I recently had a mild bleed ( often had worse ) but am finding it very slow to get my strength back . Infection is gone & my chest is clear but the least exercise & I feel weak . Little bits of fresh bleeding still . My query is do people find it slow to get strength back after a bleed . I feel very little would set me bleeding again as if a blood vessel down there is very weak
Thanks in advance to all on forum
Yes it takes a lot of rest to get back from a bleed, and I always feel very tired before I get one.
Thanks annieb , I really felt well yesterday & went out for a while & felt weak which I knew immediately was another little bleed , a while later blood again n sputum
How long does it take u usually for everything to settle down
Hi JK It depends how big the initial bleed is, I had a very stressful time with changing jobs and had one that lasted for about 6 weeks, since then I have had small ones that last about 3 days. I find stress can be a major trigger.
Think you annieb .. I’m impressed you can continue working , if I don’t take to the bed & complete rest it starts again .. mind u it used to settle n 24 hours & I went back to work . I’m retired now & older so probably not helping things either . I really can do very little except rest & keep resting for a few days after bleeding finishes or it starts again . Thanks so much for reply
No problem I always here if you need an ear to bend, I know how frightening it can be.
Annieb .. Can u keep going while it’s bleeding or do u need rest .... do u ever take anything to help it settle
It depends how bad it is, if really bad I have transamic acid or steroids and they normally calm it down, do you get it really bad..?
Up to joe I have managed to keep going
Sometimes but I hit the last infection fast ( 2 rounds of antibiotics) relapsed very quickly after first
This time thought I was fine again . I know the infection is gone but if I’m on my feet any length I begin to feel weak & then blood in sputum . Does transamic acid dry it up ( presume it has to be for a bigger bleed than just fresh blobs n sputum )
Yes it is for a haemoptysis, they use it for heavy periods to stop bleeding.
Both frightening and worrying. Wishing you a very speedy recovery.Take things easy when you can. Good wishes
Thank u Whitechinchilla ... does it take u long to get over it
As we are all so different I guess it is really hard to answer that.
If you can, concentrate on even the smallest improvement.
Sometimes all we can do is to take “ baby steps,”
Anything bigger might be tiring.
Good wishes and keep posting.
You will feel better for it as we are all in this together.
It’s the one place we can all turn at any time and know we are accepted.
That’s really empowering.
Take great care of yourself. That’s the most important thing to do.
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