Walking Pneumonia

[K9 Block]

I have been unwell since October. What started off as a chest infection, I am asthmatic, became WP and I finish my 5th antibiotic today. I have to cough up in yet another pot in the morning and see if this latest antibiotic has cleared it at last. I hope so but suspect not.
Anyone else here had this and if so how did you manage it please?

 

[K9 Block]

Thanks for the reply
My big problem is I can't take Penicillin as I am allergic hence the 5 antibiotics, it's a bit hit and miss. I'm better than I was, I collapsed at work a month ago, but it's still troubling me

 

[ShipHill]

I haven't heard of walking pneumonia, but I had regular pneumonia in the spring of 2012 which took weeks to ease off. I spent those weeks hardly eating, losing a lot of weight and strength and continually coughing up the most vile phlegm. I had to sleep on my left side else I would violently cough my head off for ages.

I was fit enough for work after about 8 weeks but had to sit down a lot (work were very understanding) in my stand up job. I'm still not 100% now but I cycle and am back to doing the stuff I enjoy.

Hope you're better soon.

 

[classic33]

Information here http://www.walkingpneumonia.org/

 

[K9 Block]

Thank you! I'm able to cycle again now as well but it's way more effort and tiring than it used to be. Not planning on stopping though!

 

[gbb]

While im no doctor K9, having just answered you other post regarding rest, reading this makes me wonder..
I had pneumonia and pleurisy that started Xmas 2012. I didnt realise i had it till i went to hospital in May. Terrific night sweats, absolutely drenched, lethargy, tiredness to the point i could hardly stay awake at work...and yet i only lost one day at work because of it. FFwd into May/June, antibiotics, bronchioscopy, fluid taken off lung etc etc...FFwd to now, although i still have a niggling cough, i still have a restriction in my ribcage, the leftover from the Pleurisy.
The complications can be severe, pleurisy is often associated with and a complication of pneumonia, and has long lasting effects in my case, perhaps permanent.
That in mind, if you're still being treated for WP...i'd give that EVERY chance to do its magic and not worry too much right now about increasing fitness etc.
JMO...with the thought that i wouldnt stop cycling all together, but let the WP get itself sorted before stressing your body getting fitter.

 

[K9 Block]

Sounds nasty mine is the very mild form of pneumonia but even so I've been coughing for almost 3 months now.