Experiences with

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs)

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Hello, I’m new on here. I was diagnosed with COPD after a nasty chest infection in 2018 that resulted with me being hospitalised with pleurisy. I always had a weak chest as a child and suffered a lot with bronchitis. Just wondered if anyone else had the same thing happen. I was in denial when i

Working in the garden boy it was cold pruning back a large rambling wild rose that had ramble through a tree we also cut back and feed the herbaceous grasses keeps me going the people and the plants hungry and tired know

good morning,i have had asthma since i was 7yrs old,also had pneumonia at 5yrs old with recurring bouts of bronchitis until mid twenties.I have been well controlled until 7yrs ago then had recurring chest infections and uncontrolled asthma,i eventually had CT scan January 2021 and was diagnosed with

I underwent an ablation procedure for AF about 4 weeks ago. A few days after the ablation I developed a cough - dry, quite tickly, eases off when I'm sleeping/resting - which has hung around for about 23 days. I'm going to speak to my GP about it this week, but I was curious if it's ablation related,

Hey y’all. I need some advice. My Bechet’s is now attacking my lungs. Not one but both. I’ve been in the hospital for the past week so sick. With all the tests the ran the found it it my Bechet’s attacking my lungs. The USA has no f……. clue how to treat Bechet’s. I would love some advice. I don’t want

Just wondering, does anyone else suffer from cold feet? My partner is stage 4 COPD and when he is in bed his feet are fine but during the day, even if he’s wearing socks or slippers, his feet are freezing cold to the touch.

I was diagnosed w postpartum thyroiditis after my third child in summer 2021. They thought it would go away but it’s not. It’s gotten worse and now the doc put me on levothyroxine 100mcg. This is my first week taking it and It’s making me really tired and cold. My last labs were TSH 36.100 T4 .55 and

Cold flashes with fever at day 5 of my blastosys transfer, in my last FET also suffered from fever but without chills, more over no medicine helps me with this. Right now I have taken fever medicine still my temperature is increasing plaese advise. Does it effects early pregnancy

has this happened to anyone else. Last August out of the blue I was admitted through A&E with an acute asthma attack, I'm 57 years of age and have not really been bothered by asthma for 25 years and even when I was younger was never hospitalised. Since August I've been diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency

If, like me you suffer from cold feet I can highly recommend an electric foot warmer However, should you share your home with furry family do not “nip to the loo” 🙄. Having said that when I turfed my Belle out she sat on my lap and had a lovely warm bottom 😃

I'm 5months post op of upper right Lobectomy. I've had a chronic cough since surgery. repeat CT shows op was successful. camera down throat shows no reason for cough. I've had steroids, 5 lots of antibiotics and I'm now on blue and brown inhalers. nothing is making me better and it's seriously affecting

A very Happy New Year to All - here’s to 2022 bringing us good health. This may seem like a silly question, but is a permanent cough part and parcel of COPD please? My Mum has had a barking cough for over two months now, and after a number of courses of steroids and antibiotics it still has not cleared

A very Happy New Year to All - here’s to 2022 bringing us good health. This may seem like a silly question, but is a permanent cough part and parcel of COPD please? My Mum has had a barking cough for over two months now, and after a number of courses of steroids and antibiotics it still has not cleared

It seems I have cryptogenic organising pneumonia, and have just stared prednisolone, but having trouble clearing mucus. Does anyone have experience with Air Physio or Revitive Aerosure devices, please.

I stopped smoking after 60 years. When I started smoking in 1950s it was regarded as a design thing. (Even my Doctor smoked in the surgery whilst seeing and treating patients.) I contracted pneumonia in 2013, it was then that I discovered from my GP that smoking would shorten my life if I carried on.

Can someone tell me what cough syrup Parkinson’s patients can take? Every Robitussin syrup warned against use by people with Parkinson’s…. I was just at the store and couldn’t find anything my husband could take….🤷‍♀️

Wear a mask to protect others and yourself.

Hi All. Hope everyone had a good Christmas. I was just wondering if anyone has had flu / cold symptoms for 3/4 weeks. I’ve had many covid tests it isn’t that but my nose has been very runny for almost a month and had a little cough. It’s also coinciding with a lot of acid reflux. Anyone have any idea

Hi I have RA and am on weekly BENEPALI injections. Had a multi generational meet up with various family over Christmas. I am vaccinated. Had what I thought was a booster in early November but have since had a letter indicating that was a 3rd injection and I should have a 4th in 6 months time. Anyway