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How Dangerous Can Pneumonia Get,for Someone Whose Cancerous Kidney Was Removed?
a friend of mine has been dealing with pneumonia since before christmas, is not on a second round of antibiotics, he is 65 years old, he had a kidney removed 2 years ago, due to a cancerous tumor. How dangerous can this pneumonia get? It is really wearing him down
Wed, 2 Apr 2014
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As you mentioned that there is pneumonia but its since 4 months .
This is the cause of concern that so long time has passed.
Even your friend is an old patient of kidney tumor ( operated ) .
If pneumonia don't treated it lower the immunity in an individual and aggravate the condition further .
In my opinion this is not a good sign.
Get in MRI and consult a pulmonologist for secondaries in lungs ( as your friend was a patient of cancer) .
This pneumonia ( untreated and unresolved ) may be due to secondaries , I doubt.
Good luck.
As you mentioned that there is pneumonia but its since 4 months .
This is the cause of concern that so long time has passed.
Even your friend is an old patient of kidney tumor ( operated ) .
If pneumonia don't treated it lower the immunity in an individual and aggravate the condition further .
In my opinion this is not a good sign.
Get in MRI and consult a pulmonologist for secondaries in lungs ( as your friend was a patient of cancer) .
This pneumonia ( untreated and unresolved ) may be due to secondaries , I doubt.
Good luck.
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