Sheffield Severe Asthma Service

I am now under Sheffield Severe Asthma Service seeing Prof Sabroe and Ros. I am on a Pulmicort 400 one puff twice a day. And blue inhaler every hour when displaying breathlessness. It was great to see a doctor and nurse who believed I was asthmatic even though I have never wheezed. It is also nice to be able to have large amounts of inhaled blue instead of a nebuliser so much easier to transport. I am on a waiting list for a physiotherapist and a speech and language therapist. Am so greatful for a positive service!

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I am very glad to hear your appointment went well and sounds like you have a good treatment plan sorted. My GP has referred me to Professor Sabroe and that has made me feel better after reading your post.

[Kiiam in reply to Hidden]

I’m at Leicester , their whole approach to asthma in the specialist centres is relaxed and accepting .... there have been no judgements, and they are all keen to get to the bottom of the problem .... I can’t praise them enough.

[Nimueh]

I too am under the Sheffield Severe Asthma Service and see Prof Sabroe and Ros, who I believe is taking over from Clare. They're lovely there, they will look after you and get to the bottom of things.

[Hidden in reply to Nimueh]

Thank you needed to read

that after the night I just had.

[Nimueh in reply to Hidden]

I do advise that you make sure you have plenty of time to find a parking space as the car parks are often full and you may have to park some distance away from where you need to be. It’s not too bad first thing, but one afternoon I drove around the car parks for 40minutes looking for a space!

[Hidden in reply to Nimueh]

Thank you for that however I am on public transport. Three buses to get there with a wheelchair but i can get there for 9am.

[Nimueh in reply to Hidden]

That sounds like a super stressful journey! As a wheelchair user do you qualify for hospital transport?

[sciencepotato]

been under severe asthma service with a different doctor there. It's been exactly one year and they have one only one lung function test. Let things deteriorate for one year even though I kept telling them being on my usual meds isn't enough. Absolutely ridiculous to wait for an appointment for over 6 months to be reviewed as well. Only to be told that more tests are needed to find out what is going on. I'm not sure what's the point in this clinic if everything they have done for me during this year could be done by my gp!!