Great Squid be Praised!

[sessifet]

Goodness, this GP certainly doesn't mess around. I got crow-barred into an appointment this morning and came out with a new prescription for 200mcg Clenil Modulite, which is twice my current prescription. I can still use my current inhaler and just double up on puffs until it's empty. I'm due back on November 1st for a further check up. My lungs are clear and there's no infection, but my best peak flow was 340. Considering the average for a woman my age, weight and height is around 470/480, there's room for improvement.

Now that I've mostly gone through the whole "I have asthma? Really?"^* I think I'll get a peak flow meter from the pharmacy tomorrow and start recording some stuff.

^*This is somewhat difficult to explain, but it's akin to Impostor Syndrome, but rather than having difficulties internalising accomplishments, I have difficulties internalising the fact that I have this health issue. See, pain I understand. Pain and me, we're like this. Pain's got my back (and my hip, in all honesty). I am not in any doubt about the presence of pain in my life and what's causing it. But asthma...I just can't quite believe that. It's just...really? It's that simple? Here, have some medicine and be on your way? But what if it's not? What if it's all psychosomatic? Part of me is convinced that if I give the wrong answers, I'll get found out for the hypochondriac I am and they will take the medicine away. Possibly while laughing at me over posh drinks. I'm getting better and I don't really think I am a hypochondriac (or at least no more so than any other human with health issues), but occasionally someone will say something or I will read something and away we go.

Comments

[cherade9.livejournal.com]

I'm currently on 400mg twice a day. I have a new Easyhaler, it's very cool and works better for me. My Asthma came back (after only bothering me during a chest infection since my teens) in a big way after I developed Fibro. You should not have any pain, wheezing or crackling when you breathe, especially at night (when it's always worse for Asthmatics apparently). If it's not being controlled more or different meds will help!

[sessifet25.livejournal.com]

*nods*

I know I'm potentially at the start of a long-ish road until we find what works for me. And you're completely right about the nights! It's why I'm looking for a different job, because spending 2/3rds of my nights awake is not helping, to say the least...