Chest infection and asthma?

wiggal | 15:22 Tue 05th Jan 2010 | Body & Soul

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Hi all,

I went to the Drs this morning after feeling very breathless and 'off' for the last few weeks and he has said that not only do I have a chest infection, but he is also not impressed at having to give me an inhaler to help me breath at my age due to asthma (I am 22 btw!)

I had to breath into the funny tube thing (if you know what I mean) and he said that it was not good at all that I did it twice, once sitting and once standing and could not get up to 400 - not that I know what that means!

I have never had asthma before or atleast it has never been mentioned, so could this just be another part of the chest infection?

Many thanks!
A very breathless Wiggal! :-)

I want to be a single mum.

OK Who has the cold and is feeling rotten ATM?

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Sqad

It sounds as though a chest infection has initiated a bout of asthma which can happen for the first time, particularly in your age group and that is the reason for the inhaler. Only time will tell whether this is a "one off" attack or whether you mat get repeated bouts of asthma in the future.

daffy654

Sounds like bronchial asthma,you may find that once your infection has cleared your breathing will be fine. I was diagnosed with asthma at age 21 and have suffered with it ever since (20 years now).
The tube he made you blow into is called a peak flow metre and it measures your forced expiratory flow,basically how much air you can force out of your lungs quickly,mine is never above 250 these days.

wiggal

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Ah right, thanks sqad!

So I have the inhaler to use now along with my antibiotics, but that doesnt necessarily mean that I will always need it now? It may just come and go?

:-)

wiggal

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Hey daffy, thank you too for your answer, it appeared whilst I was typing!

So it is very much a case of taking the antibiotics until my chest is better and then seeing where we go from there really?

Sqad

wiggal

/////So I have the inhaler to use now along with my antibiotics, but that doesnt necessarily mean that I will always need it now? It may just come and go? /////

Exactly

wiggal

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Oki,

Thank you both very much!

I could do with the inhaler now but I have been good and read the booklet and said never use before driving until you know how it affects you - And I have to drive home from work at 5pm :-(

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