Recovery

[Doggie123-UK]

As some of you know I recently had a bad chest infection which after two weeks of antibiotics and steroids seems to have gone (clear mucus no colour).

Feeling very weak and breathless, I also have copd, I read somewhere that it can take weeks to recover from a chest infection does anyone have experience of this and how long did it take you to recover

Philip

[Alberta56]

Recovery is so gradual that it's hard to know when you're quite better. I've had it take a couple of months in the past. It's important to take things easy, not to overdo it. Good to know that your chest infection has gone at last. xxx

[teddyd]

Hi the older I get the longer it takes to recover mentally and physically depending what the problem was. It can take a good few weeks sometimes a wee bit longer.

[Lutontown]

I think it depends on what bug you had and what sort of a hold it had established

[Izb1]

Sometimes a good multi vitamin or tonic helps you to get better,along withrest and sleep x

[breathless11]

Hi Philip I have had many chest infections, one time after returning home from a short stay in hospital the district nurse visited and told me it would take about 6 weeks to recover, and sure enough she right.Kind regards Andy