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Right Heart Catheter

Hello All Have any of you recently had a heart catheterisation recently please? Which vein did they use (usually neck, groin or arm/wrist)? What was the...

Hello All Have any of you recently had a heart catheterisation recently please? ...

karenjenna1146

•6 years ago

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Brochiectasis diagnosed - questions to ask GP

Hi I'm Lina Been told I have bronchiectasis as I had a ct scan ordered by my Gastro Dr due to losing a lot of weight and anxiety sky high due to see my gp as I...

Hi I'm Lina Been told I have bronchiectasis as I had a ct scan ordered by my Gas...

Lina-61

•6 years ago

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Much needed desperate help following pneumonia.

Hi my lovely friends I’m out of hospital with the pneumonia apparently it will take weeks for it to subside this I can take but the mornings have changed so...

Hi my lovely friends I’m out of hospital with the pneumonia apparently it will t...

carolg1

•6 years ago

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Hilum

I have been sent for a CT scan following a routine X ray which showed an enlarging left Hilum. Any ideas enyone what that is?

I have been sent for a CT scan following a routine X ray which showed an enlargi...

brinnie

•6 years ago

1 Reply

The dreaded MOT.

Alas my poor old Campervan Has failed to pass the test. Perhaps she's just decided That it's time to have a rest. Midge and I have sat in her And travelled...

Alas my poor old Campervan Has failed to pass the test. Perhaps she's just decid...

Hidden

•6 years ago

35 Replies

Surgery

Hi...I am new diagnosed Jan severe emphysema at 44, been offered lung volume reduction anyone been through this all new to me, I take no medication, work full...

Hi...I am new diagnosed Jan severe emphysema at 44, been offered lung volume red...

Mummybeck

•6 years ago

11 Replies

my life with COPD

hi i am pat and i am 75,this is my first post 9months ago i was told i had stage two emphasema and bronchrolitis,i am slim and stopped smoking several years...

hi i am pat and i am 75,this is my first post 9months ago i was told i had stage...

patty10

•6 years ago

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daliresp

Was on daliresp for five days. Had to discontinue taking it as psychiatric symptoms were intolerable. Hope another medicine is available. Heard of Symbicort,...

Was on daliresp for five days. Had to discontinue taking it as psychiatric sympt...

samferro

•6 years ago

7 Replies

HAPPY UPDATE ON WOBBLE

Hello my BLF friends and hope you've all had a good weekend. I've had a good ending to my weekend thank goodness. As I told you the other day about my...

Hello my BLF friends and hope you've all had a good weekend. I've had a good end...

Stumpy55

•6 years ago

28 Replies

Just Numbers.

Age is just a number. That is what they say. My number then is 86 For 12 months that will stay. But hang on just a minute. My knee-joints are much less. I've...

Age is just a number. That is what they say. My number then is 86 For 12 months ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Aria didn’t like the second half!

She’s cross, giving me the look because she clawed me when Wellbeck played around..Feisty!! She prefers looking at her territory now, no birds in sight😉 only...

She’s cross, giving me the look because she clawed me when Wellbeck played aroun...

Hidden

•6 years ago

22 Replies

Help Getting FEV1 Percentage From Liters

Hello, this is probably pretty simple for some but quite confusing for me. I have a Microlife peak flow meter and it does give the FEV1 but it does it in...

Hello, this is probably pretty simple for some but quite confusing for me. I hav...

ericgtr

•6 years ago

10 Replies

1000 Days

Hi All, I have only just joined this website. I titled this first message 1000 days as 5 years ago I was diagnosed with IPF and the prognosis was 50% die in...

Hi All, I have only just joined this website. I titled this first message 1000 d...

BoomBaggy

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Am I getting the right treatment?

Hi I have struggled with my breathing for about 10 years and didn't mention it to the doctor until 3 years ago. I was in denial and a smoker. I had a lung x...

Hi I have struggled with my breathing for about 10 years and didn't mention it ...

Festie

•6 years ago

8 Replies

home checks

is it ok to buy a peak flow meter to use at home ,my breathing has been all over the place the last 2/3 weeks i am taking my rescue pack at the moment if i...

is it ok to buy a peak flow meter to use at home ,my breathing has been all ove...

whit

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Lung CT Scan showed: "Mild bilateral apical pleural and left lower lobe thickening"

32, 185cm, 85kg, Male, Questran Lite/Infliximab infusion medication, non-smoker, had Asthma and currently have Crohn's disease. I get atrial fibrillation only...

32, 185cm, 85kg, Male, Questran Lite/Infliximab infusion medication, non-smoker,...

Forristicat

•6 years ago

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8 months of coughing

Why does my cough goes away when i sleep.but when i wake up i started coughing again. Im. So paranoid i have lung cancer. Im only 21 who never smoked. Im so....

Why does my cough goes away when i sleep.but when i wake up i started coughing a...

aeparcs

•6 years ago

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Personal " MOT " results

Sorry but this might be a bit long-winded :) I went to get the results of my annual check up yesterday and came out a bit shell-shocked. Bloods all fine....

Sorry but this might be a bit long-winded :) I went to get the results of my an...

greatauntali

•6 years ago

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Why why why Delilah?

Why I'm i receiving HU emails much later than other people guys or so it seems I've emptied my inbox so no problems there surely.Bit of a bind whend i look at...

Why I'm i receiving HU emails much later than other people guys or so it seems I...

Hidden

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Is it worth the bother

Spent 45mins prepping fresh veg for the first time in months only to have a Coughing fit and end up with the tops and tails all over the floor. Don't think my...

Spent 45mins prepping fresh veg for the first time in months only to have a Coug...

Hidden

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Sewing it is....

So I have decided to hand sew a 60x50 throw out of my sisters jeans she passed away of a heart attack at age 44 she left behind a son who is a high functioning...

So I have decided to hand sew a 60x50 throw out of my sisters jeans she passed a...

docmel

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Air Trapping? PLEASE HELP

So my FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, SVC, Diffusion Capacity, and TLC are all NORMAL. My FEF 25 - 75% is abnormal (76%), my RV is abnormal (3.03L 169%), and RV/TLC...

So my FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, SVC, Diffusion Capacity, and TLC are all NORMAL. My F...

DustinS85

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Take Steps for the BLF!

Hello lovely Team Breathe! I hope you are all well and feeling ready for the weekend. 🙂 Today marks the beginning of our Big 100 - where we are challenging...

Hello lovely Team Breathe! I hope you are all well and feeling ready for the wee...

LauraBLF

•6 years ago

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I'm chuffed!

I can't believe I've gone nearly 4 months without a chest infection! After two years of monthly infections it's amazing. I had an infection in early Feb and...

I can't believe I've gone nearly 4 months without a chest infection! After two y...

MoyB

•6 years ago

33 Replies

Attendance Allowance

I have been reading the posts about Attendance Allowance, and there seems to be some confusion. You get PIP if you are under 65, but over that age you can...

I have been reading the posts about Attendance Allowance, and there seems to be ...

Carnival567

•6 years ago

15 Replies

Your experiences of self-managing and thoughts on the future of digital health

*this post has been approved by BLF* Hi members, I am a Computer Science PhD student studying at Lancaster University. I'm interested in understanding the...

*this post has been approved by BLF* Hi members, I am a Computer Science PhD stu...

Hidden

•6 years ago

26 Replies

Bear trouble.

Everyone is talking About filming Paddington Bear. That little jumped up Peruvian. I don't know how they dare. He cannot speak at all in rhyme, Like what I...

Everyone is talking About filming Paddington Bear. That little jumped up Peruvia...

Hidden

•6 years ago

11 Replies

A holiday for me but not my husband.

I'm off to visit my sister. Taxi to the railway and assisted travel all the way. My sister will meet me then it's two weeks of relaxing in great company....

I'm off to visit my sister. Taxi to the railway and assisted travel all the way...

wheezyof

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Transplant

Hi everyone, i know i don't speak much but im always in the background. Had my 3rd call on 21st of may for double lung transplant and it was a success. . I'm...

Hi everyone, i know i don't speak much but im always in the background. Had my ...

southy

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Mysterious chronic shortness of breath

I will try to make this as short as possible, but this has been going on for over 5 years, so it might be farily long. Beginning in summer of 2012, I began...

I will try to make this as short as possible, but this has been going on for ove...

gabrielm

•6 years ago

20 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for June 2018

Right Heart Catheter

Brochiectasis diagnosed - questions to ask GP

Much needed desperate help following pneumonia.

Hilum

The dreaded MOT.

Surgery

my life with COPD

daliresp

HAPPY UPDATE ON WOBBLE

Just Numbers.

Aria didn’t like the second half!

Help Getting FEV1 Percentage From Liters

1000 Days

Am I getting the right treatment?

home checks

Lung CT Scan showed: "Mild bilateral apical pleural and left lower lobe thickening"

8 months of coughing

Personal " MOT " results

Why why why Delilah?

Is it worth the bother

Sewing it is....

Air Trapping? PLEASE HELP

Take Steps for the BLF!

I'm chuffed!

Attendance Allowance

Your experiences of self-managing and thoughts on the future of digital health

Bear trouble.

A holiday for me but not my husband.

Transplant

Mysterious chronic shortness of breath

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