Soooo I know this may sound a little odd, but I had potentially life threatening pneumonia with complications (empyema and a small abscess) which landed me in the hospital for about 10 days. At the hospital they used a chest drain to remove pus from the pleural cavity (a space near the lungs, specifically in this case it was near my right lung) and I took intravenous antibiotics. But I am at home now and I am basically not sick at all!