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Rather belated New Year Greetings, Everyone!

I am sorry this post is nearly a week late but I have been thinking of you all and hoping and praying that you will all remain as healthy as you possibly can...

I am sorry this post is nearly a week late but I have been thinking of you all a...

Gayfere

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Between two stools (as usual)

I spent Thursday afternoon at the Bristol Heart Institute after I had an emergency appointment following a gp appointment just before Christmas. I had the...

I spent Thursday afternoon at the Bristol Heart Institute after I had an emergen...

Carnival567

•6 years ago

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caz

hello everyone , I wonder if anyone can help me , bit worried in asking as not sure what it means , but I must not be so silly & bury my had in sand sometimes...

hello everyone , I wonder if anyone can help me , bit worried in asking as not ...

gingercracker

•6 years ago

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Loss of taste/smell

Hi all, hope we all are OK today, my question is since coming out of hospital a couple of months ago and since been diagnosed with bronchiectasis I've noticed...

Hi all, hope we all are OK today, my question is since coming out of hospital a ...

Usgang

•6 years ago

7 Replies

coughing up chewing gum like phlegm

Hi , sorry for gory details but I have been dealing with a bad cold over Christmas with a incredible sore throat. I believed to get all better but became very...

Hi , sorry for gory details but I have been dealing with a bad cold over Christm...

zagemeel

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Happy new year to you all

Hi everyone and happy new year. A question really. Have been not so good for a few days or so (apart from the birth of our second grand daughter 2 days ago,...

Hi everyone and happy new year. A question really. Have been not so good for a f...

robdonn

•6 years ago

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My husband has moderate copd

We went to a New Year celebration and there was a woodfire. Since then he has been bad with breathless etc. Is this a flare-up?

We went to a New Year celebration and there was a woodfire. Since then he has be...

Caroldq

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Another visit to the doctor

I had to go see the doctor yesterday and he said I have Pleurisy, I got 2 needles for pain and swish he was gone. Maybe someone here can tell me, does it just...

I had to go see the doctor yesterday and he said I have Pleurisy, I got 2 needle...

vic44

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Amoxicillin and gaviscon

Hi, I picked up my penicillin yesterday and asked the pharmacist about my reflux meds. He said at least an hour between the Nexium and amoxicillin, but the...

Hi, I picked up my penicillin yesterday and asked the pharmacist about my reflux...

Shancock

•6 years ago

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My mother

My mother aged 85 has bronchiecsasis and is on various medicines. She has lost weight and is having food drink supplements Sometimes she has retching spells...

My mother aged 85 has bronchiecsasis and is on various medicines. She has lost ...

CeeTown

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Pleurisy sounds.

How would you differentiate pleurisy sounds auscultating the lungs from pneumonia?

How would you differentiate pleurisy sounds auscultating the lungs from pneumoni...

Ladouceur58

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Has anyone ever had a letter from copd pulmary rehab team saying they are making a home visit on a certain day next week ,?

The reasons ask is,I sent for the nurse on the 29th dec ,I had low oxygen levels and temperature of 39’8 ,she sent for an ambulance, My problem is ,,,is...

The reasons ask is,I sent for the nurse on the 29th dec ,I had low oxygen levels...

Nanny1086

•6 years ago

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constant coughing

I have Bronchiectasis and constant coughing 24-7. Doc gave me codeine tablets to stop the coughing but then I don't clear my chest so get regular chest...

I have Bronchiectasis and constant coughing 24-7. Doc gave me codeine tablets to...

gageathome

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Stage 2 COPD / FEV1 60% - Life expectancy?

Hi, Firstly, I know nobody can answer this question, but I need some kind of hope to cling onto. I am a 35 Year old male, recently just been diagnosed with...

Hi, Firstly, I know nobody can answer this question, but I need some kind of ho...

ggeorgiou

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Vitamins with COPD/Asthma and Kidney Disease

Hi all, I'm new to here, a little nervous but hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year. My new year has been spent in hospital with exacerbation of my...

Hi all, I'm new to here, a little nervous but hope everyone had a good Christmas...

LawH1512

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Question about Braltus

Hi, I am a 35 year old, that has been newly diagnosed with Emphysema - I did a basic spiro test and get a FEV1 reading off 60%, which the doctor told me was...

Hi, I am a 35 year old, that has been newly diagnosed with Emphysema - I did a ...

ggeorgiou

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Bronchiectasis exacerbation - when to take sample in

Hello, I am currently taking amoxicillin for an exacerbation but as I am not improving I need to go back to my doctor. As I am on antibiotics is a sputum...

Hello, I am currently taking amoxicillin for an exacerbation but as I am not imp...

Dibola04

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Just A Bit of Silliness....

...another advance in medicine....

Dmactds

•6 years ago

14 Replies

New

Hi all friends i am new

Jime_alase

•6 years ago

3 Replies

COPD and spine / leg pain

was just wondering how many other people have trouble with their spine and legs when their chest flares up? I had flu the week before Christmas and have been...

was just wondering how many other people have trouble with their spine and legs ...

Joobie666

•6 years ago

5 Replies

ABPA and then the flu

First of all, I would like to say I am so happy to have found this forum. I recently got diagnosed with ABPA with bronchiectasis and have been in denial about...

First of all, I would like to say I am so happy to have found this forum. I rece...

LJGB

•6 years ago

4 Replies

“Loving yourself enough to live the life you deserve”

Hello BLF friends, Bea took a picture of hope.. I like that series.. https://youtu.be/vpXzbLTH1-8 As I am trying to deal with yet another fall from Mum,...

Hello BLF friends, Bea took a picture of hope.. I like that series.. https://...

Hidden

•6 years ago

22 Replies

Newly Diagnosed

Hi All, Recently been diagnosed with Mild Restrictive and mild obstructive COPD. I was a smoker at a young age and this continued for 28 years, until finally 3...

Hi All, Recently been diagnosed with Mild Restrictive and mild obstructive COPD....

ANNIE_69

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Transplant

Where do I start, 47 and feel like I have been given a death sentence today. As previously posted I have a few things wrong with me including emphysema...

Where do I start, 47 and feel like I have been given a death sentence today. As ...

llo1970

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Can anyone answer this please

What is a consticted lung condition and why would low peak flow be untreatable?? Thanks

What is a consticted lung condition and why would low peak flow be untreatable??...

evergreen32

•6 years ago

8 Replies

ABPA help!!

Hi! I'm new on this website. First of all, I'd like so say sorry for my English because I'm Italian and I'm sure I'm going to make a lot of mistakes. :) I need...

Hi! I'm new on this website. First of all, I'd like so say sorry for my English ...

Italian-girl

•6 years ago

7 Replies

panicking

hi all i cant stop panicking about this i have not been told for 100% that i have asthma just that was nearly over to mark for them to class you as my docs...

hi all i cant stop panicking about this i have not been told for 100% that i hav...

mini2525

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Foreign carer

Hi An off the wall question lol: My partner lives abroad, and I have read on the Government site that he could be my carer. I fit all the necessary...

Hi An off the wall question lol: My partner lives abroad, and I have read on th...

Revaux

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Sharp pains

Hi I have a sharp pain which is also very tender to touch under my left breast , on the rib bone , it hurts when I breathe in deeply and every now and again...

Hi I have a sharp pain which is also very tender to touch under my left breast ...

Shellc

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Montelukast 10mg

Has anyone taken these if so what did they actually do for you xxx thanks

carolg1

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for January 2018

Rather belated New Year Greetings, Everyone!

Between two stools (as usual)

caz

Loss of taste/smell

coughing up chewing gum like phlegm

Happy new year to you all

My husband has moderate copd

Another visit to the doctor

Amoxicillin and gaviscon

My mother

Pleurisy sounds.

Has anyone ever had a letter from copd pulmary rehab team saying they are making a home visit on a certain day next week ,?

constant coughing

Stage 2 COPD / FEV1 60% - Life expectancy?

Vitamins with COPD/Asthma and Kidney Disease

Question about Braltus

Bronchiectasis exacerbation - when to take sample in

Just A Bit of Silliness....

New

COPD and spine / leg pain

ABPA and then the flu

“Loving yourself enough to live the life you deserve”

Newly Diagnosed

Transplant

Can anyone answer this please

ABPA help!!

panicking

Foreign carer

Sharp pains

Montelukast 10mg

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