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Lung valves

Hope all are well as can be .I had 3 valves inserted into my left lung in August since then I have improved from 30/ per cent lung function to 60/ percent It...

Hope all are well as can be .I had 3 valves inserted into my left lung in August...

Help_61

•5 years ago

32 Replies

Introducing myself and asking a question! Do any of you take Spiriva2.5 1 puff 2 x a day instead of 2puffs 1 x a day?

Hi, I’ve been reading and responding to posts on this site for about a year. I am diagnosed with bronchiectasis and asthma. I had asthma as a child but out...

Hi, I’ve been reading and responding to posts on this site for about a year. I a...

Elvisajc

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Tictacs again

Well went to dr for blood test results, was going to ask about a maintenance dose of pred, but it seems I am now type 2 diabetic!! And the reason I have been...

Well went to dr for blood test results, was going to ask about a maintenance dos...

Looseloafers

•5 years ago

10 Replies

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Perfect feisty frosty freezing morning 😂💞💞💞

What a cold start to the day (yesterday) freezing but way better than rain 💞

Blackbird6

•5 years ago

22 Replies

Vertigo

Hi all - First post for me I think. Has anyone here suffered a bout of vertigo. Last week I sat up in bed and immediately fell back with a dizzy spell. That...

Hi all - First post for me I think. Has anyone here suffered a bout of vertigo. ...

perr

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Preparing for spirometry

Hi Has anyone been told to stop using their inhalers before their spirometry test? I have never been told and wondered if I should stop to get a better...

Hi Has anyone been told to stop using their inhalers before their spirometry tes...

teresa297

•5 years ago

24 Replies

Update on Brochiectasis and Candida.

Saw Consultant yesterday and he is convinced that I do not have a Candida infection. I took two samples of mucus with me and showed him the difference between...

Saw Consultant yesterday and he is convinced that I do not have a Candida infect...

Claudine

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Sarcoidosis sufferer

Hi! I’m sue, 67 and I have Sarcoidosis. I’d like to get in touch with other sufferers especially those in the West Midlands re: Consultant. I’m struggling at...

Hi! I’m sue, 67 and I have Sarcoidosis. I’d like to get in touch with other suff...

Susanjb

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Bullae

Hello there, can anyone help me with a newly diagnosed condition, Bullae and what the treatment might be, thank you .

Hello there, can anyone help me with a newly diagnosed condition, Bullae and wha...

Lally1944

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Saw this on facebook

I am a member of another COPD group on Facebook, and somebody said they went to their doctor to see if they had a chest infection, the doctor said if they can...

I am a member of another COPD group on Facebook, and somebody said they went to ...

welshtony

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Metered.

Yet another smart arse Came to live with me today It's going to sit and tell me How much I'll have to pay For gas and electricity To keep me warm and safe And...

Yet another smart arse Came to live with me today It's going to sit and tell me ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

45 Replies

Planning for future care may be linked to longer survival in terminally ill patients.

Advance care planning (ACP) can be a way to meet patients’ end-of-life preferences and increase awareness and quality of end-of-life care. In a recent...

Advance care planning (ACP) can be a way to meet patients’ end-of-life preferenc...

2greys

•5 years ago

3 Replies

GP on the ball

I rang my gp's today to see if my repeat prescription was ready only to be told it was and my gp had added a rescue pack of sted's and ab's to the script in...

I rang my gp's today to see if my repeat prescription was ready only to be told ...

soulboy118

•5 years ago

26 Replies

What shall I do?

I have severe COPD but frankly don't feel any better with all my medications. I have got to the point of thinking MAYBE if I didn't take anything, I would be...

I have severe COPD but frankly don't feel any better with all my medications. I ...

Woofly

•5 years ago

30 Replies

Rhyming.

A bit of rhyming nonsense Can liven up your day That is what they tell me They chase the blues away It costs me very little So no one has to pay And if I...

A bit of rhyming nonsense Can liven up your day That is what they tell me Th...

Hidden

•5 years ago

60 Replies

Pneumonia recovery - anyone else experience pressure on forehead?

Hi there, I went into hospital a month ago and was diagnosed with viral pneumonia. Thankfully most symptoms have cleared up except occasional tiredness. When I...

Hi there, I went into hospital a month ago and was diagnosed with viral pneumoni...

banana_hammock

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Retaining carbon dioxide

Well my hubby was due to be discharged from hospital today after being admitted 3 times in 3 weeks,his chest infection has cleared but each time he went in he...

Well my hubby was due to be discharged from hospital today after being admitted ...

Dazbazbez

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Looking for Advice re IPF .

Hi , I am a 66 year old male living in the UK , I have just been diagnosed with IPF and have been offered Nintedanib to start early in 2020 after my hernia Op...

Hi , I am a 66 year old male living in the UK , I have just been diagnosed with ...

Jaxleo

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Respiratory Clinic London - Bronchiectasis

Hi All I was wondering if any of you on here have experience in either St George’s or at Queen Mary’s for Bronchiectasis care Have been given both of these as...

Hi All I was wondering if any of you on here have experience in either St George...

Fiona1990

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Lung Disease & Oral Cancer Dont Cha Just 💔 It

Well it’s all been going on FIRST hot sweats then heart trouble then neoplasia NEOPLASTIC colon polyps . So I assumed I was ok given colactrol oncologist had...

Well it’s all been going on FIRST hot sweats then heart trouble then neoplasia N...

Hidden

•5 years ago

16 Replies

Gp

Just come back from gp asked for zyban to quit smoking he stated I don’t write prescriptions for that you will have to go to a quit smoking group my nearest...

Just come back from gp asked for zyban to quit smoking he stated I don’t write p...

1Hazeloak

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Could this be missed cancer

Hi all. New to this so excuse any mistakes I make . I have been off work ill since September. Back and to to drs hospital x-rays blood tests CT scan heart...

Hi all. New to this so excuse any mistakes I make . I have been off work ill sin...

Chittychatty

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Searching.

Where is that Don the rhymer? I know he's somewhere here Unless his nipped off to the pub For his regular pint of beer He's over stayed his time here But I've...

Where is that Don the rhymer? I know he's somewhere here Unless his nipped off t...

Hidden

•5 years ago

31 Replies

Omeprazole & pneumonia

I have a history of recurrent pneumonia over the last few years & I’ve been prescribed Omeprazole for constant indigestion. I’m a bit worried as I’ve read that...

I have a history of recurrent pneumonia over the last few years & I’ve been pres...

GMcC2

•5 years ago

16 Replies

Stages of copd

Diagnosed with copd in aug had a flare up this week which I spent a few days in hospital how do I no what stage I am

Diagnosed with copd in aug had a flare up this week which I spent a few days in ...

1Hazeloak

•5 years ago

10 Replies

My Twig Tree

Thought i would have something different this year .. a twig tree :-D

carrina

•5 years ago

44 Replies

Siesta sue

I have been on home oxygen for the past month and have a concentrator machine. I use it as ambulatory, mostly when out and about. I have been issued with 2...

I have been on home oxygen for the past month and have a concentrator machine. I...

siestasue

•5 years ago

18 Replies

Ellie x

My sons dog x

carrina

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Lola x

Soon be Christmas !!

carrina

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Anaesthetic. I am thinking of having dental implants but want anaesthetic to knock me out. I have severe copd.Thanks

Has anyone got information or experience with anaesthetic

lungs

•5 years ago

19 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for December 2019

Lung valves

Introducing myself and asking a question! Do any of you take Spiriva2.5 1 puff 2 x a day instead of 2puffs 1 x a day?

Tictacs again

Perfect feisty frosty freezing morning 😂💞💞💞

Vertigo

Preparing for spirometry

Update on Brochiectasis and Candida.

Sarcoidosis sufferer

Bullae

Saw this on facebook

Metered.

Planning for future care may be linked to longer survival in terminally ill patients.

GP on the ball

What shall I do?

Rhyming.

Pneumonia recovery - anyone else experience pressure on forehead?

Retaining carbon dioxide

Looking for Advice re IPF .

Respiratory Clinic London - Bronchiectasis

Lung Disease & Oral Cancer Dont Cha Just 💔 It

Gp

Could this be missed cancer

Searching.

Omeprazole & pneumonia

Stages of copd

My Twig Tree

Siesta sue

Ellie x

Lola x

Anaesthetic. I am thinking of having dental implants but want anaesthetic to knock me out. I have severe copd.Thanks

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