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Questions for next cons appointment

Hello, Keelan has his second appointment with the consultant coming up and I'm trying to write down all the questions I need to ask and was wondering if...

Hello, Keelan has his second appointment with the consultant coming up and I'm ...

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•13 years ago

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Snowy Update - monday Night 25/7/11

hi guys alex has asked us to update you all on his behalf as he cannot face doing it himself. doctors reviewed snowy at 6pm monday evening and decided to go...

hi guys alex has asked us to update you all on his behalf as he cannot face doi...

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•13 years ago

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where to go from here

Moaning as usual. Last week had bad attack Sunday when wheather lashed it down.Should have gone to hosp really don't realize ho bad I am. Spoke to Asthma nurse...

Moaning as usual. Last week had bad attack Sunday when wheather lashed it down.S...

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•13 years ago

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Newly diagnosed

Hi all I was diagnosed with 'severe' Asthma on Friday. For some time now (and I mean a number of years), I have had wheezing on and off now and again but the...

Hi all I was diagnosed with 'severe' Asthma on Friday. For some time now (and ...

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•13 years ago

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Snowy Update -Monday

Hi everyone Well its been another very long night, they tried again with the 2nd step reduction around 6:15 yest eve, and she was ok until about 8;30, which...

Hi everyone Well its been another very long night, they tried again with the 2n...

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•13 years ago

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How do you know when you need oral steroids

I have been struggling for a while now to regain control of my asthma (gone from only needing seretide 125 to being on seretide 500 and montelukast over the...

I have been struggling for a while now to regain control of my asthma (gone from...

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•13 years ago

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small update

hi all just to let you know my chest is just the same how ever i am in costa but for a different reason. Overal a bad day

hi all just to let you know my chest is just the same how ever i am in costa but...

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•13 years ago

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'Imaginary' mucus?

I know coughing up lots of mucus is common for asthma. I don't have that, but sometimes (had it before, and for last couple of days along with slightly more...

I know coughing up lots of mucus is common for asthma. I don't have that, but so...

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•13 years ago

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which 1 worse?!

With having such troublesome asthma recently, my cons has doubles all my medication to hopfully reduce my symptoms/attacks and to try and get me off pred as...

With having such troublesome asthma recently, my cons has doubles all my medicat...

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•13 years ago

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not well

i Had camera into lungs on Fri went as well as i thought it would. had a sore throat but that's gone now, trouble is i think i have pulled muscles in my tummy...

i Had camera into lungs on Fri went as well as i thought it would. had a sore th...

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•13 years ago

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Snowy - update Sunday

Well we seem to of gone full circle, yest started off promising and they went ahead and did the 2nd phase reduction, she managed for about an hour then they...

Well we seem to of gone full circle, yest started off promising and they went ah...

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•13 years ago

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Hospital cancellations rant, grrr

Yet again, my local hospital has cancelled an appointment and rebooked it for three weeks later. This was my first respiratory/asthma appt and I'd even rung...

Yet again, my local hospital has cancelled an appointment and rebooked it for th...

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•13 years ago

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Has anyone being in a similar situation?

Both my daughters are asthmatic, one of them is a lot worse than the other resulting in frequent hospital admissions. She isn't on home nebs at the minute...

Both my daughters are asthmatic, one of them is a lot worse than the other resul...

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•13 years ago

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OMG OMG OMG !! I just had to do this update on Snowy! - (RE- UPDATED SAT 9:15 AM)

Well after being told this morning that nothing would happen till Mon, I was prepared for another long few days, then the consultant came and found me (that to...

Well after being told this morning that nothing would happen till Mon, I was pre...

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•13 years ago

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new to asthma!

i have a 2 1/2 year old to she only seems to have moderate asthma which i suppose is good compared to most she was diagnosed after have a reaction to tree...

i have a 2 1/2 year old to she only seems to have moderate asthma which i suppos...

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•13 years ago

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Problems coming off Prednisolone

Hello I had an asthma attack while on holiday about 5 weeks ago and since returning home I've had 5 courses of Pred, each 5 days of 40mg with the last dose...

Hello I had an asthma attack while on holiday about 5 weeks ago and since retur...

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•13 years ago

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Tight Chest and Painful upper arms

I have been very tight chested as late and having to take a lot more of my blue inhaler I not sure but I think it may be the weather. I have also had some...

I have been very tight chested as late and having to take a lot more of my blue ...

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•13 years ago

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Snowy - update Thurs 21st July 19:45

Hi all, Alex asked me to post a quick update as his laptop is out of battery. They tried reducing the ventilaor pressures again today but without success....

Hi all, Alex asked me to post a quick update as his laptop is out of battery. T...

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•13 years ago

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Triggers ??

My Nurse and Doctor seems to think I have a very strange trigger !, the main one is red meat cooking ! and smoke, thank goodness the smoking came in when it...

My Nurse and Doctor seems to think I have a very strange trigger !, the main one...

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•13 years ago

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Inhaler technique

Hi everyone I've had asthma for a year not (I'm 64) and when I was diagnosed at the hospital I was told to use a spacer with ventolin as well as steroid...

Hi everyone I've had asthma for a year not (I'm 64) and when I was diagnosed at ...

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•13 years ago

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Snowy - Thursday - (updated 12:15pm)

First of all sorry that I did not come back on last night, (thanks Fiona for doing it for me), I just could not face it, and the hardest thing I have ever had...

First of all sorry that I did not come back on last night, (thanks Fiona for doi...

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•13 years ago

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Home Nebs

At last. Went to Drs yesterday after 3 days of phylocontin seretide not working soon as got in there nebulized with atrovent (worked in the past). Suggested...

At last. Went to Drs yesterday after 3 days of phylocontin seretide not working ...

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•13 years ago

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Feeling rubbish!

I've been on symbicort for a few months now - limited to 12 times a day including morning and evening compulsory doses. Unlucky for me, have had bad cold over...

I've been on symbicort for a few months now - limited to 12 times a day includin...

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•13 years ago

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other patients

oh how i wish i could be put in a side ward when im in hospital so i could avoid other people lol. been in hospital for a while and id started to use the...

oh how i wish i could be put in a side ward when im in hospital so i could avoid...

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•13 years ago

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update on me

Hi all I have an appointment for the cons through and going it nearly a months time now still not sure whats happening the meds my allergy dr gave have done...

Hi all I have an appointment for the cons through and going it nearly a months ...

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•13 years ago

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Snowy Weds 20th July - update at 21:55

Alex asked me to pass on that the reducing pressures etc on the ventilator failed. It worked for a little while but then her sats etc dropped and so she is...

Alex asked me to pass on that the reducing pressures etc on the ventilator faile...

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•13 years ago

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puzzled

been to hospital today for breathing tests. had a number of tests done which included nitric oxide test think its called that. anyway after all tests were done...

been to hospital today for breathing tests. had a number of tests done which inc...

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•13 years ago

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General long-term ways to deal with annoying lungs without medication - not emergency

EDIT really not emergency, they have been like this for a few days and haven't got worse, it doesn't seem to happen like that with me though I have been to OOH...

EDIT really not emergency, they have been like this for a few days and haven't g...

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•13 years ago

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Pneumonia and Asthma

I have not posted here for a while and was just wondering if anyone has experienced having both bad asthma with Pneumonia. About five weeks ago I was admitted...

I have not posted here for a while and was just wondering if anyone has experien...

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•13 years ago

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Puffa Pouch

My son has only been using an inhaler for about 6 months but was not very keen and also forgot to carry it at school or lost it. I was reccommeded to buy him a...

My son has only been using an inhaler for about 6 months but was not very keen a...

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•13 years ago

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All posts for July 2011

Questions for next cons appointment

Snowy Update - monday Night 25/7/11

where to go from here

Newly diagnosed

Snowy Update -Monday

How do you know when you need oral steroids

small update

'Imaginary' mucus?

which 1 worse?!

not well

Snowy - update Sunday

Hospital cancellations rant, grrr

Has anyone being in a similar situation?

OMG OMG OMG !! I just had to do this update on Snowy! - (RE- UPDATED SAT 9:15 AM)

new to asthma!

Problems coming off Prednisolone

Tight Chest and Painful upper arms

Snowy - update Thurs 21st July 19:45

Triggers ??

Inhaler technique

Snowy - Thursday - (updated 12:15pm)

Home Nebs

Feeling rubbish!

other patients

update on me

Snowy Weds 20th July - update at 21:55

puzzled

General long-term ways to deal with annoying lungs without medication - not emergency

Pneumonia and Asthma

Puffa Pouch

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All posts for July 2011

Questions for next cons appointment

Snowy Update - monday Night 25/7/11

where to go from here

Newly diagnosed

Snowy Update -Monday

How do you know when you need oral steroids

small update

'Imaginary' mucus?

which 1 worse?!

not well

Snowy - update Sunday

Hospital cancellations rant, grrr

Has anyone being in a similar situation?

OMG OMG OMG !! I just had to do this update on Snowy! - (RE- UPDATED SAT 9:15 AM)

new to asthma!

Problems coming off Prednisolone

Tight Chest and Painful upper arms

Snowy - update Thurs 21st July 19:45

Triggers ??

Inhaler technique

Snowy - Thursday - (updated 12:15pm)

Home Nebs

Feeling rubbish!

other patients

update on me

Snowy Weds 20th July - update at 21:55

puzzled

General long-term ways to deal with annoying lungs without medication - ***not emergency***

Pneumonia and Asthma

Puffa Pouch

Search posts

Pinned Posts

Latest poll

Do you think about your nose and nasal symptoms when you are managing your asthma?

Topics

Archive

General long-term ways to deal with annoying lungs without medication - not emergency