"Flu like symptoms"

I am elderly and I have a complicated medical history. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Crohn's disease, enlarged prostate, and other conditions. Despite this I am normally very active working on my farm, helping at home and gardening. Recently I was in Parliament house as a volunteer helper for our local independent MP. My recent annual checkup showed that all of my systems were working well.

About four weeks ago I started with flu like symptoms. These developed and one day I fell over getting out of bed and banged my head. I then started vomiting when taking Paracetamols and my spouse called the doctor who sent me to a regional hospital in Victoria. I had pneumonia.

Just two days later I was discharged. I think they needed the bed urgently. I was still unwell although I told the staff I was feeling much better. At home I went down hill again and my local GP admitted me to my local hospital where I resumed antibiotics and quickly recovered again. I found that hospital was much quieter and the nurses/doctor had much more time to check me. I felt the food was much more palatable and it was a different experience altogether.