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Hi there everyone , does anybody know of or attend a alpha one specialist in the South West of the UK? I am desperate to find one!

I have alpha one antitrypsin deficency and I really would like to attend a local clinic or see a Alpha One Specialist in the South West, I live in Devon and I...

I have alpha one antitrypsin deficency and I really would like to attend a local...

flo1

•10 years ago

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Profile

To complete your profile to 100%. Introduce yourself in the box as shown, or copy and paste from the old site. Complete each section in Your Health...

To complete your profile to 100%. Introduce yourself in the box as shown, or cop...

stone-UK

•10 years ago

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I have joined this forum because my Husband has lung disease he was diagnosed some years ago with Pleural Plaques due to asbestos exposure

My husband saw a top Chest Consultant who confirmed the asbestos related disease and stated that this does not have coughing and copious sputum as part of the...

My husband saw a top Chest Consultant who confirmed the asbestos related disease...

Sabi-barb

•10 years ago

19 Replies

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Hey had a question hope u guys could help me i wake up in the middle of the night and i cant breath and then a few months past by and it

Happends again dont know what to do

Angel562

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Loss of voice

Hi, just wondering if anyone else suffers loss of voice with infection, I have severe emphysema and have experienced this twice now, just happens over night,I...

Hi, just wondering if anyone else suffers loss of voice with infection, I have s...

brooksju

•10 years ago

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Hi, - is there anyone who, like me, has familial pulmonary fibrosis. My dad died with IPF 3yrs ago. I presume it is IPF but inherited.

Am I right in assuming this? 3years ago I was told, by the Hospital, that IPF was NOT genetic. However recently, correspondence from the Hospital shows...

Am I right in assuming this? 3years ago I was told, by the Hospital, that IPF wa...

MRB554

•10 years ago

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Hello, diagnosed with bronchiectasis in April ,spent a week in hospital,can anyone tell me the average peak flow score for a 61 yr old femal

Grasso97

•10 years ago

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Holls. ...update. !

Well. ...we are now on our 2nd week in glorious dorset..another one to go. ! Tge weather, view ,company ,food ,fantastic .. .we retake our wedding vows next...

Well. ...we are now on our 2nd week in glorious dorset..another one to go. ! Tg...

sue48

•10 years ago

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Hi Looking for some guidance I have COPD on 24/7 oxygen 0.25 to 4L and bronchectasis. What PEP oscillating devices do people recommend?

BLF13

•10 years ago

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Gout and SOB is there a link?

I have rare bouts of gout but every time it flairs up my lungs get gooey. I am peaking at 90% O2 at rest. I am also having more Sleep apnoea episodes Anyone...

I have rare bouts of gout but every time it flairs up my lungs get gooey. I am ...

Offcut

•10 years ago

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I have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis(uip)i have started taking perfenidone starting phase ie 3 tablets a day...im having side effects

Im having small blisters all round my body...n my platelets count of my blood is also decreasing...is anyone else havin d same problem??

Im having small blisters all round my body...n my platelets count of my blood is...

aditya18

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Success and frustration !!

Well I'm pleased to announce that 'probably' after intervention by my MP with regards to PIP assessment (who said they wouldn't be looking at my case until...

Well I'm pleased to announce that 'probably' after intervention by my MP with re...

Plumbob

•10 years ago

19 Replies

Prednisone and Osteoporosis

Having just been diagnosed with osteoporosis, I though I would share and make you aware that longterm (more than three months) use of steroids including...

Having just been diagnosed with osteoporosis, I though I would share and make yo...

martin1945

•10 years ago

13 Replies

Hi! Quite a while seen last on this site, hope you all keeping well:-) just curious to know if anyone is on bricanyl infusion?

bmb64

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Clean Habits.

Two nuns are ordered to paint a room in the convent, and the last instruction of the Mother Superior is that they must not get even a drop of paint on their...

Two nuns are ordered to paint a room in the convent, and the last instruction of...

eightyplus

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Azithromycin for COPD exacerbations: 2014 ( From pulmccm.org )

http://pulmccm.org/main/2014/review-articles/azithromycin-for-copd-exacerbations-update-review/?art=&utm_source=Email+Updates+from+PulmCCM&utm_campaign=ba1d88d9

http://pulmccm.org/main/2014/review-articles/azithromycin-for-copd-exacerbations...

Puffthemagicdragon

•10 years ago

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Please help us get more funding for mesothelioma research

Ahead of Action Mesothelioma Day this Friday, we're joining patients and loved ones up and down the country in campaigning for more research funding to help...

Ahead of Action Mesothelioma Day this Friday, we're joining patients and loved o...

BLFCommsTeam

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Where is the best place to purchase an oximeter?there is that many on the internet the place seems to be a bit of a minefield thanks Terry

Tezzer7256

•10 years ago

17 Replies

Hay fever

Did anyone else only develop Hayfever after COPD or is it just me? I have never suffered from Hayfever before last year, 3 months after being diagnosed with...

Did anyone else only develop Hayfever after COPD or is it just me? I have never ...

ptliverpool

•10 years ago

15 Replies

Pen Pals

Hello All!!! This is just a follow up from yesterday just to let you know that we run a pen pals scheme . Our Pen Pals Scheme is for anybody that would like...

Hello All!!! This is just a follow up from yesterday just to let you know that ...

Hidden

•10 years ago

6 Replies

My son who's 6 has chronic asthma, he has been on montelukast, his behavour is scary anyone can help should I stop the tablets help

Martam7276

•10 years ago

6 Replies

hi each and all

Hope you are ok pollen count is going to be high today take care

oxytic

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Phew .... another year, another test

Had my annual lung function test yesterday ..... the results are pretty much the same as two years ago and slightly better than last year, when, with...

Had my annual lung function test yesterday ..... the results are pretty much the...

out-for-lunch

•10 years ago

8 Replies

hot weather

i feel very bad in this hot weather

123podmore

•10 years ago

11 Replies

Does anyone else suffer from terrible ache legs. Is this normal

3pinks

•10 years ago

18 Replies

In Praise of Air

Hi Everyone here is a link to the world's first catalytic poem by Simon Armitage. I loved it when I read it & immediately thought of us, the people who want &...

Hi Everyone here is a link to the world's first catalytic poem by Simon Armitage...

Hidden

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Mild asthma

Hi, just another question I wanted to ask as I've been wondering about it for a while; My doctor diagnosed me with having mild asthma. I need to use my...

Hi, just another question I wanted to ask as I've been wondering about it for a ...

Hidden

•10 years ago

18 Replies

Beta blockers can make you short of breath.

Using beta blockers can make breathing worse . My eye dr told me to stop my timolol eye drops that I take for glaucoma , and see if my breathing improved . Lo,...

Using beta blockers can make breathing worse . My eye dr told me to stop my timo...

Batbara

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Spirometry Results

Hi, I was recently diagnosed with asthma and was just wondering if my future spirometry results will be normal once my asthma is controlled?

Hi, I was recently diagnosed with asthma and was just wondering if my future spi...

Hidden

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Went for a risky walk in the woods and got my reward.

After taking a few pics of the bird life that turned up outside my Dads kitchen window I went for a stroll up the lane for my daily exercise. I did the usual...

After taking a few pics of the bird life that turned up outside my Dads kitchen ...

dall05

•10 years ago

28 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for July 2014

Hi there everyone , does anybody know of or attend a alpha one specialist in the South West of the UK? I am desperate to find one!

Profile

I have joined this forum because my Husband has lung disease he was diagnosed some years ago with Pleural Plaques due to asbestos exposure

Hey had a question hope u guys could help me i wake up in the middle of the night and i cant breath and then a few months past by and it

Loss of voice

Hi, - is there anyone who, like me, has familial pulmonary fibrosis. My dad died with IPF 3yrs ago. I presume it is IPF but inherited.

Hello, diagnosed with bronchiectasis in April ,spent a week in hospital,can anyone tell me the average peak flow score for a 61 yr old femal

Holls. ...update. !

Hi Looking for some guidance I have COPD on 24/7 oxygen 0.25 to 4L and bronchectasis. What PEP oscillating devices do people recommend?

Gout and SOB is there a link?

I have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis(uip)i have started taking perfenidone starting phase ie 3 tablets a day...im having side effects

Success and frustration !!

Prednisone and Osteoporosis

Hi! Quite a while seen last on this site, hope you all keeping well:-) just curious to know if anyone is on bricanyl infusion?

Clean Habits.

Azithromycin for COPD exacerbations: 2014 ( From pulmccm.org )

Please help us get more funding for mesothelioma research

Where is the best place to purchase an oximeter?there is that many on the internet the place seems to be a bit of a minefield thanks Terry

Hay fever

Pen Pals

My son who's 6 has chronic asthma, he has been on montelukast, his behavour is scary anyone can help should I stop the tablets help

hi each and all

Phew .... another year, another test

hot weather

Does anyone else suffer from terrible ache legs. Is this normal

In Praise of Air

Mild asthma

Beta blockers can make you short of breath.

Spirometry Results

Went for a risky walk in the woods and got my reward.

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