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My wife and I had a nice 5 day trip planned to Cabo to celebrate my birthday. We left our home and when I arrived in Cabo I was experiencing shortness of breath and the feeling of a knife jabbing me in my left side every time I breathed. The pain became unbearable and my breathing was very labored. I was rushed to the ER in cabo where after a number of tests and a CT scan I was diagnosed with left lung pnuemonia and pleural effusion. I was freaking out since I had never experienced anything like this and I was in a foreign country. I was required to stay in the hospital for four days on IV antibiotics, IV pain meds and IV anti inflamatories. I was discharged to fly home after day 5 and I am now at home taking oral antibiotics, pain meds and nsaids for the next 10 to 14 days. I will be seeing a pulmonologist this morning.
I will say however that despite my preconveived notions of what it would be like in a foreign ER hospital, I was pleasantly suprised to find that where I was , was just a nice, clean and professional as any US hospital, so that was that was comforting.
Ill update as the days go by but I can say that this pnuemonia kicks your ass and your energy is definitely in the shitter!!!
I will say however that despite my preconveived notions of what it would be like in a foreign ER hospital, I was pleasantly suprised to find that where I was , was just a nice, clean and professional as any US hospital, so that was that was comforting.
Ill update as the days go by but I can say that this pnuemonia kicks your ass and your energy is definitely in the shitter!!!