sick....pneumonia

disco1

Hi.

I was hospitialized last week...thought I had a bad flu or virus, turned out to be pneumonia.

I never had anything like this before , only got out of hostital yesterday after days of iv paracetamol and antibiotics.

Has anybody here had it before and how long was it before you put a leg over the bike again.

Also what was your experience of the whole thing. At 41 I feel a bit dissapointed I got it ad I thought I was looking after myself silly I know.

Any feed back welcome lads.

Ken.

snollup

Hope you have a speedy recovery.

disco1

Thanks.

I do too.

Kevincavan83

disco1 wrote: »

Hi.

I was hospitialized last week...thought I had a bad flu or virus, turned out to be pneumonia.

I never had anything like this before , only got out of hostital yesterday after days of iv paracetamol and antibiotics.

Has anybody here had it before and how long was it before you put a leg over the bike again.

Also what was your experience of the whole thing. At 41 I feel a bit dissapointed I got it ad I thought I was looking after myself silly I know.

Any feed back welcome lads.

Ken.

Give it a while ken, let your lungs recover especially with the Damp humid weather that we will have, wait til it is a lot lot drier
and warmer, your lungs will be sore and tired after your bout of pneumonia so take it easy. Maybe a turbo trainer in dry room

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I've had it twice. Last time was January 2014 after a collapsed lung/broken ribs combo. Got back on the bike one week before track accreditation on March 1st, and got some semblance of fitness back a couple of months later, training regularly on track from them.

It leaves you very tired and run down, for months, and I mean months afterwards. I found eating well and getting enough sleep crucial. I'm a crap sleeper and getting a good night's sleep made an enormous difference to getting back to myself.

It is only really this year my lungs feel open gain, that I feel like I can breathe if that makes sense. I don't know if that was the lung or the pneumonia but it takes time.

Bottom line mind the hell out of yourself. The first time I got pneumonia I didn't mind myself and it took 9 months to feel normal again. Rest, rest and rest, eat well and you'll be dandy. Go back slowly. Let your body heal. You're gonna feel really run down and tired for a good while, the tiredness is super annoying cos you will be feeling a bit better but get floored by the tiredness. That's what I found anyway.

Get well soon, maybe wrangle a holiday somewhere dry and hot out of it when you're feeling a bit better!

nilhg

gadetra wrote: »

I've had it twice. Last time was January 2014 after a collapsed lung/broken ribs combo. Got back on the bike one week before track accreditation on March 1st, and got some semblance of fitness back a couple of months later, training regularly on track from them.

It leaves you very tired and run down, for months, and I mean months afterwards. I found eating well and getting enough sleep crucial. I'm a crap sleeper and getting a good night's sleep made an enormous difference to getting back to myself.

It is only really this year my lungs feel open gain, that I feel like I can breathe if that makes sense. I don't know if that was the lung or the pneumonia but it takes time.

Bottom line mind the hell out of yourself. The first time I got pneumonia I didn't mind myself and it took 9 months to feel normal again. Rest, rest and rest, eat well and you'll be dandy. Go back slowly. Let your body heal. You're gonna feel really run down and tired for a good while, the tiredness is super annoying cos you will be feeling a bit better but get floored by the tiredness. That's what I found anyway.

Get well soon, maybe wrangle a holiday somewhere dry and hot out of it when you're feeling a bit better!

I'd agree with all that, I had it twice too, and compared to a "normal" infection it hit me like a sledgehammer, took quite a while to feel normal again, I wasn't cycling at the time so no idea of time to come back but hopefully being fit before hand will be a help to your recovery.

I know we can't do medical advice here but I'd suggest if you have any history of regular chest infections that led up to the pneumonia that when you are better that you discuss with your GP/Consultant the possibility of asthma, I had it as a kid, was 100% certain that I'd long since grown out of it but a Pulminary Function test showed that I still had it, I've been much better since I started on the preventative inhaler.

ROK ON

I had what could be a mild case last week. Hammered for most of the week.
I had a chest condition a few weeks back and was at the doc. Got steroids but also antibiotics to be used as an 'emergency'.

Last Tuesday I nearly broke a rib coughing - or at least that's what it felt like. Freezing all day.
Wed - heating in full blast. Blanket. Freezing with teeth chattering - and a temp of close to 39degrees.

Started taking antibiotics. Took paracetamol to bring down temp. Dioralyte to hydrate. Uniflu and codinex to knock me out. Bed at 9. Slept till 2pm following day. Felt relatively better. Last few days have been tired but getting there.

Back in work tmrw - going to try cycling in at very handy pace to see how it goes.

I know a lot of people I'll in past few weeks with viruses and chest/lung related issues.

Get well and forget about doing anything strenuous on the bike. When you feel well enough maybe try'30 minutes.

Juan More Time

I know a few older cyclists in their forties and fifties who have ended up in hospital with pneumonia. In all cases these guys were hitting the aul training pretty hard when their immune systems cried STOP and collapsed.

Jaysus pneumonia is an opportunistic infection and it usually doesn't have a chance in hell against the immune system of a healthy person..

Most athletes regardless of age tread a pretty fine line between being super fit and being a hospital case anyway.. But as our bodies begin to age, the amount of high intensity or high volume training we can absorb will gradually diminish, but this varies widely from person to person

wishing you a speedy recovery....

disco1

Hi.

Thanks for sharing your experiences lads. Good to know I'm not the only one ( in the best sence )
Time to chance a few things and look after myself a bit better.

Thanks again.

Ken

Tigerandahalf

The cold damp weather isn't helping. There seems to be a lot of shingles around as well. The weather has been so up and down that the body can't adjust. Heating still on going into June. Forecast for the week ahead seems to be poor as well. No warmth.

terrydel

Juan More Time wrote: »

I know a few older cyclists in their forties and fifties who have ended up in hospital with pneumonia. In all cases these guys were hitting the aul training pretty hard when their immune systems cried STOP and collapsed.

Jaysus pneumonia is an opportunistic infection and it usually doesn't have a chance in hell against the immune system of a healthy person..

Most athletes regardless of age tread a pretty fine line between being super fit and being a hospital case anyway.. But as our bodies begin to age, the amount of high intensity or high volume training we can absorb will gradually diminish, but this varies widely from person to person

wishing you a speedy recovery....

Great post, can only echo that.
Wishing the OP a speedy recovery. Get all the tests to rule in/out any underlying cause.
Take care.