First severe asthma attack, when will I feel better/tips to help?

[Pepper86]

Hi allI've had asthma my whole adult life but lately it's been getting a lot worse. I have been on strongest version of trimbow for last couple of years and typically this does the trick. Until I get ill, then my asthma is uncontrolled, this time resulting in admittance to hospital for several days needing lots of nebulisers. I have never had this happen and although discharged I am still having a lot of symptoms. Feeling fed up with how long it is taking for me to get back to normal. Does anyone have any tips to aid in improving or idea of how long before I feel my normal self again?

[Homely2 Administrator]

It can take a while, you need to be allowing a month.

Take it easy, avoid whatever is irritating your asthma as much as possible, be quite pedantic. Make your house a safe haven for your asthma for me this means minimal dust, air purifiers, bed linen washed at 60 etc etc., but you may be different.

Talk to the asthma UK helpline on 0300 2225800. They will talk you through it and help. They are great and will make you feel better and give you some ideas.

Make sure you get an appointment with your asthma medic to check if your meds can be improved, your inhaler technique etc. Are you with the best asthma medics you can be, do they need to refer you?

Keep safe, and ring 111 if your asthma starts to worry you.

[Pepper86 in reply to Homely2]

Thanks for the reply. I'm already under the specialist team and had it confirmed in hospital that unless I now meet MDT criteria I'm on the max medications I can. I did a phonecall with asthma nurse who is giving me an asthma plan. Also had asthma nurse review me in hospital too who said I'm under the best team locally. Didn't realise it could take so long to recoup so appreciate your guidance in taking it slow.

111 were useless when I called them during the severe asthma attack. Luckily I had better support from a colleague who is a general nurse and heard me wheezing badly over phone so told me to go a and e. 111 just wanted me to phone my GP who no longer takes phone calls as have online triage forms lol.

[Xlizixx in reply to Homely2]

Was just wondering if you think Teddy bedding, covers and sheets could trigger asthma ?

[Homely2 Administrator in reply to Xlizixx]

Anything that can harbour dust mites can trigger my Asthma. So I pay a lot of attention to keeping my bedding clear, the sheets, the duvet, the pillows etc.

[Xlizixx in reply to Homely2]

Thank you Homely

[Pepper86 in reply to Xlizixx]

It's very person specific the triggers. If you find dust a trigger then any bedding will trigger you. I'm lucky that I was tested for various triggers and luckily dust not an issue. However certain chemicals whether cleaning sprays, perfumes, deodorants etc are big trigger to me have to be really careful. Plus people vaping I find worse than cigarettes.