pneumonia - how long to recover?

[TsPoet]

Did they do xrays? Did they take a culture? Are you coughing up mucus?

Listen to your body!

yes on the x-rays, just looked like filmy blobs to me the doc was concerned when he asked me to cough and I couldn't stop once I started. No on the culture, just gave me high dose broad spectrum antibiotic. 500 mg BD clarithromycin

I agree with what's already been said.

I'm curious what asthma symptoms you usually experience. Inability to breathe in can be a symptom of restricted airways in an asthma attack.

Interesting, I had to look this up, with EIA, inability to EXhale is a hallmark sign. Didn't know regular asthmatics had it both ways. I'll tell ya, it's odd to be able to breath in, but not out.

I also have asthma and it ends up aggravated when I get pneumonia. You need to go back to the doctor, it could be that you will need a different antibiotic or you asthma may be out of whack.

I may call my regular doc, too, see what she says. But, she wanted to put me on asthma meds, and there's very little evidence that they are needed (or even helpful) for EIA, so I didn't agree with her. That was just a month ago, guess we should have looked into my shortness of breath further at the time.