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Pneumonia - please can someone talk me down!

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Littletinytarzanswingingfromanosehair · 08/11/2024 11:48

I've been feeling run down for about 10days now but on Tuesday I did feel up to going to the gym... however soon as I got home that evening I went down hill fast and started with flu symptoms. I have battled on the past 3days and I decided I had to contact the GP this morning when my neck swelled and I was still achy/shivering.

They got me straight in, GP felt my lymph nodes, temp and listened to my chest and said it's very likely to be pneumonia from the way my chest sounded and prescribed me amoxicillin and told me to start taking ASAP.

I'm panicking so much. I vape too and I feel so guilty for doing that I've chucked it away as soon as I got home.

I told my partner re; it being pneumonia etc and he was like omg people are normally in hospital for it?! Hardly helped!

Has anyone ever had pneumonia before and recovered well?

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Ginkypig · 15/11/2024 13:25

Sorry I didn’t see your last update!

yesyou will be feeling rough for a while. Your body has been working hard and using loads of energy to fight the infection so it will take a while to “recharge” and get back to feeling more normal again.

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Littletinytarzanswingingfromanosehair · 15/11/2024 15:36

Ginkypig · 15/11/2024 13:25

Sorry I didn’t see your last update!

yesyou will be feeling rough for a while. Your body has been working hard and using loads of energy to fight the infection so it will take a while to “recharge” and get back to feeling more normal again.

Thank you x
I'm very impatient when I'm feeling run down. Ok normally so active.
Even when I have been in bed at the start my mind doesn't switch off and I think of all the things I need to do!

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Littletinytarzanswingingfromanosehair · 15/11/2024 15:37

Ginkypig · 15/11/2024 13:20

Pneumonia can be very serious so it’s not something to ignore which you haven’t. You are taking treatment and the gp is aware so should the treatment not work the gp will take next steps if needed

but it can also be treated without complications with antibiotics. Lots of people get pneumonia and treat it at home and be absolutely fine afterwards.

so the takeaway is yes take it seriously complete all treatment and contact gp if things don’t get better but don’t worry too much.

oxygen levels at 98 are ok.

to give you some perspective I have a family member who has a terminal lung condition who’s oxygen levels are always lower than that, they live with this lower oxygen level constantly due to the lung damage and condition they have.
They contract pneumonia at least twice a year. They almost always are treated at home with medication. The pneumonia while severe and obviously not nice to live with rarely puts them in hospital because they follow all advice and seek medical care if the medication prescribed doesn’t seem to be working. The gp then decides on what to changes they make to treatment to hopefully avoid hospital.

im only telling you to show you that as a healthy person without the added complications of my family member you will almost certainly be fine as long as you don’t ignore things and follow through on all treatment and medical instructions you have been given, and follow up with the go if these don’t seem to be working or if you get significantly worse.

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Thank you for your reassurance.
I have health anxiety too as it is so I always think of the worst case scenario x

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pestowithwalnuts · 15/11/2024 15:43

My DH has pneumonia at the moment. His is immunotherapy induced.As if chemo and immuno wasn't bad enough.
This will be the third time he's had it.
The Oncology consultant has given him steroids again but he's at home this time.
Are you very breathless op ?

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Littletinytarzanswingingfromanosehair · 15/11/2024 16:28

pestowithwalnuts · 15/11/2024 15:43

My DH has pneumonia at the moment. His is immunotherapy induced.As if chemo and immuno wasn't bad enough.
This will be the third time he's had it.
The Oncology consultant has given him steroids again but he's at home this time.
Are you very breathless op ?

Hello Pesto, I have been. There has been improvement with this. I'm just feeling concerned about the aches and swollen lymph nodes that don't seem to be letting up.

Fingers crossed for HB. He sounds like an absolute trooper x

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AccidentalTourism · 15/11/2024 18:19

I've had it a few times to varying degrees from a 2 week admittance to antibiotics and steroids at home. Depends on the severity.

That they want to treat you at home is a reassuring sign.

Pneumonia sucks hard. Take care of yourself.

AccidentalTourism · 15/11/2024 18:22

Just seen the update, great!

Recovery is dependant on severity. For me it was a little as a few weeks to as long as about 6 months.

Elizo · 15/11/2024 18:23

Pneumonia has a very wide range of severities. I had it and was very poorly for about two weeks. Not in hospital, doc said was borderline. I recovered but it was slow…look after yourself. Have you got anti-biotics?

kivas · 15/11/2024 18:29

Was hospitalised with pneumonia but my oxygen levels had dropped. Was on iv drugs and oxygen. It took me months to recover and unfortunately now have long term damage from the infection.

As long as your o2 levels are fine and you start to improve after day 3 you'll be fine.

ObliviousCoalmine · 15/11/2024 19:20

I had it. I wasn't in hospital. It was grim and it took a long time to fully recover. Stop vaping!

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