wow purplefox, your pneumonia stories sound like mine! The first time I had it, I had double lung, double lobe... was eventually given 'levaquin' (*after* the ER doc at SMH gave me a z-pack even though I insisted that they didn't work because of the hundreds of sinus infections I'd had). The levaquin helped - but a month later I still had it in one lung, both lobes. Given more levaquin. Fast forward to 4 months after I was first diagnosed with double pneumonia and I got it again - yep, more levaquin. THEN I blew out a tendon in my left foot because they overprescribed the levaquin. Apparently it's pretty well known that levaquin will do that if you are given too much of it... except my ex-doctor missed that memo.
It's been going on 9 months since that first diagnosis and I still have 'walking pneumonia' whatever that is... yes, we have the same doc - and both he and another specialist that I see agree that I likely have permanent lung damage. I am very thankful that I am still here and still functional since I know that people die from pneumonia that takes hold and refuses to budge... so I try to look at it in that perspective. But still - lyme caused my defunct immune system and I hate it.
That's just the tip of the iceberg really - and I haven't even hit 35 yet.
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to borrow someone's copy of 'under our skin' if anyone would be so kind as to lend it out. I promise I would give it back - I'm not the kind of person who could lie about returning it... I've got a bad poker face and a guilty conscience!
Seriously though purplefox, that sucks that someone would do that...
Jameo, I saw that it was released - I found it under netflix the other day but you can't rent it yet, it just lets you 'save' the movie... and it says 'unknown' under relase date. hmph. I had my eye on it back when they were only letting people who would host a screening buy it (or something like that...) and I was about to buy it and noticed that it was going to be almost $40 with shipping. Holy Moly!!! That said, I might buy it if I see it and decide that I want to have it to show others - but I haven't seen it yet and even though I've heard lots of good things about it, I still want to see it before spending $40 on a DVD.
Hotcoffee I am glad that you are getting better - I remember that feeling the first time around with lyme and it was just fantastic!
great news! I'm hoping that I won't be far behind... starting the IV abx soon myself. 
