I then picked up a really bad pneumonia
which took me off work for several weeks.

Wow, Hai, that's incredible. Glad you came through it okay.

And to all you other guys and gals out there suffering with this bug --
misery loves company! Let's all get together -- the first shot of Nyquil
is on me...

From my doctor: The good news is, I don't have pneumonia. The bad news is,
he has diagnosed something called "bacterial bronchitis" -- which is almost
as bad. (Incidentally, speaking of phlegm, he diagnosed it as a bacterial
infection by the brownish/yellow color of what I was coughing up. Pretty
much the consistency of rubber cement.)

Being bacterial, however, it apparently responds well to antibiotics -- so,
he prescribed 500 mg of Biaxin twice a day. He also told me NOT to speak
under any circumstances (ha!) in order to get my voice back, and to "take it
easy"... (Double ha!)

We'll see how it goes. We've got a major winter storm bearing down on us,
so I doubt I'll be "taking it easy" anytime soon...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"