I've had a week off running. Haven't missed it, mainly because I've been more worried about the asthma. I've been religiously taking peak flow reading now for 5 days, and making sure the brown puffer is used morning and night, 4 puffs each time at the moment for a quick improvement. The graph shows the outcome.Okay, I'm still well away from the 500 plus I would like, but there's been a noticeable improvement even in such a short time. Morning readings and evening readings have both increased by about 50, and there's a clear upwards trend. The blue dot above the line shows how much effect the reliever has - it improved my peak flow in seconds by nearly 100 after two puffs
The monitoring will therefore continue. I've obtained from Asthma UK a "Be In Control" Pack. The useful thing that it contains is a peak flow diary. That now sits by my bed as a constant reminder that I must take these readings twice a day. It'll also help me detect early if I'm developing a chest infection or something. The diary has enough space for a over a year's worth of readings. Hopefully I won't have to monitor it for that long, but you never know, it may just develop into a habit.
Good news is I feel well enough for a mile or two this evening. And it's Halloween, so I might as well get in the spirit of things too...
