I think i have pneumonia but im not too sure!

Hello alexandriade101,
I am sorry you are feeling so poorly. Yes, it’s possible that you have flu but I am concerned about “getting super dizzy”.
Perhaps, another try is called for. Go to a different clinic, doctor or ER.
A second opinion always helps ‘cement’ your course of action.
Do take good care. Let us know how you get on.

Welcome @alexandriadel01, What you are going through sounds rough! I would be exhausted if I were in your shoes. I'm not a doctor or clinician, but a fever for that long and your list of symptoms is concerning. Make sure you continue to drink plenty of fluids, as fevers can be dehydrating. You didn't mention how many days ago you went to Urgent Care. Do you have a regular family care/primary care physician that could evaluate you more thoroughly? If not, you may want to reach out to one to see if you can get an appointment. Once scheduled they may have a triage nurse that can assess your need for more immediate attention.

i was negative for flu 🙁 but thank you! i think if my fever spikes again i’ll go to a new doctor!

thank you for your sweet reply! I went to the urgent care yesterday! unfortunately the NP only saw me for like 45 seconds and said since i was negative covid and flu it’s just an URI but with all my symptoms, especially lasting this long i think it’s something more 🙁 i went to school today and couldn’t even make it up the stairs without needing a break. she told me to come back in 10 days if my symptoms worsen but i think 15 days with a fever, vomiting , dizzy , diarrhea , no appetite and more sounds crazy! other than that she didn’t give me the time of day, i called my doctor and he said i need a chest xray by the sounds of it ! so hopefully i can go get one soon, but the urgent care visit costed $500 just for her to speak to me and give me nothing 😭and that’s with insurance

I am so sorry that you are feeling poorly! With that said, you need to see a Board Certified physician ASAP, not another NP or PA, a Physician. A chest x-ray can be definitive for pneumonia. However, it appears that you would benefit from that and a battery of lab tests both serum and diagnostic - CT head/chest, CXR etc. The remark by the NP to return in 10 days is at best ludicrous! I would immediately seek a higher level of care practitioner and facility.

Please, do not denigrate NP and PA's - they are the first line of care for many people, and are as capable of ordering x-rays and other diagnostic tests as a physician. Many are better at dealing with viral illnesses than the docs, because they see them al day, every day

Also, since it was Urgent Care, the NP advice may well be based on what is being seen in their community right now. Recently my grandsons had the same range of symptoms for over 10 days each, and it was just a nasty virus that is working its way through their school. That said, at 10 days, a chest x-ray was ordered for each of them - no pneumonia.

I am going to differ with some of the advice here...I think you have one of the many nasty viruses that are "going around" right now - and you quite possibly picked it up at school.

These stubborn illnesses can take 10 days or longer to subside, and you need to rest and drink lots of fluids to help your body heal. Unless you are already very slim, a few days without food is okay, as long as you stay hydrated with water, juice, no-caffeine teas, soups... Also please do not go out in public while actively ill, so you don't spread this to others - or at least wear a mask.

If you get worse, such as severe shortness of breath, of course call your doctor to be seen ASAP or go to the ER, and if you aren't improving after 10 (around December 10th) see the doctor to make sure a secondary infection has not set in.

alexandriade101 - I do hope you begin to feel better soon. But I stand firm on seeing a physician as soon as you can as 15 days of the symptoms that you are describing is a tad longer than how viral infections present. I say this as a nurse of over 45 years, 20 of which were at a Leadership and Executive role. I have worker with some outstanding NPs and PAs during my career and have a great deal of respect for those that have experience, educational merits and compassion for their patients. Hoping your symptoms abate and that you are back to normal soon.

I actually want to be a PA so i’m not sure where the “degrading” came from.. also i saw a PA yesterday and he did confirm i had pneumonia! Thanks! overall she was wrong

WOW is my big word! My hubby and I, and not young, got what you are talking about. My hubby has double lung cancer so hit him much harder. Told of course, the viruses going around are viral. We did our best, with all the symptoms that you mentioned for 10 days and then decided we needed help. Our family doc. was on vacation so went in to a clinic and I guess by these number of days passing an x-ray was given for hubby stating that he had pneumonia, and myself thought as having possible bronchitis. Long story short both went on two separate prescriptions of anti-biotics for bacterial infections and finally after a month we are now feeling we have beat this monster. So many unknown viruses circulating that the medical field are not prepared for how to treat - try this, try that, and hopefully with lots of time all will return to normal, and I guess we experienced such and I hope time has now remedied your problems. Tough road to travel!