I am going to make a GP'S appointment this afternoon but wondered whether anyone who has ever had pneumonia may be able to help?
I think I may have it and am wondering whether to skip GP and go straight to A and E.
Story is that about 3 weeks ago I caught a chest infection and was given amoxycillin. Seemed to clear up a bit but 2 or 3 days later caught either a heavy cold or flu and was soon coughing very deep chesty cough and lots of green cattarh ( sorry for tmi!).
Bumbled along this way for a while but then started to get fever in afternoons as well as general body aches and feel extremely tired and weak. I have lost my appetitie too and this morning have a funny tummy and slight diarrhoea. Temperature comes and goes so for eg I've been to tesco this morning but pattern is that by 4 every day I'm feeling feverish ( very cold and shivery) and exhauxted and bed by 8.00pm).
Only symptom I don't seem to have is chest or shoulder pain .
It's a bit difficult for me to get to GPs and I will have to wait ( as emergency appointment) for an hour or so and don't want them to be told to go to A and E for x ray so wondering whether to go straight there. On other hand I don't feel like an A and E case and don't want to take up their time unneccessarily either.
Has anyone ever had these symptoms without the chest or back pain with pneumonia or have any other advice to give me/