My mother is 72 with COPD. She went into the hospital with pneumonia and a bladder infection. She has been there for 3 days, on IV Antibiotics and inhalers. Her white blood cell count is now actually higher than when she went in. We don t know why. Nor do we know what type of bacteria she has. I now just noticed a dark round spot on her leg. She says it has been there for 2 weeks. Should she not be getting better by now. She does feel better. And her lungs sound better, but still not even close to being clear.