Peak flow post

[elanaoali]

Hi all I deleted my post by mistake this morning. Thank you to everyone who commented on my post. All the helpful advice and words of encouragement. Have a good weekend. I will be posting again about my asthma review next friday Have a good weekend. Elanaoli

[elanaoali]

To the person who posted the last reply on that post.

I have allergic asthma (according to my asthma nurse) and my trigger so far that I have managed to identify dust mites, mold, pollution, tree spores, dogs, cats, cold air, Yankee candles, strong chemicals (like cleaning products). I have hay fever as well. At the moment I am on seretide 250 (2 puffs twice a day) and 10mg tablet of Monkelaust.

My asthma was mild for 10 years and I just had a Ventolin inhaler. I was given a child's spacer as well to help me use my Ventolin as the asthma nurse said most adult don't do it right. I had two Ventolin inhalers which did go out of date as I never used them. Started to go to regular reviews about 3/4 years ago when I became a first aider for brownies. Got myself an asthma plan and keep in a draw in case I needed it.

All good and then last year my asthma got worse. First Asthma attack on the 27th November. Asthma symptoms had been getting worse two days before hand but out of my ignorance and lack of knowledge I had no idea. I had wrung asthma UK helpline for advice about how to teach how to deal with an asthma attack for my brownies doing their first aid badge (I am a brownie leader) While I was talking to them I mention my symptoms they said they were concerned about me. This was the day before. Advised me to go to my doctors next day didn't get that far. Had asthma attack go out my asthma plan did what it said. Rang 999 and got a paramedic in 4 mins! Peak flow after 10 puffs of Ventolin was 300. Paramedic checked me over by this time I was better and with agreement by phone to my doctor started me on prenisolone 5 day course 30mg.

Then I went back to doctors after 5 day course as I wasn't feeling any better. Spent about 3 wks seeing doctors and asthma nurse until I was better and put on various preventers and then eventually Seretide 250 (twice a day 2 puffs) All good from Jan-April taken off Seretide put on just a preventer and monkelaust for hay fever.

Asthma very good all summer. Didn't even reach for Ventolin once. Told to come back by asthma nurse in October. End of September had second asthma attack due to tree spores (that's what the doctor thought who I saw). Went to see asthma nurse for my review put back on 125 seretide the in November 14th another asthma attack. Went back to doctors and seven day course of rescue steroids. (trigger don't know probably cold air). My seretide was double back on 250 asthma settle down took regular Ventolin until I felt better without it.

Last asthma attack Wednesday morning. Asthma had been getting worse due to cold pick up at weekend at my in laws. They have two dogs too and I had been exposured to this trigger as well.

4 day of prenisolone peak flow 400 this morning and cough is still there but my cold is definitely getting better. Going to stop steroids on tuesday will be back to doctors if not completely better re asthma plan and advise on asthma UK website.

Hope that answers your questions.

Have a good weekend all.

Elanoali