Virus triggering Bronchiectasis

nh_user_1413017
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:11:06 +0000
Chest and lungs

Hi, My Husband is 40 and has severe asthma and bronchiectasis. he has had bronchiectasis for at least 7 years but we have only just found out. We assumed his symptoms were poor immunity and asthma - he has been in and out of hospital for his asthma since he was a child. He is also allergic to everything so we have spent the last few tears trying to find the allergen. He gets virul infections roughly every 3 weeks during the winter months and ends up being bed bound, not able to talk, gasping for air and tied to a nebuliser. He loses weight, coughs constantly and cant walk around easily i.e. going to the toilet. When he is well, he is the fittest person I know, he's incredibly athletic, very strong and no one can keep up with him but when he's ill even his doctor said he has more severe symptoms that anyone at our surgery, and it's a large surgery to cover the town centre. As he is still having tests done, we know nothing about his current state. I wondered if anyone could tell me if the Bronchiectasis is triggered immediately after being infected by a virus or does this happen a little later on, once he has been fighting the virus for a little while? I'm just wondering because he has coronavirus and the last time he got it, he started to recover and then suddenly it hit him hard and he become seriously ill. he is starting to recover this time round but i don't know what's waiting round the corner for him and I don't know whether he should start antibiotics to stop his condition flaring up. I know asking a doctor seems like the obvious answer but our GP's don't seem to know a lot about it (hence why it was missed for so long). He was supposed to receive antibodies intravenously but unfortunately the programme was full. I would be grateful if anyone could let me know how it works in terms of when the condition flares up after being infected by a virus... I hope that makes sense? Thanks a lot.

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