A Good Rant.

[Theland]

Just a good rant.
I'm in bed, but so breathless.
I've had Ventolin nebulizer, Salamol and Trelegy inhalers, but hardly making g any difference.
Just been to the bathroom and back to the bed, and I'm in a terrible state, gasping like a fish out of water.
It will take ten minutes for my breathing to settle down again.
If I caught the virus it would kill me.
This is where Answer bank comes in. Its a good therapy on so many levels.
Breathing settled down now.
Rant over :-(

[calmck]

Good to hear you are breathing better now. Always try to breath as slowly and deeply as possible when this happens. Did you get the oximeter? If so can you use it to time bathroom breaks and activity to when your level is higher than lower. Maybe do a chart for a couple of days. Keep posting and keep safe

[Theland]

Still got to get one.
Will ask my daughter when she calls.

[vulcan42]

Sorry to hear you're having problems Theland, shouldn't you be on oxygen?

[Patsy33]

If you can, try the lung exercises. You can look up on internet.
Good advice from calmck.

[jourdain2]

Absolutely, keep a chart of your breathing levels. Where do you live? I'm struggling with all the rape fields around now in full bloom (after the rain the pollen is smellable even by OH) plus the hawthorn hedges coming into bloom. Glad breathing has settled down - don't push things. :)

[jourdain2]

You don't need a specific chart - as long as you have a peak-flow meter. Just write down the numbers. Your asthma care plan should give you the levels where you should seek help. E.G. my normal rate is c. 370 L/min; at 250 I should be seen by a doctor or nurse within 24 hrs. and at 200-180 if my reliever (one puff every2 mins. up to 10) isn't helping I should call 999. Even if I feel better I should see G.P. next day. Don't know your norms, of course, but that may give you a guide.

I also began taking a daily anti-histamine tablet at the beginning of April and that really helps. Bonne chance!

[Bobbisox1]

Take care TL

[brainiac]

Get yourself a pulse oximeter, widely available online at little cost, such as:
Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[brainiac]

Sorry, that one seems to be for an adult child (!) - but others available

[anneasquith]

Th, is this normal for you? Have your lung damage symptoms changed ( for the worse) recently? If they have you should contact gp nhs 24.

[andres]

You might be overdoing it with your inhalers. Too much Salbutamol( Salamol contains this) lowers your potassium levels and can make you feel weak and have an irregular heartbeat. . I don't know what your dosage should be but you shouldn't take more than 8 puffs per day. I have just opened a new Inhaler myself and just been reading the leaflet. If you are taking other medicines they could be affecting tthe effect of Salomol.

[New Judge]

//..my normal rate is c. 370 L/min//

Are you sure about that, jourdain? That seemed awfully high when I read it and upon investigation I find that the normal intake for an adult at rest is around 7.5 litres per minute. Does your "L/min" figure denote "litres per minute"?

[bednobs]

yes it means litres per minute. For peak plow you forcibly exhale as sharp and fast as you can. Women are usually aroubd 400, men 500 ish

[LadyCG]

Are you on a transplant list, Theland?

[anneasquith]

Oh. Transplant for what cg. ?

[Smowball]

Hope you’re feeling a bit better now x

[New Judge]

Thanks, bednobs. Understood. I thought it was the total amount of gases exhaled, but clearly not.

[ladybirder]

Do you find the Nebuliser a help Theland? I didn't so stopped using mine.

[margarettom]

If your breathing is so bad a) have you not got emergency steroids and antibiotics, in case you have a chest infection? b) if you haven't got a chest infection, then I agree with Vulcan42 @ 12.10, perhaps you should be on Oxygen. I know many people with bad chest problems ( I belong to a local Breathe Easy group) and they appear better controlled than yours. I would strongly suggest that when this current Covid crisis is over, you ask your doctor to recommend that you see a consultant chest specialist at the hospital. The management of my condition was very much improved when I saw one.

[rowanwitch]

I think Theland has late stage copd, not asthma although that may be part of the underlying pathology.