Oral steroids like prednisolone come with a vast array of side effects. Some of these side effects can be very visible such as weight gain, or thinning skin but these are not the side effects to be worried about. It is the silent side effects that we don't see that need to most attention and… Continue reading Oral Steroids and Bone Health
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The Verdict!!
I have been fairly quiet recently mainly because I was terrified. I have had 3 doses of Mepolizumab and was due to attend clinic and see my consultant for the verdict and find out if I am staying on it or not. The good news is that I am staying on it for now. Clinic… Continue reading The Verdict!!
Chronic Pain with Chronic Illness
I get my medication each week in a dosette box made up by my local pharmacist. I take so many medications that when I am not well I find it hard to work out what I have taken and what I still need to take. I now don't need to think about what I take,… Continue reading Chronic Pain with Chronic Illness
New horizons- not knowing how to feel!
In March/April for me my asthma care hit a wall and I could no longer continue as I was. Despite my consultant being one of the best in the field of difficult to control asthma I was getting no where, I was feeling lost, totally out of control and no idea what I was doing… Continue reading New horizons- not knowing how to feel!
Sick leave- what do you do??
Being on sick leave seems to be an all too common occurrence for me. It is never just a day either its weeks and weeks which feels like months and months (well sometimes it is months). Often people say to me they would love to be off for as long as I have been off… Continue reading Sick leave- what do you do??
Spoke too soon!
I spoke too soon. I wonder if I tempted fate by getting excited about the recent success of my oral steroid reduction. I felt not too bad after the first few days after I reduced but I then started to feel not great. I can't put my finger on what it was exactly but I… Continue reading Spoke too soon!
Breathing tests every two weeks- every patients nightmare
For any asthmatic or any person who needs to be seen in a clinic or Drs surgery they will more often than not be requested to do some kind of breathing test. In a GP setting this tends to be peak flow measuring your peak expiratory flow rate in litres per minute. Pretty much every… Continue reading Breathing tests every two weeks- every patients nightmare
Steroid Withdrawal
I thought I would write this post just now as I am suffering right as I type from the worst steroid withdrawal I think I have ever had to deal with. (at least I am hoping it is steroid withdrawal and nothing else!!) Although my last dose change was 5 days ago where I dropped… Continue reading Steroid Withdrawal
Clinic and next steps!
Yesterday I was a bag of nervous, full of fear and also there was a hint of excitement at what may come of going back to see my old consultant again. She knows me the best. I have known her my whole time since I moved back up to Edinburgh. It was a relief to… Continue reading Clinic and next steps!
Some nights you just want to cry
Tonight is one of those nights where I am super tired but I just want to cry or scream and really don't know what to do with myself. The air feels thick and I have this overwhelming feeling to stick my head in a cold shower or go outside, although going outside will not do… Continue reading Some nights you just want to cry
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