I am feeling a lot better

[Gerardt]

ok here are some things that helped me lately

i am not a doctor i dont know your condition so your pulmonologist is your best friend stick with him her or find another good one it took me 2 goes to get the right one

i am a stage 4 asthmatic 3 or four times a year in A and E just run out of puff and cough a lot , I am 54 i have asthma with about 10 years , i know the fear of will i end up in a corner with a tank of oxygen soon enough,

My asthma has gotten worse over time i do have a kind of permanent frog in my throat sometime i am clearing my throat constantly some times not for hours but i have it every day , is that caused by my symbicort or not i don't know .

don't try any thing too nuts i tried a herbalist i persuaded myself i was getting better i ended up in A & E .

after struggling for a year with a collapsed arch i put on 2 stone.

I decided to do something to reduce weight so cut out meals , only 2 a day and sometimes 1 , its not easy and i cut down on carbs , strangely the biggest thing i gave up was boiled rice almost cut it out completely i loved the stuff .

the other thing is after a battery of tests and over 3 years my pulmonologist put me on a sleep apnea machine on it now 6 months in feel better.

in the last 6 weeks the other changes are that carbs down eating down and no boiled rice i deep cleaned my house pulled out furniture damp cloth cleaned everything base boards etc there was a lot of dust.hovered like a mad man

I actually noticed how well i was going by accident spend 40 minutes cutting hedges with a petrol hedge cutter usually five minutes and i have to stop.

I would be unemployed if i had a physically demanding job and still feel that way.

I pay stupid money for health insurance but if i cannot work i cannot make money so think about it people.

i never leave the house without my symbicort and my ventolin not using the ventolin these days puff symbicort once twice a day at present.

I would recommend everyone get a sleep apnea test .

I am not there but i am much better i feel like breathing is doing me good again

my peak flow is 350 at present 5 years ago it was 480

maybe now is the time to get fitter.

All i can say is work with your pulmonologist and do what he says met a girl i know with years told me she is killed with asthma going to my pulmonologist she smokes he told her if you cant help yourself i cannot help you please do not come back to me ,

I cannot understand how anyone could smoke with asthma One week on smokes and i know i would be 1/2 dead

Oh yeah i did get 4 teeth out about 6 weeks ago at least 2 were old root canals for got about that !!!!!!!!!!!

thats my 2 pence worth

Ger

[Maggie_Mae]

Sounds as if you have made a few life changes, and working through your medical advice.Good for you .. wishing you continued better health

[runcyclexcski]

>>>I cannot understand how anyone could smoke with asthma

I never smoked, and I have asthma, whereas some people smoke for decades and do not have it Feels so unfair (not that I ever wanted to become a smoker).

I was thinking the same thing about a CPAP machine. I wonder what it does -- just helps breathing?

[Gerardt in reply to runcyclexcski]

i wasnt really what you would call a smoker if i had a few drinks the weekend might smoke an odd one

[Burghy]

I was told for years that I had ashma I had pulmonary fibrosis so all of those puffers etc were not not working

[Idreamedadream in reply to Burghy]

Hi burghy, I’ve been told I’m asthmatic since 2019 but am getting worse and suffer with a very heavy chest on any exertion. I too take inhalers and montelukast but am due to have a spiromatery and a ct scan next week but it’s jst becoming unbearable and sent home from work today oob on jst sitting on the floor difficult to get up cos my chest….jst hope results don’t take too long

[Wheesy]

Glad to hear that things seam to be improving for youI was diagnosed 6 months since with sleep apnoea sometimes 20/night whist in hospital with a number of chest problems{ Wont go into this at the moment}, after release from hospital I have and excellent back up from all staff and teams at my local Cardio Respiratory unit{many thanks to all of them especially during this trying time } I sleep much better now and I do not wake up as often with night time Asthma, the positive pressure is quite high but the machine is so quiet that it does not affect my own or Her who must be obeyed sleep. I also have a Positive pressure flutter valve which helps a lot with my breathing.

Hope that this bit of a rant is helpful to all

😃 Keep Well & Stay Safe