Once you know how to pace yourself, set goals and control your fatigue you will start to feel: Confident that you are going to be able to do the tasks which are important to you. In control of your day, your mind and asthma. Coping well on days when you feel good and coping with […]
Use a diary to note when you feel most fatigue. Is there a pattern? Worse on certain days or times of the day? Why not try a weekly or daily planner. Plan what really needs done this week and what jobs can be broken up into more do-able chunks. Plan what activities you will do […]
Fatigue means extreme tiredness. Fatigue and breathlessness what helps you? Have you tried relaxation? Have you tried breathing control techniques?- if not speak to your healthcare team. Do you need some help to manage difficult or heavy tasks? Recharge your body “battery” and allow yourself to slow down for a while. Save some energy for […]
Words you might use: Words healthcare professionals use: I am exhausted. Get really breathless. Not worth anything later in the day. I panic… Get worried about how breathless I am. Fed up and frustrated. Irritable. I stay away from / stop trying to do the thing that makes me breathless. Fatigue. Increased breathlessness. Fatigue. Anxiety […]
Any parent of a child with asthma will go through times of stress or worry when your child is unwell. You may recognise some of the following feelings in yourself. Anxiety -Constantly being aware and looking out for asthma symptoms or being frightened of a severe attack. Fatigue – Especially if your child has night […]
Use a diary to note when you feel most fatigue. Is there a pattern? Worse on certain days or times of the day? Why not try a weekly planner. Plan what really needs done this week and what jobs can be broken up into more do-able chunks. Plan what activities you will do for your […]
Fatigue means extreme tiredness. Fatigue and breathlessness, what helps you? Have you tried relaxation? Have you tried breathing control techniques?- if not speak to your healthcare team. Do you need some help to manage difficult or heavy tasks? Recharge your body “battery” and allow your self to slow down for a while. Save some energy […]
You can see that sometimes you are feeling well and can do a lot of tasks. Represented by the upward lines to each peak (over activity). If you have done too much too soon you can run out of energy and the effort makes you tired and fatigued. This is represented by the downward lines […]
In chronic bronchitis exposure to an irritant over many years causes inflammation in the lungs which leads to the following changes: The smooth muscle in the airway becomes thicker and narrows the breathing tubes (airways). The narrowing is permanent and cannot be reversed. You may feel breathless because your lungs and muscles are working harder […]
