Can I fly with wheezy asthma?

[Curious8910]

Thanks

you might not be let on if you are too unwell.
take your inhaler(s) and hope you are better soon.

Thanks! anyone else with experience of this?

See your GP.

Depends on what your asthma’s usually like, what your oxygen sats are (they will definitely drop at altitude), how prepared you are to die of an acute exacerbation at altitude. I’d speak to someone who can actually examine you and advise you properly. You would also need to speak to your insurance provider.

Depends on how bad it is and how much it's deviating from normal. I'm in Spain at the moment and have developed a cold, so I'm a bit wheezy. I've still been for a short run today and I still intend to fly home on Saturday. It's a known quantity for me and very manageable, if it wasn't I wouldn't fly.

We did with my DH and I stupidly packed his inhalers in the checked luggage and the flight crew gave him an inhaler. You shouldn't have any problems, other than controlling your asthma.

Also take into account if you've been hospitalised or been prescribed steroids other than your inhaler(s) recently. I haven't had either for a number of years, my asthma's been quite manageable and controlled (touch wood).

I had steroids a few months ago
Feel so stupid because it’s adult onset and haven’t experienced this before

Mine was adult onset too and took a couple of years to settle and for me to be confident managing it. Go to the doctor, be safe.

Never thought of that before. Wouldn’t occur to me not to fly.

However, I was due to have surgery tomorrow which I have had to cancel due to having a cold and being wheezy. I work alongside anaesthetists and so know enough about anaesthetics and not prepared to take the risk. For an emergency yes, but not worth it for an elective procedure. Want my lungs in optimum condition.

I’m adult onset too. I only really suffer when I get a cold and well controlled usually with a combined steroid and long acting bronchodilator inhaler. Don’t worry about feeling stupid. If you haven’t experienced it before then you won’t know.

If you've been on steroids for a couple of months a) it's bad and b) you need medical advice about coming off them. Please don't just stop, speaking from experience, it's agony if you do.
You need to consult your DR /consultant about what you you should do.

A couple f years ago, I had to delay a three week holiday by a week for the same reason.

At the mo!ent, I'm on my second five days course of steroids and second seven day course of antibiotics. It's a bugger.

BUt, better safe than sorry. Altitude can affect your btrathimg, let alone walking up the stairs to the aircraft. I hated putting my much needed holiday back, but if that what it taes, that's what is going to happen.

Exacerbation on a plane? You may die, you .do realise that, don't you?

Thanks everyone. I decided not to fly
Not worth risking Need to get more confident managing it Thanks so much