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Well everybody's peak flows seem really great as I am a 57 yr old woman 5'4 and hovering around 12 stone so I'm not enormous but my peak flow is 120 on a good day and yes I am doing it right . I have zolair injections too .

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QuietChest

That's very low What does your medical team say

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Samsgran

Hooray, someone else with s low peak flow! Mine is 150 when I am well, we are all different, I've never taken too much notice of my pf reading. Used to be I went to A& E when it reached 100, but my asthma pattern had changed now, I rarely go that low. Apart from asthma, which I've had from the age of 5, I have now been diagnosed with bronchiectasis which causes me more trouble than the asthma. Was in hospital for the whole of April, when I contracted pseudomonus which takes a long time to treat. From May to August I was in hospital more than I was at home but I've been out for 10 weeks now so hoping that is the end for this episode.

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WheezyAnne in reply toSamsgran

My PF is around 150\180, and I have a lovely colony of Pseudomonus which keeps rearing its ugly head. I have had Asthma since the age of 2 when I also had Eczema from head to toe. Luckily the Eczema is now under control. As well as my Severe Asthma, I have scarring of the !ungs from all the infections, ie COPD. I had not heard of bronchiectasis until I went to Pulmonary Rehabilitation. I really must learn more about it.

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Wintersbite

I've had a lung operation and I smoke Dr's orders before I get the speech and mine isn't that low it's lower than it used to be coz of my operation but still closer to 250 and no offence I seen you put your weight I'm bigger than you are by a few I go walking every day with my service dog yesterday I spent 6hrs in the rain just to get my dog use to the bad weather the cafe owner called me nuts and gave me a towel but I do it coz my service dog is a puppy and frightened of somethings so I get her use to them so she can serve me better.

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