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hiya Geoff glad ur slowly finding out what the matter with u will have a look at the wiki link to see if I can decipher it in morning for once I fell asleep this evening had about 5 hrs I hope u managed to get bit of sleep tonite helen
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Hi Cheers Reiver Yer have been over tired think might be coming down with something might have to brake out my antibiotics.
Are good read links for when up for but glad sleeping better nothing worse really
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actually ive had a really bad sinus infection since jan this yr it got worse in the summer I'm allergic to grass prev given amoxillion in april iwent back in aug cos of bad headaches dr looked up nose very dry and congested gave me doxythings everybody on here has this is my 3rd course of them 100mg main thing like to ask u cos ur somewhat of an expert going by ur posts what happens if I get a chest infection in the winter I ve had 5 courses of antibiotics this year they wont work its worring me'
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Sorry to read about issues I would not worry about antibiotic resistance USALLY the just give you short curse different one's when they don't work then put you back on original ones that did.
Is worth having flu jab tho
Hi Jeff, my consultant is a very smart cookie whose major interest is bronchiectasis. She has believed for years that bronchiectasis is on the CF spectrum. Very much like aspergers is on the autism spectrum. She also believes that the salt test to distinguish between the two is flawed because it is simply showing the degree of difference in what is the same condition.
Unfortunately bronchiectasis is such an orphan condition that no research into this has been deemed worth doing. Certainly we are never tested for the gene mutation.
Most people with bronchiectasis will tell you that they have gut issues through life. IBS, malabsorbtion etc.
I did have the gene testing done when I started with my present consultant in 2012. So many tests were done at the time, I lost count but a few weeks later I got a letter from Dublin, telling me that I wasn't a carrier of the CF gene.
Hi stillstanding defo agree is all intresting THUS far given my results i think CF carrier is from ansestors maternal line and Ashkenazi Jewish populations.
My dna did trace back to them and sure is sourse of CF mutation in a hole.
Be intresting to find out how many more CF carriers there are but as intrested as our gov are am not surprised if people dont know if carrier or not BUT think plays big part in lung dieases.
On my other post was about pesky mucus membrains highlighted gennes inflammation.
Good news is dna mutations can be treated with sucsess but the have to look be interested.
You have raised questions around an interesting topic. I also carry the CF gene. I am of Irish ancestry. I also have asthma and have recently undergone a bronchoscopy for breathlessness. Strangely you should mention it, but I have been undergoing terrible intestinal pain - especially following diary products. The consultant is under the impression that my breathlessness was caused by taking an anti-depression medication called venlafaxine. My GP is confused because she has never heard of this! In fact, so rare that only a few cases have been reported worldwide. I think about 0.01%!
I am off the venlafaxine now, but I refuse to take the high-dose prednislone which the chest consultant is planning to prescribe ...
I am planning to let the breathlessness subside on its own. In the meantime, I think I may be famous before too long!
I too have bronchiectasis and was tested for CF, which was negative - not the sweat test, it was a blood test (would have been 72 at diagnosis!). I fit some parts of the CF profile, however, and am treated much the same as if I had CF, pulmonary wise, with an intensive protocol of nebulized and inhaled medications and vest, by National Jewish in Denver. I understand that the "spectrum" idea is behind this. CF testing is actually very complicated and initial genetic tests cover only the most common genes of the nearly 2,000 possible. I know a woman diagnosed in her 50s whose defective genes have never been identified, the diagnosis based on symptoms plus her brother's death in his 30's from CF.
One good thing is that research on CF tends to apply to bronchiectasis as well, so hopefully more knowledge will emerge. There is a new drug that is expected to dramatically improve some CF cases, depending on the genetic mutation, but the bad news is is cost -$300,000 per year in the US.
Hi Cheers this defo more to this CF than meets the eye HAVE read few papers and there is lots of research treatment but here in uk doctors don't root out cause just try treat symptoms when appear.
My treatment as stoped at lungs with lung doctors but with cf lungs are not only issues.
Cost of meds is criminal really AND I can't understand why gov don't do more
jeff t=I have sent u a medical question on this thread would u answer when you've got time I value ur opinion hope ur hips ok
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I get dry mouth guess its better than nasil drip but my lung doctor said go bed with glass of salty water as thats stops dryness in mouth and told me to have sip befour go bed and if i wake up threw it.
Also can get stuff from chemist you spay in mouth i guess you might be able to use that in nose BUT i would see you gp or doctor about dryness as it could be glands or blockage i know when you have ear sinus trouble can cause tinatus and headaches.
All to do woth blockages of drainage systerm.
Defo would see doctor tho.
hes referred me to ent but they lost my notes' also get really dry mouth and I'm drinking coffee did mean to buy some caffeine free stuff but forgot.also ive got tiny teeny must be 1 per cent jewish in me we share similar traits read wiki u put up that I could understand
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Hi cheers glad you liked link am not sure precentage i have but must been enouth to pass on cf gene.
it wasn't double dutch
HI jeff thats a good few links there, makes u wonder eh , d,n,a, and our genes, i have few traits according to the links, nver dabbled really but ive always known i had few things what my relatives the older ones must hav skiped a few decades an pasted down the lines to us younger ones in the fam, ,, science is a mystery eh, anyways hows the bone pains now eased of, i use dandelion tea meself not every ones choice but its tasteless really, and herbs i stew them an drink em ,, as for abs im ok i nver need them my docs amazed , ye so am i lol, . good few linked post though ty, knowledge as they say is power , cant have enough there eh it all helps , keeps the grey cells going , tick tock beter than grinding to a halt eh ,,
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Hi poppy glad you liked links defo eye opener esp what the dont tell us or look for .. You right about traits have few myself.
Have read few things about dandelion roots and are a post to be good.
Glad you and keep amazing doc's
Thanks for comment glad you liked links when i read them was surprised myself guess thats why did post given stuff been going threw suffering from.
As usually am just waiting to see what doc's do or dont with information.
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Genetic research into rare lung conditions
New treatment kills off infection that can be deadly in cystic fibrosis and other chronic lung conditions such as Bronchiectasis
