Bad Viral Infectuon exasperated my Ashtma

[Wrighty2018]

Hi all

Anyone one this site had s bad chest infection in the past few weeks..I am London based ..caught a nasty virus a s ended up in hospital for 4 days..some.12 nebulisers later antibiotics and stetiods getting there slowly..

It's crazy as not been this bad since I was very young so wondered what's going around. I actually felt scared as the phelgm wouldn't clear for days and I felt like I was suffocating

[Tunbury41]

Hi I’ve been exactly the same cannot shift phlegm plenty of honey and lemon drinks doesn’t seem to help I’m at a loss of what to do any tips from anybody would be appreciated as pleghm seems to get stuck then I struggle to breathe

[Tunbury41 in reply to Tunbury41]

I started with sore throat cold and I went to pot have to say phlegm now subsided but still have tight chest got asthma review coming up so will discuss then as I have issues with seretide

[Poobah]

I've just had a chest cold, first in ages. Two weeks in and still trying to get rid of the symptoms as it's making my asthma worse. Despite upping my meds, gargling (sore throat), paracetamol (temperature), Beconase (sinuses & post nasal drip) it's taking its time to depart.

When I was younger two weeks would see me fully recovered from bronchitis but now a cold takes ages to get over. Not sure if it's age or the type of virus that now knocks about.

I'm the past when I had saline nebuliser it would really help clear stubborn phlegm.

Now the professionals don't want us to have nebulisers at home.

I agree that a very phlegmy chest is suffocating and is normal in my experience. My physio recommends breathing exercises, done regularly when feeling well, will help whenever I get a chest cold/infection as lungs are stronger and breathing technique better. Something to consider for the future maybe.

Any phlegm that sticks around for three weeks suggests a follow up appointment with the doctor.

If you've had hospital treatment then I would expect a follow-up appointment with my doctor to ensure everything is as expected three weeks after.

[redstar9]

Hi there, same thing happened to me. Hospitalised due to a severe attack set off by a viral infection.

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Hi Wrighty,

I had asthma for over 3 years which was controlled by 1 puff a day of an inhaler, never had any problems.

Caught some kind of viral infection at the beginning of November and had problems with my asthma ever since.

[Wrighty2018]

Thanks for the replies..it's crazy as I feel the phelgm is in my left lung I'm hoping that it's nothing more serious..I am keen to get breathing exercises

[redstar9]

We're you seen by the hospital asthma nurse when you were admitted? If so and you have contact details for them they would be able to give advice about current symptoms. They phoned me today to see how I am and advised me to slow down weaning off prednisolone and to step down by 5mg at a time instead of 10 because my asthma is still unstable (I am in amber zone of my asthma plan) and requiring quite a lot of Ventolin.

[Wrighty2018 in reply to redstar9]

Oh wow no ashtma Nurse they were disorganised on my departure so just let me out ..

I've not heard of stages of ashtma like you mention..you've taught me something.

I too have been asked to slowly come of the prednislone ..on day 8 and taking 30mg till.tomorrow the 25 for 3 then 30 for 3 etc