Emergency room, two days in a row

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After we got back from Texas on Tuesday, we were tired, but I felt fine really, even played ping pong Friday. But, by Friday night, I was very fatigued. Just a virus, right? Our thermometers were dead so, we bought a new one Saturday afternoon. Temp was under 100, so still, just a virus. I took some Tylenol By Sunday morning, I was shivering with fever, had zero appetite (even for coffee). When Anne checked my temperature, it was 103, so off to urgent care. There they took one look at me and said go the emergency room. That we did. Much blood was drawn, a flu test was given, and an IV started. I had no sore throat, stuffy nose, nausea, abdominal pain or other symptoms, the doc decided it was a virus, so sent me home to take more Tylenol and rest. All I had to do was sit in my recliner and I was immediately asleep, then I went to bed, slept fitfully until five AM. By Sunday afternoon, I was again at one hundred and three, so back to the hospital, where different doc ordered the same tests, no changes. Then he decided to have a CT scan done. The radiologist spotted pneumonia in my lower left lung, so I got a bag full of antibiotics the the IV and a prescription for more. I was really pretty out of it all day Tuesday, ate a small bowl of chicken soup and slept lot. This morning the coffee tasted good and my appetite is improving little. If we can keep Anne from catching this I will be very glad.