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Newbie to the forum - where to get peak flow meter

I have only been diagnosed officially with asthma today although have been on inhalers for about 6 months.. My question is, I'd like to monitor my peak flow...

I have only been diagnosed officially with asthma today although have been on in...

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Another Missing Thread- Freeview EPG (some users)

The Freeview EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) which was provided by a company called ""4TV"" ceased transmission on July 1st. This means that PVRs such as...

The Freeview EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) which was provided by a company ca...

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Missing

BT broadband stopped working on Saturday morning. To date, problem hasn't been identified. Unlike most folk, can't just phone up BT as comes via this and that...

BT broadband stopped working on Saturday morning. To date, problem hasn't been i...

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Baby Girl

Hi, I haven't made it on here for a while but last time I was heavily pregnant and worried about the birth and my asthma etc. Well I am pleased to report, I...

Hi, I haven't made it on here for a while but last time I was heavily pregnant...

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steroids

i have a number of different health problems that cause hassle day to day with tiredness and i just thought i would hold my hands up to this and admit that...

i have a number of different health problems that cause hassle day to day with t...

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any ideas

i know i might sound really thick here but anyone got any ideas what the doc at a n e meant when he said my chest was 'tight' when he listened to my back? he...

i know i might sound really thick here but anyone got any ideas what the doc at ...

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weather this week

hi curious about this weeks weather warnings for asthmatics. had a couple of attacks since ended up in hospital, which ive managed at home but have left me...

hi curious about this weeks weather warnings for asthmatics. had a couple of att...

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how much prednisolone is too much?

hi I normally have a maximum dose of 40mg of prednisolone, sometimes I go up to 60mg depending on what my consultant thinks. anyway, i've been at 40mg for...

hi I normally have a maximum dose of 40mg of prednisolone, sometimes I go up t...

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Hayfever Relief recommendations

Just wondered if anyone can recommend any hayfever relief tablets/drops etc, mines only just started kicking off (don't know what it is that's bothering me)....

Just wondered if anyone can recommend any hayfever relief tablets/drops etc, min...

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Anesthetic and Asthma

I have been reffered by my Dentist to the Hospital to have two teeth extractions and was wondering if anyone has had an operation. I am a bit concerned about...

I have been reffered by my Dentist to the Hospital to have two teeth extractions...

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Spacers for kids, exercise induced asthma in kids

Hi, I just wanted to ask what type of spacers your kids are using? We are living in America and my daughter who is 5 was given a smallish tube where she has to...

Hi, I just wanted to ask what type of spacers your kids are using? We are living...

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Antihistimines - are they bad for you if taken everyday?

Hi All every day since April i have had to take a Benadryl Allergy Relief tablet (acrivastine) because i suffer from hayfever and get the usual if my hayfever...

Hi All every day since April i have had to take a Benadryl Allergy Relief tablet...

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high blood pressure

Hi My blood pressure way too high which it never used to be, was always 120/80 but now 140/90 on a good day and bottom one can be over 100 which i know is...

Hi My blood pressure way too high which it never used to be, was always 120/80 ...

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Churg-Strauss and Montelukast..oh no.

link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churg%E2%80%93Strauss_syndrome Hi, Since ditching singulair i have loads and loads of energy and im also feeling really...

link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churg%E2%80%93Strauss_syndrome Hi, Since d...

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Light at the end of the tunnel?

Hey guys Back along I wrote a post saying my consultant said I wasn't eligible for Xolair, as I'm not an allergic asthmatic. However, he has now expressed his...

Hey guys Back along I wrote a post saying my consultant said I wasn't eligible ...

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Syringe Drivers - s/c Bricanyl / ventolin

Hello This is mainly for peeps who use s/c infusions and syringe drivers. I use the Graseby (Smiths) MS26 syringe driver, but it has been discontinued as far...

Hello This is mainly for peeps who use s/c infusions and syringe drivers. I us...

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•14 years ago

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Sensitive issue!

I sit an write this with acute sadness in my heart for my 8yr old son passed away on June 12th from a severe asthma attack.Jordons asthma had always been...

I sit an write this with acute sadness in my heart for my 8yr old son passed aw...

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How much Pred do you take?

I have noticed over the years that people take different amounts of Pred for exacerbations and wondered what the maximum effective dose would be. My son who...

I have noticed over the years that people take different amounts of Pred for exa...

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Bronchiolitis Obliterans

Hi After having asthma for about 10 years, but getting more and more short of breath, have just been diagnosed with the above, which I understand is fairly...

Hi After having asthma for about 10 years, but getting more and more short of br...

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sleep

hiya everyone been a while since ive posted on here! im one fed up asthmatic at the moment!! day 3 of very limited sleep on max of everything currently on...

hiya everyone been a while since ive posted on here! im one fed up asthmatic at ...

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CONFIDENCE.

After twenty six years of asthma and copd i thought i would be used to it by now. Since the warm weather and another bad infection along as come the dizzy...

After twenty six years of asthma and copd i thought i would be used to it by no...

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•14 years ago

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How often to measure peak flow

Hi I've received a letter from RBH this morning asking me to record my peak flows for the next 2 months so they can decide whether to start me on sub cut....

Hi I've received a letter from RBH this morning asking me to record my peak flo...

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Heat health alert

Living in East Anglia we are in the area covered by the heat health alert being flagged at the moment. Not just high daytime temperatures but very hot, still...

Living in East Anglia we are in the area covered by the heat health alert being ...

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Puzzled

Just a quick one!! When I check my PF's first thing in morn and last thing at night, they're nearly always in the 510-550 area, it only ever drops & I get...

Just a quick one!! When I check my PF's first thing in morn and last thing at n...

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IV Methylprednisolone

Does anyone have any experience of Methylpred. Jay has been having 4 weekly IV infusions instead of Triamcinolone injections. I know the Triamcinolone is a...

Does anyone have any experience of Methylpred. Jay has been having 4 weekly IV ...

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Rant - to understanding people

This morning i went to see my consultant (final time as he retiring) i questioned him on my mobility levels as i seem to have reached the point where if i do...

This morning i went to see my consultant (final time as he retiring) i questione...

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A possible cure?

Hey i'm new to this forum and have been a sufferer for a long time now, I study medical genetics at the university of Huddersfield and in my time studying...

Hey i'm new to this forum and have been a sufferer for a long time now, I study ...

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Another hospital referral

I know i have complained a lot about my vitamin deficiencies on here and my lastest being vitamin D deficiency is not getting better at all and am in constant...

I know i have complained a lot about my vitamin deficiencies on here and my last...

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Theophylline

Hey all Saw my consultant this morning and he decided to start me on theophylline very much as a last resort as apparently it isn't actually that effective in...

Hey all Saw my consultant this morning and he decided to start me on theophylli...

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update

Firstly thank you for messages of support arising from my last post. Well, fisrt X-ray showed n infection on my right lung, this was taken after a course of...

Firstly thank you for messages of support arising from my last post. Well, fisr...

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Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for July 2010

Newbie to the forum - where to get peak flow meter

Another Missing Thread- Freeview EPG (some users)

Missing

Baby Girl

steroids

any ideas

weather this week

how much prednisolone is too much?

Hayfever Relief recommendations

Anesthetic and Asthma

Spacers for kids, exercise induced asthma in kids

Antihistimines - are they bad for you if taken everyday?

high blood pressure

Churg-Strauss and Montelukast..oh no.

Light at the end of the tunnel?

Syringe Drivers - s/c Bricanyl / ventolin

Sensitive issue!

How much Pred do you take?

Bronchiolitis Obliterans

sleep

CONFIDENCE.

How often to measure peak flow

Heat health alert

Puzzled

IV Methylprednisolone

Rant - to understanding people

A possible cure?

Another hospital referral

Theophylline

update

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