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medication

They are wanting my resting heart rate down to 60 and have put me on tablets short term to do so, but they are not working my resting heart is any where from...

They are wanting my resting heart rate down to 60 and have put me on tablets sho...

jackie50

•12 years ago

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Benefits - Tinychat at 11am today.

Good Morning Everybody I hope everyone is well in this very cold weather. At 11am today Biddy, Carol and myself will be holding a Tinychat about...

Good Morning Everybody I hope everyone is well in this very cold weather. ...

Jo_BLFHelpline

British Lung Foundation•12 years ago

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I hate spiders but.........

There are some pretty amazing webs about this morning. I've just been to fetch my bin in and my fence looks amazing with all the webs white with frost. Wish I...

There are some pretty amazing webs about this morning. I've just been to fetch m...

Claire317

•12 years ago

5 Replies

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PEs and COPD

Hi all as you know i had a PE and are just wondering do these do any lasting damage to your lungs as my breathing seems to have got worse since this happened...

Hi all as you know i had a PE and are just wondering do these do any lasting dam...

darceynjo

•12 years ago

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AT LAST, A DEFINITIVE EXPLANATION OF COPD

FROM MARK PILLING, BRITISH LUNG FOUNDATION Hi Everyone Please take this post as what it is meant to be - to clarify some info about COPD - if you like...

FROM MARK PILLING, BRITISH LUNG FOUNDATION Hi Everyone Please take this p...

libby7827

•12 years ago

44 Replies

Hi Healthunlockders One for the girls,it might upset the boys

Men are like linoleum floors. Lay,em right and you can walk all over them for thirty years. Richard Cornish BREATHE EASY = FRIENDSHIP Walk over to your...

Men are like linoleum floors. Lay,em right and you can walk all over them for t...

KingoftheCocktails

•12 years ago

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Hi All Healthunlockders I've been trucking???

I was driving my truck and feeling a little peckish I decided to stop at a roadside cafe(Greasy Spoon type) I ordered a bacon buttie,mug of tea,and a slice of...

I was driving my truck and feeling a little peckish I decided to stop at a roads...

KingoftheCocktails

•12 years ago

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Singing is good for your lungs but Bad for your Ears!!

Luckily for my neighbours I live in a detatched house so I can sing as loud and as out of tune as I like. Its a dam good work out for the lungs and certainly...

Luckily for my neighbours I live in a detatched house so I can sing as loud and ...

dall05

•12 years ago

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cold weather

Just had a terrible three days , I am soooo tired and found overnight my breathing went down low, just to move tired me , concentration was low , Has anyone...

Just had a terrible three days , I am soooo tired and found overnight my breath...

jackie50

•12 years ago

11 Replies

How do you cope?

Hi there, this is probably a silly, self-pitying question. I live alone, no family and I'm finding it more and more difficult to cope, it's mainly fear, when...

Hi there, this is probably a silly, self-pitying question. I live alone, no fami...

RichardAT

•12 years ago

42 Replies

And Now, I have started to panic again

Hi, Was doing pretty well until I had a realization and that has sent my head into a spin. I have not yet had my grading of my COPD but it occurred to me...

Hi, Was doing pretty well until I had a realization and that has sent my head...

Katlover

•12 years ago

16 Replies

Lung Transplant assessment?

Can anybody give me any information on lung transplant assessment. I have a date for assessment at the QE on the 26th feb and wondered what this might consist...

Can anybody give me any information on lung transplant assessment. I have a date...

dall05

•12 years ago

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Am I boring?

I sign myself in as Gilly as that is what I am called. I can understand people wanting to keep their privacy and that's fine, but some have such exotic and...

I sign myself in as Gilly as that is what I am called. I can understand people ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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why am i so breathless when i get up in the morning

after having a good nights sleep when i get out of bed in the morning i get so breathless when moving about i am on home oxygen 2ltr and suffer from COPD AFTER...

after having a good nights sleep when i get out of bed in the morning i get so b...

sandymel

•12 years ago

12 Replies

ANOTHER SCAM THIS TIME FROM ASDA

Asda Yesterday WARNING: Do not click on a Facebook offer from "ASDA discounts" claiming to give you a £40 gift card. This Facebook page is nothing to do...

Asda Yesterday WARNING: Do not click on a Facebook offer from "ASDA discount...

Hidden

•12 years ago

6 Replies

Sorry if I`ve not replied

Just want to say sorry to anyone who may have answered my questions recently and not received a thanks from me. Well I`ve had another sudden carting off to...

Just want to say sorry to anyone who may have answered my questions recently and...

mskpjb

•12 years ago

9 Replies

Post Traumatic Stress / Insomnia

I returned to my GP for a chat regarding my illness, I am beginning to pick up although very slowly. I have been reliving moments when I was in the ICU and...

I returned to my GP for a chat regarding my illness, I am beginning to pick up a...

Astral11

•12 years ago

10 Replies

dehumidifier???????????????????

Hi, it appears some of us suffer from condensation on windows at home this time of year, is it best to invest in a dehumidifier?

Hi, it appears some of us suffer from condensation on windows at home this time ...

the-db

•12 years ago

4 Replies

what is boop

ladyjoan

•12 years ago

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CHANGES TO DLA

Can anyone enlighten me as to wether on the new system I will lose my entitlement to DLA even though I need a full lung transplant, yet more stress off the...

Can anyone enlighten me as to wether on the new system I will lose my entitlemen...

reggie

•12 years ago

6 Replies

Pulmonary Rehab appointment - what happens and what's it about, please?

I have received an appointment to attend an assessment followed by twice weekly visits for six weeks. Slightly awkward as I work full-time (mostly from...

I have received an appointment to attend an assessment followed by twice weekly ...

y_not

•12 years ago

9 Replies

CT Scan and follow up's.

Hi In 2011 I had a CT Scan which identified a mass of Bullouis Emphysema top right upper lung and some in the left lung, I had a Sprimority test in jULY...

Hi In 2011 I had a CT Scan which identified a mass of Bullouis Emphysema top ...

1968

•12 years ago

1 Reply

PLEASE READ THE UNDERMENTIONED AS IT IS A NEW SCAM, THE POLICE ARE AWARE.

Happened to a good friend of mine: received a phone call from BT, informing me that he was disconnecting me because of an unpaid bill.. He demanded payment...

Happened to a good friend of mine: received a phone call from BT, informing me ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

14 Replies

2013 A NEW YEAR>>>>>>>>>>>> LITERALLY

I was diagnosed with Boop Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia almost three years now. I am tired of feeling tired, sick, and not being able to...

I was diagnosed with Boop Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia almost t...

fabfour

•12 years ago

4 Replies

Damn flu/cold bug finally got onto my lungs

Hi Everyone About a week to ten days ago my daughter came home from work saying she thought she had a cold coming on. Within 48 hours my wife, son and myself...

Hi Everyone About a week to ten days ago my daughter came home from work saying...

vangellis

•12 years ago

7 Replies

Its been 2 weeks since my last steroid...

And I feel utterly lousy! My lungs seem fine (I am coughing a little bit more than I was), but my word my joints (especially around my lower back and hips)...

And I feel utterly lousy! My lungs seem fine (I am coughing a little bit more th...

Hidden

•12 years ago

11 Replies

breathing problems and gas heaters

troleman

•12 years ago

2 Replies

Have now got a goal to keep going - at least till 2017

I was one of those mums who stayed at home with her babies, times were hard but happy. So I only get about 3/4 of the State Pension, but if I keep going for...

I was one of those mums who stayed at home with her babies, times were hard but ...

libbygood

•12 years ago

14 Replies

Hi All, people keep telling me I should get DLA

I believe it stands for Disability Living Allowance, where do I find out about this? and is there restrictions or criteria with it, I can only assume so. Also...

I believe it stands for Disability Living Allowance, where do I find out about t...

Dave10

•12 years ago

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lancet review re COPD

see http://pulmccm.org/2012/review-articles/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-2012-update-copd-review-lancet/ some interesting info

see http://pulmccm.org/2012/review-articles/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disea...

Hidden

•12 years ago

7 Replies

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Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for January 2013

medication

Benefits - Tinychat at 11am today.

I hate spiders but.........

PEs and COPD

AT LAST, A DEFINITIVE EXPLANATION OF COPD

Hi Healthunlockders One for the girls,it might upset the boys

Hi All Healthunlockders I've been trucking???

Singing is good for your lungs but Bad for your Ears!!

cold weather

How do you cope?

And Now, I have started to panic again

Lung Transplant assessment?

Am I boring?

why am i so breathless when i get up in the morning

ANOTHER SCAM THIS TIME FROM ASDA

Sorry if I`ve not replied

Post Traumatic Stress / Insomnia

dehumidifier???????????????????

what is boop

CHANGES TO DLA

Pulmonary Rehab appointment - what happens and what's it about, please?

CT Scan and follow up's.

PLEASE READ THE UNDERMENTIONED AS IT IS A NEW SCAM, THE POLICE ARE AWARE.

2013 A NEW YEAR>>>>>>>>>>>> LITERALLY

Damn flu/cold bug finally got onto my lungs

Its been 2 weeks since my last steroid...

breathing problems and gas heaters

Have now got a goal to keep going - at least till 2017

Hi All, people keep telling me I should get DLA

lancet review re COPD

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