Wish me luck!

Hey everybody

I'm gonna see Dr Mansur in Heartlands tomorrow and am really nervous. Mums having to bribe me with the Bullring and Selfridges but I've had enough of being poked and prodded by loads of Drs whose theories about my asthma are never right!

Wish me luck

love Hannah xxx

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Good luck with your appointment Hannah. Have you written down a list of questions you want to ask, and issues you want to raise? I always find that helps me when I am going to see the consultant. It is so easy to forget things, espedially when you are nervous.....

Best of luck, let us know how you get on,

Maz

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hi Hannah, i am going 2 c dr mansur at heartlnad on the 4th arpil. i am nervouse 2. plz let me no how u get on and whats he's like.

Good luck!

Chloe

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Hope everything goes well Hannah

Em x

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How did your appointment go?. I hope it went well?

Love Carole x

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Hi All

I'm under Dr Mansur at the heartlands he is really nice expect to be their for a couple of hours if its your first appointment he talks and discusses your symptoms for about an hour then u may have tests done as well ive seen him twice so far and due to see him again in june after my 4 month azithroymicin trail got to have skin tests done and lung function tests done then to was suposed to have them done last time but was'nt organised for some you have nothing to worry about he really puts u at ease and listens to what u have to say

Do let us no how u get on

Tracy

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Thanks guys

Didn't go totally 2 plan-there wasn't really much that doc mansur suggested. Although, he did say he wanted me 2 have an epipen (Not 4 my nut allergy @ the minute) but 4 my asthma as in July i spent a week ventilated and no meds r working properly. He seemed ok until i said i don't think i could inject myself (previous problem with sub cut bricanyl) which is when he started to lose interest. My mum got the same impression. Anyway hope evey1's ok love Hannah xxx

Oh and good luck Chloe

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Oh dear Hannah - sorry you didn't feel it was very productive.

Were you given any plan for the future? Are you going to go in for a stay for further tests?

I've been at Heartlands for four years now and always been enormously impressed with the care. Do hope something can be worked out for you.

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Hi Hannabella,

I too carry epipens for my asthma because I am brittle and can occasionally go off big time. I find that I don't really care about the pain which isn't that much when the epipen goes in -more like a sharp kick.

They are a life saver and will buy you time getting to A&E.

An epipen is different to the s/c needles - it goes into the muscle on your outer thigh and will go through jeans!

I would get them and see how you cope - you could train family & friends to use it on you if that would help - also paramedics can also give you adrenaline at a slightly higher dose (5mls).

Epipens have saved my life on a few occasions by buying time before the ambulance arives and also getting to A&E where they give me the usual IVs (Magnesium & ventolin or Aminophylline)

There is a trainer pen you can get to play with too - it is available at

epipen.co. uk

Good luck & please take care

Kate

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thanks hannah xxx