A health warning for people as stupid as me.

I hope you're fully recovered, henetha. That sounds horrible.

Sorry you have been so ill but glad you are recovering now. Thanks for the warning. I do tend to plod on when I'm ill on my own so I will contact a doctor in future.
Hope you are feeling better soon. Take care of yourself 💐

I will fully recover, they said. Even the pulmonary embolism is nearly gone.
So nice of you, Doodledog. Thank you..

It's so tempting just to plod on, but this is a strict warning to me to never do that again. Thanks AGAA4...

Oh dear there is such a fine line between telling someone and just soldering on
Glad you got the help you needed in the end, but please ask for help sooner next time, I m sure you will.
Hope you keep improving and get well soon 💐

You are all so kind. . Thanks BlueBelle..

A good lesson indeed. And so relieved you sought help eventually henetha. Time to listen to your body now and not rush your recovery.
All the best xxx

Pleased you got the treatment needed, albeit later than you should.

Wishing you a full recover, listen to your body and rest x

Oh dear. How rotten for you but glad you're feeling better. It's so easy to just hope, 'It'll go away, I don't want to make a fuss,' but it's really hard to judge when you should.

That’s scary Henetha but I’m glad you got treatment before it was too late. It’s a good warning, to listen to your body.
Stay safe.

Scary thought! I'm glad your family got to you in time.
Best wishes for a strong recovery. And make a fuss next time, (though hopefully there won't be one!)💐

Thanks for taking time to warn us about this. Much appreciated, and glad there is a happy ending.

You are all lovely. Thanks so much.
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I had pneumonia a year ago. Just to warn you the pneumonia is gone in sick weeks but it took me longer than that to feel fully recovered, probably more like three months to feel 100%.

It is horrible so look after yourself.

Keep recovering Henetha and thanks for the warning. So many of us just try to ‘soldier on’, it was how we were brought up I suppose. Very hard to spend a day resting isn’t it ?

Hethena ,glad to hear that you're on the mend....we all think, oh I'll feel better tomorrow. we will urge our family to get it seen to , but when it comes to ourselves, we try to soldier on, take care.

Had you been vaccinated against pneumonia?

So pleased to hear you are recovering now Henetha take care of yourself. As nanna8 said we are of the generation who were brought up not bother anyone and soldier on.
Not a good idea as we get older.

Get well soon henetha 💐😃

A stark but good warning * Henetha* thank you and I wish you a speedy return to good health, take care of yourself.

Henetha a salutory lesson indeed. I wish you a full recovery

What a fright, Henetha. I hope you’re feeling a lot brighter now.

Your warning is a lesson to us all, I think. Your story mirrors that of a friend, though she’s only 50. Her illness was pretty much as you describe, she kept struggling on as she still has a young child at home, until suddenly she couldn’t do it any more and was admitted to hospital as an emergency. It was as though she had become used to being ill and she no longer recognised how unwell she was until she was dangerously ill. Like the apocryphal frog being slowly boiled in water. She still isn’t back to full vigour after three months, it’s a long old recovery.

A timely warning to us all, thankyou. I lost a very dear friend to pneumonia last summer.
My mother used to say pneumonia was ‘the poor man’s friend’ because it carried off quietly those who couldn’t afford a doctor.

Oh goodness, Henetha, thank goodness this was caught. I am glad to hear that you are on the mend.