Asthma flare up or covid

[MermaidDreams83]

Just wanting to put my worries down. My breathing has been very bad lately. Not being able to catch breathe, heavy chest coughing and wheezing etc.
I met the DR in the car park yesterday, most strange, where she prescribed me steroids and advised to get covid test. Which I did straight after.

And that's it really, I've hardly slept all night I'm hoping the covid result comes tomorrow I go from 90% thinking it's just my asthma to thinking my god it could be covid.

Ugh 🤦‍♀️ 😴

Hope you test comes back negative, but you’re doing the right thing in getting tested and isolating just in case.

Thanks @Mindymomo just brought cup of tea back to bed hoping husband will sort kids today so I can just rest in my pit and try not to snowball

Hope you're ok OP. The only symptom my BIL had was being breathlessness - he thought it was his asthma but LFT showed otherwise! Obviously doesn't mean you have it as no two cases are the same.

I hope you feel better soon, OP.

Are you affected by pollen at all? I remember the weather forecasters warning of a "pollen bomb" when the weather warmed up.

I've been the same. Tight chest, short of breath at times, a bit wheezy. I've no other symptoms bar a regular need to clear my throat (but not a cough or sore throat). I don't feel run down or anything, my chest is just bad.

I've been nowhere except social distanced walks outside since Christmas.

I think i've got an asthma flare up, whether it's the cold weather. Until recently I was only using my brown inhaler once a day as well.

Thanks for all the replies. So my test came back negative so must be just my asthma.
Interestingly yes I do suffer with pollen very bad in summer.

I thought maybe it was due to the cold snap we had too. Who knows I need to really get a asthma plan together inhalers I'm on don't do anything hopefully the steroids kick in soon