Well, if sll goes to plan...

[Guard Dad]

Been a really good day today. Got a good shower this morning and actually had my first real shave in weeks. We went out back and "She who adores me" helped me with the pool a bit. Then she drove me around to the basement (she won't let me take the stairs yet) so I could fix a couple of things and take care of some work stuff.

I still have a long road ahead of me, but I'm much better than I was just two days ago. I took a shower Saturday night and literally fell wet onto the bed while gasping for breath. Today I was a little out of breath, but very manageable. Way better.

I'm thinking it's good to push myself a little like this, seems to get some of the goo to come up out of my lungs and increase my endurance.

So, I'm getting there, just gonna take some time.

 

[Guard Dad]

Just as a test, I went to pee and wash my face without the oxygen. All the way to the other end of the house (ranch). Got a little winded, but did fine, and once I got back to the chair and sat I recovered back to 90% fairly quickly still without O2.

This may not sound like much, but yesterday I probably could not have done this. So I am getting better.

 

[The Sound Guy]

Just as a test, I went to pee and wash my face without the oxygen. All the way to the other end of the house (ranch). Got a little winded, but did fine, and once I got back to the chair and sat I recovered back to 90% fairly quickly still without O2.

This may not sound like much, but yesterday I probably could not have done this. So I am getting better.

Just don't overdo it. I've heard for every day you lay on the bed sick, figure a week needed to get back to full recovery. That's more of a short term thing than as long as you were down, but it's going to take a while for you to regain full strength. Don't try to work yourself back into another hospital bed brother!

 

[honeybunny]

So happy to hear you are back recuperating in the arms of your family...

Take it easy... I've had serious pneumonia 3 times in my life and the recovery can take many months.

You will recover and grow stronger, I promise.

Slow and steady wins the race... plus you have all that time to binge watch great movies !!!

 

[Guard Dad]

Though I still have a long way to being normal (or at least normal for me) again, I have come a long way in week's time.

I took off the oxygen today, emptied the burn barrel into the tractor bucket, drove the tractor to the trash pile to dump it. Burnt all the trash my wife had stacked up in my truck while I was in the klink, did some various not too strenuous tasks. When I went back inside after sitting just a minute or two, my oxygen level was 90%. This is huge!!

So I'm greatly encouraged by this.

 

[Far West]

Though I still have a long way to being normal (or at least normal for me) again, I have come a long way in week's time.

I took off the oxygen today, emptied the burn barrel into the tractor bucket, drove the tractor to the trash pile to dump it. Burnt all the trash my wife had stacked up in my truck while I was in the klink, did some various not too strenuous tasks. When I went back inside after sitting just a minute or two, my oxygen level was 90%. This is huge!!

So I'm greatly encouraged by this.

That is great!

My one employee who was hit hard by covid took close to two months to not feel exhausted after he returned to work. His doctor said he would need to work up to gaining the muscle he had lost being in bed for over a month. The doctor told him to go on walks to regain strength. Since he is a maintenance engineer his job is quite physical, so walking is part of his everyday job, and not something he had to purposely go outside and work at.

He never was in the hospital, but had a severe case because of the underlying conditions that kept him bedridden. He has always lifted weights and eats right, because of his underlying condition, and is quite fit. He is in his mid 40's, but Covid took away his stamina and strength big time.

We could all see exhaustion on him by the end of the day, even with a reduced work load. He often could only work a 4 day work week.

Go easy on yourself and don't overdo, otherwise you will pay for it in exhaustion the next few days afterward.

 

[Guard Dad]

I am recovering at a miraculous rate!

I have been without supplemental oxygen since early afternoon. I walked in a bit ago and immediately checked my oxygen and it read 90. After sitting a bit, 93. I can still get winded, but takes more and I recover much faster. I just came up the basement steps, and oxygen dropped to 78, but within one minute it was 88.

So I'm not back to normal by any means, but I'm far better than I was even a couple of days ago. Not even sure if I need the oxygen now, but my pulmonary appt isn't for another week and a half. Heck, I'll be running marathons by then. Think I'm gonna call them tomorrow.