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My grandmother has pneumonia

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yelena16973
yelena16973

My grandmother (72) has been diagnosed with pneumonia, she will not go to the hospital even though her doctor has told her too, and an X-ray showed she has a dark spot in her lungs. Does anyone know what that is or what it means? She has severe pain under her ribs and in her back, and has stopped coughing simply because it’s so painful. She’s been sick with it for three weeks, and has been prescribed antibiotics and codine for the pain, though it hasn’t been helping 

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  • ptolemy
    ptolemy yelena16973

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    If she has had an X-ray someone should have been able to read the results and tell her doctor. What does her doctor say apart from telling her to go to hospital? Is the problem just pneumonia? 
    • yelena16973
      yelena16973 ptolemy

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      Yes but severe pneumonia. The doctor saw a dark spot in her lungs on the X-ray, but doesn’t know what it is 
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy yelena16973

      Posted

      Is anyone planning to find out what it is? It probably is something benign but it is always worth checking.
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