Still recovering

[melchar]

Have spent more time having doctor appointments. Went in again and I still have lungs ... pneumonia still there & got a prescription for a different inhaler for the next 3 months - which is basically albuterol with added steroids. Ugh, the idea that it may take that long to recover from pneumonia. They want to image my lungs next [after the 2 batches of X-rays] for a better view in there, but yikes. Plus I'm told it'll be a while before they can get me in for that.

The most surprising thing I learned this time was that I've somehow managed to lose about 15 pounds since Xmas, despite being pretty immobile & enervated/lacking energy.

...Though I'm still forcing myself to do my daily exercises. I also got measured and am still 5'5". Since I've been doing the mostly stretching exercising that include hip curls that works my spine since I was 15, I'm guessing that is why at 68 I haven't lost any height from being a teen. So ... yay ... but I bet those pounds will return.

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[heavenscalyx]

Woof, that kind of weight loss is a bit scary, and is a testament to how sick you've been. I hope the pneumonia clears out soon.

[melchar]

Absolutely! That I lost weight and didn't really notice is what is throwing me. I suppose if I'd been wearing more than 'jammies' [PJs] it would have been more obvious. ^_^ As for recovery, I've been warned that bacterial pneumonia can take 2-3 months to recover from, which is annoying because I would LIKE to have some energy back. But thank you for your hopes!