How long does it take to feel better after chest infection?

[craziedaisy]

My mum is 65 and is generally fit and healthy and is very slim. 3 weeks ago she developed a mild cold but it rapidly turned into a tickiky cough. After 5 days her temperature had crept up and she was feeling achy and had pain in her chest from coughing. I persuaded her to visit oh GP who said she needed antibiotics ( amoxocillin). After 3 days the fever and chest pain had gone but still has a dry cough. She finished the antibiotics nearly a week ago but still feels washed out and is still coughing. Her temperature is normal and breathing ok. Not had chest infection before so not sure how long it should take to feel better. She has no appetite still and has no energy to go out. Should she go back to GP?

My mum (late sixties) has had a chest infection recently, but also had stomach cramps and diarrhoea. She got Ill just before new year, and just didn't seem to get better, had a week of antibiotics. She was totally wiped out last week, really weak and faint, and went back to gp. She says she finally feels bit better this week. So that took over 3 weeks. hope your mum better soon.

I had a bad chest infection and it took me about three weeks after t 'cleared' to feel remotely normal and I am not in my 60 s!

I think there is a very nasty cough going round that leads to an infection - it blew me away over xmas and I was.nt right till today, a full week after the antibiotics had finished.

the lethargy has been the hardest thing to deal with. I'm 36

I'm 35, had something similar that hit me a week before Christmas, I felt 'right' last week, so 4 weeks!