I had community-acquired pneumonia last July- I was sicker than you-know-what, missed two weeks of work, lost 12 pounds. I have never been so sick in my life! But I _did_ find my Corn Snake, Maizey, when I was out in the yard in a feverish stupor trying to compensate for not being at work by doing yard work with a 104F temp! So that was a good thing. And the 12 pound weight loss gave me the incentive to actually diet and exercise.

Who would have known that the first sign of pneumonia (for some!) can be stabbing back pain! BTW, I was _not_ sick, or run-down, or anything other than perfectly healthy when I got pneumonia. It's just out there- anyone can get it.

Nanci