Pneumonia Recovery

[Worzel Gummidge#9]

My aunty had this a couple of years ago. She was delusional whilst on the meds and was hospital bound due to its severity. She was convinced the hospital floor was opening up and little people climbing out trying to grab her. Ghosts appearing in the hospital ward. She remembers none of it after she got better.

Get well soon pal.

Sounds like that may have been a water infection too with the hallucinations!

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Sounds like that may have been a water infection too with the hallucinations!

It was, come to think of it. She had all sorts going on, bless her.

 

[Ho Chi Man City]

My mum had it at the age of 81, never properly recovered and passed at the age of 83. You have to take the recovery slowly with plenty of rest, my mum wouldn’t cancel her gym membership as she thought she would be back within a couple of months which she obviously didn’t.

It’s a weakening disease, the OP should take it seriously and if possible take time off work to fully recover. About 3-6 months with the rest should see a return to normal health but please don’t dismiss any medical advice.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Afternoon all,

I’ve recently been unwell with what I thought was Flu or a bad chest infection but had an X-Ray + CT scan and the doctors have confirmed it’s pneumonia.

Last week I was completely wiped out, constant fever, coughing up loads of vile tasting mucus (I’ve had flu and coughed up some rank stuff but this was on another level, it actually had an ‘infected’ sort of taste to it), sweating buckets during the night and generally feeling horrendous.

I was given a course of antibiotics which I finished and they have now gave me another 10 days worth, I feel much better than what I did last week but still don’t feel 100%.

Has anyone had any experience with pneumonia and how long it takes to fully recover? Obviously it depends on the individual but would be interested to know after having it because it’s brutal!

Luckily for you antibiotics have come a long way over the years. I had it after a dose of measles in 1958 when I was seven years old. Apparently it was touch and go and like has been said, it was accompanied by hallucinations. I was jabbed in the backside every day for longer than I care to remember. Although I had been diagnosed with asthma at the age of ten, by the time I was 33 after an investigation by the use of flooding my lungs with dye, it was found I had bronchiectasis, damage of the lung by scarring. It has been the complete bane of my life. I wondered why I'd struggled in sport, footy, Karate, cricket, cycling, puffing and blowing like nobody's business. I didn't let it stop me but it had certainly handicapped me. I'm feeling the effects now, but creeping closer to 75 I suppose I've done OK. I didn't expect to get this far.
The good news is the choice of antibiotics on offer and the introduction of scanning.
I wish you a full and speedy recovery. Look after yourself and keep a close eye on your health.