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Keeping up

Just to keep up to date. I know that a lot of the men on here have...er...problems at times, including me to be honest. The good news is that Viagra comes off...

Just to keep up to date. I know that a lot of the men on here have...er...proble...

phillips1

•11 years ago

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Could this be the effects of coming off the preds?

Have just started to wean myself off the preds. Was on 35mg per day and over the last 6 weeks have got down to 20mg. But I have noticed some weird effects,...

Have just started to wean myself off the preds. Was on 35mg per day and over the...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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UNIPHYLLIN (THEOPHYLLINE)

I would to hear from anyone who has been taking this drug for some time but who hasn't had the regular blood tests you are supposed to have to monitor the...

I would to hear from anyone who has been taking this drug for some time but who ...

libby7827

•11 years ago

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What is alpha 1

Does alpha 1 whatever that is have any bearing on emphysema

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Hand Gel

Does anyone know if hand gels are really effective? I use one when I remember especially if I've been to the hospital, butr i,m finding the smell affects my...

Does anyone know if hand gels are really effective? I use one when I remember e...

sillywitch

•11 years ago

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Living alone has made me selfish

and having bronchiastasis and copd hasn't helped. As everyone knows (I think) I also have panic attacks when I have to leave the house so I don't if I can...

and having bronchiastasis and copd hasn't helped. As everyone knows (I think...

jandan

•11 years ago

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Oh happy days

Has anyone got some happy and funny moments from when we could do the things we can't do now. Back in the 70s I was posted in Hong Kong,on a weekend off I...

Has anyone got some happy and funny moments from when we could do the things we ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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PR To do or not

I am starting Pulmonary Rehabilitation next week after a delay of several months because of illnesses and various operations. My doctors have finally signed me...

I am starting Pulmonary Rehabilitation next week after a delay of several months...

phillips1

•11 years ago

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Pulmonary fibrosis

I have got my appointment through for my next round of tests,more lung function tests..again.but this time I have to have loads of allergy tests ! Wanted to...

I have got my appointment through for my next round of tests,more lung function ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Web dangers

How much danger are we in when we try to treat ourselves through the internet. For a start we only have a limited knowledge of our disease, whether it is...

How much danger are we in when we try to treat ourselves through the internet. F...

phillips1

•11 years ago

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Carbon Dioxide Retainer

Can anyone explain this, I read about it on this site and it said you be on oxygen when you have this? I am on oxygen as and when, but I was very ill in...

Can anyone explain this, I read about it on this site and it said you be on oxyg...

seyre

•11 years ago

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100k in 24 hours .. for the British lung Foundation

hey all, I am back- and this time I am walking 100k in 24 hours along the transpenine trail for the British Lung Foundation. it's going to be tough but it's...

hey all, I am back- and this time I am walking 100k in 24 hours along the tra...

dionne2473

•11 years ago

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Hiatus hernia

Y does my hiatus hernia sometimes affect my breathing?My sats r good,peak flow grt,I don't understand,could it b the pollen?

Y does my hiatus hernia sometimes affect my breathing?My sats r good,peak flow g...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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COPD patient David Jones on S4C's 'Doctor Doctor' - catch up

Hello all, Last night Breathe Easy Neath Valley member, David Jones, appeared on Doctor Doctor talking about his COPD. The programme also covers what...

Hello all, Last night Breathe Easy Neath Valley member, David Jones, a...

BLFCommsTeam

•11 years ago

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BEER BELLY NAW STERIOD BELLY AYE!!

HI ALL, Hope all is well as can be, I am looking for any hints to try and lose my steroid belly I have cut steroids from 65mgs to 15mgs exercise and walk daily...

HI ALL, Hope all is well as can be, I am looking for any hints to try and lose m...

mattcass

•11 years ago

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Tablets for breathing?

Been put on theophylline 200mg twice aday Has anyone else been on these? Or heard of them ?

Been put on theophylline 200mg twice aday Has anyone else been on these? Or he...

Nik37

•11 years ago

6 Replies

can you help with question i have

Is it just because there sats have dropped or are low that people need oxegen or will everyone who has COPD will have to be on oxegen later in life

Is it just because there sats have dropped or are low that people need oxegen or...

music

•11 years ago

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What do they spray on the Hop fields?

Another strange question from myself .... If anyone remembers I asked earlier on in the year if others were suffering with ' breathlessness '. Nothing seemed...

Another strange question from myself .... If anyone remembers I asked earlier on...

angela12345

•11 years ago

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It Was Fun While It Lasted On CLARITHROMYCIN 500mg For Next Ten Days

After Intermittent Feeling Like A Cow Pat Over Last Two Nights ... Went And Seen My Lung Doc And Cut Strait To The Chace And Told Him Feel Like Am Going To...

After Intermittent Feeling Like A Cow Pat Over Last Two Nights ... Went And Seen...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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How long ?

I have done nothing for the past few days as most of you now . I have been. Thinking how long have i had this illness. So i hope you lot do not think i am...

I have done nothing for the past few days as most of you now . I have been. Thi...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Daily Laughter

For the Ladies only God bless my husband to better health God give my husband wisdom to feel better God help my husband to get through this rough patch...

For the Ladies only God bless my husband to better health God give my husba...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Dreams

Dreams Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken And cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren Like the frozen...

Dreams Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken And cannot f...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Wishful Thinking

I wish i was a little Lad Still Tripping on me laces or sprawled across the living room floor Colouring silly faces I wish i was still small enough to sit...

I wish i was a little Lad Still Tripping on me laces or sprawled across the liv...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Any one out there on liquid oxygen?

My husband has COPD and is on oxygen 24/7. We have been using the cylinders for going out, at home we have an electric concentrator which is on all the time....

My husband has COPD and is on oxygen 24/7. We have been using the cylinders for...

jeanghost

•11 years ago

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With apologies to KOTC

The local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because she had just gotten married for the fourth time. The interviewer asked her questions about...

The local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because she had just...

phillips1

•11 years ago

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Pollen.

Anyone else out there having more than usual touble with there asthma due to pollen?

Anyone else out there having more than usual touble with there asthma due to pol...

Hidden

•11 years ago

6 Replies

re benefits'

Hi I have a question.. I don't claim any benefits for my condition, as I don't think I would be able to go through all the stress it involves, I have read some...

Hi I have a question.. I don't claim any benefits for my condition, as I don't t...

sissypants

•11 years ago

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what is tiotropium?

I have been to the Doc's with what I thought was a throat infection but I was wrong, the symptoms are a tight constricted throat with the feeling of a lump and...

I have been to the Doc's with what I thought was a throat infection but I was wr...

lustre

•11 years ago

7 Replies

Notifications?

Is it because I have been a naughty girl or something else? But I am not getting any notifications of blog postings :( Janet :P

Is it because I have been a naughty girl or something else? But I am not getting...

jandan

•11 years ago

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I wonder whether I should take the Furosemide tablets ?

Doc prescribed for my very swollen ankles and feet ... I am not sure what makes me reluctant to take them. Anyone with any experience good or bad with this...

Doc prescribed for my very swollen ankles and feet ... I am not sure what makes ...

Hidden

•11 years ago

12 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for June 2013

Keeping up

Could this be the effects of coming off the preds?

UNIPHYLLIN (THEOPHYLLINE)

What is alpha 1

Hand Gel

Living alone has made me selfish

Oh happy days

PR To do or not

Pulmonary fibrosis

Web dangers

Carbon Dioxide Retainer

100k in 24 hours .. for the British lung Foundation

Hiatus hernia

COPD patient David Jones on S4C's 'Doctor Doctor' - catch up

BEER BELLY NAW STERIOD BELLY AYE!!

Tablets for breathing?

can you help with question i have

What do they spray on the Hop fields?

It Was Fun While It Lasted On CLARITHROMYCIN 500mg For Next Ten Days

How long ?

Daily Laughter

Dreams

Wishful Thinking

Any one out there on liquid oxygen?

With apologies to KOTC

Pollen.

re benefits'

what is tiotropium?

Notifications?

I wonder whether I should take the Furosemide tablets ?

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