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Hi been to doctors and I have yet another chest infection started me on ciproflovacin 500 mg 7 day course twice a day if get any worse got ring ambulance...

Hi been to doctors and I have yet another chest infection started me on ciproflo...

Tracey1972

•5 years ago

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Fostair 100/6

How do you know the fostair 100/6 is not working properly. I am struggling to get my breath back a little bit. Sometimes a stabbing pain in my left side of my...

How do you know the fostair 100/6 is not working properly. I am struggling to ge...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Back to square one

It’s been a while since I posted as I’ve been doing well! Last time I went to see my specialist she was ill so I saw another doctor who suggested that if my...

It’s been a while since I posted as I’ve been doing well! Last time I went to se...

RD23

•5 years ago

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Mum of a 3 year old asthmatic

Hi All, my daughter has been admitted to hospital 7 times in the last 18 months with serve asthma attacks. They have only recently diagnosed her and referred...

Hi All, my daughter has been admitted to hospital 7 times in the last 18 months ...

traveladdict1

•5 years ago

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Lung Transplant

I am 58 years old. My Pulmonologist says I may need a lung transplant if the meds I’m on don’t show any signs of the lung scarring slowing down. I would like...

I am 58 years old. My Pulmonologist says I may need a lung transplant if the med...

Dermatray15

•5 years ago

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Hi

Hi hope all doing well I’m struggling yet again going to ring docs tomorrow but trying hard to stay out of hospital yet again not been out long so really...

Hi hope all doing well I’m struggling yet again going to ring docs tomorrow but...

Tracey1972

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Azithromycin dosage

Has anyone else been prescribed 250mg azithromycin every day? I am also taking symbicort, montelukast, theophylline (2x morning and 1x evening) Baclofen 20mg...

Has anyone else been prescribed 250mg azithromycin every day? I am also taking s...

Cw70

•5 years ago

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Montelukast leads to anxiety

Montelukast does create anxiety . My 17 year old daughter has experienced anxiety 2 months since Monekulast 5mg was first started. She is not on any other...

Montelukast does create anxiety . My 17 year old daughter has experienced anxiet...

AnupaChakrabarti

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Fostair

After a weekend away at my daughters and forgetting my fostair inhaler, came back feeling good and chest good, took my inhaler,and within 30 minutes started...

After a weekend away at my daughters and forgetting my fostair inhaler, came bac...

mackenzie12

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Could I have Lung Cancer?

Hey Guys, Newbie here. Feeling alarmed at the moment as I have had a chest x-ray showing shadow on the apex of the right lung, in position this corresponds to...

Hey Guys, Newbie here. Feeling alarmed at the moment as I have had a chest x-ra...

catfinis

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Eosinophilic asthma

Has anybody else ever had the urge to gradually stop taking all their asthma meds and see just what ground zero is like? I have been moved around from steroid...

Has anybody else ever had the urge to gradually stop taking all their asthma med...

bowbelle

•5 years ago

3 Replies

New drugs, new side effects - yippeee

Hi all If you want to bore yourself to tears read my previous post to get a background in the recent events. If not, can someone just verify these side...

Hi all If you want to bore yourself to tears read my previous post to get a ba...

Barbie999

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Acid reflux consultant appointment tomorrow

After being on different acid reflux medication and my acid reflux getting worse not better. My doctor decided to refer me to gastrology to see a consultant. I...

After being on different acid reflux medication and my acid reflux getting worse...

elanaoali

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Just joined the group. Asthma treatment: one size fits most?

I was misdiagnosed with lupus about 11 years ago, originally based on tests following analysis of a knee aspirate from a soccer injury! They were suspicious...

I was misdiagnosed with lupus about 11 years ago, originally based on tests foll...

truebrit

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Cough variant asthma help !

I have not found anything to help I was up all night I have a headache ! And I really want to cough something up at this point. I’m on symbacort and a rescue...

I have not found anything to help I was up all night I have a headache ! And I r...

Anelson1102

•5 years ago

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steroid sprays and weight gain

I saw my consultant last week, after a very bad winter of infections on top of eosinophilic asthma. I am overweight and she would not believe that I had put on...

I saw my consultant last week, after a very bad winter of infections on top of e...

bowbelle

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Bad chest

So ive got a chest infection which always seems to hapoen when i get a cold with my asthma went to gp on tuesday and was given amoxycillin 50g x3 a day and a...

So ive got a chest infection which always seems to hapoen when i get a cold with...

Zaraboo

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Medical BP conundrum (because having dodgy lungs isn’t enough 😅)

So just got out of hospital but thought I’d post here to see if anyone has ever had anything similar cause I had everyone stumped 😂. Now it’s not just my...

So just got out of hospital but thought I’d post here to see if anyone has ever ...

EmmaF91

Community Ambassador•5 years ago

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Not an asthma victim !

Loved the idea of colour coding my peak flow monitor, easy to read: so got inspired - as I was rewriting my asthma plan for folder and hated the pic, and...

Loved the idea of colour coding my peak flow monitor, easy to read: so got inspi...

clareasthma

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Puzzling Asthma / Inflammation / Polyp Symptom

I suffer from Asthma complicated by Nasal Polyps. Since my Asthma took a turn for the worse a couple of years back, I’ve had one symptom I can’t get any sense...

I suffer from Asthma complicated by Nasal Polyps. Since my Asthma took a turn fo...

Matman

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Relaxation

I have suffered from asthma since I was about 21. I am just had a rough time with my asthma as I was trying to get my intolerance to new pollen stable, to keep...

I have suffered from asthma since I was about 21. I am just had a rough time wit...

Hidden

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Cough,cough,cough!

First time post! I have been diagnosed with asthma. I cough all the time, no wheeze but do get a stridor type bark in the mornings. Anyway everything irritates...

First time post! I have been diagnosed with asthma. I cough all the time, no whe...

Practicenurse18

•5 years ago

41 Replies

Quick question re: personal best PFM reading

Good morning! Just a quick (& hopefully easy!) question..... when you say your “personal best” in terms of peak flow readings, does that include after reliever...

Good morning! Just a quick (& hopefully easy!) question..... when you say your “...

Annilou76

•5 years ago

3 Replies

My Nasal Polyp story

Hi, I'd like to tell you my experience with nasal polyp's. I stupidly suffered with them for 5 years. Should have had them removed straight away but I didn't....

Hi, I'd like to tell you my experience with nasal polyp's. I stupidly suffered w...

Michael-B

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Biologicals vs wheeze

Bit of a strange question (and very niche I know!) Bit of history first; I used to be a ‘traditional/textbook asthmatic’ with a wheeze, reliable PF the works...

Bit of a strange question (and very niche I know!) Bit of history first; I used ...

EmmaF91

Community Ambassador•5 years ago

5 Replies

Asthma flare

2 weeks after Amoxicillan & Clarithromycin for chest infection, 40mg pred a day nowbeing cut by 5mg a day & meds’ for home nebuliser I am sat on sofa with...

2 weeks after Amoxicillan & Clarithromycin for chest infection, 40mg pred a day ...

Chokit

•5 years ago

3 Replies

PFM colour coding

So I’ve mentioned this a few times on here, but due to the excitement of the junior in rapids on seeing it (he took a pic to show he’s friends) I thought I’d...

So I’ve mentioned this a few times on here, but due to the excitement of the jun...

EmmaF91

Community Ambassador•5 years ago

17 Replies

Asthma flare

Was at the doctor today and I have an ear infection sinus infection and bronchitis she gave me antibiotics steroids and upped the dose on my medications

Was at the doctor today and I have an ear infection sinus infection and bronchit...

Lene-Alice

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Not sleeping well

I had a week of antibiotics and I am 100% cleared off the chest infection but I am struggling a little bit at night. I am taking my fostair like I am meant to...

I had a week of antibiotics and I am 100% cleared off the chest infection but I ...

Hidden

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Hospital again

So after two day of increased ventolin use i am once again in a&e. Hoping this will be a quick visit rather than the 3 week stay it was last time. 😳

So after two day of increased ventolin use i am once again in a&e. Hoping this w...

K8ty25

•5 years ago

7 Replies

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All posts for March 2019

Good afternoon

Fostair 100/6

Back to square one

Mum of a 3 year old asthmatic

Lung Transplant

Hi

Azithromycin dosage

Montelukast leads to anxiety

Fostair

Could I have Lung Cancer?

Eosinophilic asthma

New drugs, new side effects - yippeee

Acid reflux consultant appointment tomorrow

Just joined the group. Asthma treatment: one size fits most?

Cough variant asthma help !

steroid sprays and weight gain

Bad chest

Medical BP conundrum (because having dodgy lungs isn’t enough 😅)

Not an asthma victim !

Puzzling Asthma / Inflammation / Polyp Symptom

Relaxation

Cough,cough,cough!

Quick question re: personal best PFM reading

My Nasal Polyp story

Biologicals vs wheeze

Asthma flare

PFM colour coding

Asthma flare

Not sleeping well

Hospital again

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