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Allergy testing?

Hi all, just looking for some advice please? my asthma has gotten worse over this cold snap we have had an i have suffered two lots of punemonia, three asthma...

Hi all, just looking for some advice please? my asthma has gotten worse over th...

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Bronchoscopy - is this normal?

I had the above last Thurs and a lavage was carried out and biopsies taken. Ever since I have needed nebuliser every few hours. Chest feels tight and asthma...

I had the above last Thurs and a lavage was carried out and biopsies taken. Eve...

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•14 years ago

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RBH admission for pred reduction

Hi I am due to go into the RBH on thursday for pred reduction and have been told i should be prepared to be there for 3 weeks. Just wondering if anyone has...

Hi I am due to go into the RBH on thursday for pred reduction and have been told...

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Saved by my wondefull GP again!

I wanted to post his as I think sometimes GP's get a raw deal ... I was going for a routine appt on Friday first thing, my appt was nothing to do with my...

I wanted to post his as I think sometimes GP's get a raw deal ... I was going f...

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Rescue Inhaler Sometimes Makes my Wheezing worse?

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone else noticed this? I'm in the U.S. so I take xopenex (which is very similar to albuterol). Sometimes when I take 2 puffs of...

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone else noticed this? I'm in the U.S. so I take...

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•14 years ago

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Fed up!

Hiya all, been to see my asthma nurse this morning after I finished a course of steroids and antibiotics on monday. Despite the fact that I feel better after...

Hiya all, been to see my asthma nurse this morning after I finished a course of ...

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•14 years ago

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persistant cough how long does pred take to work

hy all wondered if you had any ideas my son is 8 hes been coughing all the time since he was 3 hes on montelucast brown and blue inhalers he was diagnosed with...

hy all wondered if you had any ideas my son is 8 hes been coughing all the time ...

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•14 years ago

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Medpedia

I recently joined this interesting forum/community. There are not many members at the mo and I have been asked to invite all you asthma lot to join the asthma...

I recently joined this interesting forum/community. There are not many members a...

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•14 years ago

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Cold with asthma

Hi! This is my first cold after being diagnosed with asthma. As well as feeling awful, I have an uncomfortable ache in the bottom of my ribcage! I'm coughing...

Hi! This is my first cold after being diagnosed with asthma. As well as feeling...

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•14 years ago

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arterial blood gases/symptoms

Iam currently on day 10 of my latest admission which was triggered by infection. WHile im feeling better im still reliant on oxygen, today the SHO did an...

Iam currently on day 10 of my latest admission which was triggered by infection....

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•14 years ago

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Muscle ache after steroid intake?

Hiya all, I finished a 7 day course of amoxicillin 500mg and 40mg steroids 3days ago. Noticed muscle aches all over from yesterday and still really tired....

Hiya all, I finished a 7 day course of amoxicillin 500mg and 40mg steroids 3days...

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•14 years ago

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Fuss?

Is it an asthma attack when the asthma cough strikes, 2 puffs of reliever doesn't stop it and it takes further puff of reliever every minute for 7 minutes...

Is it an asthma attack when the asthma cough strikes, 2 puffs of reliever doesn'...

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•14 years ago

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Laryngitis

Hey! Anyone else got this? Seems to be common at mo. Makes a change from the good old chest infection.

Hey! Anyone else got this? Seems to be common at mo. Makes a change from the go...

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Another Newbie

HI there. I am over the moon to find a discussion forum on this website. My son is just over 2 years old and has suffered with chest infections from birth....

HI there. I am over the moon to find a discussion forum on this website. My son...

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Montelukast, effective??????

Hi Has anyone got anything to say above Montelukast 10mg???? I have recenlty changed from Aminophylline 225mg to Montelukast and wondered if anyone had...

Hi Has anyone got anything to say above Montelukast 10mg???? I have recenlty c...

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•14 years ago

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Have I really got asthma?

Have had some strange experiences over the last 7 to 8 weeks but, more severely, over the past couple of weeks only which have been preliminary diagnosed as...

Have had some strange experiences over the last 7 to 8 weeks but, more severely,...

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Froggie, froggie

I'm back to where I started. I'd been doing so well on the inhalers and looked forward to night out as I'd reached the point where I could carry on a...

I'm back to where I started. I'd been doing so well on the inhalers and looked ...

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1st attack since I was a child

Hi everyone. I'm new to the forums. I'm 27 year old male with mild asthma up until recently. I'm quite fit and play A lot of sports. 2 weeks ago I started...

Hi everyone. I'm new to the forums. I'm 27 year old male with mild asthma up unt...

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Relaxing Hospital Experience?

Hi everyone, I have finally got home after a week in hospital after a flare up of chest infection and asthma. Just wondering what others experiences' of...

Hi everyone, I have finally got home after a week in hospital after a flare up ...

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Best Sleeping Positions???????

I have been advised by my respiratory nurse to lie on my right hand side when sleeping. Does anyone have any better suggesions, or reasons why sleeping on the...

I have been advised by my respiratory nurse to lie on my right hand side when sl...

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Slight thirst

Hello everyone, My little boy of 3 and a half has been a bit up and down recently - asthma attack on Christmas Day, pred and then antibiotics. He hasn't had...

Hello everyone, My little boy of 3 and a half has been a bit up and down recent...

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Problems With Your Inhalers

I am a design student who suffers with asthma, I am going to re-design an inhaler and would like to know if they are any problems that anybody had occurred...

I am a design student who suffers with asthma, I am going to re-design an inhale...

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•14 years ago

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Ears

Any tips to help with tinitus .sounds like washer on full spin at the moment till settle down again after a virus etc. love Glynis xxx

Any tips to help with tinitus .sounds like washer on full spin at the moment til...

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asthma and pets

we are considering getting a dog, just recently we had a push bike stolen from our garden, and live next to a field, and feel that a dog will at least warn us...

we are considering getting a dog, just recently we had a push bike stolen from o...

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Virgin Active Gym Membership Issues

Thought I would make everyone aware of my trip to join Virgin Active gyms (Tower Hill branch) today. On joining I was asked to fill out a medical form. On...

Thought I would make everyone aware of my trip to join Virgin Active gyms (Tower...

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Steroids and insomnia

Hiya all, I'm not usually this miserable but I'm feeling like crap at the moment :-( have had a chest infection for 3 weeks on 40 mg pred and strong...

Hiya all, I'm not usually this miserable but I'm feeling like crap at the moment...

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montelukast

Just wondering if anyone can tell me if Montelukast is a slow release type drug or not? My little girl aged 15months has been on Montelukast for a couple of...

Just wondering if anyone can tell me if Montelukast is a slow release type drug ...

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•14 years ago

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Brittle asthma description - feel quite insulted! - *edit I take it back!!

Hi All, during todays enforced rest after yesterdays admission I've been doing quite a lot of reading and came across a brittle asthma management plan by...

Hi All, during todays enforced rest after yesterdays admission I've been doing q...

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Just had a bit of a fright

Bit of a longish story Got sent to A&E from work 2 weeks ago 5th Jan and saw GP on the thursday with a bad chest infection. Was a ctually turning a slightly...

Bit of a longish story Got sent to A&E from work 2 weeks ago 5th Jan and saw GP...

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Digeridoo Research and Asthma

Article in Daily Express today 16th January 2010 Research carried out into 10 boys learning to play Diggeridoo weekly have improved lung function, read the...

Article in Daily Express today 16th January 2010 Research carried out into 10 b...

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•14 years ago

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All posts for January 2010

Allergy testing?

Bronchoscopy - is this normal?

RBH admission for pred reduction

Saved by my wondefull GP again!

Rescue Inhaler Sometimes Makes my Wheezing worse?

Fed up!

persistant cough how long does pred take to work

Medpedia

Cold with asthma

arterial blood gases/symptoms

Muscle ache after steroid intake?

Fuss?

Laryngitis

Another Newbie

Montelukast, effective??????

Have I really got asthma?

Froggie, froggie

1st attack since I was a child

Relaxing Hospital Experience?

Best Sleeping Positions???????

Slight thirst

Problems With Your Inhalers

Ears

asthma and pets

Virgin Active Gym Membership Issues

Steroids and insomnia

montelukast

Brittle asthma description - feel quite insulted! - *edit I take it back!!

Just had a bit of a fright

Digeridoo Research and Asthma

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