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Use this sheet with your doctor's instructions for care at home.
You are on trackKeep to your plan
- You will still have some symptoms after leaving hospital.1
- Your cough slowly gets better over the first couple of weeks.1
- Your sleep and appetite slowly return to normal.1
- Most people get better within a few weeks.2
- You keep taking your antibiotics until all are finished, even if you feel better.2
See a doctor within 24 hoursSee a doctor within 24 hours
- You feel no better after a few days of antibiotics.2
- You have chest pain that comes and goes, or with breathing or coughing.2
- You feel short of breath.2
- Your fever comes back.1
- You get headaches more often than usual.1
Emergency signsGo to the emergency department now, or call 997
- You struggle to breathe: choking, gasping or unable to speak.2
- Your breathing is shallow, or you must lean forward to breathe.1
- Your skin, lips or tongue turn pale, blue or blotchy.2
- You cough up blood.2
- You suddenly feel confused, for example not knowing where you are.2
My next appointment
The printed version has space to write your dose and your next appointment.