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What do you tough asthmatics wish people knew about asthma?

I have a blog, Atopical, and would like to do my first contributors' post on the subject of 'things you wish people knew about asthma/you know you're an...

I have a blog, Atopical, and would like to do my first contributors' post on the...

servewithmintsauce

•8 years ago

23 Replies

Flumist

Hi there, maybe slightly off subject but due to my son's asthma(he's 5) he has to have the flu mist every winter (nasal spray to prevent flu) he had it 3 days...

Hi there, maybe slightly off subject but due to my son's asthma(he's 5) he has t...

jc1985

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Asthma?

This whole thing started with a coughing fit that was like walking pneumonia, got on antibiotics and it went away a while. Then I started having nightly...

This whole thing started with a coughing fit that was like walking pneumonia, go...

Breesy

•8 years ago

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Oral steroids

A bit of a blip which I'm having difficulties getting on top of. Had chest infection at first 2 different types of antibiotics, one which I had reaction with....

A bit of a blip which I'm having difficulties getting on top of. Had chest infe...

Jokir152

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Storing inhalers ?

Sounds like a daft question but I've just received my blue inhalers and pink fostair but on the bag says put in fridge? Anyone help as fostair is new to me so...

Sounds like a daft question but I've just received my blue inhalers and pink fos...

Shezxx

•8 years ago

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Peak flow meter

Hi, I just received my first peak flow Meter and tried it today. This morning it was 30 and just now it was 35. I just wondered what the readings should be...

Hi, I just received my first peak flow Meter and tried it today. This morning i...

Hidden

•8 years ago

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Evening

Hi everyone hope all well got my potassium results and there fine just got more water tablets but the swelling starting to go down slowly at last went to town...

Hi everyone hope all well got my potassium results and there fine just got more ...

Tracey1972

•8 years ago

1 Reply

What are you all on?

I'm just interested, really. I'm 17. Fostair 100/6mcg, 3 puffs morning, 3 night (not really working so going back to doc next week). Montelukast 10mg at...

I'm just interested, really. I'm 17. Fostair 100/6mcg, 3 puffs morning, 3 nigh...

servewithmintsauce

•8 years ago

42 Replies

Health complications from using a preventer long term?

Hi everyone, I´m new to asthma and hate having to take my Nexthaler twice a day as I´m sure it wont do my long term health any good, so I try not to use it...

Hi everyone, I´m new to asthma and hate having to take my Nexthaler twice a day ...

Hidden

•8 years ago

13 Replies

How many inhalers do you get per prescription

I ask out of sheer interest. I used to get three X ventolin on each prescription when I was younger and then it was reduced to 1 with no reasoning given to me...

I ask out of sheer interest. I used to get three X ventolin on each prescriptio...

StephenB1982

•8 years ago

14 Replies

Doctors cancelling prescription... Anyone else?

Hi, Having had asthma a since birth I recently discovered Boots repeat prescription service which was great as they text you every time the prescription is...

Hi, Having had asthma a since birth I recently discovered Boots repeat prescript...

Hrobi256

•8 years ago

12 Replies

A Bit Scared

Following recent kidney stone episode i got an appointment for further investigation. I Thought it was strange cos it was apparently a tiny stone and as pain...

Following recent kidney stone episode i got an appointment for further investiga...

kimmy22

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Bad nite

Morning all bit of a rubbish night waking up quite a bit with restriction in my airwaves don't think I have an infection bit of wheezing mostly noisier in...

Morning all bit of a rubbish night waking up quite a bit with restriction in my ...

Hidden

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Flu nasal spray

Hiya everyone..this is my first post..my daughter has had asthma since at least 2 years old..Doc called it acute asthma.. Then cough..then just asthma.. Lol.....

Hiya everyone..this is my first post..my daughter has had asthma since at least ...

claralove

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Home

Yea I'm out of hospital and back home just got to take it easy for a bit

Tracey1972

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Being caught out without your inhaler.

Hi there, I'm new to Health Unlocked but not new to Asthma, had it since birth, and at 6 months old stopped breathing and almost died (I'm 22 now). I feel I...

Hi there, I'm new to Health Unlocked but not new to Asthma, had it since birth, ...

kieranjames161

•8 years ago

18 Replies

Needle

Great iv needle gone again got to put another one on not looking forward to this again

Great iv needle gone again got to put another one on not looking forward to this...

Tracey1972

•8 years ago

10 Replies

Secondhand E-Cigarettes smoke

Good morning has anybody else had an Asthma attack caused from being in a room where people are useing e-cigarettes? and has any body done reserch on this ....

Good morning has anybody else had an Asthma attack caused from being in a room ...

stephen-1965

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Evening

Hi everyone hope u all doing well me not to bad tonight but it's a long night ahead not looking forward to it . Had bad day breathing not been great and had...

Hi everyone hope u all doing well me not to bad tonight but it's a long night ah...

Tracey1972

•8 years ago

14 Replies

HELLO!

Hi, Not posted a lot recently as been back to University Hospital of South Manchester to the Aspergillosis Clinic on Friday and then today my niece and her...

Hi, Not posted a lot recently as been back to University Hospital of South Manc...

freefaller

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Morning

Good morning everyone. Hope u all have a good day me not to bad a night woke twice awake at 5 needing a nebuliser couldn't stop coughing bit chesty still but...

Good morning everyone. Hope u all have a good day me not to bad a night woke twi...

Tracey1972

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Weird triggers, or not-so-weird?

I have asthma (uhh, like that isn't obvious) although not sure what severity; I take Montelukast 10mg every day, Fostair 3 puffs twice a day (yeah, I need to...

I have asthma (uhh, like that isn't obvious) although not sure what severity; I ...

servewithmintsauce

•8 years ago

3 Replies

Negative spirometry

I've just had a spirometry for reversibility and the before results were almost perfectly normal while the after results showed half the level of improvement...

I've just had a spirometry for reversibility and the before results were almost ...

Ariadne1925

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Pleurisy update

Hi everyone, Just an update on the pleurisy. I went the doctors and they have given me oral steroids for a week and a course of antibiotics. He said I'm...

Hi everyone, Just an update on the pleurisy. I went the doctors and they have ...

yrt1993

•8 years ago

3 Replies

grumpy lungs

hoping my lungs sort themselves out soon they have now been up and down for a year. i am a life long asthmatic have had many tests in the last year to find out...

hoping my lungs sort themselves out soon they have now been up and down for a ye...

Emmaleigh

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Evening

Just to thank everyone for there there kinda words for me had rough day but ready to hit the sack for a hopefully a good night so sleep tight everyone X

Just to thank everyone for there there kinda words for me had rough day but read...

Tracey1972

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Update

Morning guys and girls well as u know I'm back in hospital looks like I'm here for 7 days again more hydrocortisone thought the iv I'm bruised already where...

Morning guys and girls well as u know I'm back in hospital looks like I'm here f...

Tracey1972

•8 years ago

10 Replies

Update

Just to let u all know I'm back in hospital again two drips nebs magnesium everything but nothing helping yet will update soon have good evening

Just to let u all know I'm back in hospital again two drips nebs magnesium every...

Tracey1972

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Apps for recording peak flow (Apple)

Hi Can anyone recommend an apple app for recording peak flow? The ones discussed here are a few years old, so I wondered whether there is anything better, or...

Hi Can anyone recommend an apple app for recording peak flow? The ones discussed...

Hidden

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Chest infections

So I got quite ill when I webt back to work from maternity leave. Afte4 a few weeks of it not going way and to the point my health was really bad I made an drs...

So I got quite ill when I webt back to work from maternity leave. Afte4 a few we...

AlexInferno

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for November 2015

What do you tough asthmatics wish people knew about asthma?

Flumist

Asthma?

Oral steroids

Storing inhalers ?

Peak flow meter

Evening

What are you all on?

Health complications from using a preventer long term?

How many inhalers do you get per prescription

Doctors cancelling prescription... Anyone else?

A Bit Scared

Bad nite

Flu nasal spray

Home

Being caught out without your inhaler.

Needle

Secondhand E-Cigarettes smoke

Evening

HELLO!

Morning

Weird triggers, or not-so-weird?

Negative spirometry

Pleurisy update

grumpy lungs

Evening

Update

Update

Apps for recording peak flow (Apple)

Chest infections

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