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Penpal Update

Myself and Terrel have recently taken over Penpal scheme! The Penpal scheme is not only writing letters to each other, many members email, telephone and...

Myself and Terrel have recently taken over Penpal scheme! The Penpal scheme ...

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•12 years ago

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Any folk ot there use a portable or larger home Nebuliser ?, and do they help?,

cos three times I have fineshed up in Hospital on one when breathing got very difficult for no apparent reasen , - presumably one has to get the chemical...

cos three times I have fineshed up in Hospital on one when breathing got very di...

vittorio

•12 years ago

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hurts like hell

not my lungs . I am waiting for the vet to telephone me with the results of my beloved cats bloods. had to take him to vets yesterday, after vet had a look he...

not my lungs . I am waiting for the vet to telephone me with the results of my b...

nellie15

•12 years ago

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AIR LIQUIDE

I live in N. Ireland and have a concentrator, it is suppossed to be read every 3 months, and i should get a refund for electricity used by it. The man who...

I live in N. Ireland and have a concentrator, it is suppossed to be read every ...

janie62

•12 years ago

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whooo

went along to the Macmillan Coffee Morning at our local garden centre this morning and actually won a raffle prize....very exciting! A M&S voucher....just need...

went along to the Macmillan Coffee Morning at our local garden centre this morni...

MrsShimmy

•12 years ago

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IPF meeting a great success

Thank you to everyone who attended the BLF's recent meeting on IPF (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis) in Leeds on 26 September. 82 people registered for the...

Thank you to everyone who attended the BLF's recent meeting on IPF (idiopathic p...

BevWears

•12 years ago

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HELP! HELP! HELP!

Hello everybody, I had some info that I read on this blog - It was about heating allowances and who to contact - but it seems to have disappeared from my...

Hello everybody, I had some info that I read on this blog - It was about heating...

ROCKY21

•12 years ago

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Symbicort and gum swelling

Hi all , i have been taking symbicort 200 for 3 months now , i have noticed this last week my gums are swelling not at the front but at the back , has anyone...

Hi all , i have been taking symbicort 200 for 3 months now , i have noticed this...

gillwigan

•12 years ago

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BFL

Hi were you all told about this site and the BFL , I have just come across by accident . Some of you are saying ring them for a pack , what is in the pack....

Hi were you all told about this site and the BFL , I have just come across by ac...

jackie50

•12 years ago

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b****y buses

been up to town pushing richard, got the food for the weekend, 3 bags and with him, the oxygen and the 3 bags it was a tad heavy to say the least.got to the...

been up to town pushing richard, got the food for the weekend, 3 bags and with h...

amagran

•12 years ago

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not much known

Is COPD a rare disease

AnneGodolphin

•12 years ago

15 Replies

Asthma survey

Hi all, The web community is a fantastic place to share opinions and views so you might be interested in an asthma survey run by ‘Opinion Health’, a...

Hi all, The web community is a fantastic place to share opinions and views ...

BLFCommsTeam

•12 years ago

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Hello to everyone new to this site.I am 59 years old with COPD (cronic emphyema.cronic broncitus.

I had upper lung volume reduction surgery back in january 2010,makes me feel i have a freaky lung,plus i need help with what food to eat.I get the shakes a...

I had upper lung volume reduction surgery back in january 2010,makes me feel i h...

directmystery

•12 years ago

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COPD Awareness.....

Hi All, I was diagnosed last year & was fortunate to go to a Pulmonary Rehab Course, the thing is...at the time I just didn't realise quite how serious COPD...

Hi All, I was diagnosed last year & was fortunate to go to a Pulmonary Rehab Cou...

NuttyB

•12 years ago

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Sorry !

Sorry I had to butt out of chat last night, was having trouble with acid refux probably due to the meds. Better this morning, what a life! :) x

Sorry I had to butt out of chat last night, was having trouble with acid refux p...

valm

•12 years ago

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Out of hospital Again :-)

Was rushed in again last Wednesday with Respiratory failure, Spent a few days in now stable yay and home! Getting very fed up of being ill all of the time,...

Was rushed in again last Wednesday with Respiratory failure, Spent a few days i...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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just wondered how many doctors have private medical insurance

Just a thought about NHS cuts i wonder how many medical professionals on £1000 a wk or more including government advisers have private medical insurance

Just a thought about NHS cuts i wonder how many medical professionals on £1000 a...

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•12 years ago

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Thank goodness for mints!

Hi everyone went to the theatre today always do the matinee performance do not like the night air. Well it was great but am exhausted now. Just wondered if...

Hi everyone went to the theatre today always do the matinee performance do not l...

perusal

•12 years ago

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are there any support groups in my area NE34

alice14

•12 years ago

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talking and copd/lung

When you are talking for a while , do you feel as though everything is closing down and its difficult to talk, then comes the coughing fits till nearly sick...

When you are talking for a while , do you feel as though everything is closing d...

jackie50

•12 years ago

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Chat 8pm

http://tinychat.com/blf

valm

•12 years ago

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upper back pain between the shoulder blades

just been diagnosed with mild copd and have inhalers, but i have a cold at present and have developed the most awful upper back pain. mostley to the left side...

just been diagnosed with mild copd and have inhalers, but i have a cold at prese...

donnaw

•12 years ago

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Whoops, this will make you smile :)

When I have a coughing fit I always sneeze and sneeze afterwards, This morning I had a coughing fit whilst in the bathroom, I did an almighty sneeze, my...

When I have a coughing fit I always sneeze and sneeze afterwards, This mornin...

pollyjj

•12 years ago

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Moving through

Its been an up and down couple of weeks. Grief is my main feeling right now. Loss of the man I once knew, and the loss that is in front of me. Yes, this is...

Its been an up and down couple of weeks. Grief is my main feeling right now. Los...

stephns

•12 years ago

27 Replies

work...... and more interesting stuff!

well last night was my first teaching session since becoming ill earlier this year. I was very nervous (I always am on a first night!) My two big boys came...

well last night was my first teaching session since becoming ill earlier this ye...

MrsShimmy

•12 years ago

6 Replies

DLA and PIP

Good Morning all, I made it home from work yesterday just in time to hear Money Box Live, this week about benefits. One issue that arrose was whether...

Good Morning all, I made it home from work yesterday just in time to hear Mon...

Biddy_ALUK

Partner•12 years ago

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The Sun shone today!

Hi actually seen the sun today for about 20minutes Ha Ha Even went out with no mack just a short coat and of course an umbrella. Went to Tai Chi this morning I...

Hi actually seen the sun today for about 20minutes Ha Ha Even went out with no m...

perusal

•12 years ago

15 Replies

Helpline Team

Hi Everyone Last week the Helpline welcomed a new nurse to the team - Vicky. She joins Barbara, Jan and Muriel - and each of them is here to offer...

Hi Everyone Last week the Helpline welcomed a new nurse to the team - Vicky. ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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I was admitted to hospital,treated with steroids antibiotics nebulisers.I was told I probably have COPD -46 and frightened

alice14

•12 years ago

23 Replies

its here......

rain, chilly heating on, coughing like a good un, here we go again

sesh123

•12 years ago

5 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for September 2012

Penpal Update

Any folk ot there use a portable or larger home Nebuliser ?, and do they help?,

hurts like hell

AIR LIQUIDE

whooo

IPF meeting a great success

HELP! HELP! HELP!

Symbicort and gum swelling

BFL

b****y buses

not much known

Asthma survey

Hello to everyone new to this site.I am 59 years old with COPD (cronic emphyema.cronic broncitus.

COPD Awareness.....

Sorry !

Out of hospital Again :-)

just wondered how many doctors have private medical insurance

Thank goodness for mints!

are there any support groups in my area NE34

talking and copd/lung

Chat 8pm

upper back pain between the shoulder blades

Whoops, this will make you smile :)

Moving through

work...... and more interesting stuff!

DLA and PIP

The Sun shone today!

Helpline Team

I was admitted to hospital,treated with steroids antibiotics nebulisers.I was told I probably have COPD -46 and frightened

its here......

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