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flu injection

has any one had problems with there flu jab this year,i understand it with swine flu this year.my asthma is very bad today. i had injection yesterday morning.

has any one had problems with there flu jab this year,i understand it with swine...

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•13 years ago

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Travel Insurance Hell!

Hi everyone! The end of my degree is within sight (at last!) and want to take a holiday when I am done. However, I know NOTHING about travelling as an...

Hi everyone! The end of my degree is within sight (at last!) and want to take a...

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•13 years ago

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here goes with bad winter again daughter ill

my 5 year old daughter is ill again, had flu jab a week ago, got high temps that night, and tues this week high temps, and come down with a cold , doubled up...

my 5 year old daughter is ill again, had flu jab a week ago, got high temps that...

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•13 years ago

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My mother used to say...

A little bit of random silliness, but I thought it could be fun. Remember all the things your mother/ grandmother used to say when you were a child to stop...

A little bit of random silliness, but I thought it could be fun. Remember all ...

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•13 years ago

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Pred course, a few weeks

I've just been given a prenisolone course starting at 40mg going down to 2.5 over a couple of months. I've had a couple of short courses in the last couple of...

I've just been given a prenisolone course starting at 40mg going down to 2.5 ove...

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•13 years ago

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swimming

i have been put on steroids and antibiotics on Friday due to another chest infection. thing is my children want to go swimming in morning. i feel okish not too...

i have been put on steroids and antibiotics on Friday due to another chest infec...

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•13 years ago

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3 days virtually symptom free

christmas came early for me lol - i had 3 days in which id been virtually asthma symptom free and it was flipping fantastic. the luxury of being able to breath...

christmas came early for me lol - i had 3 days in which id been virtually asthma...

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•13 years ago

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S/C Ventolin infusion & drug availability

Hello, This is a query mainly aimed at people on s/c infusions via syringe drivers. I use IV Ventolin 5mg ampoules in my infusion as it suits me better than...

Hello, This is a query mainly aimed at people on s/c infusions via syringe driv...

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•13 years ago

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stopping hiding my asthma.

Just needed to share this. Im 17 almost 18 and living at home while i do my last year of alevels so i guess im younger than most people on these boards.Today i...

Just needed to share this. Im 17 almost 18 and living at home while i do my last...

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•13 years ago

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struggling with breathing

when i was diagnosed with asthma it was diaganosed as moderate but i am very sure it is now turing to severe due to place where i am living, but nothing will...

when i was diagnosed with asthma it was diaganosed as moderate but i am very sur...

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•13 years ago

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london marathon

hi is anyone running the 2011 marathon

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•13 years ago

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Yasmin (pill) and pred?

Hi guys, just looking for some advice really. Im on 20mg of pred a day (have been for nearly 3 years) and am also on the pill. Was on microgynon for 5 years...

Hi guys, just looking for some advice really. Im on 20mg of pred a day (have bee...

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•13 years ago

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Reversibility testing

My GP has booked me in for a reversibility test in a couple of weeks, I got a letter telling me not to use my salbutamol within 4 hour of the test, does this...

My GP has booked me in for a reversibility test in a couple of weeks, I got a le...

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•13 years ago

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asthma death"" thread

I am keeping an eye on this; it's turning into a ""let's blame the medical profession for everything"" thread, and thus it's breaking some T&Cs.

I am keeping an eye on this; it's turning into a ""let's blame the medical profe...

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•13 years ago

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Does my child have asthma?

I have a 2.5yr old daughter, generally very healthy, very active, never short of breath, never wheezy, honestly this little girl runs everywhere and could...

I have a 2.5yr old daughter, generally very healthy, very active, never short of...

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•13 years ago

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concerned?!

I was wandering if anyone has ever experienced this. I am having very sharp, but very short lived chest pains (left and right as opposed to dead in the...

I was wandering if anyone has ever experienced this. I am having very sharp, b...

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•13 years ago

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Overnight ph lung test?

Maddie (just turned 2) is having lots of tests finally being done for her chronic/brittle 'asthma'. We saw the resp specialist last wk and she is being rushed...

Maddie (just turned 2) is having lots of tests finally being done for her chroni...

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•13 years ago

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Buteyko Method

I just wondered whether anyone had done this and found it helpful. My partner has noticed that I breathe really quickly and shallowly, especially at night,...

I just wondered whether anyone had done this and found it helpful. My partner ha...

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•13 years ago

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Just out of interest-BTS Guidelines

I am currently on the British Thoracic society guidelines stage 4 and was on the understanding that stage 5 was were you were requiring regular oral steroids...

I am currently on the British Thoracic society guidelines stage 4 and was on the...

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•13 years ago

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differnt types of inhalers

i have asthma for all my life but for the first time i seem to be finding my self struggling with my inhalers, i have the puffer ones that i press down and...

i have asthma for all my life but for the first time i seem to be finding my sel...

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•13 years ago

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Helpful tips

Since I was put on spirvia my asthma as been really good for 5 weeks but I have a constant dry mouth and a metal taste in my mouth. Its putting me off food and...

Since I was put on spirvia my asthma as been really good for 5 weeks but I have ...

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•14 years ago

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getting things sorted out at doctors

i am trying to book a appiontment with my doctor to try and sort out asthma and other things, my support worker is going to come with me, but does anyone else...

i am trying to book a appiontment with my doctor to try and sort out asthma and ...

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•14 years ago

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tomorrow is my first ever asthma review - what can i expect?

tomorrow I am going to my new GP to have an asthma review- I havent had one since I was diagnosed 1 year ago. I have been to the nurse several times about my...

tomorrow I am going to my new GP to have an asthma review- I havent had one sinc...

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•14 years ago

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anesthetic

hi-just a quick question - has anyone had an op when asthma been bad? if so how did you manage with the anesthetic?

hi-just a quick question - has anyone had an op when asthma been bad? if so how ...

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•14 years ago

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Tight chest but no other symptoms

2 and a half weeks ago I was taken off my seretide by my doctor and given just salbutamol and serevent to see if the seretide is what has been effecting my...

2 and a half weeks ago I was taken off my seretide by my doctor and given just s...

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•14 years ago

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Problems getting into the forums?

Hi guys, I just saw this message on Facebook - has anyone experienced similar problems or heard of any? It's the first I've heard. ""i would like to know why...

Hi guys, I just saw this message on Facebook - has anyone experienced similar p...

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Not good at all

Hi everyone Some will know that ive had afew problems recently with my chest, but after having coughed up alittle blood i was sent for more tests at the...

Hi everyone Some will know that ive had afew problems recently with my chest, bu...

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•14 years ago

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2 1/2 year old girl, top lip very swollen during an attack, what could this be ???

Hi all, I am new to this site. My little girl Ruby was diagnosed at 11 months after 3 hospital admissions with a viral wheeze. She originally only had...

Hi all, I am new to this site. My little girl Ruby was diagnosed at 11 months af...

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•14 years ago

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Limited to 3 SABA inhalers per year.

I'm 47 have had asthma since I was a teen, for the last 25 years I've been on inhaled pulmicort and salbutamol. This has worked really well, I've never had a...

I'm 47 have had asthma since I was a teen, for the last 25 years I've been on in...

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•14 years ago

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A little fed up

Well the cold and frosty weather is here again, my chest is tight and I am finding it difficult to breath, coughing loads and seem to have got the asthmatic...

Well the cold and frosty weather is here again, my chest is tight and I am findi...

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•14 years ago

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Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for October 2010

flu injection

Travel Insurance Hell!

here goes with bad winter again daughter ill

My mother used to say...

Pred course, a few weeks

swimming

3 days virtually symptom free

S/C Ventolin infusion & drug availability

stopping hiding my asthma.

struggling with breathing

london marathon

Yasmin (pill) and pred?

Reversibility testing

asthma death"" thread

Does my child have asthma?

concerned?!

Overnight ph lung test?

Buteyko Method

Just out of interest-BTS Guidelines

differnt types of inhalers

Helpful tips

getting things sorted out at doctors

tomorrow is my first ever asthma review - what can i expect?

anesthetic

Tight chest but no other symptoms

Problems getting into the forums?

Not good at all

2 1/2 year old girl, top lip very swollen during an attack, what could this be ???

Limited to 3 SABA inhalers per year.

A little fed up

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