Determination if an infection is viral or bacterial can be inferred by a
chest x-ray and more definitively by a sputum culture. In the absence of
these, the usual decision is whether you are honking up green or yellow
sputum, versus clear.

I don't know anything about oral steroid spray, but if you need any broken
bones fixed I would be glad to help.

Hope you feel better soon.

JN

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:gCVCd.76396$k25.26687@attbi_s53...
As a physician, I think it is likely that you will:

1. Get better
2. Get worse, then get better
3. Stay the same for a while and then get better.

Thanks, Jim, for those words of wisdom. :-)

Seriously, it is possible to develop a secondary bacterial pneumonia over
a viral pneumonia, or you could also get a mycoplasma pneumonia, and
these would likely require antibiotics. Since your symptoms are bad
enough to complain the NG, it sounds like a trip to the MD may be
worthwhile. As a group we're not all that bad.

Already did. He gave me biaxin, and said my infection was bacterial.
Personally, I think he's guessing and covering all of his bases...

But he DID charge me the hundred bucks!

Good luck.

Mostly I just need my voice back to be able to function at the hotel. Do
you know anything about using a steroid spray for the vocal cords? I
read about it on the internet, but my doc will only prescribe steroids in
an "emergency".

(His definition of an emergency: When magician Harry Blackstone came to
town, and lost his voice before a performance. He gave Blackstone the
steroids, and voila! Just like magic, his voice returned...)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"