Pneumonia Support Group

when i had it it took about a week to really see any improvement feel better :)

I'm now into my seventh week and am just about getting there. These days I know my name and can walk more for more than a minute without holding on to something to keep me upright.

i was admitted to the hospital last wednesday,after being sent there via 911 from my doc's office. have pneumonia in both lungs. came home monday. feel weak,exhausted. it just knocked me on my big butt!!!! my doc told me it will take at least 2 weeks to fully recover. i had to be on oxygen for the 1st several days,and,even with the oxygen,i'd get so winded just going to the john-so i can totally relate! trish

My pneumonia is going on 6 weeks. Not bad enough to be hospitalized, but No wonder I battle depression sometimes. I'm 51 and usually very healthy; what's hard is having to rest so much and be not be able to take care of things as before; I can relate to getting winded taking shower. I had that too. Now I can do a little more, maybe up and around for 2-3 hours, then I have to lie down and rest. The laying around helps me recover, but the length of down time gets very hard for a busy person like me and many of my friends don't understand. They say, "Your still not well yet?" I tell them I am getting better, it's just slow. I'm glad I am getting better, I just wish I knew how much longer it's going to take. I kind of feel like the little kids that keep asking their dad on a road trip, "Are we there yet?, Are we there yet? 'Are we there yet? I here some take 1 year to feel themselves. Yikes!! That's a long time. I hope it doesn't take that long for me. I guess we'll see. My daughter (23 yrs and a young mother) had it last week and because she went to the Dr. right away at my insistance, she improved right away and is well now. I on the other hand, waited too long and perhaps that is why it is taking longer. The meds are working and I know I need to be patient, drink lots of water, and rest. How long is it taking others to get well?

It took me about a month to fully recover and feel like myself again. It sounds like its a little different for everyone. I went back to work after 10 days but it was really a struggle at first. The resting can't be avoided with pneumonia I discovered. If I tried to push, I started to feel worse. So just hang in there and keep resting. You will feel better although it may seem like its taking too long.