I had ear surgery and prosthesis. Two weeks later I went to hospital for 105 fever that had me admitted for a week w/intensive care for 3 days. Now I still have lung issues. Shortness of breath and if I exercise I feel like there is an obstruction on my right side between stomach and lungs. Doctors will not say if I contracted something at first visit to hospital and they have indicated my condition resembled pneumonia. Why am I feeling like there is something restricting my breathing? I have been in recovery for 3 months. Do the lungs need to regain their ability to process air? Sometimes I find myself catching by breath. It has been 3 months since ear surgery.