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Dry Mouth

Hi all, just been put on a new inhaler for my COPD, Doctor given me Spiriva Respimat and I've been having dry mouth and dry throat, almost to the point of...

Hi all, just been put on a new inhaler for my COPD, Doctor given me Spiriva Resp...

LawH1512

•6 years ago

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New FUNKY Symptoms

Talk about things getting worse last week I seen doctor about new symptom been stuffing from. Hot flushes and brushing QUITE horrible IF I was to describe...

Talk about things getting worse last week I seen doctor about new symptom been s...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Ditch the spinach!

I'm Popeye the sailor man. I'm Popeye the sailor man. I've given up spinach Cos I'm nearly finished. As Popeye the sailor man. -------------------- I'm...

I'm Popeye the sailor man. I'm Popeye the sailor man. I've given up spinach Cos ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Photography

A photo I took watching the birds one night as the sun was going down on the sailboat .I like going over my photo's when I'm stuck in the house.. It helps me...

A photo I took watching the birds one night as the sun was going down on the sai...

Clamdigger

•6 years ago

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Titles elude me

I'm new here, but not new to respiratory issues. Having had ear, sinus and lung challenges my entire life, ( I'm 64 ) I was finally confirmed as having at...

I'm new here, but not new to respiratory issues. Having had ear, sinus and lung ...

TomTitTot

•6 years ago

47 Replies

Pulmonary function testing

Hello BLF friends, We often get questions about pfts. This description from NiH (see link on picture.) is for LAM patients but explanatory. Have a good...

Hello BLF friends, We often get questions about pfts. This description from NiH...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Pip Assessment ... If You Can Call IT That

Well had my pip assessment done by young paramedic. 2 hours of tick ✅ box question’s and when you try to answer questions THE not intrested. Things have not...

Well had my pip assessment done by young paramedic. 2 hours of tick ✅ box questi...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Some positive news.

Recent test results say my pulmonary hypertension is nearly nonexistent now. I have never been able to use the elliptical at Pulmonary Rehab now I’m doing 30...

Recent test results say my pulmonary hypertension is nearly nonexistent now. I h...

Bobbi6

•6 years ago

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Thankyou

Thanking you all for the advice you gave me about having the DEXA scan. I worried for nothing until i read all your advice,Been today wore nothing metal all...

Thanking you all for the advice you gave me about having the DEXA scan. I worrie...

r0yalalbert

•6 years ago

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Loved this photo of a little cat finding the best place in the Park to sleep. :-)

Wish I could have seen it for real, hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Johnem

•6 years ago

19 Replies

The good and the bad of taking steroids

I have been taking steroids for well over a year now there are certainly ups and downs in taking this medication. The good news.. my disease (non specific...

I have been taking steroids for well over a year now there are certainly ups and...

Anneinoxon

•6 years ago

34 Replies

Back Home

Just like to say hello to everyone and give a update has I have notbeen posting no internet on ward other than expensive paid and frank no longer hasis device...

Just like to say hello to everyone and give a update has I have notbeen posting ...

Time_2_drink

•6 years ago

72 Replies

Dialysis

I have been receiving dialysis due to kidney failure for about 10 weeks. It all happened very quickly. I would be interested to know if anyone else on this...

I have been receiving dialysis due to kidney failure for about 10 weeks. It all ...

Lilian226

•6 years ago

18 Replies

Eye Problems

Hi guys, i have another question, i have mild copd, no asthmas, i have recently posted questions about taking revlar ellipta and getting throat problems ie,...

Hi guys, i have another question, i have mild copd, no asthmas, i have recently ...

Lankeylassie

•6 years ago

4 Replies

COPD relief after 6 days

I read on a website that somebody with COPD found relief after using something called Serrapeptase, hope this helps.

I read on a website that somebody with COPD found relief after using something c...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Thanks from Marie Love

I so appreciate such a warm welcoming from all of you. I wanted to mention the medications I'm on...Symbicort, and Proair. I do have acid reflux so I'm on two...

I so appreciate such a warm welcoming from all of you. I wanted to mention the m...

Marielove

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Aids to hearing.

Hearing aids are wonderful things, They mean you don't miss much. You hear again the birds and bees, Ticking clocks and such. What people say about you Cos...

Hearing aids are wonderful things, They mean you don't miss much. You hear again...

Hidden

•6 years ago

15 Replies

IPF or alternative term?

Have been required to complete my profile here. But it seems to be impossible! No recognition of IPF, nor Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, nor Pulmonary...

Have been required to complete my profile here. But it seems to be impossible! N...

CharlieMuffin

•6 years ago

3 Replies

I'm new to this!

Hello all Am new to this Have recently been diagnosed with COPD. Am currently on a nebulizer and two different inhalers. But I do wonder are there...

Hello all Am new to this Have recently been diagnosed with COPD. Am currently...

Rarebutterfly

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Copd test results

Can copd improve? With your annual test

Jayneh13

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Problems with powder inhalers

I have mild cold and at first just had a blue inhaler I asked about up to date treatments and was given powder inhaler long story short, I have tried two kinds...

I have mild cold and at first just had a blue inhaler I asked about up to date t...

Lankeylassie

•6 years ago

18 Replies

Primrose 123

Has anyone had hib vaccine for asthma /bronchiectas?

primrose123

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Voice problems

I am on nintedanib and have been for 4 months no side effects. I was also put on a new asthma drug called Revlar. I am experiencing voice loss or very gravelly...

I am on nintedanib and have been for 4 months no side effects. I was also put on...

robinc10

•6 years ago

12 Replies

PFT and CT Scan follow up after nodule appearance

I moved to a lower elevation so my oxygen would be better. It is a little better. Had a CT scan done 3 months ago and they found a nodule in left lung. So they...

I moved to a lower elevation so my oxygen would be better. It is a little better...

lisajawea46

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Exacerbation

Had an outbreak since early April 2018, coughing thick green phlegm since. Breathlessness has got worse with the occasional better day. Even at rest the...

Had an outbreak since early April 2018, coughing thick green phlegm since. Breat...

cliff1944

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Margaret

Something to cheer you all. I have heard from Margaret, she has been very ill and in hospital but is now home. She says she will post in the next few days. She...

Something to cheer you all. I have heard from Margaret, she has been very ill an...

Rosabeth

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Withdrawal off tramodol

I have had some major surgery done and was sent home on tramadol was on them for 3 wks and they gave me REALLY bad piles so i just stopped taking them but...

I have had some major surgery done and was sent home on tramadol was on them for...

bubbles8528

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Humour For A Wet & Miserable Day - Doctor Jokes.

Nothing too offensive or 'sick' to try and brighten the day for all you lovely 'peeps' on HealthUnlocked. I hope they brighten your day. A doctor tells a woman...

Nothing too offensive or 'sick' to try and brighten the day for all you lovely '...

sufferer2

•6 years ago

16 Replies

chewing things over

hI, this seems like a pretty lightweight query but I can't find an answer and I really need help Has anyone had to find a way to stop sharp pointy little puppy...

hI, this seems like a pretty lightweight query but I can't find an answer and I ...

patiop0t

•6 years ago

1 Reply

living with copd

I have severe copd ,am 70 y.o.male and have ondema, my stomach ballooned maybe 18 months ago and my ankles and even my wrists and have tried 1300/1400cals...

I have severe copd ,am 70 y.o.male and have ondema, my stomach ballooned maybe 1...

johnreiddouglas

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for August 2018

Dry Mouth

New FUNKY Symptoms

Ditch the spinach!

Photography

Titles elude me

Pulmonary function testing

Pip Assessment ... If You Can Call IT That

Some positive news.

Thankyou

Loved this photo of a little cat finding the best place in the Park to sleep. :-)

The good and the bad of taking steroids

Back Home

Dialysis

Eye Problems

COPD relief after 6 days

Thanks from Marie Love

Aids to hearing.

IPF or alternative term?

I'm new to this!

Copd test results

Problems with powder inhalers

Primrose 123

Voice problems

PFT and CT Scan follow up after nodule appearance

Exacerbation

Margaret

Withdrawal off tramodol

Humour For A Wet & Miserable Day - Doctor Jokes.

chewing things over

living with copd

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