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Best wishes from Kent.

I haven't posted much lately but, I would like to wish everybody a Happy New Year and keep your peckers up. Best wishes from this end.

I haven't posted much lately but, I would like to wish everybody a Happy New Yea...

Roysieboy

•4 years ago

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Possible diagnosis of of COPD

Hi All Last time I had posted thought I was diagnosed with bronchiectasis but it turned out to be pneumonia in my lungs for 6 months. I have recently had...

Hi All Last time I had posted thought I was diagnosed with bronchiectasis but it...

Lina-61

•4 years ago

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Palliative care advice

I’m on a syringe driver and can have prn (booster) every two hours. On top of that I can have 2 doses of oramorph and larazapan in a 24hour period. I’m also on...

I’m on a syringe driver and can have prn (booster) every two hours. On top of th...

Sirrum

•4 years ago

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Lung cancer screening study could save hundreds of lives through early detection.

For those that may have missed it. https://youtu.be/1k0fVrnmveA

2greys

•4 years ago

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Alzheimer's Research & Therapy. Testing a MultiTEP-based combination vaccine to reduce Aβ and tau pathology in Tau22/5xFAD bigenic mice.

A possible dementia vaccine closer? Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of beta-amyloid (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary...

A possible dementia vaccine closer? Alzheimer disease (AD) is characterized by t...

2greys

•4 years ago

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New Year Plan.

The camper van is sitting there Looking all forlorn Dolly and Sal are wishing They could reach to toot the horn They've been sitting in there Far too long...

The camper van is sitting there Looking all forlorn Dolly and Sal are wishing T...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Bronchiectasis

Does anyone out there get recurring chest infections. I had one a few weeks ago that took 3 weeks to clear up, 5 weeks later I've now got another. It's getting...

Does anyone out there get recurring chest infections. I had one a few weeks ago ...

Janlyn1953

•4 years ago

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year. Hope we can all keep fighting fit. And fighting this dreadful disease. To enable us to keep having a good quality of...

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year. Hope we can all keep fighting fit. And fi...

Bingo88

•4 years ago

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Learning from the bears.

Grizzly bears spend many months in hibernation, but their muscles do not suffer from the lack of movement. In the journal “Scientific Reports”, a team led by...

Grizzly bears spend many months in hibernation, but their muscles do not suffer ...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Short or long sleep associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Scientists have discovered that people who regularly sleep for more than 11 hours or less than 4 hours are 2-3 times more likely to have the incurable disease,...

Scientists have discovered that people who regularly sleep for more than 11 hour...

2greys

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Sertraline and Codine

I’ve been given Sertraline for anxiety. Haven’t been able to sleep so took two codine. Felt increased anxiety the next day. Is this common?

I’ve been given Sertraline for anxiety. Haven’t been able to sleep so took two ...

Seashell54

•4 years ago

9 Replies

Pharmacies in large dep't stores

Has anybody ever gone into a pharmacy in a large store that also has an enormous cosmetic counter to collect an inhaler, then immediately needed to use said...

Has anybody ever gone into a pharmacy in a large store that also has an enormous...

Hidden

•4 years ago

5 Replies

Lung Disease

Hi. I'm 53 and just been diagnosed with lung disease after a CT scan for digestion issues. I quit smoking 17 years ago because i had breathing issues at night...

Hi. I'm 53 and just been diagnosed with lung disease after a CT scan for digest...

Kayakbik

•4 years ago

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Missing member

Hi just a quick one I've been in contact with "fenty" for quite a while now he's had various problems and last time we posted he was waiting to go for a...

Hi just a quick one I've been in contact with "fenty" for quite a while now he's...

ProudYorky

•4 years ago

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3 months digestive disorders

Hi Everyone, I've had ongoing digestive problems for 3 months after using ibuprofen gel on my back at night (Osteoporosis) For 2 months I took lansoprazole but...

Hi Everyone, I've had ongoing digestive problems for 3 months after using ibupro...

Poppydaydream

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Anybody have diaphragmatic weakness?

Hi all, I've posted in this section previously about my - as of yet - undiagnosed and unexplainable breathing issues. I've been convinced it's some sort of...

Hi all, I've posted in this section previously about my - as of yet - undiagnos...

DaveT81

•4 years ago

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Emily61

I have noticed you are missing. I do hope that it is by mistake somehow. Anyway, I would still like to wish you many happy returns for today.

I have noticed you are missing. I do hope that it is by mistake somehow. Anyway,...

2greys

•4 years ago

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How do I go about getting help for a family member that lives alone and has advanced COPD? My local council have a huge wait list.

This gentleman is 87years old, housebound and needs oxygen support 24/7.

Barnlakelady

•4 years ago

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Infection

Chest infections which will not clear ,been on three lots of antibiotics and steroids Now just finished the pact but I don’t feel a lot better .All o ver...

Chest infections which will not clear ,been on three lots of antibiotics and ste...

southwick245

•4 years ago

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3 weeks ago I was diagnosed with emphysema copd

I was expecting something as I had been coughing and breathless for over a year, I have worked out from the report that was sent to me and the doctor that I am...

I was expecting something as I had been coughing and breathless for over a year,...

Finditmax

•4 years ago

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A thank you and poem I read.

Thank you to all who replied, much appreciated. Day 5 bleeding seems to be lessening, fingers crossed. Spotted this poem and thought it was kind of sweet....

Thank you to all who replied, much appreciated. Day 5 bleeding seems to be lesse...

astragal

•4 years ago

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Vision

You know I can almost see from here A bright and shiny brand new year There's something at the back of my head Perhaps something read or somebody said I...

You know I can almost see from here A bright and shiny brand new year There's ...

Hidden

•4 years ago

5 Replies

New year

New year New me 🤪😁 I haven't been on here for a long time , don't no why ' been a hectic year loads going wrong since found out I've arthritis in my hips...

New year New me 🤪😁 I haven't been on here for a long time , don't no why ' bee...

Izembard

•4 years ago

3 Replies

Hello, looking for advice

Hello, I'm hoping to get a little advice. My mum has stage 4 COPD, has had 2 hospital admissions in as many months, the last being a couple of weeks ago where...

Hello, I'm hoping to get a little advice. My mum has stage 4 COPD, has had 2 hos...

Kiki123peace

•4 years ago

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Is the patient disappearing in hospitals?

No, I don't mean the patient vanishes as in an Agatha Christie-type novel, but something to do with technology and scanners we often encounter in our visits to...

No, I don't mean the patient vanishes as in an Agatha Christie-type novel, but s...

Cateran

•4 years ago

31 Replies

Clinic 3a at the Whittington

Hi Is anyone a patient at Clinic 3A at the Whittington in Archway North London? I’ve been having problems with communications between them, myself and my GP. I...

Hi Is anyone a patient at Clinic 3A at the Whittington in Archway North London? ...

Joinery123

•4 years ago

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Life

We are all like swans on a lake Apparently calm, but that's just fake Nobody escapes the stress of life Not my sister, my brother, my wife The important thing...

We are all like swans on a lake Apparently calm, but that's just fake Nobody esc...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Newbie carer

Hi I’m new here. Both parents have COPD in their 70s. My mum had a recent severe exacerbation and was hospitalised- first hospitalisation. I feel GP has let...

Hi I’m new here. Both parents have COPD in their 70s. My mum had a recent severe...

Admum

•4 years ago

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Inhalers

Hi everyone. What is the best inhaler for copd. I use Fostair but not sure if it's working.

Hi everyone. What is the best inhaler for copd. I use Fostair but not sure if it...

Spacecat1

•4 years ago

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Read conclusion if no time to read all. Give your thoughts please ?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3144846/

Vonnie50

•4 years ago

75 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for December 2019

Best wishes from Kent.

Possible diagnosis of of COPD

Palliative care advice

Lung cancer screening study could save hundreds of lives through early detection.

Alzheimer's Research & Therapy. Testing a MultiTEP-based combination vaccine to reduce Aβ and tau pathology in Tau22/5xFAD bigenic mice.

New Year Plan.

Bronchiectasis

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Learning from the bears.

Short or long sleep associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Sertraline and Codine

Pharmacies in large dep't stores

Lung Disease

Missing member

3 months digestive disorders

Anybody have diaphragmatic weakness?

Emily61

How do I go about getting help for a family member that lives alone and has advanced COPD? My local council have a huge wait list.

Infection

3 weeks ago I was diagnosed with emphysema copd

A thank you and poem I read.

Vision

New year

Hello, looking for advice

Is the patient disappearing in hospitals?

Clinic 3a at the Whittington

Life

Newbie carer

Inhalers

Read conclusion if no time to read all. Give your thoughts please ?

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