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Ipf support

Hi my mum has had ipf for over 3 years now she is on o2 24/7 and as a family we can see her declining. Her gp has issued her with a DNACPR at the...

Hi my mum has had ipf for over 3 years now she is on o2 24/7 and as a family we ...

yodalass

•5 years ago

18 Replies

Praise for Passenger assistance

I travel by train and use passenger assistance. They are really lovely people. I use a hefty wheeled walking frame (my princess chair). It's sturdy, stable...

I travel by train and use passenger assistance. They are really lovely people. ...

wheezyof

•5 years ago

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Colomycin side effects?

Wondering if anyone else has these symptoms? Have been nebulising colomycin for almost 3 months, however 2 months in I started getting more phlegm on my lungs...

Wondering if anyone else has these symptoms? Have been nebulising colomycin for ...

Udagga

•5 years ago

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You need hands........

I sometimes sit and look at them And think of what they've done. Ranging from some high-class work, To merely scratch my bum. They looked so nice when they...

I sometimes sit and look at them And think of what they've done. Ranging from so...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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A question..

Hello BLF friends, Anybody has adrenal glands insufficiency and went from Prednisone to Hydrocortisone? I have more energy for sure but I am ridden with aches...

Hello BLF friends, Anybody has adrenal glands insufficiency and went from Predni...

Hidden

•5 years ago

58 Replies

CT Scan

I have suffered from COPD/Emphysema for some 28 years now but been suffering from phlegm and cough for the past 9 months which nothing will stop or clear up....

I have suffered from COPD/Emphysema for some 28 years now but been suffering fro...

gingermusic

•5 years ago

35 Replies

I'm back!

Greetings one and all! I'm back home after a lovely week in Cumbria with our daughter and her family. All went well, but my husband has come down with a cold -...

Greetings one and all! I'm back home after a lovely week in Cumbria with our dau...

MoyB

•5 years ago

18 Replies

Consequences

Well all week my Spo2 as been round 90 ... and am not happy as am still living with consequences of GP’s actions. Following my request for antibiotics given...

Well all week my Spo2 as been round 90 ... and am not happy as am still living w...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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SLEEP WELL TONIGHT TO ONE AND ALL

Just off to watch a little tele sitting in great discomfort so much food now in belly thankfully I did not drink port or I really would feel out of sorts.

Just off to watch a little tele sitting in great discomfort so much food now in...

majji

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Stopped smoking, breathing worse than ever

I stopped smoking in mid November. My breathing is so bad, I can barely walk from room to room. I'm using Champix which helped me stop before (stupidly, I...

I stopped smoking in mid November. My breathing is so bad, I can barely walk fro...

Susiedee

•5 years ago

21 Replies

Chest infection

Hi everyone hope you all had a good Christmas. Since I've had copd I've always dreaded getting a chest infection, and of cause I have now got one and have had...

Hi everyone hope you all had a good Christmas. Since I've had copd I've always ...

IZZYWIZZY

•5 years ago

15 Replies

PFT to test for flying

Hi all, I hope that your Christmas went well. Can anyone tell me about having a PFT for finding out if they need oxygen to fly, and does it differ from an...

Hi all, I hope that your Christmas went well. Can anyone tell me about having a ...

Eireann

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Alpha 1 deficiency

Hi. I am new to this community, as this is my first post. But hoping to find some answers and encouragement. My doctor found that I am alpha 1 deficient on a...

Hi. I am new to this community, as this is my first post. But hoping to find som...

Baldwin27

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Not lung related, cholesterol

Happy today everyone, Just had my check up results at the endocrinology department and my results from 2 months ago. Got my cholesterol down from 9 to 3.5, Dr...

Happy today everyone, Just had my check up results at the endocrinology departme...

keith9876

•5 years ago

22 Replies

Fall-outs with your partner at Christmas?

You know what it's like at Christmas folks, you're always gonna have the inevitable argument or two ain't yah? Me and 'er indoors' had a right set-to I can...

You know what it's like at Christmas folks, you're always gonna have the inevita...

sufferer2

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Many thanks for your posts

To answer one or two of your questions - why model railway? Silly really, I was just looking at my small layout whilst thinking of a username! I am lucky in...

To answer one or two of your questions - why model railway? Silly really, I was ...

modelrailway

•5 years ago

5 Replies

mistake on my last spirometry lung test

Hi everyone I had a phone call from the nurse who done my lung test to say that there had been a mistake on my lung breathing test that i had done last month...

Hi everyone I had a phone call from the nurse who done my lung test to say that...

music

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Do i have pleurisy

Do i have pleurisy. I have a a sharp numbing pain when I inhale. The best way I can describe it is it at the start of a breath it's like a pain what throbs...

Do i have pleurisy. I have a a sharp numbing pain when I inhale. The best way I ...

Mojo90

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Not sure if maybe a cold is coming?

We had a lovely Christmas Eve and day etc, lovely food the kids loved their presents and we all had fun. Now I feel like I may have a sniffle forming, I'm not...

We had a lovely Christmas Eve and day etc, lovely food the kids loved their pres...

Shancock

•5 years ago

5 Replies

A- MAY- ZING!

Wow - what a response - will read 'em all later - now in the meantime I must do battle with a ginormous baking potatEr HAVE A LOVELY DAY Mr R will not...

Wow - what a response - will read 'em all later - now in the meantime I must ...

majji

•5 years ago

16 Replies

Introducing myself

I am 84 years old and in generally good health - apart from the following! I have Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, first diagnosed in 2013. My breathing only...

I am 84 years old and in generally good health - apart from the following! I hav...

modelrailway

•5 years ago

15 Replies

What is a sinus sergery like does it work for nasal drip

I will be asking for the opp at my appointment at ENT on New Year's Day, is it worth getting done,has anyone had it for nasal drip.thanks Peter

I will be asking for the opp at my appointment at ENT on New Year's Day, is it ...

pc49

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Out walking this morning

Beautiful sky this morning but chilly ish lol xxx

Blackbird2

•5 years ago

25 Replies

Introdution

Hi all just joined this site and will watch it every day to either find help or give aid when I can

Hi all just joined this site and will watch it every day to either find help or ...

robin3k

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Fear for my brother

It has been a year since I posted on here and I got a lot of love and advise so here I go again... my brother has been put forward for a double lung transplant...

It has been a year since I posted on here and I got a lot of love and advise so ...

Nibblet

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Keep your balance.

With damaged chests we walk the line, Which gets much thinner over time. Until that stage is finally reached Where our armour can be breeched. Our balance lost...

With damaged chests we walk the line, Which gets much thinner over time. Until t...

Hidden

•5 years ago

20 Replies

Chest/back pain

sorry to bother people I am 41 with copd from heavy smoking and drug use in a previous life, have fought off terrible chest infection over last 4 weeks,...

sorry to bother people I am 41 with copd from heavy smoking and drug use in a pr...

Andy-A

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Bronchiectasis

Hello. I have asthma and bronchiectasis. I feel ok at the moment but get a lot of upper back/chest pain? It hurts when lying down and I can't sleep because of...

Hello. I have asthma and bronchiectasis. I feel ok at the moment but get a lot o...

Anna6

•5 years ago

41 Replies

New to this

Just found this site. Feel so alone with this horrible condition. Really struggling.

Just found this site. Feel so alone with this horrible condition. Really struggl...

Dufadi

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Not up to Mr R's standards but it is Boxing Day so hopefully I can get away with it ..... wishing all the very best for the New Year!

I had a drop of Bailey's which was really rather nice I thought - be on the safe side and add a cube of ice! The room began to wobble or perhaps that was...

I had a drop of Bailey's which was really rather nice I thought - be on the safe...

majji

•5 years ago

41 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for December 2018

Ipf support

Praise for Passenger assistance

Colomycin side effects?

You need hands........

A question..

CT Scan

I'm back!

Consequences

SLEEP WELL TONIGHT TO ONE AND ALL

Stopped smoking, breathing worse than ever

Chest infection

PFT to test for flying

Alpha 1 deficiency

Not lung related, cholesterol

Fall-outs with your partner at Christmas?

Many thanks for your posts

mistake on my last spirometry lung test

Do i have pleurisy

Not sure if maybe a cold is coming?

A- MAY- ZING!

Introducing myself

What is a sinus sergery like does it work for nasal drip

Out walking this morning

Introdution

Fear for my brother

Keep your balance.

Chest/back pain

Bronchiectasis

New to this

Not up to Mr R's standards but it is Boxing Day so hopefully I can get away with it ..... wishing all the very best for the New Year!

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