I have only been hospitalised for operations, not any illnesses. I have had my tonsils, appendix and gallbladder out. When I had my gall bladder out, it turned into pancreatitis so I had to stay a few longer. I thought I would have to go to hospital as I had what I suspected was pneumonia. I didn't go to the GP because I didn't want to go to hospital. I battled it out and it went away after about 4 months. It took a while to recover though. I was really in a bad way. I probably should have gone in retrospect.
Yes, Lluxi, pneumonia can be deadly!
I had a really bad respiratory infection, & I had to 'phone my GP every two hours' with my Temperature reading, for a day.
He told me I was within 'an inch' of his hospitalising me, & what stopped that was I don't smoke, & had very strong lungs from competitive Swimming for years'.
I was off work for THREE weeks recuperating, & honestly, had never been so sick in all my life!
So, next time, go to your Dr immediately!
I have had pneumonia before so I know what its like. It was the same symptoms. I caught shingles off my daughter when she was a child and it turned into pneumonia. I had a near death experience that time around. I had been to a GP then, but after the near death experience, It was miraculously 'cured'. This latest one happened last year. I have never smoked either and I am young and fit.