Signs of pneumonia symptoms and conditions

I started the NuvaRing in October of 2007 and I have had some very interesting side effects. While I can't say for sure that all of my side effects are directly related to the NuvaRing after reading all the comments on this website I took it out last night. In November I started having trouble breathing and it felt like I couldn't get enough air into my lungs. I called my doctor and although I have never had a history of Asthma he felt I was having an acute Asthma attack. He gave me an inhaler to use three times a day until I felt better. But I never got better. I went back to the doctor and he started me on Spiriva and sent me for a chest x-ray. My chest x-ray showed walking pneumonia so antibiotics were the course of action now. I felt better for a bit but about three weeks later I was right back where I started. I was very weak and tired all the time. I would become winded just by walking up the stairs. Nothing I did seemed to work. A few weeks later I went back to the doctor for the forth time with a cough I could not control. It was hard to breath but I didn't feel sick. No cold or flu symptoms just a nonproductive cough. So now this is late January and I finally get a diagnosis from my doctor - full blown pneumonia but he did not do a second chest x-ray. So I take the antibiotics and for a few weeks I'm feeling pretty good. But last week I started up again with the shortness of breath and coughing but this time it's accompanied with headaches and a fever of at least 102.5. I went to the emergency room and found out that my heart is working harder than it should and I may have been throwing blood clots from my legs. The ER doctor did a chest x-ray which was normal although all my symptoms were exactly the same as a few weeks before when I was diagnosed with pneumonia. My lab work showed that my white blood cell count was normal so I don't think I had pneumonia at all. Signs of blood clots can present themselves like signs of pneumonia. I was told to look for pain or swelling in my legs and so far so good. I have a follow-up appointment in two weeks so it will be interesting to see if my heart is back to normal. I'll post back to let you all know but please ladies think twice before taking this BC. For me it was not worth the risk.

I was put on Avelox for bronchitis and early signs of pneumonia. I was given 5 pills and told to continue to take them no matter what. That night I took a pill and went to bed. The next evening is when my troubles started. Initially, my left leg went numb. I called an on-call nurse's line to ensure that I was not in immediate danger. The next morning, both of my legs went numb, as did my feet and I experienced tingling in my hands. ER gave me an anti-inflamatory and said I was fine. One day went by with almost no numbness or discomfort. Today (day 4) I went to work, only to begin feeling a numbness in my spine - top to bottom -followed by both legs, feet, shoulders, and face. I had tingling in my hands and in my arms. My ears were extremely hot and itchy, as was my throat and my eyes. This time the ER paid a little more attention, but ruled that I was allergic and told me not to take my (last) pill. After reading all of this, I am praying that such symptoms do subside. I will be reading up on this pill.