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Originally posted by ZTAngel
I got really sick with walking pneumonia about 2 years ago. It was miserable. I was so weak and so ill that I really thought I might die.
It started off with bronchitis that I didn't take care of. I kept going to work, going to the gym, eating bad, and partying. It caught up with me in the worst way.
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The exact same thing happened to me when I was a junior in college. I thought I just had "a really bad cold," so I went on as usual (class, homework, going out, etc.) but it steadily got worse. One night I was trying to study for the two tests I had the next day when I realized I just couldn't do it and went to bed, thinking that if I rested I would be able to make it through the next day. Well, I don't know how on earth I managed to get to my first test--it wasn't a lengthy hike, but I was wheezing and carrying on and could barely move--but the professor took one look at me and told me to go home and make up the test another day. My mom insisted that I go to the doctor that very day even though I swore up and down that I just had a cold, but turns out it was walking pneumonia.
I was out of class for the rest of that week, and I probably should've been out longer but I didn't want to fall behind. All in all, it probably took me several weeks to totally get over it. It was bad. But I agree with whoever said the cough syrup with codeine in it really helps...that stuff was the only reason I was able to get any decent amount of sleep. I also took some other kind of pills the doctor gave me, but in the end I just had to wait it out until I got better. And when they tell you to rest, they mean it...you won't get better if you don't. I think that's the most important thing. Sometimes we try to not be "babies" and go on about our business, but when you're that sick you really have to draw the line. I hope you get to feeling better!