Hi everyone. Im sorry its been so long since Ive been on here. After coming out of hospital I felt I needed some time when I wasnt thinking/talking/dreaming asthma all the time.
Thankfully the subcut is working well and making a significant difference to my everyday life. Annoyingly its still a nightmare trying to sort out the right equipment etc (still have the huge pump and not ideal dressings etc) but I am managing. A lot of the time I actually forget about the thing which is great, its part of me now and the benefits more than make up for any inconvenience.
Unfortunately I have been really poorly the last couple of weekes, with a heavy cold that led to an extremely nasty chest infection, which Im still battling as I near the end of my 2nd course of antibx. Its beeb, and still is, very frustrating, and I admit I should probably have gone to A&E last weekend, but I just couldnt face the thought of another admission so soon. It was silly and I wouldnt recommend it, but thankfully I lived to tell the tale - and will NOT be doing that again, if I need to go I will, I promise!
The 6 week admission was really hard work and has taken me some time to process and work out, but all in all I think it was worth it. In a few weeks I have drug allergy testing to see if I might be able to take azithromycin, and just 2 days later Im seeing a resp physio for an assessment (though I simply refuse to go to group breathing exercise classes, regardless of what he says!!!). But more than anything, I feel that my consultant understands my asthma more - and even more important, understands me as a person more, and that is as valuable as the clinical data I think.
Anyway, just thought I'd pop in and get up to date with you all, now I'm heading back to my sick bed to try and shift the end of my plague!
Coughs/colds as a trigger
Will it ever be easier??
