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How do I know when its time to go to hospital?

I've been diagnosed with asthma for 18 months although i've had milder symptoms for a very long time. Last week my asthma was getting worse after having a...

I've been diagnosed with asthma for 18 months although i've had milder symptoms ...

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•13 years ago

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Increased night time cough

My son is 10 years old and has been suffering from asthma for the last couple of years. He normally only has asthma in the late spring/ early summer brought...

My son is 10 years old and has been suffering from asthma for the last couple of...

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•13 years ago

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Gulping noise when son swallows - is this normal

My son is 2.5 years old and has had asthma for 2 years. He has preventer inhaler twice a day and reliever when he needs it. He spends most of the colder months...

My son is 2.5 years old and has had asthma for 2 years. He has preventer inhaler...

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Puzzling - All Solved. Have to get our thinking hats on to come up with another puzzle.

1. There are three words in the English language that end with the letters g-r-y. Two are ""hungry"" and ""angry."" Everyone knows what the third word means,...

1. There are three words in the English language that end with the letters g-r-y...

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•13 years ago

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8 week wait for respiratory specialist appointment!!!

Hi all Hope you are well and that your are staying warm during this horrid weather! I'm still signed off work with acute asthma attack and laryngitis...

Hi all Hope you are well and that your are staying warm during this horrid wea...

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•13 years ago

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NaNoWriMo 2010 Winner

This year I decided to try the challenge of NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel within the month of November. To...

This year I decided to try the challenge of NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing M...

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•13 years ago

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Attack, peak flow, hyperventilating & work :@

Hey I had an asthma attack this afternoon but my peak flow didn't seem too bad. could this be due to hyperventilating? it confused me a bit. Also, work...

Hey I had an asthma attack this afternoon but my peak flow didn't seem too bad....

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•13 years ago

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not been able to get on much as not been too great recently hence no posts sent- if anyone wants a chat though feel free to private message me and it wil show...

not been able to get on much as not been too great recently hence no posts sent-...

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not been able to get on much as not been too great recently hence no posts sent- if anyone wants a chat though feel free to private message me and it wil show...

not been able to get on much as not been too great recently hence no posts sent-...

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Letter to Santa

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•13 years ago

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Changing to the Brompton?

Hi all, I currently see a (very good) consultant in London for the control of my asthma. However, I have been seeing him for 2 and a half years and still...

Hi all, I currently see a (very good) consultant in London for the control of m...

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•13 years ago

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Does anyone here diagnosed with chronic bronchitis too? Long story

Hi guys, So I think my health situation is finally getting clearer. It's taken a long time though! I was in the ER on Tuesday (I'm in the States), and was...

Hi guys, So I think my health situation is finally getting clearer. It's taken ...

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•13 years ago

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First Attack

Hello all, What a scary week! It has to be said... and i'm still not right. I'm really not enjoying this cold weather, seems like others aren't either. I...

Hello all, What a scary week! It has to be said... and i'm still not right. I'm...

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•13 years ago

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Did the nurse break patient confidentiality?

Hi all, need to have a moan about this. My two teenage (14 & 15 yrs) daughters & I went for our flu jabs on Fri. We all went in together as my 15 year old has...

Hi all, need to have a moan about this. My two teenage (14 & 15 yrs) daughters &...

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Steroid treatment or Seretide for flare up?

Hello all, I have recently had a troubling flare up of asthma. It's lasted about 3 weeks now. I feel like the sudden cold weather had a lot to do with it...

Hello all, I have recently had a troubling flare up of asthma. It's lasted about...

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seretide inhaler

hi, just wondering how others feel with seretide. I do take my inhaler nad have been on this one for several months but recently I have found that I feel my...

hi, just wondering how others feel with seretide. I do take my inhaler nad hav...

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•13 years ago

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Tightness in centre of chest

Has anyone had tightness in centre of their chest but no other symptoms? I've had this for a few days now and certainly feels worse when breathing out but no...

Has anyone had tightness in centre of their chest but no other symptoms? I've h...

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•13 years ago

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Asthma during evening and night

Hi. Can anyone give me an insight into what could cause my wheezing to get worse in the evening then through the night? It's the same every night, although...

Hi. Can anyone give me an insight into what could cause my wheezing to get worse...

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•13 years ago

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Humidifers

My occupational nurse has suggested a humidifer at work.Do they help in a dry hot office?

My occupational nurse has suggested a humidifer at work.Do they help in a dry ho...

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medic alert type bracelets

Just wondered if any of your children have a medic alert bracelet for their Asthma? Is it necessary do you think? Also do you claim DLA for them? Id not even...

Just wondered if any of your children have a medic alert bracelet for their Asth...

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•13 years ago

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sooo hard!!

Maddie has been in hosp for couple days this week for planned tests. its been horrible! The naso gastric tube she needed was traumatic for her to have put...

Maddie has been in hosp for couple days this week for planned tests. its been ho...

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•13 years ago

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Help

Hi, any suggestions what to do about bad oral thrush, sorry nasty first posting but I am suffering badly :(

Hi, any suggestions what to do about bad oral thrush, sorry nasty first posting ...

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•13 years ago

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So funny - I could watch them over and over again :)

Always guaranteed to make me laugh but there again I am a cat lover and can relate to this cats funny antics :) http://www.simonscat.com/films.html just...

Always guaranteed to make me laugh but there again I am a cat lover and can rela...

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•13 years ago

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Fosamax

Has any one here experience of taking Fosamax to counteract steroid complications? I've been in tremendous pain over the last 6 months just walking about....

Has any one here experience of taking Fosamax to counteract steroid complication...

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•13 years ago

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When is it time to see the doc?

Hi all, Just wondering what others do in this situation. Like many of you, I have had an almost continual cold / cough for about 6 weeks now and the current...

Hi all, Just wondering what others do in this situation. Like many of you, I h...

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•13 years ago

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budesonide?

My daughters consultant has just prescribed her Budesonide nebules to have twice a day. I havent really read much about it but I thought id start here and ask...

My daughters consultant has just prescribed her Budesonide nebules to have twice...

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•13 years ago

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Poorly

Hi is it just me whos always ill at this of year, my asthma not very good, ive got a dry cough, just feel lousy been like this for two months any advice x

Hi is it just me whos always ill at this of year, my asthma not very good, ive g...

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•13 years ago

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Just to say hi :-)

I'm new to the forum and just wanted to say hi to all on here :-) I was diagnosed with asthma in May of this year after a recurrent chest infection that...

I'm new to the forum and just wanted to say hi to all on here :-) I was diagnos...

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•13 years ago

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clear phlegm

Hi My son's asthma, after being really well controlled for a couple of years, but seems to have got worse recently. Although there are lots of colds going...

Hi My son's asthma, after being really well controlled for a couple of years, bu...

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•13 years ago

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Awards Night

Where i live they have a Pride in MK awards bit like pride of britain, and i have made it to a finalist for child of courage, so happy, is on the 1st december

Where i live they have a Pride in MK awards bit like pride of britain, and i hav...

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•13 years ago

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Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for November 2010

How do I know when its time to go to hospital?

Increased night time cough

Gulping noise when son swallows - is this normal

Puzzling - All Solved. Have to get our thinking hats on to come up with another puzzle.

8 week wait for respiratory specialist appointment!!!

NaNoWriMo 2010 Winner

Attack, peak flow, hyperventilating & work :@

hi

hi

Letter to Santa

Changing to the Brompton?

Does anyone here diagnosed with chronic bronchitis too? Long story

First Attack

Did the nurse break patient confidentiality?

Steroid treatment or Seretide for flare up?

seretide inhaler

Tightness in centre of chest

Asthma during evening and night

Humidifers

medic alert type bracelets

sooo hard!!

Help

So funny - I could watch them over and over again :)

Fosamax

When is it time to see the doc?

budesonide?

Poorly

Just to say hi :-)

clear phlegm

Awards Night

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