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Mild emphysema

I was diagnosed with mild emphysema I am all ready battling third stage prostate cancer I think the cancer is in remission because my PSA is down I am on...

I was diagnosed with mild emphysema I am all ready battling third stage prostat...

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Fev1 reduction.

Hi, two years ago my fev1 was 93%, last year it was 91% and this year it's 90%, should I worry ?

Hi, two years ago my fev1 was 93%, last year it was 91% and this year it's 90%, ...

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Help with figures

Hi everyone, could someone please throw some light on the undermentioned figures. My understanding is that my lungs are effectively about 80 years old?...

Hi everyone, could someone please throw some light on the undermentioned figures...

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Antibiotics for copd

Hi all fellow sufferers. I have just been diagnosed after having a terrible winter last winter after having chest infections which seem to last all winter....

Hi all fellow sufferers. I have just been diagnosed after having a terrible wint...

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Short of breath

I ve been suffering from breathlessness for 5-6 days now. No signs of cough, chest pain or fever. Doc could find nothing wrong. Haven't got an x ray yet...

I ve been suffering from breathlessness for 5-6 days now. No signs of cough, che...

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For Scotland

Good morning to you all. St Andrew's Day today. My late husband was from Edinburgh and a proud Scotsman. Well we all know that England has some fantastically...

Good morning to you all. St Andrew's Day today. My late husband was from Edinbu...

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Pneumonia

7 weeks ago I was rushed to hospital with double pneumonia and pluerasy. I had a chest X-ray in the hospital which showed I had severe pneumonia. I was treated...

7 weeks ago I was rushed to hospital with double pneumonia and pluerasy. I had a...

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All done

Let it snow lol

Let it snow lol

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All done. No ladders required lol

Next weekend it ladder time for the outside lights lol lol lol

Next weekend it ladder time for the outside lights lol lol lol

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POTTED PLANTS TO ADD OXYGEN AND PURIFY AIR

I was trying to figure out how my lungs got bad and thought about using an air purifier. Doctor said it wasn't that helpful except during pollen season but...

I was trying to figure out how my lungs got bad and thought about using an air p...

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Feeling better

I stopped smoking last January for the next 6 months was constantly visiting doctor kept coughing trouble breathing loads of antibiotics that didnt help. July...

I stopped smoking last January for the next 6 months was constantly visiting doc...

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Suffering From A Case of Bleh...

At long last I've managed to catch up...just one more e-mail to answer and then I'll finally have a clear conscience...well...not totally clear, but clear...

At long last I've managed to catch up...just one more e-mail to answer and then ...

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Bronchiectasis help please

My consultant wants me to take Azithromycin for 6 months but I'm unsure of the best dose. Is 250 mg daily preferable to 500 mg three times a week? Suggestions...

My consultant wants me to take Azithromycin for 6 months but I'm unsure of the b...

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BLOOD Burr Cells More Than Incidental Blood Smear Finding

Yes there is some debate IF and or BURR CELLs are of any diagnostic relevance with regard BLOOD test ... Luckily I have compound microscope SO am able to look...

Yes there is some debate IF and or BURR CELLs are of any diagnostic relevance wi...

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Lvrs

Has any one had Lvrs, please could do with some advice please.

Has any one had Lvrs, please could do with some advice please.

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Christmas tree.

Morning everyone, I'm away working next week and the following week so the good old Christmas tree is going up today. We usually put it up first week of...

Morning everyone, I'm away working next week and the following week so the good ...

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Breakfast Malcolm.

Nothing like fresh layed eggs fried sunny side up with battered toast to dip in that soft golden Yoke...life can be just so yammy...well that's what the...

Nothing like fresh layed eggs fried sunny side up with battered toast to dip in ...

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NHS fraud

I received an intriguing letter today. It is on NHS headed paper and is (or claims to be) from a fraud officer for my local hospital wanting to speak to me...

I received an intriguing letter today. It is on NHS headed paper and is (or cla...

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Making A Dent In My Pension...

Oh the dubious pleasures of grocery shopping with Himself... He drops me as close to the door as possible...mind you, I tend to pile on the agony of having to...

Oh the dubious pleasures of grocery shopping with Himself... He drops me as clos...

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For Velvet.😊

Made me think of you Velvet.😊 Its sooooo you! Lol Rubyxx 😊 😊

Made me think of you Velvet.😊 Its sooooo you! Lol Rubyxx 😊 😊

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Still learning about myself !!

Hi to all and hope you are all well.just an update as a newly diagnosed emphasemia sufferer.could not have my first lung test at doctors due to a rather nasty...

Hi to all and hope you are all well.just an update as a newly diagnosed emphasem...

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Copd review.

Hi, I have mild Copd and recently had my yearly review, my fev/fvc ratio was up a bit from last year but my fev1 was down a bit. Could anyone tell me if that...

Hi, I have mild Copd and recently had my yearly review, my fev/fvc ratio was up ...

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Non-infective exacerbation

Have returned from a six day hospital admission with an exacerbation that did not involve an infection. On admission had acute on chronic hypoxic respiratory...

Have returned from a six day hospital admission with an exacerbation that did no...

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Is There Anybody there?

Despite walking with my dog twice a day the only human I have seen to speak to in the last two days was the postman asking me to take in a parcel for a...

Despite walking with my dog twice a day the only human I have seen to speak to i...

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When to take my Spiriva

Hi All, I changed to Spiriva a couple of months ago and normally take it around 0630-0700 when i get up, it takes a little while to kick in so i find i am a...

Hi All, I changed to Spiriva a couple of months ago and normally take it around ...

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Just Curious

Hi everyone Quiet on here lately. Hope everyone is well. I'm finally rid of my uti! Haven't seen Sonia lately. Hope she's okay. I'm just wondering how many...

Hi everyone Quiet on here lately. Hope everyone is well. I'm finally rid of my u...

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Pink disease

I had Pink Disease as a child .Try pinkdisease.org. If you go to yahoogroups.com there's a group of us who all had it. Best wishes Jill

I had Pink Disease as a child .Try pinkdisease.org. If you go to yahoogroups.co...

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Bronchiectasis - Stem Cell Treatment

I'm 66 yrs old and have had bronchiectasis for 27 yrs (started out as diagnosed with asthma, then copd finally diagnosed correctly 2 yrs ago). I live in the...

I'm 66 yrs old and have had bronchiectasis for 27 yrs (started out as diagnosed ...

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And Something For The Weekend...

https://youtu.be/ypbjIwbTR8c

https://youtu.be/ypbjIwbTR8c

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My granddaughter wants a kitten

Granddaughter Skkye (4.1/2)....Nanny if we sold Daisy (the rabbit) I could have a kitten. Me.......Don't you think Daisy would cry if you sold her....

Granddaughter Skkye (4.1/2)....Nanny if we sold Daisy (the rabbit) I could have ...

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