I haven’t had asthma symptoms for over 10 years, not currently on any daily inhalers and never experienced persistent breathlessness like this. Historically, my chest only wheezed when I was on a nebuliser or needed one there and then.
A few days prior to the following, the base/back of both sides of my chest became very sensitive to touch, I had a temperature which I managed with paracetamol and went after a few days and I’ve been coughing up flem (often lumps of yellow tinged, and very sticky).
Last Weds evening, I was laying in bed with the fan on (as usual), every time it blew my way I coughed and couldn’t get my breath back. I used my salbutamol inhaler about 7 times over the next half an hour and managed to get my breathing in check enough to nod off (it was really late at night, partner was sound asleep and I was knackered, otherwise I would have sought medical help then!).
The following day, whenever I walked or talked I was getting breathless and couldn’t finish sentences without taking a breath. Contacted GP who sent me up to A&E. I was admitted, 2 doctors (a GP and on call resp doctor could hear crackles at base/back of lungs) and I had 5 salbutamol nebulisers over about 8 hours (on call resp doctor heard crackles after I had had nebs). However, the following day, as my bloods/X-ray were clear (bloods did show slight elevation in infection markers), O2 sats were always above 95%, consultant couldn’t hear a crackle or wheeze on my lungs they discharged me, still breathless and high pulse (which had been high on admission). They told me my blood gas showed I was breathing fast and I needed to calm my mind down.
I went home to rest for the weekend, still no improvement and getting breathless on talking, walking even to the kitchen. Contacted GP Monday morning who sent me up to A&E again. They repeated bloods/X-ray and it was all clear, and resp doctor said my chest sounded clear, gave me prednisone 30mg for 5 days and told me to go home and rest and as it’s probably a virus and I’ll be fine in few days.
I’ve had 4 days steroids now, and no improvement. Still breathless doing anything, upon rest my resp are about 27-34 a minute. Chest is sore down the centre, front and base/back of chest still tender and very difficult to get comfortable at night. I’ve contacted my GP again and they think the hospital should be monitoring me for a few days and putting me on a nebuliser for 12-24 hours as apparently in cases like this that can often reset everything. My concern is, going back to hospital, how do I get them to actually treat me and not just send me home again? I know I’m not okay, despite my sats saying I am (my pulse (avg. 100bpm) has stayed high all week which I know is because I’m breathing faster). I just worried I’ll go back to A&E and the resp team will see me again and because it’s not bacterial send me away.
Is it worth going to another hospital instead?
my partner contacted the asthma nurses at asthma uk this morning who were really helpful, and gave me a good idea of what to be asking for this morning as I’ve been sat in A&E since 8am. 
Silent Brittle asthma
Help please.
Unsure what it is as not a chest infection or covid-19.
Severe asthma attack but here to tell the tale 
