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European Health Insurance Card

Hi Everyone, I'm due to go to Tenerife over New Years to see my dad, but am really struggling to find travel insurance to cover me and can't afford to shell...

Hi Everyone, I'm due to go to Tenerife over New Years to see my dad, but am rea...

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•13 years ago

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Flagging with ambulance services?

I wonder if you can help? It has been suggested that I should get my name flagged with the local ambulance service, so that if I telephone they already have a...

I wonder if you can help? It has been suggested that I should get my name flagg...

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•13 years ago

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Big Up Your Chest facebook campaign

Hello to everyone on the forum! I'm the Youth Engagement Officer at Asthma UK and I wanted to take the opportunity to point out our new Facebook campaign...

Hello to everyone on the forum! I'm the Youth Engagement Officer at Asthma UK ...

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•13 years ago

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Asthma poem

Whilst struggling in Costa last night I came up with an idea of us all writing a poem to express are feeling's. Each person just needs to add an extra line or...

Whilst struggling in Costa last night I came up with an idea of us all writing a...

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•13 years ago

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Bipap

Hi, im new to this message board so sorry if i am posting in the wrong place or anything. I have have asthma for about six years. It started in my teens...

Hi, im new to this message board so sorry if i am posting in the wrong place or ...

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•13 years ago

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Tesla the hamster

Hi, We have a new hamster named Tesla. He is a black/white satin coat Syrian. We got him on Saturday 17th from pets at home in Harrogate. We were on our way...

Hi, We have a new hamster named Tesla. He is a black/white satin coat Syrian. We...

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•13 years ago

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Symbicort

I've been on Symbicort 400/12 1 puff bd for about 2 months now, I notice that when I take it I normally gets the shakes and feel 'on edge' for an hour or so...

I've been on Symbicort 400/12 1 puff bd for about 2 months now, I notice that wh...

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•13 years ago

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Intal Spacer

Just for info for anyone here using Intal and needing a spacer. On the advice of someone else here, I contacted the manufactures of the inhaler - it took a...

Just for info for anyone here using Intal and needing a spacer. On the advice o...

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•13 years ago

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Woo hoo!

I hope no-one minds me sharing my little bit of good news. Today I submitted my PhD thesis (it's not all over yet - still got to have and pass the exam before...

I hope no-one minds me sharing my little bit of good news. Today I submitted my...

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•13 years ago

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Tak Lee retires

Prof Tak Lee, who has been Asthma UK Professor since 1988 and Director of the MRC/ Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms in Asthma, retires tomorrow. I am...

Prof Tak Lee, who has been Asthma UK Professor since 1988 and Director of the MR...

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•13 years ago

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Breathing exercises + allergies

Hello, My asthma has been pretty good since I came off the steriods a few years ago (I was on them for 11 months, blew up like a fish, gained 3 stone!!),...

Hello, My asthma has been pretty good since I came off the steriods a few year...

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•13 years ago

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New (If at all) to all of this, any advice greatly appreciated! Thank-You!

Hey everyone, Have been reading up on all of the info on this website and forum discussions (which is excellent by the way!) since the Nurse Practitioner at my...

Hey everyone, Have been reading up on all of the info on this website and forum ...

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•13 years ago

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Is it ok to take prednisolone at night

I am meant to be starting a 10 day course of pred to try and speed up my recovery from a bad spell with my asthma, but have been putting it off. Today I've...

I am meant to be starting a 10 day course of pred to try and speed up my recover...

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•13 years ago

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Travel Insurance

As I have found ou to my cost the sky high prices for insurances for people with asthma/Copd and they are high if abroad. Also dont forget some ask for your...

As I have found ou to my cost the sky high prices for insurances for people with...

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strange coloured mucus

hi. sorry for bothering everyone with my silly problems again...today ive started to cough stuff up, but the weird thing is that its not white or green or...

hi. sorry for bothering everyone with my silly problems again...today ive starte...

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still struggling

Have been really struggling now since last monday. Work is unbelieveable...I now wish I hadn't gone back even part time. I have to work for financial and I...

Have been really struggling now since last monday. Work is unbelieveable...I now...

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•13 years ago

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Unfamiliar chest tightness

I developed exercise induced asthma about 2 years ago when I was 40. I take my blue before I go running and I donâ€™t have any problems. But this last week...

I developed exercise induced asthma about 2 years ago when I was 40. I take my ...

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How long is Ventolin meant to last?!

I'm very confused. I saw my GP this morning - about something else, but he wanted to know how the asthma was and where I was medication-wise ie if it was...

I'm very confused. I saw my GP this morning - about something else, but he wante...

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•13 years ago

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Travel Insurance

Hi everyone Hope you are all well. I'm looking for advice about travel insurance for my little girl (aged 8). Been having a little trouble this year as the...

Hi everyone Hope you are all well. I'm looking for advice about travel insuran...

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•13 years ago

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work and asthma

My asthma is really playing up at work at the moment I am getting really short of breath and I am suffering with a tight chest quite a lot of the time. I work...

My asthma is really playing up at work at the moment I am getting really short o...

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•13 years ago

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strange symptoms

does it ever happen to you that the pf reading is down but otherwise feeling normal or almost normal? tis very strange and difficult to decide what to do.......

does it ever happen to you that the pf reading is down but otherwise feeling nor...

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•13 years ago

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Benefit Advice

Hi all! Would love a bit of benefit advice, or to see if anybody has been in this position. So this has been an ongoing battle, but o cut a long story short...

Hi all! Would love a bit of benefit advice, or to see if anybody has been in thi...

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•13 years ago

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Closed Respiratory ward

I discovered yesterday that my respiratory ward has been closed. My local hospital has joined the respiratory and coronary care wards together as they no...

I discovered yesterday that my respiratory ward has been closed. My local hospit...

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•13 years ago

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Key Safes

Husband starting back to work today (Whoopi), but having had him available for the past 3 years hadn't thought about what I would do should it not be possible...

Husband starting back to work today (Whoopi), but having had him available for t...

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•13 years ago

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theophylline

hello all hope you are all ok just want to ask a quick question. i started with a massive headache on thursday time took lots of different painkillers which...

hello all hope you are all ok just want to ask a quick question. i started with ...

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•13 years ago

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Eft

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has tried eft and has it worked for you? Thanks Helen

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has tried eft and has it worked for you? Than...

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•13 years ago

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ventolin and sleepless nights

Does anyone know if copius amounts of ventolin ( 2-3 puffs every 4 hrs) causes insomnia? I ve had difficulty sleeping since needing this much ventolin for...

Does anyone know if copius amounts of ventolin ( 2-3 puffs every 4 hrs) causes i...

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•13 years ago

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Thermostat temperature - 16 degrees is my optimum temperature

I'm interested to know if anyone else suffers from my problem, which is that as I get warmer, my chest gets worse. On hot days I can hardly breathe. My house...

I'm interested to know if anyone else suffers from my problem, which is that as ...

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•13 years ago

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Bit of a rant

Hi all, Hope we are doing as well as we possibly can. Sorry if this comes across as a rant (but sometimes it's good to express yourself isn't it?) Anyway, to...

Hi all, Hope we are doing as well as we possibly can. Sorry if this comes acros...

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•13 years ago

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I'm a little lost and don't know what the next step is

This isnt urgent or anything - just not sure what I can do next. I had an attack at a training session 10 days ago and it seemed to take a bit longer than...

This isnt urgent or anything - just not sure what I can do next. I had an attac...

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•13 years ago

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Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for September 2011

European Health Insurance Card

Flagging with ambulance services?

Big Up Your Chest facebook campaign

Asthma poem

Bipap

Tesla the hamster

Symbicort

Intal Spacer

Woo hoo!

Tak Lee retires

Breathing exercises + allergies

New (If at all) to all of this, any advice greatly appreciated! Thank-You!

Is it ok to take prednisolone at night

Travel Insurance

strange coloured mucus

still struggling

Unfamiliar chest tightness

How long is Ventolin meant to last?!

Travel Insurance

work and asthma

strange symptoms

Benefit Advice

Closed Respiratory ward

Key Safes

theophylline

Eft

ventolin and sleepless nights

Thermostat temperature - 16 degrees is my optimum temperature

Bit of a rant

I'm a little lost and don't know what the next step is

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