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A beautiful quiet beach restaurant with fantastic food

This restaurant is fantastic for authentic Greek food 👍🏼

Hidden

•2 years ago

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A Proper Pain in the

A few weeks back I noticed a small bump in a very hard to see place! I decided as it was very painful to touch too! And it was a weekend I thought this would...

A few weeks back I noticed a small bump in a very hard to see place! I decided ...

Offcut

•2 years ago

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Lung volume reduction

Has anyone had lung volume reduction surgery My consultant mentioned it. Kath.

Has anyone had lung volume reduction surgery My consultant mentioned it. K...

201251

•2 years ago

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Lily pond at my favourite place

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Blackbird9

•2 years ago

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Hello again

Good morning everyone

Hidden

•2 years ago

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Bronchiectasis and avoiding chest infections

Hi all, is it wise to avoid public transport to limit the risk of catching chest infections if you have Bronchiectasis? someone I was chatting to said they had...

Hi all, is it wise to avoid public transport to limit the risk of catching chest...

johnkent

•2 years ago

27 Replies

Looking for guidance

Hi all , just wondering if anyone has been told by their consultants/oncologis that there’s nothing much they can do , further chemotherapy its not going to...

Hi all , just wondering if anyone has been told by their consultants/oncologis t...

Ace467

•2 years ago

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Still anxious!

Hello friends. Mark here. Had pneumothorax back in March and still not feeling 100%. In fact feel like I'm going backwards. The anxiety doesn't seem to be...

Hello friends. Mark here. Had pneumothorax back in March and still not feeling 1...

WestHam100

•2 years ago

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oxygen concentrators cost effectiveness

am doing a recce for a friend with COPD and wonder if anyone knows the cost differences (to the NHS that is) of a concentrator versus oxygen cylinders being...

am doing a recce for a friend with COPD and wonder if anyone knows the cost diff...

Casey1013

•2 years ago

13 Replies

Been busy.

HI everyone hope you are all keeping well. Have made some big decisions last few weeks mum and myself talked things over and have decided that goingto take a...

HI everyone hope you are all keeping well. Have made some big decisions last f...

Pokermon

•2 years ago

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Information

So many people go on holiday, enjoy the sun, enjoy the food but learn nothing about where they have been. It would make little difference if the aeroplane...

So many people go on holiday, enjoy the sun, enjoy the food but learn nothing ab...

LissacFrance

•2 years ago

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Nighttime wheezing

Hi All, My Dad was diagnosed with COPD quite a while ago, after years working in the building trade he has asbestos in his lungs. He is currently struggling to...

Hi All, My Dad was diagnosed with COPD quite a while ago, after years working in...

D0n49

•2 years ago

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Bog monster 🖤

So himself took an adventure in to the bog after some ducks and got stuck in the mud ... I had to climb in and drag him out... His little face full of...

So himself took an adventure in to the bog after some ducks and got stuck in the...

Blackbird9

•2 years ago

74 Replies

Last photo from Portugal

One of the benefits of having someone who lives in Lisbon taking you around is the info you receive. The magnificent statue on top of the pillar has nothing to...

One of the benefits of having someone who lives in Lisbon taking you around is t...

LissacFrance

•2 years ago

14 Replies

Stuck in notifications

Is anyone else having trouble with notifications? If I receive an E mail notification it takes me straight to the relevant post but for the past two days if I...

Is anyone else having trouble with notifications? If I receive an E mail notific...

Thepainterswife

•2 years ago

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Asthma Flare-Ups and Chest Infections

I have had asthma for life and take daily prescribed medication. An exacerbation tends to lead into a chest infection. My oxygen stats never tend to dip very...

I have had asthma for life and take daily prescribed medication. An exacerbation...

jenkinsm

•2 years ago

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Air Travel

Air travel. Hi. I've recently had my oxygen therapy hours increased to 24/7. Is there anybody in this forum that has to do this? Also would like to know if...

Air travel. Hi. I've recently had my oxygen therapy hours increased to 24/7. Is...

Foreleft

•2 years ago

6 Replies

Loosing weight and getting very thin!

Hi Everyone! I have Bronscheitiasis, Emphysema and Asthma. Diagnosed 2007. On various meds and inhalers. Now and then my weight would drop when I got worse. I...

Hi Everyone! I have Bronscheitiasis, Emphysema and Asthma. Diagnosed 2007. On va...

Shalz

•2 years ago

51 Replies

Roflumilast

Hi ,just wondering if anyone has been offered this med or is using this medicines

Hi ,just wondering if anyone has been offered this med or is using this medicine...

Alice70

•2 years ago

10 Replies

Lung and heart

I have copd but have now been told I have a partly collapsed lung and a very bad leaking heart valve and I need an op has anybody else got this

I have copd but have now been told I have a partly collapsed lung and a very bad...

Mojo17

•2 years ago

9 Replies

low dose morphine for relief of dyspnoea

Hello everyone Following a research to see what caused the sudden decline in my breathing capacity I have been subjected to numerous visits and tests,...

Hello everyone Following a research to see what caused the sudden decline in my ...

pasquino

•2 years ago

9 Replies

Pulmonary Fibrosis/Pulmonary Hypertension how long?

I know that we have very different experiences with our ILD. I had a look on an American PH news site and see that they have been testing an oral spray which...

I know that we have very different experiences with our ILD. I had a look on an ...

Little-Lung-Lulu

•2 years ago

9 Replies

How Long is the Waiting List for Spirometry?

Hello, My GP has confirmed that I have been referred for spirometry. I also have been prescribed an inhaler. Does anyone know very roughly how long the...

Hello, My GP has confirmed that I have been referred for spirometry. I also hav...

d0ttysslave

•2 years ago

11 Replies

Portable Compressed Oxygen Cylinders in Majorca

Good morning, I suffer with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and use small portable oxygen cylinders when walking upstairs or for walking around a bit outside. I...

Good morning, I suffer with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and use small portable...

Bob207

•2 years ago

2 Replies

Intense, short term pain in lungs on breathing in with Bronchiectasis

Hello everyone! Hope your hump days are going fairly smoothly and peacefully. I was diagnosed with Bronchiectasis a few years ago, I'm a 38 year old male. It...

Hello everyone! Hope your hump days are going fairly smoothly and peacefully. I ...

beergoggles

•2 years ago

7 Replies

Covid and migraines

I have mild bronchiectasis and asthma which I keep well under control. I’m in the last stages (I hope) of Covid, still testing positive after ten days, and...

I have mild bronchiectasis and asthma which I keep well under control. I’m in th...

ChilledoutNana

•2 years ago

21 Replies

Appetite loss.

I started on oxygen home therapy 2 weeks ago and since then l have lost my appetite. Has anyone experienced the same thing?

I started on oxygen home therapy 2 weeks ago and since then l have lost my appet...

falcon68

•2 years ago

3 Replies

Hope

I thought about putting my poetic contribution on here a while back but didn`t want to be the first to mention Putin. Having seen his name on here this morning...

I thought about putting my poetic contribution on here a while back but didn`t w...

LissacFrance

•2 years ago

8 Replies

Stan headed for home 💜

So after a swim a long slow mooch in the woods himself goes off on a mission cause he knows when he hits that gate he's not far from home and a full tummy ......

So after a swim a long slow mooch in the woods himself goes off on a mission cau...

Blackbird9

•2 years ago

41 Replies

Anyone tried lung training?

Hey guys, I’m new here but anyone tried OPEP devices? Clears my mucus, it’s tough while using it, but I definitely breathe easier afterwards and I’ve noticed...

Hey guys, I’m new here but anyone tried OPEP devices? Clears my mucus, it’s tou...

TazEdward

•2 years ago

17 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for May 2022

A beautiful quiet beach restaurant with fantastic food

A Proper Pain in the

Lung volume reduction

Lily pond at my favourite place

Hello again

Bronchiectasis and avoiding chest infections

Looking for guidance

Still anxious!

oxygen concentrators cost effectiveness

Been busy.

Information

Nighttime wheezing

Bog monster 🖤

Last photo from Portugal

Stuck in notifications

Asthma Flare-Ups and Chest Infections

Air Travel

Loosing weight and getting very thin!

Roflumilast

Lung and heart

low dose morphine for relief of dyspnoea

Pulmonary Fibrosis/Pulmonary Hypertension how long?

How Long is the Waiting List for Spirometry?

Portable Compressed Oxygen Cylinders in Majorca

Intense, short term pain in lungs on breathing in with Bronchiectasis

Covid and migraines

Appetite loss.

Hope

Stan headed for home 💜

Anyone tried lung training?

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