I have been poorly with bronchitis for the last 3 weeks.
On Wednesday I took a downward turn, they said, and i was blue lighted to the hospital.
My Sat’s were low ,and I was told I could die if I was not treated straight away. I had an asthma attack because of this
All too dramatic, there was no need for the blue lights or ambulance even, I could easily have been put on the nebuliser at the doctors. I had left Coco ,my bird ,out of her cage, various windows were open, I didn’t have my phone charger
Or contact lens solution . Or a coat for that matter .
I did not want all that, it just made it worse causing the panic attack leading to the asthma attack.
it has really frightened me .
My GP son was off to his girlfriends parents in Norfolk - and that was my support line gone. He just said that I should go to hospital if I worsened
It’s not easy being alone especially with a disability and I’m really upset by the whole thing , I’ve never felt so alone, ever . 4 weeks and no visitors , not even my son
I havnt had an asthma attack in 30 years, I had only gone to see the doctor for antibiotics. I know chest infections are not good with parkinsons, but honestly they made it so much worse. Then I couldn’t sleep because my mind was working overtime thinking I wouldn’t wake up
Hi Starlet,
We’re so sorry to hear this. There is no minimizing the psychological aspect of dealing with a chronic illness. We can assure you that you are not alone, and there is help available. Please have a look at this page of our website. Helpline and Parkinson's advisers | Parkinson's UK. It’s about our wonderful helpline, but also offers some alternative routes to mental health care that may interest you. Do reach out. Someone will be happy to chat.
The helpline is free and confidential and consistently surprises the community here with the range of assistance they can provide. 0808 800 0303.
With our best wishes,
Jason
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I need to organise some sort of practical support , that in turn will ease the stress. Its been a steep learning curve
Hi Starlet,
I am so sorry to hear what you have been going through, you seem to be going through a very tough situation.
Jason is absolutely correct, you really need to talk to someone.
Bottling it up as you seem to have been doing is really not good.
It will simply make it worse.
I live in South Africa, so cannot help there, however, and I am not sure if it is allowed, I do consulting for PD and other “diseases” in SA and if you would like I will gladly talk to you over Whatsapp or Telegram.
However as I said I am not sure if it is permitted on this site.
It is very kind of you to reply.
Talking about it helped me to put thingsi into perspective and i am taking action to prevent this happening again