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So went to the docs...

Set off for work yesterday morning, got 30 yards and started having crippling chest pains, managed to get to the bus stop where I sat on the floor and took my...

Set off for work yesterday morning, got 30 yards and started having crippling ch...

keith9876

•6 years ago

19 Replies

Rain please stop

Waiting for the rain to stop so I can get to town need to buy some more salad and something to go with it doctor said that i should lose a few pounds god...

Waiting for the rain to stop so I can get to town need to buy some more salad an...

Dasher50

•6 years ago

2 Replies

So tired again and heady

Exhausted today again, school holidays so I'm not at work but in some ways being at home is more work really! Got a head cold, my nose is sniffly and my head...

Exhausted today again, school holidays so I'm not at work but in some ways being...

Shancock

•6 years ago

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Xray came back..

Hello Everyone! You won’t believe I have fractured a vertebra!! D7 or 8.. I know why it hurts 😃 plus there is still a discreet bronchitis and something with...

Hello Everyone! You won’t believe I have fractured a vertebra!! D7 or 8.. I know...

Hidden

•6 years ago

67 Replies

Pulmonary Rehabilitation group today

Quite nervous about attending the group I'm 49 and will be the youngest there How did you cope to overcome this please Any advice appreciated It will be my...

Quite nervous about attending the group I'm 49 and will be the youngest there Ho...

Serendipity68

•6 years ago

19 Replies

Steriods?

Does anyone know of another alternative to Steriods? I dont like the side affects and cant sleep when on them and feel a bit paranoid! 😱 I am currently...

Does anyone know of another alternative to Steriods? I dont like the side affect...

Janzo54

•6 years ago

11 Replies

COPD emphysema with no straightforward answer

FEV1 of 44% and FVC 39% please can anyone tell me what stage of emphysema am I at as my doctor won't tell me straight, and I'm in limbo with worry, 😇

FEV1 of 44% and FVC 39% please can anyone tell me what stage of emphysema am I a...

patfreeman007

•6 years ago

4 Replies

LVR Result.

Had my Appointment Yesterday to Determine Whether I am Having this procedure. After Lots of Discussion, I have to be re. assessed. 1) Get over the last...

Had my Appointment Yesterday to Determine Whether I am Having this procedure. A...

Hacienda

•6 years ago

15 Replies

grateful for advice on hospital discharge where Mum requires possible nursing care rather than residential care

Happy Belated Easter everyone from Sue in New Zealand Can I ask a question? Does anyone know anything about how a hospital discharge works My lovely Mum is in...

Happy Belated Easter everyone from Sue in New Zealand Can I ask a question? Doe...

suebelle

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Prednisolone daily side effects on the body

Good afternoon all, I have taken Prednisolone along with various other medication for nearly all my 50 year life from being on a maintenance dose of 5mg a day...

Good afternoon all, I have taken Prednisolone along with various other medicatio...

Joseph260268

•6 years ago

7 Replies

STAIRLIFT help

Has anybody had any help with a stairlift please x x x

jjnanna

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Doctor visit today - confused??

Hi all, since diagnosis 6 weeks ago with COPD and put on Spiriva I have felt worse shortness of breath and had high pulse rate with palpitations. New doctor in...

Hi all, since diagnosis 6 weeks ago with COPD and put on Spiriva I have felt wor...

Shazza59

•6 years ago

31 Replies

Prednisolone

Good morning all, I have taken Prednisolone along with other medication for nearly all my 50 year life from being on a maintenance dose of 5mg a day to 40mg...

Good morning all, I have taken Prednisolone along with other medication for near...

Joseph260268

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Not medical but to do with illness

The other day a post was on here about blue badges & car badges for unseen illness sufferers, but I was wondering if there are any badges for the person to...

The other day a post was on here about blue badges & car badges for unseen illn...

katieoxo60

•6 years ago

33 Replies

Copd

Hi my name is Linda and I have had Copd for 16 years now but has got a lot worse since I had bladder cancer in 2014.I am a smoker but have cut down a lot and...

Hi my name is Linda and I have had Copd for 16 years now but has got a lot worse...

Lindabu

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Just curious....

Has anyone else noticed their chest size has gone up since diagnosis with a lung condition? In 2005 my chest size was 32"-34"; now it's 36". I weigh 3 kilos...

Has anyone else noticed their chest size has gone up since diagnosis with a lung...

Ergendl

•6 years ago

24 Replies

Meaty Problem.

'Re-sealable', the packet said. Oh what a good idea. Except there is a problem, That remains with that I fear. How can you do the reseal bit? Why do they not...

'Re-sealable', the packet said. Oh what a good idea. Except there is a problem, ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Viral chest infection?

How do I know if I have a viral chest infection as opposed to a bacterial one?

camdon

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Need All The Advice I Can Get!!

Hi, the short version of my story is that I have scoliosis (curvature of the spine) that cannot be fixed with the traditional method of metal rods because it...

Hi, the short version of my story is that I have scoliosis (curvature of the sp...

CWest4882

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Lungs reflate and crackle at night

Hi all- new here. So recently (last 3 months or do) when I sleep I wake up a cple times at night and need to take a deep breath. I can hear my lungs basically...

Hi all- new here. So recently (last 3 months or do) when I sleep I wake up a cpl...

vdub

•6 years ago

5 Replies

TO GET RID OF MUCUS IN YOUR LUNGS PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING THREE STEPS:

1. Hold stomach in with both hands. Then take a deep breath in through your nose and blow out through pursed lips. Repeat 5 times. 2. Now hold our ribcage...

1. Hold stomach in with both hands. Then take a deep breath in through your n...

Skipson

•6 years ago

5 Replies

phlegm

Hi everyone - I am stage 3/4 - 32% lung capacity. No oxygen. I had my first scare with an exacerbation that lead to my first ambulance ride. I am struggling...

Hi everyone - I am stage 3/4 - 32% lung capacity. No oxygen. I had my first scar...

ibecarolita

•6 years ago

35 Replies

Which causes the most breathlessnes?

I had emphysema first followed by chronic bronchitis and chronic asthma most recently bronchiectasis. Do different diseases cause breathlessness at differnt...

I had emphysema first followed by chronic bronchitis and chronic asthma most rec...

Hidden

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Breathed in freezing cold air

I breathed in freezing cold air. Could not breathe. Doctors do not know what the effects on my lungs are. I am going t have tests this week. Has anyone...

I breathed in freezing cold air. Could not breathe. Doctors do not know what t...

brendak143

•6 years ago

20 Replies

Confused

Hi, my name is Kim and I am 57 years old. I'm hoping that someone can help me understand my pulmonary lung function test. In July of 2017 I had a spirometer...

Hi, my name is Kim and I am 57 years old. I'm hoping that someone can help me u...

Kimsabb

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Gasps/pins & needles

I was diagnosed with c.o.p.d in 2017 , then this year I was also diagnosed with Emphysema , last year I began making uncontrollable gasps now I'm experiencing...

I was diagnosed with c.o.p.d in 2017 , then this year I was also diagnosed with ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

3 Replies

LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION SURGERY

Hi all, I'm being considered for the above surgery and would appreciate hearing from anyone who has had the operation, particularly the positives and...

Hi all, I'm being considered for the above surgery and would appreciate hearing ...

Lynnecal42

•6 years ago

2 Replies

C o p d

Hello everyone I hope you are having a good weekend Like lots of us I have copd I am giving a rescue pack of antibiotics and prednisolone The antibiotics...

Hello everyone I hope you are having a good weekend Like lots of us I have cop...

Dave2436

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Black Coffee

Hi there, I suffer with Severe Bronchiectasis and end stage COPD, I like my black coffee as it seems to open up my airways although I have read a few articles...

Hi there, I suffer with Severe Bronchiectasis and end stage COPD, I like my blac...

Joseph260268

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Confused possible cancer?

Hi everyone in the past I have suffered with pneumonia, chest infections and asthma since I was a child so I'm pretty in tune with lung problems. Recently I...

Hi everyone in the past I have suffered with pneumonia, chest infections and ast...

Hidden

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for April 2018

So went to the docs...

Rain please stop

So tired again and heady

Xray came back..

Pulmonary Rehabilitation group today

Steriods?

COPD emphysema with no straightforward answer

LVR Result.

grateful for advice on hospital discharge where Mum requires possible nursing care rather than residential care

Prednisolone daily side effects on the body

STAIRLIFT help

Doctor visit today - confused??

Prednisolone

Not medical but to do with illness

Copd

Just curious....

Meaty Problem.

Viral chest infection?

Need All The Advice I Can Get!!

Lungs reflate and crackle at night

TO GET RID OF MUCUS IN YOUR LUNGS PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING THREE STEPS:

phlegm

Which causes the most breathlessnes?

Breathed in freezing cold air

Confused

Gasps/pins & needles

LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION SURGERY

C o p d

Black Coffee

Confused possible cancer?

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