Background:
DT1 is 11. He was diagnosed with asthma about 5 years ago. It comes on during a change in season (air humidity) and after a cold. If this happens I have always had to resort to steroids (Prednisolone) and inhalers.
He had always been 'wheezy' with a cold (his DT fine) as a younger child, but following a scary attack while we were on holiday a few years back, he attended an adthma clinic and was prescribed a brown and blue inhaler. Most of the time he is fine.
He has alwaya snored and had chronic nosebleeds. This is relevant.
He is tiny for his age (130cm and 4stoneish) compared with DT2, who's no giant, but has a good 10cm/stone on DT1.
We took all of his asthma, noesbleeds, v heavy snoring, to mean he has tiny airways and will grow out of it - trouble is he doesnt grow much.
This week both boys had a slight cold/cough. As usual, DT2 bounced back fine. DT1 developed a cough and had an asthma attack Tue.
Took him to GP to ask for Prednisolone. Previously the dissolvable tablets have been a golden bullet for us when colds have left him wheezy. we always kept a few back and have used them in desperate times as the only thing that works. Probably twice yearly.
The new doctor said they have stopped prescribing Prednisolone in the dissolvable tablets and that we can only get it in vials now. Doctor seemed a tad unsure and was looking up info on his computer.
We were prescribed 10 vials of it (5mg each). However pharmacist thought it was odd as he said they do prescribe the tablets still and also said 10 viles odd number. He ordered this new type in especially.
Anyway...DT1 had a couple of vials and perked up. Last night though he had the bloodiest longest nosebleed I've ever seen. It was quite disturbing and upsetting for him. This is a boy who is used to a couple of nosebleeds per week - sometimes quite heavy- but this was in a league of its own.
He's coughing and wheezing again today, but I'm scared this new type of Prednisolone is too powerful and worried of side effects. Not sure what to do.