I get asked a lot about my medication and what each tablet is for etc. I also see a lot of bloggers writing posts about 'what's in my handbag?'
And it finally hit me - why not put my own spin on the traditional handbag blogger post and make it about what I have to pick up from the chemist every week?!
I have to tick off different medications on my prescription every week when I run out or I'm about to run out of the meds I need. Then I pick them up from the chemist at the end of the week, as long as my GP hasn't been a pain in the bum and decided that I don't need that one medication WHICH I DO! It's become part of my never ending routine, even the dispensers and pharmacists who work in the chemist know me on a first name basis! Hopefully by the end of this mini series I'll be able
I haven't done a CF blog post for quite a while now so I'm overdue one now!
So here's what I picked up from the chemist this week:
I only had to pick up four items this week - which is a pretty slow week.
A Z I T H R O M Y C I N / Z I T H R O M A X
I T R A C O N A Z O L E
Ah Itraconazole. The drug, for me personally, that can be a pain in the backside for so many reasons. Not only does my GP surgery refuse to give it to me sometimes because they think that 2 weeks supply will last me for a month but I have had some of the side effects. I first started this drug when I first contracted the fungal infection ABPA (Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis) then I stopped it for a few years before the doctors thought it would be a good idea for me to start taking them again a few years ago. I take two capsules twice a day. It keeps my ABPA at bay so I can't complain.
C O L O M Y C I N
The one nebuliser I've always been on. I inhale the powder solution which I mix with saline twice a day. It takes a good 10 minutes to do through the E-flow which means 20 minutes of my day is breathing in a white powder solution. It keeps Pseudomonas away though so, I kind of want to say it's worth it? Yeah, let's go with that.
P R E D N I S O L O N E
The little banes of my life. Will I ever come off them?! I've been taking them for 12 years, different doses at a time, it feels like I'm never going to be free of them. The doctors have been trying to wean me off these steroids for so long, just when I think I'm about to conquer the lower doses, my lungs decide not to play ball and I end up increasing my dose AGAIN. Not good. I take them to help with keeping ABPA at bay too. But one thing that steroids make you do is EAT. And I mean eat until the cows come home, talking of cows, my roast beef dinner should be ready in a minute.
There we have it, my prescription for this week. I'll have another series post for next week, not sure what I need to order this week yet. Will have a rummage through my medication table to see what's running low.
If you have any questions about anything just leave a comment and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!
Lucy
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