Hi Cathe, I have posted this question on the Firm forum also, but now that I see that you are back on the forum here, I would rather hear it from an expert. I have been sick with pneumonia twice since May 9. Last Monday, I went back to my dr. and he said that the pneumonia was almost gone but that I was full of fluid, and so I had to have that pumped out of me. I have to go back Monday the 18th for follow up. My concern is that I have not been able to workout for quite a while and that when I was first extremely sick, I was barely eating, just trying to take in the as much fluid as I could (as the dr. suggested). I am now eating a little more. I have no idea when I will get the go ahead to work out again. In your expert opinion, do you think that I will have a big loss of muscle because of this and when I can start again, will I be starting over from scratch. Thanks so much for your time. Sorry this is so long. Mary