My sisters asthma

[twiddles2]

Hi. My sister has been up since 2.30 wheezing. Taking her blue spray every 15 minutes.

[green881]

Sorry to hear that. If she's taken 3 in 45 minutes and it's not working you do need to call after hours medical attention now. Try to remain calm and she can also do her breathing exercise. It's best to get ahead of these things.

[tigga61 in reply to green881]

agreed you really ned to get to a & e asap

[WheezyAnne]

Sorry, only just seen message. Hope you got her to the out of your GP, if not get her seen now,NOW.

[twiddles2]

my sister update. I rang 111 for her and they sent ambulance for her.

[risabel59 in reply to twiddles2]

Do hope your sister is okay 👌.

[eccosse]

sorry just read this

do hope she is ok

please keep us updated

best wishes

[twiddles2 in reply to eccosse]

they have just let her come home. Gave her steroids. She has to take 8 tablets for 5 days. She still isn't well though.

[green881 in reply to twiddles2]

I am glad she is getting better. It sounds like you did the right thing. Maybe talk to her and get her a bit of counseling if it was the first time she had to ride an ambulance. I've seen from other posts on these forums that it can be quite alarming, particularly since asthma is one of those things you can be having it bad but can walk and talk others don't understand and it's kind of embarrass

[green881 in reply to twiddles2]

Oops - hit return by accident.

...Kind of embarrassing. But you don't want her to be afraid of getting help later in life if needed when you aren't nearby to help. It's just one of those things to come to terms with.

[eccosse]

they do take a little time to kick in but should help

if she has another pump apart from the blue one she can up her intake of that to two to three times a day

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Hi twiddles2 ,

Sorry to hear your sister hasn't been well. There's some information on our website that you might find useful: bit.ly/2q6r1aR, If you ever need any advice or support our asthma specialist nurses are here for you and your sister on our helpline 0300 222 5800 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm).

Take care,

Dita

[Martinsullivan2015]

I know this happened 2 months ago but make sure she never uses that much of a dosage. I used to have 10 puffs for a bad asthma attack and a when it came to a small one it had ran out and my dad had to get emergency inhalers.