Apologies if any of this has already been aswered!
I have been under the Difficult Asthma Clinic at Glenfield for 2 years, originally diagnosed at 11 it became very unstable three years ago. I have been admitted three times and also had a long stint in hospital in Egypt and Rome after contracting pneumonia and having problems with asthma abroad, emergency landing included!!! No longer see GP and have nurse at hospital I ring if feeling unwell or self-admit if attack coming on.
I am getting very confused with some of the medical jargon though - rarely I get to see the same Professor - they tell me its because I am ""interesting""! They are all excellent but I do come out a little baffled!
The tests always show a high Neutrophil count (+120% of expected). What does this mean???? The Prof said that this was a 'rarer more difficult form of asthma to treat' but am still unsure of what it means!
This week was back at hospital again as have another infection, bad chest etc. This time the doc (a new one!) said that I have high Neutrophil and Nitrogen levels which is difficult but that Eosinophils do show in my blood but not sputumn samples. He then put me on steroids...again...! Is it possible to have two different factors - high Neutrophils and Eosinphils??
I also keep losing my voice, whenever an attack is starting (a great warning signal!) or am becoming unwell again. Is this normal? It can last anything from 2-7 weeks. Have seen an ENT who thought it may be thrush so changed my inhalers but still no change. Am waiting to see a speech therapist. Is it normal to lose your voice???
Sorry for all of the rambling questions but the jargon is confusing!!!!
Asthma and Lost Voice!
Obstructive asthma or Asthma - COPD overlap - confused 
That confusing middle ground ...
Feeling confused, brain overload, advice/thoughts please so can process this info. 
Info re high heart rate during an attack
