Asthma uk website

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Did anyone get on it before it crashed?

Wanting to know if I’m a 12 weeker!

Where are you seeing that FthisS? The advice here still looks the same to me?

My mistake I was missing that part

Is anybody here not confused?

Have moved the couple of days AL I’ve got and the end of the week to the start, but I feel like I need to know whether that asthma UK list is correct or not.

Right, I got the text. No recent hospital admissions or oral steroid courses so the decision may have been made just on medicine alone.

Does anyone know what's happening regarding this in Scotland!!

What medicines do you take daily and have you ever had a hospital admission four

Yes but I haven't been hospitalised for about eight years. Daily I have seretide and spiriva (tiotropium) and the obligatory ventolin.

My text arrived about half an hour ago. I was half expecting it but am still a little taken aback! I take tiotropium, duoresp spiromax, montelukast and of course good old ventolin.

Hospitalised once, two years ago for random attack/chest infection. Was prescribed Forstair 100 and blue inhaler. Don't use either on a regular basis and don't really consider myself an asthmatic.

I got the text this afternoon.

I havent had mine. Im on fostair 200, do the gps decide. Mine is off this week so is someone going through assigning?

@Asterisktheknackered I would like to know too. I called my GP surgery earlier and they said they had no intention of issuing letters and couldn't advise me of what to do. I have been told to call back tomorrow morning and discuss with the duty Dr to see if there is an update though

Hi mycolour, it's all so confusing, I'll maybe try and phone my doctor's, I'm off to work tomorrow 😭

@Asterisktheknackered it's so bloody frustrating. I'm on fostair 200/6, just recently stopped montelukast due to side effects but have been hospitalised twice in the last two years due to my asthma. I've spent numerous weeks on oral steroids & abx over the last few months.

Usually I wouldn't hesitate on self isolating however I'm an a&e nurse and we are already on our arses trying to cope. My charge nurse isn't at all sympathetic to staff isolating either. I feel so bloody hopeless with all this. Hope you get clearer answers tomorrow

You too, I'm nowhere near as bad as you. It just pissed me off that because your a decent human your risking yourself by going to work, we need a solid stay at home for asthmatics.

@Asterisktheknackered I've just had a phone call from my GP. I am classed as high risk and my Gp is writing a letter and posting it today outlining my condition. I've called work already and they're not happy. I've been given the next 14 days to self isolate and this will be reviewed by my charge nurse

I wonder if it's based on hospital admissions.

mycolour

Thank you do all you're doing.

My colour that's good news, don't be worrying about work. They don't give a shit.

I'm so confused about the guidance. My DH has asthma and we have never considered or heard his described as Severe but his inhaler dosage is on the list! It's odd as his asthma seems very well controlled and he hardly ever has any problems with it. He didn't get a text so is just going to phone his GP tomorrow for clarification.

Greyt, my dosage is on the list and I usually have a problem about 1-2 times a year and I’m not on my GP’s list. So he might not get a letter.

@GreytExpectations
I’m in the same boat, my inhaler is on the list. I work on the tills in a supermarket so would appreciate knowing where I stand quickly.
The GP of someone on my work chat group said the NHS was contacting the most serious cases first.
The criteria seems to be the strength of your inhaler - not how well controlled your asthma is (although it has been mentioned that people who have been hospitalised may be contacted).
However, this is all supposition and hearsay, so who knows.

They keep modifying the advice on the asthma uk website. It originally said that it was a trigger if you'd had 2 or more courses of steroids in the last year.
That's now been removed.

My inhaler is a steroid combi one (seretide) and I do take the montelukast too.

greytexpetations

Is your husbands dosage on the list?

My inhaler is on the list but the dosage of my inhaler is slightly lower.

I work on a busy nhs ward where suspected positive cases are being tested daily.

My anxiety is so high I actually cried at work yesterday.
I only work part time so am puttting on a brave face and getting through it but I am very anxious as I'm worried about my asthma.
Do I ring GP for advice or do I get on with it as I'm not high risk?

After Saturday I've got 12 days off so I'm trying to think I can get through them then I might just isolate for a while

The list has changed. No text or letter from Gp though and I checked my patient letter too.

Fostair 100/6 is included if on mart now