"Not much progress"

I received a text message from one of the gps at the practice. A sputum sample showed pseudomonas bacteria present. I was invited to contact the surgery. I telephoned and received a call back stating that I had to go online at 8am the next day.

I did this and was offered an appointment ( this was on Wednesday, 3rd April ). The doctor I saw didn't listen to my chest and when I said I was in a lot of pain in my ribs from coughing the past three weeks - still, no examination of any kind.

I rang the surgery today and it appears although my breathing is restricted and the pain in in..I have to wait for the result of a check on the result - to decide what type of treatment may be offered.

I had an appointment week before which to my amazement, was told after eighteen years on a certain inhaler; that I had to stop using as it was this and not my bronchiectasis that was giving me infections! My immune system I'm told has been reduced.

I have had numerous chest infections since November and on certain occasions had to go to the Walk In Centre as no appointments were available. I look after my father as a carer full time and find I'd difficult to carry out daily duties.