Cultivating Community: Daily Life with Asthma
This Asthma Awareness Month, we want to know what daily life with asthma is really like for our community, from managing symptoms to navigating social situations.
What are some daily struggles you face with asthma? Are there any asthma myths or misconceptions you have to face in your social life? This is an open space to vent and share with others who get it.
Hi someone on one of my FB asthma groups posted this - it really hit home for me!
I don’t like missing out on things because I am exhausted ad short of breath. High humidity wears me out. I shower, sit diwn, make my bed, sit fown, cooking and cleaning the same. My pulmonologist just upped my dose of Trelgy, added steroids and had a sleep test. Hope I will have some energy soon. If I have a good day, I get a lot of errands run, but the next is exhaustion I I have places to go the next day I do minimum the day before before I have to miss something. 
Hi there, thanks for sharing more of your experience with asthma lately. Did your pulmonologist give you an idea of when you should feel the difference in the dose of Trelegy? I hope that you feel some relief soon. All the best, Lauren (team member)
For me I can almost always know what kind of asthma day it will be when I wake up in the morning. For some reason my symptoms seem to be most noticeable in the mornings. Sometimes I wake up to the sound of wheezing through my nose. I do cough and try to clear my throat some when I wake up. When I get up I use my peak flow meter. After that I take my controller inhaler. If I am in the yellow zone with my peak flow I will take my rescue inhaler. Once I take my medication I go on with my day. If my asthma is well controlled I can usually go through the day without much worry. If I am having some trouble I tend to get tired in the afternoon and feel some symptoms with either a wheeze or chest tightness. If I am coughing than I know it's time to use my rescue inhaler. If that doesn't do enough than I would take a breathing treatment. I would also need to stay calm and try to relax.
Not every day feels the same but it's much easier to go through the day when my asthma is controlled as opposed to when symptoms linger.
Thanks for sharing. Knowing what to expect in the morning sets the tone for how manageable your day will be. You've got a great treatment plan set up. Knowing and recognizing symptoms with understanding how to treat them is half the battle. It makes life a slight bit easier where you can focus on other things such as work and life activities. It seems you've found a promising path toward better well-being. Wishing you the best. Rebecca (team member)
