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asthma bad. dont want to go in but might have to

Ah, i have bloody sciatica that the painkillers just aren't touching. Add pregnancy insomnia and there you go. Also a bit nervous, have a home visit from a SN nursery later on today and we'll find out if DS3 has got a place there or not. Fingers crossed!

Hospitals are never bloody quiet really, are they? Hope you manage to get some rest x

my hand is still here. Hope you are felling a bit better and that you have had some rest.

You are in the best place, as noisy as it is I hope you manage to get some rest and comfort.

I'm sorry you feel upset, have a virtual hug from me.

Morning Giraffes How are you this morning? Have they started any other treatment? wishing you a quick recovery

Morning giraffes, how are you feeling? :)

hi. Started another course steroids. Regular nebs. Taken off oxygen now as sats ok. Very breathless. Was more steroids am i was hoping for when went up so that good they thought that too. Drs were bit intimidating and clear as mud, you know when its a huge group. Will ask nurse to clarify plan when they finished washing people.

Morning giraffes. Did you get any sleep?

Get well soon giraffes. Things always seem worse at night - hope today improves for you.

Good morning giraffes, glad you got some meds sorted. How are you feeling?

no sleep at night slept this morning. Thanks. Cough and breathless but not doin any treatment dont have at home cos off oxygen. In bay off corridor so noisey

kept in defo

Boo
What have they fed you?
Was it edible?

Giraffes is being transferred to another hospital, it's the one that her specialist (and mine, we have the same one) is based at, and is pretty good as hospitals go. I had a week there last year.
If she's still there on Saturday, I'll be able to visit as it's on the train line for me.
(I have brittle asthma too so can't walk far or mess about with public transport much)

Thanks for the update Netto. What is 'brittle' asthma (hope you don't mind me asking you).

Get well soon giraffes.

Thanks Netto.

Thinking of you giraffes, get well soon. :)

brittle asthma
I have type 2.

I'll update again once I have news, if Giraffes doesn't herself.
Not sure what phone coverage for her network is like in that hospital, and no doubt they'll be getting docs to see her once she gets there.

They do have TV's there though, and serve the tea in mugs which is most important.

The staff are all lovely too, and as I said, her specialist is based there, and he's brilliant.

Thanks Netto. I had no idea there were different types of asthma.

Neither did I!
I had the 'normal' type, for 20 years, you know, bit wheezy when you have a cold, take inhalers when needed and no big deal, until I developed this and ended up on a ventilator and registered disabled at 33.

It's been a long, and hard lesson!

still in first hosp been waiting for ambulance for over two hours now.

Hope your transfer goes well giraffes, and that your consultant can sort you out. My dd is a type 2 brittle asthmatic too. She is currently fighting yet another chest infection.

dad at other hosp says name on board and my bed ready! So am taking up two beds in two hosp!!! Mad! They sort of forgotten about me cos moving and had to ask for neb cos really breathless.

Have you got anyone with you giraffes? Nothing moves fast when leaving hospitals I find.

Netto-I have learnt something new today.

Giraffe's Dad has visited her in hospital, he had to go from one to another, as she is registered at one, but in the other , and has brought her pants, though they are at least 10 sizes too big.

Maybe we should have a 'Giraffes needs the right size pants', campaign?

in ambulance now with 3 other patients. A normal sized ambulance! On way to gartnavel

Hope you are feeling a little better, Giraffe. Both me and DS2 have type 2 brittle asthma, though DS2's is worse than mine - I was dxd at 9yo, DS2 was dxd at 7mo - he had had 3 life-threatening asthma attacks already by that age.

I'm in for the 'Giraffe needs the right size pants' campaign!