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Legal obligations of carrying oxygen in a car.

Hi Everyone I hope everyone is feeling ok today - the weather up here in Liverpool is rainy! There have been many queries regarding the legalities of...

Hi Everyone I hope everyone is feeling ok today - the weather up here in Liverp...

Jo_BLFHelpline

British Lung Foundation•12 years ago

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Oximeter?

I love to have my nails done every three weeks but that causes a problem with the oximeter reading. When I am quite poorly I have a light colour on and leave...

I love to have my nails done every three weeks but that causes a problem with th...

pollyjj

•12 years ago

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Holiday Insurance

Hi I have Bronchiectasis and my annual travel insurance is due for renewal, last yr it cost me £800+ because I was undergoing all the tests prior to diagnosis....

Hi I have Bronchiectasis and my annual travel insurance is due for renewal, last...

Maximonkey

•12 years ago

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Still got chest Infection after 5 weeks

Started with chest infection 5 weeks ago went to doctor she gave me some clarithromycin and prednisalone and some to keep at home, 2 weeks later it was worse...

Started with chest infection 5 weeks ago went to doctor she gave me some clarith...

kateholmes

•12 years ago

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Stoptober

I mentioned on a thread below about this. I first heard about it on Radio 4 and here is a link to the NHS website about it. It's a new initiative to help...

I mentioned on a thread below about this. I first heard about it on Radio 4 and ...

Lynne1955

•12 years ago

1 Reply

Warm Home Discount Scheme

Morning all ! Well I rang British Gas a day or so ago to enquire about WHDS and as they needed a few details of income etc, they agreed to ring me back when...

Morning all ! Well I rang British Gas a day or so ago to enquire about WHDS an...

Huffnpuffer

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Hello Everyone,Thank You BLF.

I joined recently, a pc learner I felt shy about introducing myself. There was intense dialogue on here at the time so I left things, also my hubby had a...

I joined recently, a pc learner I felt shy about introducing myself. There was i...

zube-UK

•12 years ago

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IV's

Saw the consultant last night IV antibiotics started! Breathing still very poor he is also asking for bloods to see about levels, could be some side effects to...

Saw the consultant last night IV antibiotics started! Breathing still very poor ...

valm

•12 years ago

22 Replies

Council Tax Reduction??????

My dad had a benefits advisor see him at home today. She told him, as he has his bed downstairs (unable to climb the stairs now) he is entitled to a refund of...

My dad had a benefits advisor see him at home today. She told him, as he has his...

tanyamarie

•12 years ago

8 Replies

does anybody have a hoarse throat and feel like loosing voice

father152

•12 years ago

14 Replies

PR

Will I lose my place at PR for not attending? I am sure they said if absent for 2 weeks that was it! Hope they make an exception for me. Do you think they will...

Will I lose my place at PR for not attending? I am sure they said if absent for ...

valm

•12 years ago

11 Replies

A JOLLY BLOG - WELL SORT OF ANYWAY

Hi All, Those that know my earlier blogs will understand when I say "Still on the UP". Have managed to get my fitness to a level which is better before I was...

Hi All, Those that know my earlier blogs will understand when I say "Still on t...

cantgetmybreath

•12 years ago

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Breathe easy group

I have been going to my b.e.g. for a while now and apart from good sessions of question and answers with health professionals we seem to be struggling a bit.,...

I have been going to my b.e.g. for a while now and apart from good sessions of q...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Going along to my local Breathe Easy meeting for the first time this week.What happens at these meetings,????woodshaper

woodshaper

•12 years ago

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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) in Scotland/Northern Ireland?

Hi Everyone, Does anyone in Scotland or Northern Ireland have experience of IPF? Whether that be as patient or carer, we'd be keen to hear from you....

Hi Everyone, Does anyone in Scotland or Northern Ireland have experience of I...

Carolyn_McCole

•12 years ago

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Anyone else suffering from hayfever? The pollen count has been high in our area for the last week.

The season is going on for a long time this year and I now seem to suffer right through from May. Not only eyes and nose affected but chest seems tighter also...

The season is going on for a long time this year and I now seem to suffer right ...

maggie44

•12 years ago

7 Replies

carrying oxygen in cars

Someone in my fitness instructor's other class has been told that they have to display a sign saying they are carrying oxygen in the car. It was a physio...

Someone in my fitness instructor's other class has been told that they have to d...

mcevoystone

•12 years ago

14 Replies

Horrid Head Cold!!!

Saturday night I woke up at 3am, thought someone had a blow torch under my nose. Head is throbing, ears are burning throat is killing me. Breathing is fine...

Saturday night I woke up at 3am, thought someone had a blow torch under my nose....

1968

•12 years ago

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pneumococcal vaccination

i wont get the pneumococcal vaccination due to funds so im only getting the flu jag yet the british lung foundation say people with copd need the 2 jags! is...

i wont get the pneumococcal vaccination due to funds so im only getting the flu ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

19 Replies

Article by Consumer Focus - '10 things you didn't know you're entitled to from your energy company'

Good Afternoon all. I hope everyone is feeling well. I'm sure regular posters will know that one of my particular bugbears is having to pay too much for...

Good Afternoon all. I hope everyone is feeling well. I'm sure regular poster...

Jo_BLFHelpline

British Lung Foundation•12 years ago

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How common is this experience with copd.

Husband was admitted to hospital in Feb with severe pneumonia, in for two weeks, and now not smoking since then. Still has intermittant problems with...

Husband was admitted to hospital in Feb with severe pneumonia, in for two weeks,...

stephns

•12 years ago

6 Replies

Help at last

Thank you all for all your answers it is so nice to realise people do care. Things came to a head yeserday and I called 999. He was taken in straight away and...

Thank you all for all your answers it is so nice to realise people do care. Thin...

Rosemay

•12 years ago

7 Replies

Am Carer For My Husband

I have been on here for a few months but just reading till a couple of days ago, so thought I'd better introduce myself. My husband has Asthma/Emphysema, he...

I have been on here for a few months but just reading till a couple of days ago,...

SheilaMR1948

•12 years ago

9 Replies

Good News!!!

just had a lovely phone call from our local Blue Badge team.....apparently the O.T's have reviewed my application and decided I dont need to go for an...

just had a lovely phone call from our local Blue Badge team.....apparently the O...

MrsShimmy

•12 years ago

11 Replies

I am due to have an Umbilical Hernia repaired. Overnight inpatient is recommended by surgeon, Anybody experienced this?

Should I have the operation? Would appreciate comments.

dogcyrus

•12 years ago

18 Replies

After regular use of my exercise bike - for around 30 mins to 1 hour, I find that I suffer constipation. Anyone else experienced this

martin1945

•12 years ago

3 Replies

Having just completed 18 months of treatment for environmental tuberculosis I have yet to meet another living human being with the disease!

I would very much like to compare notes regarding the legacy of this type of tb as at the moment I have more questions than answers - the biggest one being...

I would very much like to compare notes regarding the legacy of this type of tb ...

ClaireEdinburgh

•12 years ago

2 Replies

I don't know if everyone knows about this so am blogging it just in case. You can get a reduction on your utility bills

on the grounds of illness or low income. I only came across it by chance. I am with British Gas (but am sure all the big companies do it) and am now on a...

on the grounds of illness or low income. I only came across it by chance. I am...

Hidden

•12 years ago

10 Replies

Hi just wondering how many people take their peak flows,( not just when having a episode ) a what are you all getting, i get between 200-220

I am on oral steriods daily 40mg,plus top whack of uniphylinn 600mg twice a day,plus nebs,inhalers and oxygen.be interesting to know what is the average for...

I am on oral steriods daily 40mg,plus top whack of uniphylinn 600mg twice a day,...

poeticlady

•12 years ago

14 Replies

A little unsure about things.

I don't post much on this site although I read much of what is posted by others. As I have very mild COPD and only been diagnosed 5 months I don't really feel...

I don't post much on this site although I read much of what is posted by others....

Wiggins

•12 years ago

5 Replies

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All posts for September 2012

Legal obligations of carrying oxygen in a car.

Oximeter?

Holiday Insurance

Still got chest Infection after 5 weeks

Stoptober

Warm Home Discount Scheme

Hello Everyone,Thank You BLF.

IV's

Council Tax Reduction??????

does anybody have a hoarse throat and feel like loosing voice

PR

A JOLLY BLOG - WELL SORT OF ANYWAY

Breathe easy group

Going along to my local Breathe Easy meeting for the first time this week.What happens at these meetings,????woodshaper

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) in Scotland/Northern Ireland?

Anyone else suffering from hayfever? The pollen count has been high in our area for the last week.

carrying oxygen in cars

Horrid Head Cold!!!

pneumococcal vaccination

Article by Consumer Focus - '10 things you didn't know you're entitled to from your energy company'

How common is this experience with copd.

Help at last

Am Carer For My Husband

Good News!!!

I am due to have an Umbilical Hernia repaired. Overnight inpatient is recommended by surgeon, Anybody experienced this?

After regular use of my exercise bike - for around 30 mins to 1 hour, I find that I suffer constipation. Anyone else experienced this

Having just completed 18 months of treatment for environmental tuberculosis I have yet to meet another living human being with the disease!

I don't know if everyone knows about this so am blogging it just in case. You can get a reduction on your utility bills

Hi just wondering how many people take their peak flows,( not just when having a episode ) a what are you all getting, i get between 200-220

A little unsure about things.

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