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Repair noisy old nebuliser or buy nice small quiet one?

Hi I have had a medix traveller nebuliser for years and it has recently gone full stop on me. It is noisy (when working!) and bulky too (never did fit in my...

Hi I have had a medix traveller nebuliser for years and it has recently gone ful...

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•16 years ago

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Does anyone worry about the side effects of Omalizumab / Xolair

Hi everyone, my son has had Omalizumab now since june 14th 2007, he is only 10 years old and it is not licenced to children under the age of 12 years old. It...

Hi everyone, my son has had Omalizumab now since june 14th 2007, he is only 10 y...

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•16 years ago

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Nail Clubbing

Hi all i'm back again after 3 lovely admission including spending all easter weekend in ITU then contracting hospital contracted pneumonia and ending up back...

Hi all i'm back again after 3 lovely admission including spending all easter wee...

yaf_user681_26872

•16 years ago

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lymphocytes

Hi There was just wondering if anyone knows what it means to have a high lymphocyte count in asthma? Mines always high apparently despite long term steroids. I...

Hi There was just wondering if anyone knows what it means to have a high lymphoc...

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•16 years ago

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use of specialist nurses on the wards AGAIN

Hello, Are there any specialist nurses out there? Are you still being asked to work on the wards since the AfC? A

Hello, Are there any specialist nurses out there? Are you still being asked to...

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•16 years ago

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Pregnant and so scared! (WARNING: highly sensitive and potentially distressing content)

I'm 14 weeks pregnant and the minute, great news cos i love children so much. this will be my second baby and all semms well. i'm not asthma sufferer myself...

I'm 14 weeks pregnant and the minute, great news cos i love children so much. th...

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•16 years ago

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Bagpuss

Looks like Bagpuss is not behaving himself... http://www.thedailymash.co.uk:80/politics/politics-headlines/bagpuss-clings-to-power-20080408854/

Looks like Bagpuss is not behaving himself... http://www.thedailymash.co.uk:80/...

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•16 years ago

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Success Stories - Milestones - Improvements - Good News

Many of the posts on this site are naturally dealing with problems and answering issues, but every now and then, perhaps due a medication really helping, or...

Many of the posts on this site are naturally dealing with problems and answering...

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•16 years ago

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Ok so maybe i do have asthma!!

Hi Just looking for some advice. Usually my asthma is reasonably well controlled, hence the "" I dont really have asthma"" fantasy. Anyway went on holiday last...

Hi Just looking for some advice. Usually my asthma is reasonably well controlled...

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•16 years ago

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hamsters

ive recently adopted some rather cute baby robrovinskis dwarf hamsters and was wondering what other hamster handlers use in the cages as saw dust makes me ill...

ive recently adopted some rather cute baby robrovinskis dwarf hamsters and was w...

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•16 years ago

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Symbicort SMART Programme

Hi Just wondering if anyone out there is on the Symbicort SMART programme. After much consideration my chest physician decided that I might be a ""suitable...

Hi Just wondering if anyone out there is on the Symbicort SMART programme. Af...

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•16 years ago

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Disability Forms - Uni

Hiya, not sure if this is the right place to post this, or if anyone can help but just looking for some guidance. Ive got to fill out a disability form as part...

Hiya, not sure if this is the right place to post this, or if anyone can help bu...

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•16 years ago

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Exercise and Stress

Hello folks, Kinda new to this so bear with me... My asthma has recently become less controlled than before, I also used to be able to control it by just...

Hello folks, Kinda new to this so bear with me... My asthma has recently becom...

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•16 years ago

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Arsenal - Dont shoot me down in flames!!! lol

Well im devesated today, I mabye alone in here and (take note of the title !!) but being a life long Arsenal fan all I can say is the seasons over for us and...

Well im devesated today, I mabye alone in here and (take note of the title !!) b...

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•16 years ago

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Neuropathic pain and medication

I have just been recently diagnosed with neuropathic apin after being in pain for along time post appendectomy removal nearly 3 yrs ago. I have a lump the...

I have just been recently diagnosed with neuropathic apin after being in pain fo...

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•16 years ago

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Newbie saying hi and a question

Hi all, I have been reading this board for a while and finally plucked up the courage to write something here, so hi to everyone. I was admitted to hospital...

Hi all, I have been reading this board for a while and finally plucked up the c...

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•16 years ago

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Nuts!

This may seem a bit silly, but the past two times I have eaten nuts the back of my throat has been itching, and the area around my mouth, nothing too...

This may seem a bit silly, but the past two times I have eaten nuts the back of ...

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•16 years ago

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What kind of exercise?

Hi all, I am wondering what kind of exercise everybody gets up to, and which ones you have found to be good for asthma. After a few years of trying to jog,...

Hi all, I am wondering what kind of exercise everybody gets up to, and which on...

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•16 years ago

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omron nebs...

How suitable is the omron u22 nebuliser for day to day use (e.g. 4hourly-qds usage) withh salbutamol and atrovent...or would i be better off investing in a...

How suitable is the omron u22 nebuliser for day to day use (e.g. 4hourly-qds us...

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•16 years ago

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Normal asthma symptom?

My peak flow is normal 450 but i feel as though someone is sat on my chest. I don't feel wheezy at all in fact my breathing feels clear just a bit heavy. It...

My peak flow is normal 450 but i feel as though someone is sat on my chest. I do...

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•16 years ago

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Gap Year

Hi, I'm going on a gap year next year, teaching in Beijing, and was wondering if anyone knows anything about the medical facilities out there? and about...

Hi, I'm going on a gap year next year, teaching in Beijing, and was wondering i...

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•16 years ago

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can salmon cause an asthma attack?

HI all, I have never had asthma attack caused by food, but I know Im elergic to a few foods which upset my eczema. But on Friday I had a salmon sandwich and...

HI all, I have never had asthma attack caused by food, but I know Im elergic to...

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•16 years ago

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symbocort useing SMART system

Hi all just intrested in knowing if anyone is using symbocort as preventer as well as reliver. I had appointment with papworth cons i asked about it as im...

Hi all just intrested in knowing if anyone is using symbocort as preventer as w...

1Smiler1

•16 years ago

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Distance Running

Just be diagnosed with asthma and it is as slowly been getting worse over the past few months. Problem I have is that I am a marathon runner and really...

Just be diagnosed with asthma and it is as slowly been getting worse over the pa...

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•16 years ago

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wondering again...

This mayy sound like the stupidest of stupid questions...but what is an asthma 'attack' or what do people class as an ' attack'...is it like needing to use...

This mayy sound like the stupidest of stupid questions...but what is an asthma '...

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•16 years ago

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Do I really have asthma?

Hi I'm not looking for a diagnosis or anything, I'm just wondering. I was told I had asthma when I was seven because I had a cough at night. I was only given...

Hi I'm not looking for a diagnosis or anything, I'm just wondering. I was told ...

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•16 years ago

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:( Nail varnish

Well, back to work tomorrow after the easter hols and thought would buy some new pretty pink nail polish to make the occassion less painfull. Managed three...

Well, back to work tomorrow after the easter hols and thought would buy some ne...

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•16 years ago

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general advice needed

hey peeps since i went back to work on thur my asthma hasn't been to great but has been manageable (goin back to docs on mon) had a few wee probs at work when...

hey peeps since i went back to work on thur my asthma hasn't been to great but h...

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•16 years ago

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Good Meal Recipes?

I have this funny problem of needing to avoid preparing food that smells. I mean, things such as fried meat or fish smell delicious but they still make me...

I have this funny problem of needing to avoid preparing food that smells. I mean...

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•16 years ago

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Where next?

just to pick the brains of some of the more experienced people on here. Where do i go next now that seretide isnt working anymore? nurse wants to go down the...

just to pick the brains of some of the more experienced people on here. Where d...

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•16 years ago

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All posts for April 2008

Repair noisy old nebuliser or buy nice small quiet one?

Does anyone worry about the side effects of Omalizumab / Xolair

Nail Clubbing

lymphocytes

use of specialist nurses on the wards AGAIN

Pregnant and so scared! (WARNING: highly sensitive and potentially distressing content)

Bagpuss

Success Stories - Milestones - Improvements - Good News

Ok so maybe i do have asthma!!

hamsters

Symbicort SMART Programme

Disability Forms - Uni

Exercise and Stress

Arsenal - Dont shoot me down in flames!!! lol

Neuropathic pain and medication

Newbie saying hi and a question

Nuts!

What kind of exercise?

omron nebs...

Normal asthma symptom?

Gap Year

can salmon cause an asthma attack?

symbocort useing SMART system

Distance Running

wondering again...

Do I really have asthma?

:( Nail varnish

general advice needed

Good Meal Recipes?

Where next?

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