My father in law is in the hospital as I write this diagnosed with AIP. He complained of chest pains 2 weeks ago and they found fluid in his pleural sac and thought he had pleurisy. A few days later, he went back to the hospital and they said there was now fluid IN his lungs and that they thought it was pneumonia. Within 3 days, he was in the ICU, and a couple days later went from an O2 mask to a breathing tube. They are treating him with steroids, but have seen no real improvement so far. The doctors are not particularly optimistic
Does there seem to be a correlation between how quickly/severely it presents and the survivability? It sounds from people's notes that maybe it is more likely to survive this if it comes on more slowly. I am hoping that is not the case. He is a 76 year old.
Looking for some hope...
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My father in law is in the hospital as I write this diagnosed with AIP. He complained of chest pains 2 weeks ago and they found fluid in his pleural sac and thought he had pleurisy. A few days later, he went back to the hospital and they said there was now fluid IN his lungs and that they thought it was pneumonia. Within 3 days, he was in the ICU, and a couple days later went from an O2 mask to a breathing tube. They are treating him with steroids, but have seen no real improvement so far. The doctors are not particularly optimistic
April 1, 2012 - 10:25amDoes there seem to be a correlation between how quickly/severely it presents and the survivability? It sounds from people's notes that maybe it is more likely to survive this if it comes on more slowly. I am hoping that is not the case. He is a 76 year old.
Looking for some hope...
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