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Daughter's asthma suddenly worse

I am posting here in desperation for advice and support. My daughter is five and was diagnosed with asthma at the age of three. She usually suffers with...

I am posting here in desperation for advice and support. My daughter is five and...

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•15 years ago

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BBC article on swine flu care, eeek!

I just read this article and wonder what others thought of it, its quite concerning if it came to this! http://tinyurl.com/l8e27h

I just read this article and wonder what others thought of it, its quite concern...

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•15 years ago

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Quality of Life

Asthma UK have asked me to post a note on the Forum so that we can raise awareness of a survey that is currently being run called the LIFEPSYCHOL Survey. The...

Asthma UK have asked me to post a note on the Forum so that we can raise awarene...

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Salt Pipes?!

Hi there, I have just been reading an article on something called a salt pipe which is supposed to beneficial to people with breathing problems such as asthma....

Hi there, I have just been reading an article on something called a salt pipe wh...

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•15 years ago

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Can't avoid smoke

I have what I would call very mild asthma, probably lifelong, but only diagnosed a couple of years ago. From an early age I would get a coughing fit if I was...

I have what I would call very mild asthma, probably lifelong, but only diagnosed...

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Home Nebulisers

Hello All, At the moment I am unwell with Asthma due to a chest infection,I have been prescribed Amoxicillin, Prednisilone and Nystatin. My question is, I have...

Hello All, At the moment I am unwell with Asthma due to a chest infection,I have...

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•15 years ago

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A day at the sorting office

Loads of posties are sorting through the mail for their deliveries when one of them ,doing a crossword asks aloud ;""Someone should get this-""A Postmans...

Loads of posties are sorting through the mail for their deliveries when one of t...

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•15 years ago

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Scared asthma man

Hiya All, Ive had asthma since i was 18 months old now im 38. Had a bout of asthma from a virus i had recently and was given the usual course of...

Hiya All, Ive had asthma since i was 18 months old now im 38. Had a bout of ast...

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•15 years ago

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Inhaling earwigs

At 3:00 this morning I woke up feeling wheezy, took a puff of my inhaler and felt something hit the back of my throat. After several minutes of spluttering, I...

At 3:00 this morning I woke up feeling wheezy, took a puff of my inhaler and fel...

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•15 years ago

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Strange phenomenon?!?!?!? And a warning to pace yourself!

I have been in bed on and off since Feb with asthma from hell !!!!!! However this monday I felt FAB :) I went back to work fighting fit, did my full 8 hours...

I have been in bed on and off since Feb with asthma from hell !!!!!! However thi...

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•15 years ago

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therapeutic massage

I wanted to recommend a thermal stones back massage with face and head massage. It relieves all the stress, repairs those muscles pulled when coughing. Face...

I wanted to recommend a thermal stones back massage with face and head massage. ...

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How A-Peeling!

Hope someone here can help me with this - eczema rather than asthma problem but I know it's something a lot of us here have problems with. At the weekend I...

Hope someone here can help me with this - eczema rather than asthma problem but ...

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•15 years ago

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Peak Flow Meters

Hello Everyone, I am new to these discussion boards, and I would like to know if you can order new peak flow meters on prescription from your G.P. I have heard...

Hello Everyone, I am new to these discussion boards, and I would like to know if...

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•15 years ago

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Community Matrons

Whilst trying to organise all my supplies for the port, I ended up doing battle with a district nurse who was telling me some stuff you can't get on...

Whilst trying to organise all my supplies for the port, I ended up doing battle ...

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•15 years ago

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Losing weight from asthma?

I've been struggling to keep weight on despite eating a lot particularly since my asthma got worse. The asthma nurse has said its because I am expending so...

I've been struggling to keep weight on despite eating a lot particularly since m...

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•15 years ago

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Inhaling earwigs

Morning all. At 3:00 this morning I woke up feeling wheezy, took two puffs of my inhaler and felt something hit the back of my throat. After several minutes of...

Morning all. At 3:00 this morning I woke up feeling wheezy, took two puffs of my...

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•15 years ago

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down and fed up!

sorry, im probably going to sound really boring, repetitive and pointless just need to rant! my asthma has been really uncontrolled recently and im really...

sorry, im probably going to sound really boring, repetitive and pointless just n...

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•15 years ago

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holidays and asthma

when i go abroad on holiday i find that my asthma really plays up and gets really bad that i have to take steriod tablets with me aswell as my other asthma...

when i go abroad on holiday i find that my asthma really plays up and gets reall...

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•15 years ago

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Wheezyab (Andrea) very sad news

Hi Just a little note to let you know I got a text off Andrea's mum this morning, she passed away last night. I'm yet to hear anything back from her mum but I...

Hi Just a little note to let you know I got a text off Andrea's mum this mornin...

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Feeling fed up

Feeling sorry for myself so was after some advice/help. I've recently returned to work (against various medical advice) but was going mad being at home not to...

Feeling sorry for myself so was after some advice/help. I've recently returned t...

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•15 years ago

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Moving goalposts

I know the topic of nebulisers and protocols have appeared on here often but i wondered if i could share my difficulties at the moment:) I was prescripted PRN...

I know the topic of nebulisers and protocols have appeared on here often but i w...

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•15 years ago

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Mckinley Pump

You know how devices are getting smaller and smarter and you know how much we love carrying around the good old grasby pumps, I have spent a small fortune on...

You know how devices are getting smaller and smarter and you know how much we lo...

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•15 years ago

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Hyperventilation myth busters and guidence

I am distressed to see that many here almost feel guilty when admitting to hyperventiling when having an attack as if it is looked down on by some here. The...

I am distressed to see that many here almost feel guilty when admitting to hyper...

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•15 years ago

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I promise

I know there are a fair few Brown Owls or whatever they are called now out there. I was wondering when I was a Brownie 30 mumble years ago we were given a book...

I know there are a fair few Brown Owls or whatever they are called now out there...

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•15 years ago

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Tight chest

anybody in barnsley Yorkshire area feeling not too clever today, i am on antibiotics at present but today my chest is a little tight. i think it could be the...

anybody in barnsley Yorkshire area feeling not too clever today, i am on antibio...

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•15 years ago

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BBC Radio London Interview

Don't know if anyone is listening to this - it's on now and I'm getting angrier and angrier... They're talking about how we should be taking responsibility...

Don't know if anyone is listening to this - it's on now and I'm getting angrier ...

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•15 years ago

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the stairs

hi i was just wondering , i have had difficulty using stairs recently , it started back at the end of january when i had a quite bad attack on the stairs...

hi i was just wondering , i have had difficulty using stairs recently , it s...

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•15 years ago

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swine flu and travel

my daughter would like me to travel to London, im a bit apprehensive as i have chronic asthma for 20 years, listening to recent reports (News etc) have not...

my daughter would like me to travel to London, im a bit apprehensive as i have c...

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•15 years ago

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Has anyone with asthma here had swine flu ?

First off let me start by saying sorry Sorry why ? Because swine flu is boring now and everyone i think is fed up about hearing it I dont suffer with...

First off let me start by saying sorry Sorry why ? Because swine flu is bori...

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No-one is listening and Steroids are not working

I am suffering with my asthma at the moment. I have been on 40mg of steroids now for 10 days. Normally, by now, it would have improved but I seem to be...

I am suffering with my asthma at the moment. I have been on 40mg of steroids no...

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•15 years ago

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Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for July 2009

Daughter's asthma suddenly worse

BBC article on swine flu care, eeek!

Quality of Life

Salt Pipes?!

Can't avoid smoke

Home Nebulisers

A day at the sorting office

Scared asthma man

Inhaling earwigs

Strange phenomenon?!?!?!? And a warning to pace yourself!

therapeutic massage

How A-Peeling!

Peak Flow Meters

Community Matrons

Losing weight from asthma?

Inhaling earwigs

down and fed up!

holidays and asthma

Wheezyab (Andrea) very sad news

Feeling fed up

Moving goalposts

Mckinley Pump

Hyperventilation myth busters and guidence

I promise

Tight chest

BBC Radio London Interview

the stairs

swine flu and travel

Has anyone with asthma here had swine flu ?

No-one is listening and Steroids are not working

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