mum has just had pneumonia

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mum is 83 and was hospitalised with pneumonia yesterday. She's now recovering well. But she's never had problems with her lungs before.

Can anyone give me a sense of likely recover at this time? She cant move much so I'm not sure whether her care requirements at the nursing home will now have to change?

thanks

sorry, I should have put this in chat....

Altogether several months, big improvement within weeks.

crikey....

Will take a long time.
DH had pneumonia last Christmas, ended up spending 3 weeks in hospital on an intravenous drip and took at least 3 months before he finally felt well again. And he's 47.

I had pneumonia recently.

Recovery was gradual but took about a month.

That's for a person half your mum's age and pneumonia not bad enough to require admission to hospital.

This happened to my mum at the start of the year. I would agree, that several months to fully recover, but improvements daily.

One of the factors that may have contributed was severe de-hydration. Apparently, the elderly start not to be able to recognise when this is needed, so make sure this is addressed.

I had it in my early twenties. Took a few weeks to recover and months to feel 'right' again. Then again, I was initially mis-diagnosed, so probably took longer than it should have given my age.

Pneumonia at 4 months pregnant. 1 week in hospital, one more week bed rest home and gently back after that. A month before I felt strong, lungs a bit weak for a month more.

I hope she recovers well.

I had pneumonia at 34 with no other underlying health problems, and took months to be fully fit again. Walking any distance (e.g. school run) was out of the question.

Hope her recovery goes well, but yes it will be slow.

I depends on the individual person and how severe the pneumonia is in the first place. Generally older people are more unwell and have longer recovery times, but I have seen young people be unwell for a long time and on the other side of the coin, people as old as 90 bounce back really quickly.

She may be able to do less and need more care, particularly initially, but she might not. You just have to see how she goes

The British Lung Foundation has a guide here: www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/pneumonia/recovery

Sadly the older you get the more vulnerable you are to developing it because the immune system and general health tend to be weaker. It's quite opportunistic - It can take hold following a relatively mild bug, or following a fall/fracture, (shock can be sufficiently weakening) or when someone is bed bound so it's something that those of us with older parents have to bear in mind. Try and encourage your mum to stay as active as possible, and drink lots - hydration is so important

Shit (excuse me).

Ok I guess we have to take it one day at a time.....

Thank you all xx