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advice needed for my 15month old please

Hi All, My just turned 15 month old was admitted in to hospital 2.5months ago, and had to have Nebulisers,and two overnight stay, we were sent home on the 2nd...

Hi All, My just turned 15 month old was admitted in to hospital 2.5months ago, ...

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Omalizumab (Xolair) trial

Hi all I have recently been approached about taking part in the Xolair trial for non-allergic asthma, as my asthma is still uncontrolled despite all the meds....

Hi all I have recently been approached about taking part in the Xolair trial fo...

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allergy asthma

hey people, i was just wondering if anyone who has allergy asthma, ever gets when they take an allergy attack a blotchy face,sore eyes as well as having...

hey people, i was just wondering if anyone who has allergy asthma, ever gets whe...

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Dear friends

I may look well to you & you like to tell me so, but really I am not well. You cannot feel the constant pain in my chest or my struggle to hold a conversation...

I may look well to you & you like to tell me so, but really I am not well. You c...

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pred causing low immunity ?

i joined an agency for extra work, and needed to know my immunity status for mumps,which i didnt need for my other job - only measles and rubella, of which i...

i joined an agency for extra work, and needed to know my immunity status for mum...

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Reflux

I've found recently that whenever I run, I end up with heatburn and sometimes (sorry if TMI) but get a bit of sick in my mouth which irritates my throat and...

I've found recently that whenever I run, I end up with heatburn and sometimes (s...

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5th inh this week! :S

just started my 5th salbutamol inhaler this week.... hopefulle though am onthe mend, things starting to improve and so wont need to use up Boots whole supply...

just started my 5th salbutamol inhaler this week.... hopefulle though am onthe m...

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Predicted Peak Flow

Should nurses/docs etc. use predicted peak flow or your known best peak flow when working out the percentage of how good/bad your current peak flow is? I'm...

Should nurses/docs etc. use predicted peak flow or your known best peak flow whe...

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cough variant asthma - any tips?

Hello, I am new to this website and forum, but so glad I found it! I was diagnosed with cough variant asthma some 11 years ago (39 now) and was never quite...

Hello, I am new to this website and forum, but so glad I found it! I was diagno...

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•14 years ago

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Cough Variant Asthma - not alone..........

Hello, I am new to this website and forum, but so glad I found it! I was diagnosed with cough variant asthma some 11 years ago (39 now) and was never quite...

Hello, I am new to this website and forum, but so glad I found it! I was diagno...

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•14 years ago

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Inhaler usefulness

Hi everyone, I'm quite new to asthma,and am on a preventative diskus inhaler. This morning, I woke with a slight shortness of breath feeling and a slightly...

Hi everyone, I'm quite new to asthma,and am on a preventative diskus inhaler. Th...

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Ouch!!

Not content with an exerbation of my asthma and my eczema my back decides to join in - yowser I have got the most agonising pain in the middle of my lower...

Not content with an exerbation of my asthma and my eczema my back decides to joi...

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Atrovent

I have been advised by a Paramedic this evening that I should be taking my Atrovent inhaler through the volmatic spacer and not the Aerochamber Plus spacer...

I have been advised by a Paramedic this evening that I should be taking my Atrov...

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•14 years ago

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Sore ribs

I am just recovering from an acute asthma attack which has been treated this evening by the man and woman in green fortunately they were able to help me at...

I am just recovering from an acute asthma attack which has been treated this eve...

Asthma-girl

•14 years ago

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abdo pain

normally i get really bad reflux and am struggling to find anything that works, maybe omeprazole? any thoughts? but what i was wondering, tonight for the past...

normally i get really bad reflux and am struggling to find anything that works, ...

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Peak flow

Hi, I recently became diagnosed with asthma. I'm on a preventer treatment and have ventolin/salamol as a reliever when necessary. Stress seems to be my main...

Hi, I recently became diagnosed with asthma. I'm on a preventer treatment and ha...

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Accepting severe brittle asthma?!

Hiya all, some of you know me, I'm 31 and have had asthma since a teenager. I had pneumonia a year ago and the asthma got a lot worse since, been diagnosed...

Hiya all, some of you know me, I'm 31 and have had asthma since a teenager. I ha...

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Anxious

Hi, I'm quite new to asthma and I had a quite bad attack yesterday. I ended up calling my dad at work ti calm me down but my lungs felt really tired and I was...

Hi, I'm quite new to asthma and I had a quite bad attack yesterday. I ended up c...

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Too tired to eat

Not sure why, but feel too tired to eat and cough has come back plus having the strange momentary headache that I got before asthma diagnosed. Out for early...

Not sure why, but feel too tired to eat and cough has come back plus having the ...

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Cold + too much salbutamol

So I'm a hypochondriac anyway so this may just be me being paranoid but I have a cold right now that's decided to settled on my chest. I've had to take my...

So I'm a hypochondriac anyway so this may just be me being paranoid but I have a...

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which neb is best ?

wondering.... i got the nebflow 1700 nebuliser any better ones?? what makes a better neb? x

wondering.... i got the nebflow 1700 nebuliser any better ones?? what makes a be...

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blood test ieg allergy tests. oops!!! double post with sticky fingers

Does anyone know what a normal ieg level in bloods should be for a 45 year old ?love Glynis xxx

Does anyone know what a normal ieg level in bloods should be for a 45 year old ?...

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blood test ieg allergy tests. SORRY DOUBLE POST sticky fingers oops!!!

Does anyone know what a normal ieg level in bloods should be for a 45 year old ?love Glynis xxx

Does anyone know what a normal ieg level in bloods should be for a 45 year old ?...

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inhalers gonna last ??

normally on my repeat prescription i been having 3 salbutamol inhalers a month, and that seems to last me, during a 'good' phase, however during recent times i...

normally on my repeat prescription i been having 3 salbutamol inhalers a month, ...

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scared about job....

just a worry... i was in my previous job for 4.5 years and luckily didnt have THAT much time off sick wiv my asthma untilthe last year- whe i had 3 months off...

just a worry... i was in my previous job for 4.5 years and luckily didnt have TH...

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Crutches and asthma

I was wondering if anyone had any tips for coping / making things easier when on crutches? I'm finding it exhausting and it's really affecting my asthma,...

I was wondering if anyone had any tips for coping / making things easier when on...

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Variable Prednisolone Dose

I'm struggling to reduce my long-term Pred. I've been on it for a few years, often at a high dose (40mg). I can get down to 10mg, but if I drop to 5mg it all...

I'm struggling to reduce my long-term Pred. I've been on it for a few years, of...

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Long shot, but... Charger for Profile Freeway Freedom nebuliser?

I don't suppose anybody has a charger (either AC or DC car) for the Freeway Freedom nebuliser that they no longer use? It looks as though that nebuliser has...

I don't suppose anybody has a charger (either AC or DC car) for the Freeway Fre...

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A ruined evening :(

Good Morning everyone, Well feeling a bit rough this morning it has to be said. Last night was awful... I was going to the theatre with friends from college...

Good Morning everyone, Well feeling a bit rough this morning it has to be said. ...

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CXR, Asthma bad, spirometry restricted, unhelpful hospital staff , plz help

Iv been having problems now for months, my spirometry results show restriction at 60ish and It should be about 80 my asthma nurse said so I was sent to the...

Iv been having problems now for months, my spirometry results show restriction a...

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Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for February 2011

advice needed for my 15month old please

Omalizumab (Xolair) trial

allergy asthma

Dear friends

pred causing low immunity ?

Reflux

5th inh this week! :S

Predicted Peak Flow

cough variant asthma - any tips?

Cough Variant Asthma - not alone..........

Inhaler usefulness

Ouch!!

Atrovent

Sore ribs

abdo pain

Peak flow

Accepting severe brittle asthma?!

Anxious

Too tired to eat

Cold + too much salbutamol

which neb is best ?

blood test ieg allergy tests. oops!!! double post with sticky fingers

blood test ieg allergy tests. SORRY DOUBLE POST sticky fingers oops!!!

inhalers gonna last ??

scared about job....

Crutches and asthma

Variable Prednisolone Dose

Long shot, but... Charger for Profile Freeway Freedom nebuliser?

A ruined evening :(

CXR, Asthma bad, spirometry restricted, unhelpful hospital staff , plz help

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