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A little bit of help please

Hi my partner has been diagnosed with COPD he took a lung function test they said its very mild but his mum died 2yr ago from COPD so we know most of the...

Hi my partner has been diagnosed with COPD he took a lung function test they sai...

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Hi new to this community

Hi to everyone who posts here, I am looking to hear from others coping with difficult asthma. I am a 48 year old who grew out of childhood asthma, then having...

Hi to everyone who posts here, I am looking to hear from others coping with diff...

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Inhaler

Thanks everyone I'm feeling a little better I'm going to go to the hospital tomorrow if this is suppose to be mild Copd I don't think I'm going to be able to...

Thanks everyone I'm feeling a little better I'm going to go to the hospital tomo...

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Inhalers

Anybody what's the safest amount of sabutamol ventolin inhaler I can take in one day I'm in agony trying to breathe I was fine this mornin but gradually as the...

Anybody what's the safest amount of sabutamol ventolin inhaler I can take in one...

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Sarcoidosis Update

My husband was diagnosed last summer. He just did a sleep study - what is this for ? He is currently on nasal spray but that is it. He has multiple benign...

My husband was diagnosed last summer. He just did a sleep study - what is this f...

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Told the wife need a new car

Yesterday said to the wife I need a new car as the big scratch in your side of the car she said ok and as we was going in to tescos car park I see a big black...

Yesterday said to the wife I need a new car as the big scratch in your side of t...

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Fresh flowers.

Hya guys, my dad uses an oxygen condenser at home. I was just wondering if fresh flowers would be allowed in the house?

Hya guys, my dad uses an oxygen condenser at home. I was just wondering if fresh...

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pain

sorry to post this but having dreadful pain in both knees I know I don't do much exercise because of c o p d but if any one has any suggestions I would be so...

sorry to post this but having dreadful pain in both knees I know I don't do muc...

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Flem in my throat

So I have had a cough a few days now and there is Flem at the back of my throat and I keep trying to cough it up but it keeps going back down. I had lemon and...

So I have had a cough a few days now and there is Flem at the back of my throat ...

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Pulmonary fibrosis on oxygen for 15 years.

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Hot Shower

Got in the shower the other morning & did not bother to turn on the extracter,I had the shower nice &shot,the room filled with steam,next minute I felt...

Got in the shower the other morning & did not bother to turn on the extracter,I ...

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Phone Mobil

Still not fond one as to many to chose but have fond out one thing has I have been looking for a phone I did my own research and I was very surprise how much...

Still not fond one as to many to chose but have fond out one thing has I have be...

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Working in cotton industry

Hi all I was wondering if anyone who has a lung condition has ever worked in a factory which produces cotton wool, surgical products. As I keep searching for...

Hi all I was wondering if anyone who has a lung condition has ever worked in a f...

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Some thing for my lussy

She have in pups what vitamins should I give her she is very picki and spoild as she is a pug

She have in pups what vitamins should I give her she is very picki and spoild as...

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Brompton visit.

This is the third time I have typed this post,why do they disappear so easily? Anyway,hope you are all as healthy as you can...

This is the third time I have typed this post,why do they disappear so easily? ...

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Pseudomonas and COPD?

I have been having a persistant cough since moving into a dirty mouldy house. Back and forth to Drs but no previous chest problems except for Legionaries...

I have been having a persistant cough since moving into a dirty mouldy house. Ba...

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Seeing consultant

Seen doctors yesterday been told I have sleep apnea and something else if have already forgot as well as copd end result was I was went home with a forced air...

Seen doctors yesterday been told I have sleep apnea and something else if have a...

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Boosting blood iron/hemoglobin levels - Help please.

I am in the unhappy position of having had cause diagnostic tests for my anemia and having to wait 4 weeks or more for the results. They will not give me...

I am in the unhappy position of having had cause diagnostic tests for my anemia...

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re update

just had a letter delivered from Newcastle transplant unit they have asked my respiratory doctor to get coronary angiography thry will then meet me at one of...

just had a letter delivered from Newcastle transplant unit they have asked my re...

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Having a rant !

Yesterday I went to have my breathing test at my surgery , the nurse said she wanted to go through my medication to which I should her what I take , then the...

Yesterday I went to have my breathing test at my surgery , the nurse said she wa...

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Ointment.

Just a quickie, I have read on here about an ointment suitable for oxygen users, think it is something like, KJ or KY ointment. I've Googled it but no joy....

Just a quickie, I have read on here about an ointment suitable for oxygen users,...

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How low is too low?

My husband has appeared EXTREMELY Tired for a few days. He can't keep his eyes open for more than 5-10 min at a time. I've just thought he was tired, he is...

My husband has appeared EXTREMELY Tired for a few days. He can't keep his eyes ...

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1500 ml of iron fusion

As you know I was in hospital getting 1500 ml of iron fusion into me, my question is , is that a lot to be low in?

As you know I was in hospital getting 1500 ml of iron fusion into me, my questio...

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Sitting in A&E. Thank goodness there's free wifi.

Sitting here waiting to see my 88 year old aunt who was brought in this morning. No beds, few docs and over worked nurses who are holding everything together....

Sitting here waiting to see my 88 year old aunt who was brought in this morning....

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cold weather

they are saying very cold this weekend 4ins snow so if that's the case i shall not be going anywhere stay in keeping warm, we all I know have to be careful if...

they are saying very cold this weekend 4ins snow so if that's the case i shall n...

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Salt Pipes

Does anyone know anything about using Salt Pipes. They are supposedly used to help you to breath better. I just wondered if anyone else had tried one.

Does anyone know anything about using Salt Pipes. They are supposedly used to he...

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really weird complications

as you all know I am end stage pulmonary fibrosis copd phseudamonid told no more treatments told my only hope is transplant not heard from them yet doesent...

as you all know I am end stage pulmonary fibrosis copd phseudamonid told no more...

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Airsep Focus pulse flow concentrator for sale (up to 2 litre) very light weight

Hi, I have an AirSep Focus concentrator I would like to sell. It delivers up to 2 litres pulse flow. Bought last April / May and sadly no longer needed but...

Hi, I have an AirSep Focus concentrator I would like to sell. It delivers up to ...

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End stage copd

Hi, I've recently found out my mum is end stage copd, I've been looking at loads of sites and trying to find out as much as I can. I came across the 5 year...

Hi, I've recently found out my mum is end stage copd, I've been looking at loads...

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left shoulder blade area pain

Hello Everyone, new to this site, but I would like to ask for help. In 2004 had triple heart by pass surgery, for 3-4 weeks after at home, had severe pain in...

Hello Everyone, new to this site, but I would like to ask for help. In 2004 had...

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