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Persistent cough

Hi i have had a hacking cough for over two months,I've been treated with two sets of antibiotics and an inhaler but am still suffering. I feel like a nuisance...

Hi i have had a hacking cough for over two months,I've been treated with two set...

Yogibear6

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Both hila are hyperinflated

Hi there I had a check X-ray due to getting out of breath very quickly and a breathing test so copd well the good news is I don’t have copd But I do have...

Hi there I had a check X-ray due to getting out of breath very quickly and a bre...

Mcdive40

•5 years ago

14 Replies

inhaler

hi - I have posted before that I did not know anything about copd except what I have learned from this site I still have 18 days before I see my pulmonologist,...

hi - I have posted before that I did not know anything about copd except what I ...

les4560

•5 years ago

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Flare ups

Twice since xmas l had to go on antibotics.now they say l might have TB to.mever good news.the weather in ont.canada is bsd

Twice since xmas l had to go on antibotics.now they say l might have TB to.mever...

roscoe600

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Being a friend could save a life 🤗🌹

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his...

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class walking...

MELNEL

•5 years ago

38 Replies

Yuk!

A horrible question. I always thought green mucus meant an infection, a learner gp some time ago told me that wasn't the case. Now im wondering if he was...

A horrible question. I always thought green mucus meant an infection, a learner ...

Burs

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Liquid oxygen

I have a Care hi-flow stroller liquid oxygen bottle and looking for a backpack. Have tried amazon, e bay and just can't find the white one. Any help would be...

I have a Care hi-flow stroller liquid oxygen bottle and looking for a backpack. ...

poppy08

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Travel Insurance after lung surgery

My wife, aged 73 was diagnosed with lung cancer 12 months ago and subsequently underwent a left upper lobectomy. We are now hoping to undertake a cruise to...

My wife, aged 73 was diagnosed with lung cancer 12 months ago and subsequently u...

Boaterjohn

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Shortness of breath after eating

Does anyone suffer shortness of breath after eating

Help_61

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Thinning Skin.

I think I'm becoming invisible, I recognize all the signs. My skin has now become so thin I can almost see inside. So seek out the advantages. That's what I...

I think I'm becoming invisible, I recognize all the signs. My skin has now becom...

Hidden

•5 years ago

32 Replies

Spirometry

Is Spirometry the gold standard for copd. Or would early stage emphysema only show up on a ct scan and not an X-ray.

Is Spirometry the gold standard for copd. Or would early stage emphysema only sh...

windynight

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Carbon Dioxide Retainer

Hi everyone 🙂 I joined about a month ago and I've seen everyone on here seems to be very supportive of each other and I think that's brilliant 🙂 I've been...

Hi everyone 🙂 I joined about a month ago and I've seen everyone on here seems ...

NuttyNan9

•5 years ago

23 Replies

New lung buddies: Staph and Pseudomonas

I had my sweat test today and got my sputum sample results back. They showed 2+ Staphylococcus aureus, and 2+ Pseudomonas aeruginosa 😭 thankfully the...

I had my sweat test today and got my sputum sample results back. They showed 2+ ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Nebuliser

I live in the Malvern area and have a Medic Lite Freeway Lite nebuliser which i am happy to give away if it is of use to someone in the area. It is twenty...

I live in the Malvern area and have a Medic Lite Freeway Lite nebuliser which i ...

Morse457

•5 years ago

1 Reply

A walk this morning

Very eerie here this morning normally walk around the outside if I walk this way don't ask me why I went in just intrigued by the older head stones 😏 sunrise...

Very eerie here this morning normally walk around the outside if I walk this way...

Blackbird6

•5 years ago

57 Replies

Ultibro breezhaler

My preventer inhaler has been changed from Seebri Breezhaler to the above.It has greatly improved my COPD but the only drawback is that it is giving me stomach...

My preventer inhaler has been changed from Seebri Breezhaler to the above.It has...

Picasso10

•5 years ago

8 Replies

PR

Just arrived a bit early

Hidden

•5 years ago

23 Replies

Lung Cancer breakthrough

I think many community members will find this particularly heartening and exciting:...

I think many community members will find this particularly heartening and exciti...

Ticks

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Inhaler

Good morning ,I have recently been given a new inhaler called TRELEGY ellipta ,I have found it makes me more short of breath it also makes me cough,Iam not...

Good morning ,I have recently been given a new inhaler called TRELEGY ellipta ,I...

Mercdes

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Help

Hello I need advice, been Asthmatic for 55 years, had pneumonia 2 in last 3 years, got scarring on left lung due to Pulmonary Embolisms. Been ill for month...

Hello I need advice, been Asthmatic for 55 years, had pneumonia 2 in last 3 year...

Silver252

•5 years ago

10 Replies

QQ about Acapella

Anyone else use an Acapella device and find it works better upside down? I know you can use it either way up but I find it vibrates harder upside down. Am I...

Anyone else use an Acapella device and find it works better upside down? I know ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Lovely Wise Words

Hope this inspires you all. have a Lovely St. Valentines Day for Tomorrow .My Love to you all my Friends on This Forum. xxxxx Carolina.

Hope this inspires you all. have a Lovely St. Valentines Day for Tomorrow .My L...

Hacienda

•5 years ago

16 Replies

Advice please

Hi there My father was diagnosed with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and will never tell me how he is feeling. Brace face all the time. Is there anyway I can...

Hi there My father was diagnosed with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and will nev...

Advice12345

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Cement dust advice needed

Having problems with heating engineer checked boiler no prob looks like a leak in pipe under cement flooring. Will mean part of floor will need to be dug up ....

Having problems with heating engineer checked boiler no prob looks like a leak ...

olive2709

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Teapot v Mug.

I'm worried about the teapot, That very British thing. I've noticed that just recently A very definite swing. To placing just one teabag, In a mug that's...

I'm worried about the teapot, That very British thing. I've noticed that just re...

Hidden

•5 years ago

28 Replies

Another Chest infection!

Another chest infection, I am sick of it, coughing can't breath properly or walk from one room to the other aching joints, can't sleep, no appetite...

Another chest infection, I am sick of it, coughing can't breath properly or wal...

austral

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Pneumonia vaccine

Phone Dr again as had flu jab just need pneumonia jab ..to be told sorry do not know when it will be in as there is a national shortage...and giggled when I...

Phone Dr again as had flu jab just need pneumonia jab ..to be told sorry do not ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Accuputure

Hi has anyone had accuputure to help with asthma/COPD...Also tai chi...any feedback would be really appreciated

Hi has anyone had accuputure to help with asthma/COPD...Also tai chi...any feedb...

Hidden

•5 years ago

23 Replies

Review

Went gp today for review of medication. Requested by myzelf. I Have been taking budesimide spiriva and salbutamol for 5 years. Told to carry on with this....

Went gp today for review of medication. Requested by myzelf. I Have been taking ...

hamster67

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Should I get first spirometry test tomorrow with a runny nose, sore throat, aches and pains? Advice please friends!!

It’s not full on flu but I definitely don’t feel too hot. Tomorrow is my first appointment with the pulmonologist and I’m having all the lung function tests...

It’s not full on flu but I definitely don’t feel too hot. Tomorrow is my first...

Ticks

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for February 2019

Persistent cough

Both hila are hyperinflated

inhaler

Flare ups

Being a friend could save a life 🤗🌹

Yuk!

Liquid oxygen

Travel Insurance after lung surgery

Shortness of breath after eating

Thinning Skin.

Spirometry

Carbon Dioxide Retainer

New lung buddies: Staph and Pseudomonas

Nebuliser

A walk this morning

Ultibro breezhaler

PR

Lung Cancer breakthrough

Inhaler

Help

QQ about Acapella

Lovely Wise Words

Advice please

Cement dust advice needed

Teapot v Mug.

Another Chest infection!

Pneumonia vaccine

Accuputure

Review

Should I get first spirometry test tomorrow with a runny nose, sore throat, aches and pains? Advice please friends!!

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