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Hello , I'm new here !

I have a serious condition due to having extensive radiotherapy in 1994. This was for Hodgkins lymphoma in the right lung , and I now have Bronchiectasis and...

I have a serious condition due to having extensive radiotherapy in 1994. This wa...

Joy0

•4 years ago

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Evening every one -hope all has been well.

Been keeping up to date each week on what's been going on in this wonderfull site. I've had my challenges since August 2018, still not out of the woods yet....

Been keeping up to date each week on what's been going on in this wonderfull sit...

1968

•4 years ago

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Dosette day prep

Found a picture to add to my earlier reply to Don’s brilliant rhyme on Monday, The Dosette Before putting the tablets into the separate daily compartments for...

Found a picture to add to my earlier reply to Don’s brilliant rhyme on Monday, T...

LoncinLad

•4 years ago

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Struggling

Hi I have severe emphersima and it's raining out side. I have trouble getting to my car as I have to park it so far down the road I'm house bound on bad days....

Hi I have severe emphersima and it's raining out side. I have trouble getting to...

Kingki

•4 years ago

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Does lung damage speed pancreatic cancer?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is associated with higher rates of many cancers, including lung, oesophagus, colon, bladder and breast cancer....

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is associated with higher rates o...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Copd

Hi I've just been told today I have C.O.P.D. as I was not surprised as I was getting breathless doing things,I gave up smoking about 3 weeks ago (a bit unsure...

Hi I've just been told today I have C.O.P.D. as I was not surprised as I was get...

prue1956

•4 years ago

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exercise

Is the exercise group still running in the community room at Buxton fire station

Is the exercise group still running in the community room at Buxton fire station...

Cak3y50

•4 years ago

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In Defence of Vaping

Looking through related posts I can see that my views in support of vaping will cause consternation among many here. Anyway, here goes....... 70 year old...

Looking through related posts I can see that my views in support of vaping will ...

Philarv1

•4 years ago

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Cough 😷 and spluttering!!!

Hi I hope everyone is having a ok 👌 day and has the sunshine ☀️. I am still smoking cigarettes, despite COPD and other illnesses. However I wanted to stop...

Hi I hope everyone is having a ok 👌 day and has the sunshine ☀️. I am still sm...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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GENERAL ANAESTHETIC AND BRONCHIECTASIS

Hello friends, I suffer with bronchiectasis and chronic rhinitis as well as other health conditions. I became deaf in one ear due to a build up of mucous...

Hello friends, I suffer with bronchiectasis and chronic rhinitis as well as oth...

RoadRunner44

•4 years ago

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Cleaning INSIDE the prongs on a nasal cannula

After searching high and low and also getting some good suggestions from other members which sadly did not work I have at last found a solution to cleaning my...

After searching high and low and also getting some good suggestions from other m...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Tongue 👅 Biopsy & Lung Diease

Well had my biopsy TURNs out was 6.5cm lesion base of tongue. Not quite sure what’s going on APART from new lump on lip TOLD doctor doing biopsy and he said...

Well had my biopsy TURNs out was 6.5cm lesion base of tongue. Not quite sure wha...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Anyone ever struggle after pulmonary function tests?

Hi all. Had PFT on Monday morning, found myself struggling a bit on Monday night. Both Monday and Tuesday, I walked a LOT more than I really should've and both...

Hi all. Had PFT on Monday morning, found myself struggling a bit on Monday night...

DaveT81

•4 years ago

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How old were you when diagnosed with Bronciectasis?

I was diagnosed at 27 and am 29 now. Worries me a lot when everyone says my lungs looks like someone much older. Has anyone here lived with this for a long...

I was diagnosed at 27 and am 29 now. Worries me a lot when everyone says my lung...

Fiona1990

•4 years ago

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Nintedanib , Pros and Cons ?

Nintedanib , Pros and Cons , Hi everybody , I have an appointment on the 6th February to possibly start taking Nintedanib to slow down the process of...

Nintedanib , Pros and Cons , Hi everybody , I have an appointment on the 6th Feb...

Jaxleo

•4 years ago

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LVR

My partner went for an appointment yesterday with his Consultant who suggested putting him for an LVR (Lung Volune Reduction) op. Has anyone had this op or...

My partner went for an appointment yesterday with his Consultant who suggested p...

BusNut

•4 years ago

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Prunes.

There's nowt like prunes to make you glow They're sure to keep you on the go To make you feel that life's okay If you eat them every day. For sluggish systems...

There's nowt like prunes to make you glow They're sure to keep you on the go To ...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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getting out of breath with oxygen on

was at gym sun morning and i was useing my oxygen came home feeling ok but i when and put some stuff in my shed and what i can only say was got very very out...

was at gym sun morning and i was useing my oxygen came home feeling ok but i whe...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Flying

I am going to Fly to Ireland on the 13th February so now thinking about do i go or not i have Bronchiectasis

I am going to Fly to Ireland on the 13th February so now thinking about do i go ...

House1

•4 years ago

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Fostair - So far so good!

Well Peeps, day 3 of the previously dreaded Fostair on the advice of my GP practice Pharmacist/Respiratory Nurse, & no side effects whatsoever. What I was...

Well Peeps, day 3 of the previously dreaded Fostair on the advice of my GP pract...

JagNut

•4 years ago

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LVR Operation

Further back i wrote about my upcoming operation only to catch pneumonia over the new year and whether that would affect my proposed operation and the surgeon...

Further back i wrote about my upcoming operation only to catch pneumonia over th...

Will57

•4 years ago

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We can’t stop the mucus....

Hello everyone I have IPF and organising pneumonia amongst other diseases. I work with a scientist whose speciality is lung diseases. Mucus plug is a common...

Hello everyone I have IPF and organising pneumonia amongst other diseases. I wo...

DeeSending

•4 years ago

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Antibiotic resistance by high-level intrinsic suppression of a frameshift mutation in an essential gene.

Tuberculosis (TB) kills at least 1.5 million people annually. A normal treatment requires four different antibiotics taken for several months. If one of the...

Tuberculosis (TB) kills at least 1.5 million people annually. A normal treatment...

2greys

•4 years ago

1 Reply

End Stage COPD?

Hello, My dad is 69 and has stage 4 COPD, he was a smoker of 60 a day but he quit when he almost died due to getting pneumonia around 5 years ago. Since then...

Hello, My dad is 69 and has stage 4 COPD, he was a smoker of 60 a day but he qui...

Hazj25

•4 years ago

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Collage first sequence from doggy walks

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Blackbird6

•4 years ago

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Innovation in the treatment of copd..

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.healtheuropa.eu/innovation-in-the-treatment-of-copd/96981/&ved=0ahUKEwjZoYHq0KbnAhWkQkEAHWiYDuU

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.healtheuropa.eu...

Livefor

•4 years ago

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Study analyses potential global spread of new coronavirus 2019-nCoV

Experts in population mapping at the University of Southampton have identified cities and provinces within mainland China, and cities and countries worldwide,...

Experts in population mapping at the University of Southampton have identified c...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Blood pressure meds

Hi everyone. I was taken off bendrofluazide 2.5mg (not sure of spelling) end of Dec. I have taken it for years but my pressure went down too low but now I have...

Hi everyone. I was taken off bendrofluazide 2.5mg (not sure of spelling) end of ...

Looseloafers

•4 years ago

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Watfordgirl

Some weeks ago I noticed that someone mentioned our dear Sue and wondered how she was doing health-wise; I could not reply to this at the time because she...

Some weeks ago I noticed that someone mentioned our dear Sue and wondered how s...

Dragonmum

•4 years ago

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Getting really down and worried terrible breathlessness, help!

I have now been on oxygen for 10 days, 15 hours a day, I really thought it would help me, but no its as bad if not worse than ever. I telephone the...

I have now been on oxygen for 10 days, 15 hours a day, I really thought it would...

Woofly

•4 years ago

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Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for January 2020

Hello , I'm new here !

Evening every one -hope all has been well.

Dosette day prep

Struggling

Does lung damage speed pancreatic cancer?

Copd

exercise

In Defence of Vaping

Cough 😷 and spluttering!!!

GENERAL ANAESTHETIC AND BRONCHIECTASIS

Cleaning INSIDE the prongs on a nasal cannula

Tongue 👅 Biopsy & Lung Diease

Anyone ever struggle after pulmonary function tests?

How old were you when diagnosed with Bronciectasis?

Nintedanib , Pros and Cons ?

LVR

Prunes.

getting out of breath with oxygen on

Flying

Fostair - So far so good!

LVR Operation

We can’t stop the mucus....

Antibiotic resistance by high-level intrinsic suppression of a frameshift mutation in an essential gene.

End Stage COPD?

Collage first sequence from doggy walks

Innovation in the treatment of copd..

Study analyses potential global spread of new coronavirus 2019-nCoV

Blood pressure meds

Watfordgirl

Getting really down and worried terrible breathlessness, help!

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