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Are Cough And Fatigue Symptoms Common After Pneumonia?

I had my all-clear x-Ray last week, six weeks after being diagnosed with pneumonia in my right lung - no signs of active disease were found. Fortunately I was never hospitalized. The cough is tapering off, but I am feeling depressed and tired all the time. I am a 63-year-old female otherwise in good health except for systemic osteoarthritis. Are these symptoms common after pneumonia? Thank you
Wed, 26 Aug 2015
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Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns. You recently had pneumonia and it has cleared but you are still feeling tired. I do think this is due to your infection. I recommend that you start doing minor exercise with walking daily. This maybe just small trips but as you become more tolerant to exercise you will feel better.
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Are Cough And Fatigue Symptoms Common After Pneumonia?

Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns. You recently had pneumonia and it has cleared but you are still feeling tired. I do think this is due to your infection. I recommend that you start doing minor exercise with walking daily. This maybe just small trips but as you become more tolerant to exercise you will feel better.