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Alternative products.

Hiya all , hope you're all keeping well . New to home oxygen therapy and I've been made well aware of the products that I can no longer use but do you think...

Hiya all , hope you're all keeping well . New to home oxygen therapy and I've be...

Nannykarr

•4 years ago

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Pulmonary Fibrosis, irreversible and terminal,

I was diagnosed 12 March 2020, when lung function hadn't improved after recent bacterial infection. My lungs were already, very scarred, so this infection was...

I was diagnosed 12 March 2020, when lung function hadn't improved after recent b...

I8tories

•4 years ago

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Cbd

Has anyone tried CBD capsules to help copd or for any other reason , if so what were the results . Ked41

Has anyone tried CBD capsules to help copd or for any other reason , if so what ...

ked1941

•4 years ago

1 Reply

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Change of meds

Hi anyone had there meds Azithtomycin (one 3.times a week) changed to Doxycylin 6weeks on /6weeks off? The Azithtomycin has stopped working for me still having...

Hi anyone had there meds Azithtomycin (one 3.times a week) changed to Doxycylin ...

Willanna

•4 years ago

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My trees to sit under with lunch in a basket and a book on a rare day off 💜

💜💜💜💜

Blackbird8

•4 years ago

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My happy place yesterday evening and a walk I do daily round the pond

💜💜💜💜

Blackbird8

•4 years ago

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Very mild exercises causing bronchiectasis exacerbations?

Hi, I am new to this community but I have had bronchiectasis for 29+ years. This is my first question to this community. Has anyone got exacerbations from...

Hi, I am new to this community but I have had bronchiectasis for 29+ years. Thi...

HMBS

•4 years ago

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Does anyone have asthma and COPD overlap syndrome? how common is this syndrome or is it often misdiagnosed?

My GP suspects I may have asthma/COPD overlap. Due to the current pandemic I’m unable to have spirometry test or chest x-Ray. I had asthma as a child and I’m...

My GP suspects I may have asthma/COPD overlap. Due to the current pandemic I’m u...

Collie63

•4 years ago

6 Replies

Your Comments and advice has been Uplifting and helpful.

Thank you to everyone that replied to my post yesterday. .made myself And family very positive. Nice to know some lovely kind caring people Out there....

Thank you to everyone that replied to my post yesterday. .made myself And family...

Exocist

•4 years ago

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Social Distancing...

Is obviously being followed well on Bournemouth Beach today! Not!!!! Oh my days...how crazy is that!!!!

Is obviously being followed well on Bournemouth Beach today! Not!!!! Oh my days....

madonbrew

•4 years ago

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Bournemouth, today.

Say no more. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53165918

2greys

•4 years ago

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Does anyone get a strong astringent smell before a flare up?

It comes as a warning and stays around during my flare up. Just wondering if this was common?

It comes as a warning and stays around during my flare up. Just wondering if thi...

Pcullen

•4 years ago

5 Replies

allergies nasal drip

hello homegirl here hope u e all staying out of trouble inside well i need help with allergies p[ost nasal drip keeping me up what do u recommend for drying up...

hello homegirl here hope u e all staying out of trouble inside well i need help ...

homegirl59

•4 years ago

6 Replies

Coronavirus: Human trial of new vaccine begins in UK.

Volunteers have begun being immunised with a new UK coronavirus vaccine. About 300 people will have the vaccine over the coming weeks, as part of a trial led...

Volunteers have begun being immunised with a new UK coronavirus vaccine. About ...

2greys

•4 years ago

3 Replies

What doctors know about lingering symptoms of coronavirus.

With over 2 million cases in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic began in late December, there are now many people who have recovered from COVID-19. At the...

With over 2 million cases in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic began in la...

2greys

•4 years ago

3 Replies

COVID-19 Story Tip: The Importance of Staying Cool While Wearing a Mask Outside in the Summer Heat.

The rising temperatures of summer also mean a rising potential for heat-related illnesses. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, this summer will feature a...

The rising temperatures of summer also mean a rising potential for heat-relate...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Bacterial predator could help reduce COVID-19 deaths.

A type of virus that preys on bacteria could be harnessed to combat bacterial infections in patients whose immune systems have been weakened by the SARS-CoV-2...

A type of virus that preys on bacteria could be harnessed to combat bacterial in...

2greys

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Beware Fostair

My COPD nurse prescribed Fostair 3 weeks back. She stopped it yesterday because, although effective for breathing relief, it made my essential tremors ten...

My COPD nurse prescribed Fostair 3 weeks back. She stopped it yesterday because...

micox

•4 years ago

16 Replies

Help with breathing

When I first get out of bed in the morning I am very short of breath. I had been a smoker for many years. The only medication I take first thing in the...

When I first get out of bed in the morning I am very short of breath. I had bee...

Tony277

•4 years ago

6 Replies

Primrose123

I had telephone call from GP regarding bad bruising on my forearms & feet as well as swollen ankles & feet, I thought that it was perhaps due to changing over...

I had telephone call from GP regarding bad bruising on my forearms & feet as wel...

primrose123

•4 years ago

21 Replies

Too darn hot

Current temp 28, raising to 31 by 2pm. Pollen count VH, Ultra violet level VH In the words of the wonderful songstress Ella Fitzgerald It’s too darn hot...

Current temp 28, raising to 31 by 2pm. Pollen count VH, Ultra violet level VH I...

LoncinLad

•4 years ago

10 Replies

New kid on the block😎

I am 68 yr old female newly diagnosed with IPF, missing my holidays and grandchildren. Bored with everything

I am 68 yr old female newly diagnosed with IPF, missing my holidays and grandchi...

Suzie42

•4 years ago

34 Replies

Caring experiences - end stage of life

Just wondering if anyone is or has been a carer for someone with end -stage COPD/emphysema? I'm currently caring for my dad who has end-stage COPD and...

Just wondering if anyone is or has been a carer for someone with end -stage COPD...

Elizjohn

•4 years ago

5 Replies

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and nightmares ... please help

My husband has Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA), he has bad nightmares and 12 months ago also developed anxiety and PTSD. I recently read an article that says...

My husband has Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA), he has bad nightmares and 12 mont...

YAFY

•4 years ago

11 Replies

Dust mite allergens activate the pulmonary immune system, thereby triggering allergies.

A research team at MedUni Vienna, working in cooperation with the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, has discovered how certain dust mite allergens...

A research team at MedUni Vienna, working in cooperation with the Johns Hopkins ...

2greys

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Hamsters Develop Protective Immunity to COVID-19 and Are Protected by Convalescent Sera.

In an animal model for COVID-19 that shares important features of human disease, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Tokyo and...

In an animal model for COVID-19 that shares important features of human disease,...

2greys

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Thought I was going to die.

Hi. I was relaxing around the house when suddenly I could not breathe. My lungs felt blocked of air. I panicked and tried to scream for my wife in the Garden....

Hi. I was relaxing around the house when suddenly I could not breathe. My lungs ...

Exocist

•4 years ago

49 Replies

With a thump the 2nd letter arrived on my doormat . Extended till the 1st August

Oh well read the guidelines , like many others I take that with a pinch of salt . I have decided to apply to the JobCentre to be considerd for the Limited Work...

Oh well read the guidelines , like many others I take that with a pinch of salt ...

Bob1959

•4 years ago

15 Replies

Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 Are More Likely to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorders Than Other Hospitalized Patients with the Disease.

Patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to an intensive care unit were 10 times more likely than other hospitalized COVID-19 patients to suffer cardiac arrest...

Patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to an intensive care unit were 10 times...

2greys

•4 years ago

3 Replies

Coronavirus: Warning thousands could be left with lung damage.

Tens of thousands of people will need to be recalled to hospital after a serious Covid-19 infection to check if they have been left with permanent lung damage,...

Tens of thousands of people will need to be recalled to hospital after a serious...

2greys

•4 years ago

9 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for June 2020

Alternative products.

Pulmonary Fibrosis, irreversible and terminal,

Cbd

Change of meds

My trees to sit under with lunch in a basket and a book on a rare day off 💜

My happy place yesterday evening and a walk I do daily round the pond

Very mild exercises causing bronchiectasis exacerbations?

Does anyone have asthma and COPD overlap syndrome? how common is this syndrome or is it often misdiagnosed?

Your Comments and advice has been Uplifting and helpful.

Social Distancing...

Bournemouth, today.

Does anyone get a strong astringent smell before a flare up?

allergies nasal drip

Coronavirus: Human trial of new vaccine begins in UK.

What doctors know about lingering symptoms of coronavirus.

COVID-19 Story Tip: The Importance of Staying Cool While Wearing a Mask Outside in the Summer Heat.

Bacterial predator could help reduce COVID-19 deaths.

Beware Fostair

Help with breathing

Primrose123

Too darn hot

New kid on the block😎

Caring experiences - end stage of life

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and nightmares ... please help

Dust mite allergens activate the pulmonary immune system, thereby triggering allergies.

Hamsters Develop Protective Immunity to COVID-19 and Are Protected by Convalescent Sera.

Thought I was going to die.

With a thump the 2nd letter arrived on my doormat . Extended till the 1st August

Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 Are More Likely to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorders Than Other Hospitalized Patients with the Disease.

Coronavirus: Warning thousands could be left with lung damage.

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