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Oh my head !!

Somebody hit me on my head this morning with a power tool. I was minding my own business, then suddenly ... Bosch !!

Somebody hit me on my head this morning with a power tool. I was minding my own...

eightyplus

•10 years ago

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Is it true that COPD gets worse.. If so how bad can it be?

I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 8, since then I've been fighting with the nhs (I'm now 26) because I didn't believe it was a correct diagnosis. My only...

I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 8, since then I've been fighting with the...

kluvtigger

•10 years ago

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This might sound silly. But I've only just been put in oxygen.

I started taking my rescue meds yesterday as I thought I was having a flare up. My levels on oxygen was 90 normally they would be 95 in oxygen. I presume your...

I started taking my rescue meds yesterday as I thought I was having a flare up. ...

Michelle12120

•10 years ago

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Still breathless 6 months after pulmonary embolism ?

Theotherdragon is still recovering from the pulmonary embolism, it has been six months now, she is still very breathless, she has been advised on another site...

Theotherdragon is still recovering from the pulmonary embolism, it has been six ...

Puffthemagicdragon

•10 years ago

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going from dla to pip who has got wot? has anyone gone from low dla rates to higher rates and more awards than before?

id like to know if the above has happened to anyone so basically is anyone had a better payout or award than before? ive alos aske the dwp for a breakdown...

id like to know if the above has happened to anyone so basically is anyone had a...

roger45

•10 years ago

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Bronchiectasis -very confused

Can anyone help with this? I saw my consultant last week. I've been well for approx 12weeks now. My peak flow has gone up steadily from 280-400/450. Consultant...

Can anyone help with this? I saw my consultant last week. I've been well for app...

Daffodil51

•10 years ago

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Hi I have just joined so this is all really new too me I have lung disease and have just gone on the transplant list

Has anyone been though a transplant

8uck

•10 years ago

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Hi Help with exhaustion, please!!!

Hi Typing this is a huge chore as I am so exhausted that I can hardly focus. I am constantly fighting a Hib infection - I get given a two week course of...

Hi Typing this is a huge chore as I am so exhausted that I can hardly focus. I ...

swimmer

•10 years ago

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Breathe Easy Bury-St.-Edmunds

Hi Everyone in the Bury-St.-Edmunds area, don't forget our Breathe Easy Group meeting tomorrow May 29th at Southgate Community Centre commencing at 1.30 p.m....

Hi Everyone in the Bury-St.-Edmunds area, don't forget our Breathe Easy Group me...

skinnylizzy59

•10 years ago

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Does anyone use Philips Simply Go portable concentrator, is it worth getting one?

I have COPD and want to be able to visit my grandchildren in the West country

yoda47

•10 years ago

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Are inhalers prescribed to help breathing problems or to relieve pain. so far my breathing is reasonably ok but I get bouts of pain,

Lyd12

•10 years ago

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Hi everyone. I lean just for a seconds and i already feel the pain in my upper back at the right side.

I kept on ignoring it but the pain getting it worst, i don't understand why it hurts. When i don't feel it before. Please help me. Thanks

I kept on ignoring it but the pain getting it worst, i don't understand why it h...

Mystick

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Others from Australia?

Hi! I've just joined this site and was wondering whether there were any others on here from Australia? :) Thanks!

Hi! I've just joined this site and was wondering whether there were any others o...

Hidden

•10 years ago

24 Replies

Confused

Just got back from doing a lung function test at the hospital. FEV1 94% and FVC 121%. I thought this sounded quite good but the fev1/fvc % is 65% which is 5%...

Just got back from doing a lung function test at the hospital. FEV1 94% and FVC...

Hidden

•10 years ago

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Physical side effects of severe anxiety?

Hi guys, im 21 years old. Ive been struggling with real bad anxiety latley, it's been affecting my job and hanging out with my girlfriend. I get worried and...

Hi guys, im 21 years old. Ive been struggling with real bad anxiety latley, it's...

Mranxious11

•10 years ago

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Odd facts you may be unaware of.

1. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and ...... I didn't. 2. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy...

1. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God ...

eightyplus

•10 years ago

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A retired man went into a London job centre and saw a card advertising for a Gynaecologists assistant. He went in and asked the clerk the

details. The clerk said the job entails getting the ladies ready for the Gynaecologist . You have to help the women out of there underwear, lay them down and...

details. The clerk said the job entails getting the ladies ready for the Gynaeco...

Hidden

•10 years ago

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I have bronchiectasis and even when I have not got an infection I often have pain. I take painkillers but have no other medication.

has anyone found something that helps with pain, I occasionally cough up blood.

Lyd12

•10 years ago

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PiP Experience! Hopefully a Decision soon.

Just a short post. I have Mild Cerebral Palsy and Left Hemiplegia. I applied for Pip some time Last June/July 2013 and didn't get a F2F assessment until 22nd...

Just a short post. I have Mild Cerebral Palsy and Left Hemiplegia. I applied fo...

Wezzer

•10 years ago

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Hi all. I am feeling rather anxious at the moment over prescriptions

Hi all. I am feeling rather anxious at the moment. I am agoraphobic have been for quite a lot of years now. I can not leave the house at all unless some one is...

Hi all. I am feeling rather anxious at the moment. I am agoraphobic have been fo...

loveletter

•10 years ago

17 Replies

feeling rather anxious at the moment over prescriptions

Hi all. I am feeling rather anxious at the moment. I am agoraphobic have been for quite a lot of years now. I can not leave the house at all unless some one is...

Hi all. I am feeling rather anxious at the moment. I am agoraphobic have been fo...

loveletter

•10 years ago

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One thing after another

Have c.t scan next weds which will hopefully tell me definitely what c.o.p.d I have. Waiting is terrible, but now I am being sent to hospital to have camera...

Have c.t scan next weds which will hopefully tell me definitely what c.o.p.d I h...

lynisa48

•10 years ago

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Anyone with bronchiectasis on prophylactic antibiotics.

I was diagnosed with emphysema and bronchiectasis 18 months ago, my consultant suggested prophylactic antibiotics but at the time I didn't think I was ready...

I was diagnosed with emphysema and bronchiectasis 18 months ago, my consultant s...

Granny47

•10 years ago

14 Replies

Not funny funny but made me smile

this dark wet miserable morning.

Suzy6

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Spelling Bee.

After a long illness, a woman died and arrived at the Gates of Heaven. While she was waiting for Saint Peter to greet her, she peeked through the Gates. She...

After a long illness, a woman died and arrived at the Gates of Heaven. While she...

eightyplus

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Anybody out there using INDACATEROL ? How are you doing on it ?

After starting to use seretide 500 recently twice a day, my GP has told me to stop using my indacaterol (300mg). I still take my Spiriva once a day. I was...

After starting to use seretide 500 recently twice a day, my GP has told me to st...

sparkster

•10 years ago

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Rapid loss of lung function,

My name is simon and I gave up smoking in july 2011, 1 month before my 50th birthday because i was having real problems breathing and had a very painful cough....

My name is simon and I gave up smoking in july 2011, 1 month before my 50th birt...

soothsayer

•10 years ago

37 Replies

COPD

Hi im still here reading the posts and things but would just again would like to let people know who have just been diagnosed with COPD and are scared ( has i...

Hi im still here reading the posts and things but would just again would like to...

music

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Shaky days

Morning All . I just wondered if anyone else feels like me -I am very noise intolerant at the moment ,any loud bangs or doors slamming & I am 6 feet in the air...

Morning All . I just wondered if anyone else feels like me -I am very noise into...

ladyinspain

•10 years ago

10 Replies

Particularly galling

I don't know about you but I find it particularly galling that I am able to accomplish less than I could a year ago, six months ago, even three months ago...

I don't know about you but I find it particularly galling that I am able to acco...

martin1945

•10 years ago

18 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for May 2014

Oh my head !!

Is it true that COPD gets worse.. If so how bad can it be?

This might sound silly. But I've only just been put in oxygen.

Still breathless 6 months after pulmonary embolism ?

going from dla to pip who has got wot? has anyone gone from low dla rates to higher rates and more awards than before?

Bronchiectasis -very confused

Hi I have just joined so this is all really new too me I have lung disease and have just gone on the transplant list

Hi Help with exhaustion, please!!!

Breathe Easy Bury-St.-Edmunds

Does anyone use Philips Simply Go portable concentrator, is it worth getting one?

Are inhalers prescribed to help breathing problems or to relieve pain. so far my breathing is reasonably ok but I get bouts of pain,

Hi everyone. I lean just for a seconds and i already feel the pain in my upper back at the right side.

Others from Australia?

Confused

Physical side effects of severe anxiety?

Odd facts you may be unaware of.

A retired man went into a London job centre and saw a card advertising for a Gynaecologists assistant. He went in and asked the clerk the

I have bronchiectasis and even when I have not got an infection I often have pain. I take painkillers but have no other medication.

PiP Experience! Hopefully a Decision soon.

Hi all. I am feeling rather anxious at the moment over prescriptions

feeling rather anxious at the moment over prescriptions

One thing after another

Anyone with bronchiectasis on prophylactic antibiotics.

Not funny funny but made me smile

Spelling Bee.

Anybody out there using INDACATEROL ? How are you doing on it ?

Rapid loss of lung function,

COPD

Shaky days

Particularly galling

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