Wheezing in a winter wonderland - The Adult's Asthma Support Thread

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Hello, from our thread market research business meetings (ie netto and I drinking coffee in costa) it has come to our attention that due to the size of thread it is crashing on phones/ipads/netbooks. This means if in hosp as many of us often are then can't post, so thought a new thread would help.

Seems sad to be starting a new thread without pixie though

So this thread is for adults with asthma to get support, advice and gossip.

Hope we all have as easy a winter as possible

Link to old thread incase want to refer back - here

Been out of hosp just over a week now. Having good days and bad days. Coughing lots still, sometimes bringing stuff up. still on steroids - cutting down very gradually. We have snow here now so sure the weather not helping!!

Oh no I have a bunged up nose this morning, cold coming?! Best get ready to double the inhalers!

Does everyone have a flu jab?

Yay, a non crashing thread

Today is my first steroid free day in weeks, and I'm not too bad, though I haven't left the house.
My GP is worried about the side effects of steroids so has urged me to try without.

I have a flu jab every year in September, before the horrid weather starts.

Giraffes, how's the saline working for you?

Oh yes peanuts doublt up then.

Yes had my flu jab end Sept/start Nov. did you have one?

Good luck without steroids netto, I still on mine. Its good, doesnt seem to work right away - is it supposed to? But does help when I get up and walk about fter.

I usually have one but had an accident and haven't got round to it, I must book one!
How rude of me.....
Peanut
Age 34 tommorow
Diagnosed at age 6
On seretide and prn ventolin
Well controlled unless I get a cold or virus

Anything I've missed?

Hello everyone

Happy birthday peanuts

Fingers crossed cake. Thanks, yes, discharged myself though as it was awful, was much safer at home than a shitty ward where had to wit 2 hours for nebs even though couldnt count past 3!!

I'll do same as peanut -

Giraffes 26
Diagnosed just over a year ago, been told by a few have brittle asthma
Seretide 2 puffs 2x a day
Monteloukast tab. (singulair)
Pred 20mg
ceretizine or something tablet.
ventolin neb before bed
and ventolin inhalor throughout day

Thankyou Giraffes, my first mumsnet birthday

am on the inhalors cake. You also get round things for it too and you suck the powder stuff but i was crap at it.

Hello all.

How are you?

I had resp dr appointment at hosp. To stay on increased dose thaton ust now. Spirometry tests were worse than last time. Got follow up appointments in few months but to go to GP if worse before then to get seen again sooner.

How are you all doing?

Starting to wheeze when laughing - winter crappy asthma