Asthma Attack

[OWJAY]

Hi - I was wondering if anyone could give me a bit of advice. I have suffered from asthma for quite a few years and this has always been under control until a couple of weeks ago.

I went to work as normal (I work in a hospital) and must admit I didn't feel brilliant when i got up anyway after speaking to another member of staff she advise me to get checked out by one of the nurses on the unit I work under. Well what a shock my BP and pulse were sky high and I was immediately asked to lay down and then was transferred to the Same Day Emergency Centre where I was checked over. I was eventually put on a nebuliser as my chest was feeling a bit tight and I was feeling breathless, I was seen by a doctor who decided that I needed to stay in apparently I was having an asthma attack.

I was tested for Covid as is everyone when admitted (this came back negative thankfully) I was in a couple of days being put on a nebuliser regularly during my stay, I was then discharged to be seen by a team of nurses as a virtual inpatient with a home nebuliser until I was feeling better and my observations were stable. I was eventually discharged from their care a week after leaving hospital. I am now a week down the line and I am still feeling breathless and keep still getting twinges when I take a deep breath. I have never had an asthma attack before and not sure if this normal and wondered how long it takes to get over something like this.

[JessBlu]

I would have a covid retest.

[OWJAY]

Originally Posted by JessBlu

I would have a covid retest.

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I have and its negative

[Scaramouche]

It takes me a while to recover from attacks. Though mine are also obvious rather than not being aware it’s an attack.

Nebulisers really take any energy out of me anyway. Keep an eye on it and any concerns get help straight away.

[Lisa123wm]

Sorry can’t answer your question - but lovely to see you on here again 😊
Hope you’re feeling back to normal soon x

[TeeKayDawn]

I had a serious asthma attack 3 years ago, despite having well controlled asthma for almost 20 years.

It was one of the scariest moments of my life. I was taken to resus in ED, unfortunately they discharged me and I’d only been home 15 minutes before I had another. I was blue lighted to hospital which was 20 miles away, where this time I was put in a side room until I settled.

I was discharged at 5 am my DH hadn’t thought to take his wallet and of course money was the last thing on my mind.

I had a phonecall from my GP 2 days later where the GP informed me that I should never have been discharged the first time let alone the second. I was still triggering a sepsis screen as blood pressure, heart rate and temp were still spiking so she put me on antibiotics and upped the steroids the hospital gave, along with referral to the community asthma team.

I’ll be honest I felt bad for a couple of months, and found I got breathless easier for a couple of years.

I actually only felt better over the last 6 months. But the last PRF I blew surprised both my nurse and me. That much she made me do it 6 times rather than the normal 3 😃

I was blowing that high she said I should either be 10 years younger or 6 inches taller!

So moral is, I felt rough for a few months, felt recovery took a few years but everything has got back to normal.

I have been told not to get complacent and of course there are no guarantees it wont happen again, and due to other health problems I’ve been assessed as at risk due to this whole covid thing. But just take care and hopefully you won’t take ill again.

[fissycist]

You may be struggling with ongoing allergies. My daughter and husband get breathless in the spring/summer when it is sunny due to their pollen allergies, (in addition to the more common hay fever symptoms they suffer from). Make sure you take your preventor inhaler regularly if you are prescribed it.