In hospital with pneumonia, they won't discharge me but I don't quite understand why?

[ediblewoman]

This is a bit long so please bear with me.

I have had an awful cough for six weeks, went to my GP at week 3 who diagnosed viral asthma and prescribed salamol inhaler.

A week later I went back and was given a 7 day course of steroids.

On Boxing Day (300 miles from home at my mum and dad's) I went to the walk in and was fast tracked to A+E, was admitted with pneumonia following a chest x ray. I was on iv antibiotics for the night and day and oxygen. Saturday moved onto oral antibiotics and off oxygen and nebulisers.

Today was hoping to go home but my blood oxygen remains stubonly at 93/94% and my CPR had doubled from admission.

Doctor on ward round didn't see me but decided I should stay in and see the respiratory team tomorrow.

I said I would self discharge if this was just a follow up as it would need to be done in my home town but have been told there are concerns which need to be looked at. The nurse doesn't know what the concerns are (or at least why the blood oxygen and CPR could be worrying) or what the respiratory team might do?

We (me, DH, DS and DD) are supposed to go home tomorrow on the train and I am wondering how likely that is?

Do any of you have any idea what could be wrong or what the respiratory team might say tomorrow?

(Medal if you got this far!)

Thanks again everyone, I needed a bit of a reality check. I hope that everyone who has had pneumonia is fully recovered. whenwillisleep; that sounds terrifying for all of you, I do hope you are feeling ok and are totally on the mend.

I think I need to just accept the this is how it is, not an easy process for me, but this is a learning experience.

The best advice I can give you for recuperation is to do what the doctors tell you, let other family members take on your responsibilities, listen to your body and do what it needs you to do instead of listening to that niggling part of your brain that tells you you should be up and about and cooking dinner etc,.

And don't worry about the time it's going to take you to feel properly well again. The less stress and anxiety you put on yourself the easier your recuperation will be.
Take care and I hope you're feeling well soon.

Thanks borninastorm, good advice I promise I 'll try to follow .

Just to update, I am allowed home today! CRP heading in the right direction and blood oxygen up to 94/95%, still pneumonia present but I have promised to take it very very easy.

Thank you all again for your support and advice, it really helped.

Brilliant news, ediblewoman, but remember you must take it easy when you get home.

So glad - wondered what those Monday doctors would say on their ward round!

i was hospitalised for a week , needing iv a/b after oral a/b didn't work
i was sobbing to go home 3 very dc, but my temp wouldn't go down and my heart rate was 100+
stay there ,get well ,its a nasty illness.