Well a month plus of battling influenza has caused me to completely lose my chops for flute playing. Picked one up for the first time yesterday and was amazed at what a month of inactivity can do to the old embouchure muscles. Oh well, it’s back to the woodshed for awhile I guess.
On a brighter note, my uilleann piping has taken quite a leap. YOu can play those while you’re coughing. 
Doc
Sorry to hear that Patrick. It’s amazing how quickly you can loose your chops.
It’s good to have a second, non-blowing, instrument to play around with when you’re ill. The only time my banjo playing improves is when I’m sick.
Take care,
Eric
Yes, I can fully sympathise… I’m just getting back into playing after various dental problems, including a frenectomy on Monday (see previous posts). The frenectomy has really helped though, since the previous OPs had tightened up the whole area of the inner upper lip and gum. I still have a healing wound from cutting the frenulum (laser), but I can already tell that the pulling sensation I had after the first round of OPs is gone. And the laser scar is healing very quickly.
And now I can play maybe twenty minutes or so before having to give up. I do notice things drying out much quicker too. But the muscles are coming back… I also notice me having to pay much more attention to breath support - “lipping it” as a means of covering other errors just hurts too much. Maybe that’s the silver cloud in the mouth lining?
Its’ been just over a month without proper playing for me too.
I also know from sport, that the first training after a period off with an injury is always the most demoralising. But it does get better and you can always take comfort in the thought that one is making solid progress even if it is progress you’d already made before…
Stick with it and a good recovery.
Chris.
Look on the bright side, if you have any bad habits, they are probably rusty too. This could be a great opportunity to break them.
check in the sofa…
They should come back rather quickly! 
Here I found them!
Hope ya have a speedy recovery!
All the Best!
Jordan
Concur! Six weeks recovery from total hip replacement made it difficult to stand, sit - and all else it takes to play the flute. I did manage to play the chromatic harmonica, though.
Today will be the second day back to the flute with a long road ahead to get back in shape.
BillG