[quote=Anita210]Haven't posted for quite some time. My husband, now about 10 years out from treatment, is also facing a lot of issues. He is in the hospital right now with severe pneumonia - guessing it is under-treated aspiration pneumonia (this is his 3rd bout in the last few months). They are saying it is a fungal pneumonia - is that what others are seeing with their aspiration pneumonia?

He also had a prostatectomy last week - prostate cancer.

Thanks,
Anita [/quote]

Aspirating food or drink usually results in bacterial pneumonia. Fungal is typically inhaling thrush pooling in the back of the throat or when using a CPAP or BiPAP not keeping the mask or tubing cleaned every day. Also, things like mold or even oxygen and nebulizer canulas/masks not cleaned out after using can create fungal infections, especially in the lungs.

Ed

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