03/08/2025
๐ฉป Why Chest X-rays Take Time to Show Improvement
Even if you start feeling better after a lung infection like pneumonia, your chest X-ray may still look abnormal for a few weeks.
๐น Why?
Because the lungs take time to clean out the infection and repair themselves. This process is slower than how fast symptoms improve.
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Usually:
You may feel better in 3โ5 days
But the X-ray may take 4 to 6 weeks (or more) to return to normal
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Itโs normal โ doctors often repeat the X-ray later to make sure the lungs have healed fully.