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My brothers kidney transplant

Hello everyone, I’m Steve and new here, I joined this community because my brother has some serious health problems with his kidney and is in need of a...

Hello everyone, I’m Steve and new here, I joined this community because my broth...

Lordsteve

•3 years ago

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COPD & Showers

Thank you everyone for your repsonses, I am most grateful for your taking time to respond. It's almost a relief to know that I am not alone in finding water...

Thank you everyone for your repsonses, I am most grateful for your taking time t...

philipjr

•3 years ago

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Emphysema & Showers

Good morning all, I was wondering whether there is anyone here, suffering from emphysema and COPD, who find that the steam from showers, wet weather, or high...

Good morning all, I was wondering whether there is anyone here, suffering from ...

philipjr

•3 years ago

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A week in the life of a Blackbird

So a week ago Friday after walking a group of 5 dogs .. We popped them all back into the van cleaned buckled and belted in on pulling out on to the road the...

So a week ago Friday after walking a group of 5 dogs .. We popped them all bac...

Blackbird8

•3 years ago

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Please can you help. What would you say is the best oxygen to have.

I have liquid oxygen as ambulatory oxygen. Been a few weeks now but not too sure about it at all. Can you say which you use & what you find the best to use....

I have liquid oxygen as ambulatory oxygen. Been a few weeks now but not too sure...

patj

•3 years ago

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Pseudomonas Advice

May I ask what the experience is on inhaling Colomycin please? I have been using this for a month now and how do I describe the lung clearance as being less...

May I ask what the experience is on inhaling Colomycin please? I have been usin...

Annie04

•3 years ago

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Personalized cancer vaccine is safe, shows potential benefit against cancer.

A personalized cancer vaccine developed with the help of a Mount Sinai computational platform raised no safety concerns and showed potential benefit in...

A personalized cancer vaccine developed with the help of a Mount Sinai computat...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Level of chromosomal abnormality in lung cancer may predict immunotherapy response.

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose cancer cells have low levels of aneuploidy – an abnormal number of chromosomes – tend to respond better...

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose cancer cells have low lev...

2greys

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Pulmonary Fibrosis

Hi. Just coming to terms with my Pulmonary Fibrosis diagnosis, which is made all the harder as I also suffer from BPD. Just wanted to say hello.

Hi. Just coming to terms with my Pulmonary Fibrosis diagnosis, which is made all...

Lunus

•3 years ago

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Antibody binding-site conserved across COVID-19 virus variants.

A tiny protein of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that gives rise to COVID-19, may have big implications for future treatments, according to a team of Penn State...

A tiny protein of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that gives rise to COVID-19, may h...

2greys

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Rolfumilast 1 a day tablet for severe COPD

Roflmilast 1 a day tablet. Good Morning everyone can I ask if anyone’s chest special has ever spoken to them about a daily tablet for Severe COPD called...

Roflmilast 1 a day tablet. Good Morning everyone can I ask if anyone’s chest sp...

Joseph260268

•3 years ago

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COVID-19 pandemic highlights the urgent global need to control air pollution.

A new commentary published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society provides an exhaustive examination of published research that discusses...

A new commentary published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Spirometry but nurse said no reversibility needed

Hi All, I've just been for my spirometry and it was different and new to me... took some effort lol, first the reversibility part was not added. Then after I...

Hi All, I've just been for my spirometry and it was different and new to me... t...

Ami40

•3 years ago

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COVID-19 Patient Receives Lung Transplant From Living Donors

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https://time.com/5953534/covid19-lung-transplant/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sf...

Elpojohn

•3 years ago

1 Reply

portable oxygen concentrators

has anyone had same...i going on a week break have a portable oxygen concentrator..level 2 lasts about 4 hours..asked for extra battery for travelling and days...

has anyone had same...i going on a week break have a portable oxygen concentrato...

tonygeorge

•3 years ago

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Oxygen and Holidays

Hi, I know it’s possible to have a concentrator delivered to a holiday cottage. Can you tell me whether it is sometimes a problem with the cottage owners. I’m...

Hi, I know it’s possible to have a concentrator delivered to a holiday cottage. ...

mary1956

•3 years ago

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This week's The Independent SAGE after their Easter break.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7IUbjNhqd0

2greys

•3 years ago

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Increased Shortness Of Breath While Out Walking For Last Week

Hello all, I was diagnosed with COPD in 2006 and told last year that I am now stage D and in the very severe stage. My breathing has worsened over the last...

Hello all, I was diagnosed with COPD in 2006 and told last year that I am now st...

Eireann

•3 years ago

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I promised another long one yesterday.

My name is Yuya Kuruma. I was born on September 23, 1966 on a fishing boat off the coast of Tokyo, Japan. My father, who was a fisherman, randomly decided to...

My name is Yuya Kuruma. I was born on September 23, 1966 on a fishing boat off t...

2greys

•3 years ago

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I’m looking for a copd exercise/ walking group in Reading , or some people who do walks in the early evening .

Copd exercise or waking groups needed in Reading , Berkshire

ant66

•3 years ago

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COVID-19 patient receives lung transplant from living donors.

Doctors in Japan announced Thursday they have successfully performed the world’s first transplant of lung tissue from living donors to a patient with severe...

Doctors in Japan announced Thursday they have successfully performed the world’s...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Me

I had pain in my chest had to go to hospital was told it was pleurisy never hear of it so painful

I had pain in my chest had to go to hospital was told it was pleurisy never hear...

susandewbery

•3 years ago

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Hi, spicy Bev here...

I am writing to let you know that I had my results read to me today and I have stage 4 lung cancer. So I thought, if anyone has any personal experience or good...

I am writing to let you know that I had my results read to me today and I have s...

Gingerapple

•3 years ago

175 Replies

Aspergillus

I was diagnosed with asoergillosis, (abpa) in November 2020 could be on Itraconazole until this autumn along with other meds how long has anyone else stayed...

I was diagnosed with asoergillosis, (abpa) in November 2020 could be on Itracona...

Bearsdown

•3 years ago

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Passive vaping: an impending threat to bystanders.

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), also known as vapes, are gaining popularity among youths in many parts of the world, including the US and Europe. These...

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), also known as vapes, are gaining popularit...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Views on myCOPD for NICE guidance

NICE is developing guidance on myCOPD and would like to hear from people who have used it in a survey open until 2nd July 2021. The link to the survey is......

NICE is developing guidance on myCOPD and would like to hear from people who hav...

NICEGetInvolved

•3 years ago

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Using induced pluripotent stem cells to find new drugs for COVID-19.

A Japanese team has found some existing medical agents effective in inhibiting RNA viruses, including the new coronavirus, through an experiment using induced...

A Japanese team has found some existing medical agents effective in inhibiting R...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Banned!

I have just been kicked out of the 'Flat Earth Society' group on Facebook........ because I asked if the six foot social distancing rule had pushed anyone over...

I have just been kicked out of the 'Flat Earth Society' group on Facebook..........

2greys

•3 years ago

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I have COPD and I feel like the doctor’s are not listening!

My names Catherine I’m 42 I was told about 2 1/2 years ago I have COPD /Emphysema. I’ve really struggled since been told. The last few months I have had a...

My names Catherine I’m 42 I was told about 2 1/2 years ago I have COPD /Emphysem...

Catherine1978

•3 years ago

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DO MY LUNGS GO TO SLEEP ALSO ?

In the last two weeks , I ended up in hospital =because on waking up very early in the mornings ...I started gasping for breath very quickly , ,and even my...

In the last two weeks , I ended up in hospital =because on waking up very earl...

vittorio

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for April 2021

My brothers kidney transplant

COPD & Showers

Emphysema & Showers

A week in the life of a Blackbird

Please can you help. What would you say is the best oxygen to have.

Pseudomonas Advice

Personalized cancer vaccine is safe, shows potential benefit against cancer.

Level of chromosomal abnormality in lung cancer may predict immunotherapy response.

Pulmonary Fibrosis

Antibody binding-site conserved across COVID-19 virus variants.

Rolfumilast 1 a day tablet for severe COPD

COVID-19 pandemic highlights the urgent global need to control air pollution.

Spirometry but nurse said no reversibility needed

COVID-19 Patient Receives Lung Transplant From Living Donors

portable oxygen concentrators

Oxygen and Holidays

This week's The Independent SAGE after their Easter break.

Increased Shortness Of Breath While Out Walking For Last Week

I promised another long one yesterday.

I’m looking for a copd exercise/ walking group in Reading , or some people who do walks in the early evening .

COVID-19 patient receives lung transplant from living donors.

Me

Hi, spicy Bev here...

Aspergillus

Passive vaping: an impending threat to bystanders.

Views on myCOPD for NICE guidance

Using induced pluripotent stem cells to find new drugs for COVID-19.

Banned!

I have COPD and I feel like the doctor’s are not listening!

DO MY LUNGS GO TO SLEEP ALSO ?

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