get to the bottom of this. Good luck.

When your cd4 falls below 200. You wouldn't have PCP within 45 days of infection.

•Breathlessness with any type of activity •Chronic cough •Increase in sputum production •Wheezing •Chest tightness •Frequent chest infections Does your friend have any of shown symptoms? I had hypoxia, and it was heart related. When it is heart related hypoxia results from blood backing up into the lungs and inhibits the lung's ability to obtain enough oxygen. This results in excessive dry coughing and a feeling of not getting enough air to breath and choking sensation.

Without more information, one can conclude the medical issue to be heart failure or low oxygen level blood to heart cells due to pneumonia. Blurred vision is not a symptom related to a heart condition, but it could be related to medication or eye problem itself. Thank you for the question, and if you have any other questions or comments you are invited to respond.

In fact, the so called pneumonia you had could have been congestive heart failure all along and not a bacterial pneumonia at all.

Hello, Cough and/or coughing up phlegm are symptoms you may not necessarily have. The definitive diagnosis of pneumonia is based on chest xray with combination of symptoms. So, your situation is possible. I remember I had pneumonia as a child with the only symptom of vomiting. My mother took me to the hospital and a diagnosis of pneumonia was made based on my chest xray.

Yes I did tell them. The pneumonia symptoms are starting to clear up I don't have a fever, never had a cough, starting to breathe better, and I have a lot more energy but still a bit light headed and throat is kind of sore and my voice hasn't return fully. I have been tested will get the results tomorrow.

I was feeling pretty bad coughing wheezing, bad chest pain. My friend and I diagnosed it as brochitis or pneumonia so I took 7 Levaquin, one a day for 7 days (had it in the house). Still felt bad after a week or so and went to my doctor who prescribed same Levaquin 500 mg for 7 days. My doctor ordered chest xrays and blood work. Blood work was just a little off she said not sure what was high or low as this was told to me over the phone.

I had an elevated D-dimer but all other labs were ok so had CT scan which showed rll pneumonia. I had not symptoms at all. No fever, no cough, no abnormal labs (except the elevated d-dimer). I had a zpack and then another CT scan after 2 weeks. The pneumonia was still there and then there was also a small nodule. Then in June I started having expiratory rales that I could hear and more shortness of breath on exertion. I was given Pro Air and another zpack.

Have you tried timing the "rapid ticking noise" to your heart rate/pulse after exercise? If it matches the heart rate then it's unlikely to come from your throat. I am not sure how the pneumonia episode several months ago could have caused this -- the only thing that comes to mind so far is an arrhythmia which occurs with exercises, triggered by recent infection. An exercise stress echocardiogram could rule this out (there is EKG monitoring during the entire test).

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