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Had to let the liquid oxygen go.

Well Finally I had to admit that I couldn’t manage filling up my portable unit with liquid oxygen any more so I had to let it go and have it replaced with...

Well Finally I had to admit that I couldn’t manage filling up my portable unit w...

eightyplus

•10 years ago

12 Replies

Steam cleaners???

Can anybody reccommend a good steam cleaner, have heard they do not last long so do not want to spend a fortune l just don't have.

Can anybody reccommend a good steam cleaner, have heard they do not last long so...

sue930

•10 years ago

16 Replies

Any idea why my hip makes load poping noises???

Hi..all?first I'd like to say thanks to all that write back to me!!at moment feel alone!!and means so much..OK so apart from my other props.. I bend down to...

Hi..all?first I'd like to say thanks to all that write back to me!!at moment fee...

louiseamos

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Want to take advantage of all our features? Just log in!

"Hello, I am new here, But I don't see my name. Maybe as time goes on I will find my way around. I am new t being diagnosed with severe COPD

"Hello, I am new here, But I don't see my name. Maybe as time goes on I will fin...

megannell

•10 years ago

20 Replies

Diet

hi , I have been recently diagnosed with copd. Am i my forties and yes if did come as huge shock at the time particularly as I have a young family. Anyway,...

hi , I have been recently diagnosed with copd. Am i my forties and yes if did co...

31m3aR

•10 years ago

20 Replies

Seretide

Morning. Has anyone else noticed how you cant tell if it's run out, I know it's got the counter on the side but if you forget to check it lets you keep opening...

Morning. Has anyone else noticed how you cant tell if it's run out, I know it's ...

kimmy59

•10 years ago

4 Replies

are the posts and questions combined now

cant find questions

billl

•10 years ago

7 Replies

I have copd

I have copd and I have done everything I am suppose to, I feel it is worse but still not on oxegyn I feel I am drowning on this mucus it is horrible. I went...

I have copd and I have done everything I am suppose to, I feel it is worse but s...

liz52

•10 years ago

11 Replies

Finding my Post

How do i fing a previous post,i asked about travel insurance,now i can't find the replies. Thanks Alan

How do i fing a previous post,i asked about travel insurance,now i can't find th...

asimmd

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Trache taken off and back on oxygen mask at 60%. Is this causing breathlessness?

Hi, my mum has just had her trache removed after successfully coming off the ventilator with oxygen at 28%. Now she has the trache removed , she was coughing...

Hi, my mum has just had her trache removed after successfully coming off the ven...

ellie2014

•10 years ago

5 Replies

I have been taking symbicort for 8 month. I also take tudorza pressair .recently I've notice my vision getting worse.

It this happening to anyone else out there? Also, how bad can your eyesight become with these meds?

It this happening to anyone else out there? Also, how bad can your eyesight bec...

Batbara

•10 years ago

26 Replies

SEVERE COPD

Hi I've just been diagnosed with severe copd. I am 44. I was a smoker but I'm on nicotine replacement now. I also work as a fragrance consultant. I was shocked...

Hi I've just been diagnosed with severe copd. I am 44. I was a smoker but I'm on...

Cath3rin3

•10 years ago

25 Replies

Public transport? Grrr!

If the selfish woman had,nt decided to park at the bus stop by the wall I needed to sit on.If I,d managed to cross the road a bit quicker.If the bus was,nt...

If the selfish woman had,nt decided to park at the bus stop by the wall I needed...

FarmerD

•10 years ago

11 Replies

Does anybody know

What causes low carbon dioxide in your blood. The hospital say my gas exchanges aren't right. I have emphysema as well.

What causes low carbon dioxide in your blood. The hospital say my gas exchanges ...

Michelle12120

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Tight chest, short breath.

Hello all Bob here, first post/new member. Just lately, well the last hot few days I have been getting a tight chest and a bit puffy when I go upstairs or...

Hello all Bob here, first post/new member. Just lately, well the last hot few da...

merryoldp

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Oxygen and Cruises

Hi, my partner is on 24/7 oxygen at 4 lpm. Does anyone know if it is possible to go on a Cruise as we would like to get away somewhere without any hassle.....

Hi, my partner is on 24/7 oxygen at 4 lpm. Does anyone know if it is possible to...

seona

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Weekend Wit - Load of hot air really !! Enjoy and stay safe

Baby Balloon was frightened of staying in his own little room, but Daddy Balloon said, listen Baby Balloon you are getting a big balloon now, and big balloons...

Baby Balloon was frightened of staying in his own little room, but Daddy Balloon...

Plumbob

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Family trees update

Hello Everyone. I posted this a few days ago, but I think I put it in the wrong box ? Anyway, it's further to my offer to help anyone with their family tree...

Hello Everyone. I posted this a few days ago, but I think I put it in the wron...

Nikkers

•10 years ago

4 Replies

I'm playing Tennis next Friday :)

I have 3 friends who all have played tennis in the past who want to make a return to the courts again. Like me they all have health problems and their mobility...

I have 3 friends who all have played tennis in the past who want to make a retur...

dall05

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Elbows

Hi everybody just a quick question.My daughter has had her first appt at the Brompton,she asked me why they looked at her fingers and then her elbows? Well as...

Hi everybody just a quick question.My daughter has had her first appt at the Bro...

longlungs

•10 years ago

10 Replies

Zelda Furbush

Does anyone know what has happened to Zelda - did a few posts a couple of months ago & was a real character but she has been quiet since .

Does anyone know what has happened to Zelda - did a few posts a couple of months...

Hidden

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Breathe Easy

The University of Kent has been asked by the BLF to conduct an evaluation of our Breathe Easy groups. If you have a respiratory condition, or are a carer, and...

The University of Kent has been asked by the BLF to conduct an evaluation of our...

MarkPilling

•10 years ago

4 Replies

So full of 'cold'!!

Have taken some garlic and phoned drs cos l don't have any standby medications, they said to phone back at 4pm, last time l was at drs l did'nt even get time...

Have taken some garlic and phoned drs cos l don't have any standby medications, ...

sue930

•10 years ago

7 Replies

IPF research update - new developments in treatment

Hi guys, I thought this might be of interest for anyone affected by IPF, whether you have the condition yourself or whether it is someone that you care for....

Hi guys, I thought this might be of interest for anyone affected by IPF, wheth...

BethanyBateman

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Update on recent post

I've been back to hospital today. I was on 4 on my home oxygen. They have now had to put it up to 6. My carbon dioxide was low in my body. That's why I was...

I've been back to hospital today. I was on 4 on my home oxygen. They have now ha...

Michelle12120

•10 years ago

4 Replies

hay fever, i'm giving barrier treatment a go, wish me luck, i need it

i'm giving barrier treatment a go, wish me luck, i need it

prawncess

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Lung reduction surgery,

I had an appointment at the hospital yesterday and was told I have holes in my lungs top and bottom and was offered lung reduction surgery. Has anybody had any...

I had an appointment at the hospital yesterday and was told I have holes in my l...

mogworth

•10 years ago

11 Replies

Thank's

To all who replied to my last post, sorry it's bin a while to reply, BUT it's bin another one o' them weeks, Spent a fortune in fuel, got lost ( blinkin sat...

To all who replied to my last post, sorry it's bin a while to reply, BUT it's bi...

iamnins

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Don't worry be happy we may not win the battle but we'll have a good fight

Hi I have emphysema from the age of 46 and other things going on I take a lot of meds a day I've done rehab and breathing technic with the physiotherapy but...

Hi I have emphysema from the age of 46 and other things going on I take a lot of...

Stephend

•10 years ago

15 Replies

I'm just curious. When members on this site talk about their fvc %, are these the number before, or after the medicine they give you .

Batbara

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for July 2014

Had to let the liquid oxygen go.

Steam cleaners???

Any idea why my hip makes load poping noises???

"Hello, I am new here, But I don't see my name. Maybe as time goes on I will find my way around. I am new t being diagnosed with severe COPD

Diet

Seretide

are the posts and questions combined now

I have copd

Finding my Post

Trache taken off and back on oxygen mask at 60%. Is this causing breathlessness?

I have been taking symbicort for 8 month. I also take tudorza pressair .recently I've notice my vision getting worse.

SEVERE COPD

Public transport? Grrr!

Does anybody know

Tight chest, short breath.

Oxygen and Cruises

Weekend Wit - Load of hot air really !! Enjoy and stay safe

Family trees update

I'm playing Tennis next Friday :)

Elbows

Zelda Furbush

Breathe Easy

So full of 'cold'!!

IPF research update - new developments in treatment

Update on recent post

hay fever, i'm giving barrier treatment a go, wish me luck, i need it

Lung reduction surgery,

Thank's

Don't worry be happy we may not win the battle but we'll have a good fight

I'm just curious. When members on this site talk about their fvc %, are these the number before, or after the medicine they give you .

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