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BLF Help line nurse very helpful.

I spoke to a BLF nurse today,I would like to say a big thank you,I can highly recomend anyone who is worried,concern about a dx or lung condition to call the...

I spoke to a BLF nurse today,I would like to say a big thank you,I can highly re...

Wozzer1

•12 years ago

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Day 23

Hello peeps - today is the worst out. Am experiencing really bad cravings about every hour since I woke up this morning. I haven't given in - by golly this...

Hello peeps - today is the worst out. Am experiencing really bad cravings about...

lizziec1

•12 years ago

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Any Updates ?

Any Updates on this publication and when will this clinical strategy come into effect ? National strategy to transform care for millions with...

Any Updates on this publication and when will this clinical strategy come into e...

arran

•12 years ago

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Help needed for the Smoke Free Private Vehicles Bill.

Good Morning Everyone I hope everybody is feeling well today. This has come from the Press and Campaigns Team. The Smoke-Free Private Vehicles bill, to...

Good Morning Everyone I hope everybody is feeling well today. This has come ...

Jo_BLFHelpline

British Lung Foundation•12 years ago

1 Reply

Advised Room Temperatures

Hi HealthUnlockders Try to keep your lounge/sittinging room at 21 degrees and your bedroom at 18 degrees. Richard Cornish BREATHE EASY = FRIENDSHIP

Hi HealthUnlockders Try to keep your lounge/sittinging room at 21 degrees and ...

KingoftheCocktails

•12 years ago

16 Replies

Restless

Hello everyone, Not been around for a few weeks due to a stomach bug that just wouldn't go away. Having had a fundoplication due to severe acid reflux and...

Hello everyone, Not been around for a few weeks due to a stomach bug that just ...

Mmike110

•12 years ago

6 Replies

Bronchitis again

Hello,all I,have not been active as I have been so well!! Last week I spent some time with my grandaughter aged 2. She had a cold and guess what I now have...

Hello,all I,have not been active as I have been so well!! Last week I spent some...

Bundle

•12 years ago

9 Replies

Occupational health......what a joke

Hi,as many of you know I have been off of work for some time now.i can't climb the 50+ stairs that need to be climbed if I need the loo. Well,occ health rang...

Hi,as many of you know I have been off of work for some time now.i can't climb t...

Fantasy3

•12 years ago

15 Replies

Kidney biopsy

As well as having Bronchiectasis, I have had a kidney transplant too....I've been unwell for a few months so it was decided I needed a kidney biopsy.Had my...

As well as having Bronchiectasis, I have had a kidney transplant too....I've bee...

Claire317

•12 years ago

3 Replies

BLUE BADGE SHAMBLES

I have had a blue badge since Nov 2003 and so it is due for renewal on 14/11 for the third time. I submitted my application along with my £10 in August and was...

I have had a blue badge since Nov 2003 and so it is due for renewal on 14/11 for...

AlBlownout

•12 years ago

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Awareness-raising-in-the-community

http://blf.healthunlocked.com/blogs/557161/Awareness-raising-in-the-community

DODO

•12 years ago

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FEV 1 results

Had another breathing test this morning it came back just over 30% :-/ Not so great pffftt

Had another breathing test this morning it came back just over 30% :-/ No...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Denial

I have said a couple of times on here that i dont have the same problems as everyone else . Well on sunday night i woke up about 3am and was soaking wet with...

I have said a couple of times on here that i dont have the same problems as ever...

ronnoe67

•12 years ago

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SPACE for copd

Ten out of ten to University of Leicester Hospitals for producing its excellent 'SPACE' programme (Self Management Programme of Activity Coping and Education)....

Ten out of ten to University of Leicester Hospitals for producing its excellent ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Dad may have been incorrectly diagnosed with IPF but thanks to BLF we are now on the road to getting more precise diagnosis.

My dad was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis earlier this year after having a CT scan carried out. We just went to the hospital that our GP referred...

My dad was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis earlier this year after ...

xeus

•12 years ago

8 Replies

change of lifestyle

Hi all am back since been on I have now relocated to a lovely ground floor flat found a new partner who,s previous partner died of lung cancer last year, life...

Hi all am back since been on I have now relocated to a lovely ground floor flat ...

reggie

•12 years ago

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some advice please

hi my name is David and have moderate to severe to severe copd diagnosed about 9 MThs ago. I also have high blood pressure .had 2 heart attacks. I lost my...

hi my name is David and have moderate to severe to severe copd diagnosed about 9...

father152

•12 years ago

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hey everone your positivity keeps me going

i,m into herbs always have been, so as soon as i was diagnosed , out came my herbal , liquorice were recomended, in tablet form , i took them for 3 weeks , and...

i,m into herbs always have been, so as soon as i was diagnosed , out came my her...

banner

•12 years ago

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antibiotics - resistance

I have had numerous chest infections over the years. I am resistance to amoxycillen amongst others. I was then given amoxiclav which worked for a bit but...

I have had numerous chest infections over the years. I am resistance to amoxyci...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Feeling a bit dizzy ?

I have severe copd and asthma and i have been a bit extra sob today and also feeling dizzy and faint , is this usual and something that happens , does anyone...

I have severe copd and asthma and i have been a bit extra sob today and also fee...

zaney

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Cystic Fibrosis funding denied

Thought this might interest other BLF members who don't have COPD. Front page news in my local paper says we have researched and found a new drug to help in...

Thought this might interest other BLF members who don't have COPD. Front page ne...

katieoxo60

•12 years ago

7 Replies

Get up and go day

Had two 'get and go days' on the run, I've cleaned and I've cleaned and I've cleaned and today was one of those 'open all your windows days', so opened all the...

Had two 'get and go days' on the run, I've cleaned and I've cleaned and I've cle...

libbygood

•12 years ago

6 Replies

Day 21

Hey you lovely people - yep the smoking dragon is still in his cave - but have irritating dry cough is that all part of stopping smoking? I still sound like a...

Hey you lovely people - yep the smoking dragon is still in his cave - but have i...

lizziec1

•12 years ago

19 Replies

I have just finished a 10 day course of Prednisolone along with 7 days Doxycycline .

Problem I now have very dry eyes this is the second time this has happened and it is not comfortable does anyone any ideas to help I have tried an eye bath?

Problem I now have very dry eyes this is the second time this has happened and i...

jandan

•12 years ago

12 Replies

help at airports is wonderful :))

Hi all. Just back from a week in the sun. As well as worried about SOB, I now have a hernia that has been causing me problems .... so I got assistance at the...

Hi all. Just back from a week in the sun. As well as worried about SOB, I now ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

14 Replies

Anyone able to offer advice re buying a portable motability scooter (larger lady) to fit in a Ford Focus boot?

I have just returned from a few days with the family at Centre parcs and hired a scooter - gave me so much more freedom to join in - thinking now is the time...

I have just returned from a few days with the family at Centre parcs and hired a...

maggie44

•12 years ago

9 Replies

Help with cramps\spasms in body. COPD/Emphysema sufferer.

My Dad was diagnosed with severe COPD/Emphysema in August 2012. This has got much worse very quickly, he is not on oxygen as yet but is very limited in what he...

My Dad was diagnosed with severe COPD/Emphysema in August 2012. This has got muc...

flumper0453

•12 years ago

12 Replies

Rise and Shine .The best way!

If you are breathless then washing and dressing can become a difficult and slow task.But if you followthese tips they may help you feel less tired. *Allow...

If you are breathless then washing and dressing can become a difficult and slow ...

KingoftheCocktails

•12 years ago

17 Replies

Hello peeps

Yep day 21 - been up since 6.15 tronked across Cardiff my son has severe food poisoning, so have sorted him out and just got back - shattered. Golly the...

Yep day 21 - been up since 6.15 tronked across Cardiff my son has severe food po...

lizziec1

•12 years ago

22 Replies

Why do I keep getting a 404 error when I try to access the recent COPD poll comments?

Hidden

•12 years ago

15 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for October 2012

BLF Help line nurse very helpful.

Day 23

Any Updates ?

Help needed for the Smoke Free Private Vehicles Bill.

Advised Room Temperatures

Restless

Bronchitis again

Occupational health......what a joke

Kidney biopsy

BLUE BADGE SHAMBLES

Awareness-raising-in-the-community

FEV 1 results

Denial

SPACE for copd

Dad may have been incorrectly diagnosed with IPF but thanks to BLF we are now on the road to getting more precise diagnosis.

change of lifestyle

some advice please

hey everone your positivity keeps me going

antibiotics - resistance

Feeling a bit dizzy ?

Cystic Fibrosis funding denied

Get up and go day

Day 21

I have just finished a 10 day course of Prednisolone along with 7 days Doxycycline .

help at airports is wonderful :))

Anyone able to offer advice re buying a portable motability scooter (larger lady) to fit in a Ford Focus boot?

Help with cramps\spasms in body. COPD/Emphysema sufferer.

Rise and Shine .The best way!

Hello peeps

Why do I keep getting a 404 error when I try to access the recent COPD poll comments?

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