Pneumonia - Starting over?

[kislandmom]

Hey there! I have been suffering for the last month from pneumonia. I have been on anti-biotics and inhalers and I am starting ANOTHER round of antibiotics tomorrow. I have not been following this WOE since I became ill. So here is my question?

I want to get started back on induction. Should I wait until all is well and my body has recovered fully or can I start now and still see some results. I know that some antibiotics can stall weight loss and even cause some gains. Right now, my emotions are running high because I am sick of being sick. I don't want to sabotage myself further.

Suggesions?

[2big4mysize]

Re: Pneumonia - Starting over?

go for it if your doc thinks you are recovered enough to stand the body stres of dieting also. pneumonia can takes months to work all the fluid out of your lungs once your infection is cleared up

Hope you are doing all those silly looking and feeling breathing exercises multiple times a day to get it all moved out so there are no more swimming pools ofr the bacteria in there.

[kislandmom]

Re: Pneumonia - Starting over?

they haven't given me any exercises? Maybe if they had I would be better by now. I just have the cough and can feel all the fluid in there. Yesterday, I started wheezing? Don't really know what that means so I am going back to the docs AGAIN tomorrow.

[2big4mysize]

Re: Pneumonia - Starting over?

take what are called deep cleansing breaths breathing deeper then normal. this will help break up congestion as you arre expanding your lungs more then normal and that will activate your coughing to clean stuff. coughing is good so don't suppress it unless you can't sleep or your doc tell you to.

if your pnemonia was bad they give you this funny looking 4 chamber plactic thing with balls in it and you are supossed to suppend the balls at a marked line was you breath in through a funny looking mouth piece.