Hi Autumn, I am a severe asthmatic and often have to take every form of medication under the sun! Yep I'm regularly on prednisolone, steroid inhalers, anti-histamines, anti-biotics and anti-fungals. I don't need to eat much coz I'm full up on pills

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Hi Autumn, I am a severe asthmatic and often have to take every form of medication under the sun! Yep I'm regularly on prednisolone, steroid inhalers, anti-histamines, anti-biotics and anti-fungals. I don't need to eat much coz I'm full up on pills!

Unfortunately I also have a couple of other lung issues so I am classed as well past my sell by date!

I live in Britain's big toe, in Cornwall where no medical funding ever gets to see the light of day. So I have to purchase most of the equipment I require myself, there is no one to help. But life goes on, if I didn't spend my money on essential health equipment, I would only waste it on food, or heating or transport.

Possibly even wine, wild women and song! But I doubt it, pity but that's life!

Cheers from Mike (Chip) Chapman

Author of, A Fly on the Ward

http://bit.ly/KLXYO6

To: asthma Sent: Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 14:05Subject: Re: nebuliser

If you need to use the nebulizer that much everyday, your asthma must be treated well. Are you on advair or any other preventative meds? Maybe you need some prednisone.

Hi everyone, hope you're all well, healthy and bright today?

OK, I need some information but please bear in mind I am in the UK and do not have the riches of a banker.

I need a new nebuliser, my present one is an Omron and I have had it several years now. It has worked well but now the poor thing is becoming very slow. Administering a 5ml dose of salbutamol takes over 15 minutes, when salbutamol & Ipratropium are taken together, the resulting 10ml dose can take over 35 minutes to be delivered!

If I use my oxygen the dose takes just half the time, but I cannot keep using the O2 just for nebs.

At the moment taking my nebs via the nebuliser requires planning to allow for the time involved, so a faster nebuliser would help a great deal. I'm rough as the proverbial rat at the moment with poor breathing, plugs like concrete and pleurisy as a side order! I need to administer my nebs about 6 times per day at the moment and that's a whole 3 hours out of my day.

So I feel it's time to renew the nebuliser. Can anyone suggest a reasonable price nebuliser that can deliver a dose in less than 15 minutes please? If possible the actual makers name and web site would be helpful, but any info would be appreciated.

Many thanks.

Cheers from Mike (Chip) Chapman

Author of, A Fly on the Ward

http://bit.ly/KLXYO6