Can Food Get Into Your Lungs

[emmie]

as i don't seem able to swallow well and find that my throat is blocked.
i am trying to eat and drink water, but neither seem to be going down.

[Meaghan27]

The above with the usual caveat not to take ibuprofen if you are allergic to it or have underlying health conditions for which ibuprofen would not be suitable.

[emmie]

a friend is picking up the antibiotics from boots this evening. Its doxyclyclin i think?

[emmie]

ibuprofen isn't suitable. I have diacodeine and paracetamol with doses of liquid morphine for pain relief.

[Meaghan27]

Yes ibuprofen isn't suitable for everyone. At least you are getting the antibiotics today, hopefully should be feeling better soon.

[LadyCG]

Doxycyline are quite powerful. I was given them about a month after I was discharged as I picked up another infection.

I do hope you are feeling better soon. You've really been through it lately.

[emmie]

hope so, taking all these tablets makes me woozy.

[emmie]

i am in the wars but one hopes that i will be more mobile soon.
I Have the rapid response team looking in later to check on whether a pressure cushion will work for getting up more easily from the sofa. they have also left a toilet surround, to hoist myself on and off, which is very useful.

[Hazlinny]

'Morning Emmie: So sorry to read about the problems you are experiencing. Hope you have now managed to acquire some aids to help you around the house. Thinking of you. x

[emmie]

thank you hazlinny, its hard going i must admit. but looks like i will get support from several sources, to wash, dress, and put food in the oven.

[naomi24]

Do you have to go upstairs to the bathroom and your bedroom, emmie, or are you all on one floor?

[emmie]

thankfully all on one floor. I still don't know how i got up the 34 steps to the flat on crutches.

[naomi24]

You did though. You surprised yourself!

[emmie]

i was shocked at the pain, but one foot at a time was how physio showed me at the hospital.

[naomi24]

Yes, one foot at a time generally works. ;o)

[emmie]

the OT who came to see me last night said she was impressed i managed it. I was shocked at how much pain there was and that i thought my legs would fail me, they were very wobbly.

[pastafreak]

It's early days yet emmie. Just take one day at a time...you'll soon look back and realise how much progress you have made. Hope the antibiotics do the job. Wishing you well.x

[naomi24]

You seem to be getting a lot of people calling round, so that must be helping. Not as alone as you thought you would be. I know you're anxious, and that doesn't help, so try to recognise all the positives - not least that you're on the mend.

[andres]

My husband had aspirational pneumonia a few years ago whilst he was in hospital recovering from a fall. When the responders come to see you Emmie don't forget to mention the fact that you don't seem able to swallow.