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Happy New Year Everyone

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg197/JoAmiga/new%20year/fthrtnbaby.gif I hope 2013 is everything you hope it to be...

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg197/JoAmiga/new%20year/fthrtnbaby.gif I ho...

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•11 years ago

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cold and cough

started to feel unwell yesterday and now have a rasping cough! bit of a wheeze now and again ...best peak flow should be 450 currently hitting 230..keeping...

started to feel unwell yesterday and now have a rasping cough! bit of a wheeze n...

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•11 years ago

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Second hand smoke in the workplace

Hi, im new to this so please be gentle. i work in an environment where my employer expects us to enter work areas where our ""clients"" are allowed to smoke,...

Hi, im new to this so please be gentle. i work in an environment where my employ...

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•11 years ago

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Flu-like illness

Just curious - anyone had the flu jab and caught something that's like flu? I've acquired some lovely virus that feels like a mild case of flu. It's not a cold...

Just curious - anyone had the flu jab and caught something that's like flu? I've...

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•11 years ago

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choosing bed mattress

We're in the process of changing our daughter's bedroom from nursery to ""big girl"" room and so will be buying a single bed (she's in a toddler bed at mo)....

We're in the process of changing our daughter's bedroom from nursery to ""big gi...

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•11 years ago

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where did personal messaging go?

sorry of this is a silly/previously answered question. but as some of you may have noticed i havnt been on these forums for many months untill last week....

sorry of this is a silly/previously answered question. but as some of you may h...

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•11 years ago

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Cough variant asthma and pneumonia

Hi my first post on here I have had asthma all my life and so do 3 of my children but with my little boy who is 5 I am at a loss of what to do Ethan had...

Hi my first post on here I have had asthma all my life and so do 3 of my child...

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•11 years ago

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steroids and antibiotics

Hi I'm new on here and just wanted a wee bit of advice,,, Ive had asthma for years,,well controlled on seratide,salbutamol and singulair..but about 6 weeks...

Hi I'm new on here and just wanted a wee bit of advice,,, Ive had asthma for ye...

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•11 years ago

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Keeping one's mood up

First, a big thank-you. I stumbled on Asthma UK during an internet search earlier this week, and have been reading through many of the posts and discussions...

First, a big thank-you. I stumbled on Asthma UK during an internet search earli...

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•11 years ago

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Tips for cold weather running - please!!

I've just signed up to do a 10k race in Feb. It's the first thing I've aimed to do since a really difficult flare up around 18 months ago, where I had several...

I've just signed up to do a 10k race in Feb. It's the first thing I've aimed to ...

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•11 years ago

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Very confused

Hi everyone, hope you all had a fab Christmas, and are keeping well. I'm writing this message because I am very confused (as my title suggests!) about my...

Hi everyone, hope you all had a fab Christmas, and are keeping well. I'm writing...

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•11 years ago

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Asthma cough

Can anyone offer me advice. I have asthma but its more the coughing and wheezing type. The cough is really beginning to get me down and nothing seems to help....

Can anyone offer me advice. I have asthma but its more the coughing and wheezing...

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•11 years ago

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suggestions please

I have kindly been given a cold over Christmas. My usual pf of 550 is down to around 320, however its difficult to measure accurately as it causes me to cough....

I have kindly been given a cold over Christmas. My usual pf of 550 is down to ar...

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•11 years ago

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New to forum and confused over what to do with my little man !

Hi I'm really glad I've found this forum. My little boy will be 5 at the beginning of February and suffers with asthma, He was first diagnosed at age 2...

Hi I'm really glad I've found this forum. My little boy will be 5 at the begin...

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•11 years ago

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when to step down meds again

How long do you/your child stay on increased dose of inhalers once a flare up is back under control, before stepping back down to normal dose?

How long do you/your child stay on increased dose of inhalers once a flare up is...

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•11 years ago

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Frustration over GPs!

I have come onto this forum for the first time today hoping to see I'm not alone! I had to take my just-6 year old to the doctors today as she had a bad night...

I have come onto this forum for the first time today hoping to see I'm not alone...

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•11 years ago

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Asthma, work, and bullying

Hi guys I've not been around for ages, so I hope you don't mind me having a rant and asking for your advice... I am currently working as a Staff Nurse on a...

Hi guys I've not been around for ages, so I hope you don't mind me having a ran...

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•11 years ago

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New here - (almost) 4yr old daughter query asthmatic

Hi everyone, Our nearly 4 year old daughter has been ""query asthmatic"" for about 2 years now. She's currently on daily clenil 50 (1 puff morning & night...

Hi everyone, Our nearly 4 year old daughter has been ""query asthmatic"" for ab...

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•11 years ago

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rant about boxing day/hospital

i'm really really tired of being told to come in early for my asthma and then being fobbed off like i'm being fraudulent, and recently its been really starting...

i'm really really tired of being told to come in early for my asthma and then be...

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•11 years ago

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Some advice please?

Hi, my son is 4 years old and is taking 2 puffs seretide 50 twice daily and 4mg montelukast. For almost 2 Weeks he's been suffering from a cold, he is needing...

Hi, my son is 4 years old and is taking 2 puffs seretide 50 twice daily and 4mg ...

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•11 years ago

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random links to click?

Has anyone noticed recently that there have been some random hyperlinks appearing in posts? These links seem to have no relevance to the post and often when...

Has anyone noticed recently that there have been some random hyperlinks appearin...

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•11 years ago

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Snotty nose & EIA

My asthma is often triggered by exercise so I always take my reliever before doing any activity - especially outdoors in the cold. This morning i've been out...

My asthma is often triggered by exercise so I always take my reliever before doi...

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•11 years ago

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help and advice please

for the last 3 days ive been wheezing more and using my reliver about 8 times a day , i have got a bit of flu at the moment and am not sleeping for long as i...

for the last 3 days ive been wheezing more and using my reliver about 8 times a ...

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•11 years ago

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Happy Christmas Everyone

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg197/JoAmiga/xmas/santamerryxmas.gif everyone I hope you all keep well

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg197/JoAmiga/xmas/santamerryxmas.gif everyon...

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•11 years ago

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Loss of taste and smell- side effect of asthma or not?

After very recently experiencing a tight chest and wheezing, my GP has said that I have asthma. He did not perform tests of any kind but the blue ventolin...

After very recently experiencing a tight chest and wheezing, my GP has said that...

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•11 years ago

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Going home for christmas please help

My parents have cats (my trigger) and whilst living at home I had some tolerance to it I guess. But since moving out going home is a nightmare, for a few days...

My parents have cats (my trigger) and whilst living at home I had some tolerance...

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•11 years ago

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Fed up

hi, I am 33 and have had asthma for a few years and have been on and off different steriods and other meds. Two weeks ago I couldnt get my peak flow past 100...

hi, I am 33 and have had asthma for a few years and have been on and off differ...

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•11 years ago

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Uniphyllin new starter

Hi all I'm new on here although I have been asthmatic for at least 18 years and been plodding along ok until recently. For the last few months my asthma has...

Hi all I'm new on here although I have been asthmatic for at least 18 years an...

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•11 years ago

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Concerned about being on prednisilone

Hi, I've been having a really rough patch with asthma since the start of October, and have been taking prednisilone all this time, on and off at 40mg, and...

Hi, I've been having a really rough patch with asthma since the start of Octob...

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•11 years ago

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Have a lovely Christmas..lol

Not been on alot last few months . Have a lovely Christmas and Newyear........lol Hope you keep out of costa and at the moment fighting stay out also xxx

Not been on alot last few months . Have a lovely Christmas and Newyear........lo...

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Posts - Asthma Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Asthma Community Forum

All posts for December 2012

Happy New Year Everyone

cold and cough

Second hand smoke in the workplace

Flu-like illness

choosing bed mattress

where did personal messaging go?

Cough variant asthma and pneumonia

steroids and antibiotics

Keeping one's mood up

Tips for cold weather running - please!!

Very confused

Asthma cough

suggestions please

New to forum and confused over what to do with my little man !

when to step down meds again

Frustration over GPs!

Asthma, work, and bullying

New here - (almost) 4yr old daughter query asthmatic

rant about boxing day/hospital

Some advice please?

random links to click?

Snotty nose & EIA

help and advice please

Happy Christmas Everyone

Loss of taste and smell- side effect of asthma or not?

Going home for christmas please help

Fed up

Uniphyllin new starter

Concerned about being on prednisilone

Have a lovely Christmas..lol

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