I was taken into hospital early this year (1stFeb) with double pneumonia and spent 6 day’s in there, 4mths down the line and I’m still recovering, it’s really wearing on both me and my hubby, I feel like I’m never going to get over it, I’ve recently had a chest x-ray and it’s showing my chest is clear, which is great, so why I’m I still coughing and bringing stuff up (sorry not nice) I’ve a telephone appt on the 17th June with my GP, so maybe they will tell me. I think for people like us it just seem to one thing after another and when we get something it takes so long to get rid of it. I’ve got spms, so have a lot of issues with this too, as most of us do.
I am sorry you’re struggling. I’m afraid that I completely agree with you - those of us of a certain age just don’t bounce back the way we used to. I’ve heard MS described as getting old, just a bit early, and that’s only too true in my experience.
Hi Jean,
I had an infectious diseases check-up today, for my Community Acquired Pneumonia and we determined this bacterial infection may have even stemmed as far back as my Corona Virus infection, 10 months ago, long Covid.
Being immuno compromised, we MSers probably will expect recovering from any lurgy to take a considerable length of time, hoping we all get better soon.
Regards,
JP
I’ve also had a long bout of illness. Not as serious as yours but a bout of lower-leg cellulitis. In hospital for 18 days back in November and only finally had the bandages off 3 weeks ago. So many courses of antibiotics along the way.
I sympathise. It’s such a long road isn’t it. We all know we’re getting worse but the hope is that while there’s something else going on as well, when we recover from the second issue, we can rejoin our MS glide-path more or less where we left it. Hard sometimes but we have to do our best to stay positive and looking ahead.
Thank you for all your replies, I knew folk on here would understand and I too am sorry for everything you’re all going through I’ve got physio this morning, my GP things it’s to do with shoulder rotation, I’m not so sure, but we’ll see. Take care all and try to keep your chin up,
Jean x
I’m so sorry to read this muchthesamemuchness, I really hope you feel better soon and you’ve told me something I didn’t know about, a vaccine for pneumomia, I will look into this, as I don’t want to end up in hospital again.
Hi Jean,
Yes pneumonia is horrible: when you have a coughing fit, it feels like you’re drowning, because the lungs are filled with so much fluid.
4th different antibiotics now hoping it works, but I doubt it, doing the same thing over and over again, thinking you’ll get a different outcome is madness imho.
I really hope it’s not another bad DMT side effect, I thought this one was going to be far more gentle on me.
JP
Hi JP, Really sorry to read all of this, if it’s not clearing with antibiotics then I don’t know where they’ll go. I was taken into hospital for mine, this was done I think because my heart rate was sky high and my oxygen levels dangerously low, could hardly breath and a ct scan found dark patches on my lungs. I hope for you sake it isn’t the DMT, I’ll keep my fingers crossed, take care and I hope you feel better soon.
Thanks Jean.
Really sorry to read of your ordeal in hospital, fingers X it won’t happen again.
After the CAP for JP, it’s no antibiotics required viral Parainfluenza, which is common for we one thing after another immuno-comproMiSers, they’ll be keeping me in until they figure out how to stop me coming back for a 5th time with the much the same muchness gripes.
Best,
Hi Jean,
Finally found out aspiration pneumonia is the cause of my recurring infections.
Liquids seems to be seeping down the wrong tube hole, thanks multiple sclerosis for the swallowing difficulties (dysphagia).
Hope you’re keeping well,
JP
Hi JP, thanks for that, not good I recently been told I have postnasal drip, which doesn’t help me either, quite common, but nevertheless just something else, chin up and take care.
Jean
Due to the aspiration, hospital SLT prescribed a thickener to mix with my drinks, everything I drink now has to have the consistency of a broth.
Oh the joys of multiple sclerosis.
I’ve got physio this morning, my GP things it’s to do with shoulder rotation, I’m not so sure, but we’ll see. Take care all and try to keep your chin up,
I recently been told I have postnasal drip, which doesn’t help me either, quite common, but nevertheless just something else, chin up and take care.
take care muchthesamemuchness