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Has anyone in UK heard when we will get our next 6th covid jab. I’ve messaged my GP surgery but had no response. Our friend in France says they are being done...

Hello everyone. It’s been a while since I’ve asked for advice, but I find myself almost at the end of my tether… Last year I completed a course of pulmonary...

I was diagnosed with ILD two years ago after i was taken into hospital with covid, when I was given the news it knocked me sideways and I seemed to become a...

The following week Lucy and I returned to the same hospital bay where Louise, the former concert pianist was resident. Louise was in a bed by the window. My...

I was at a meeting today and mentioned was the disposal of used inhalers. We were encouraged to take our used inhalers to the pharmacy for appropriate...

Here's hoping it works I'm getting better at this techno stuff 🤪 Stan and friends ✨️

hi all i’m 62 and just been diagnosed with severe copd/ emphysema with only 30% lung function …… what a shock ! i expected emphysema but not to be that bad...

In November of 2021. I discovered a possible leak in the shower tray in the ensuite bathroom.That was followed by a leaking roof tile in the kitchen...

Hi there I have been taking carbocisteine for over a month. I don't like it. Its making me weak & my tongue is dry & I have no energy. My body temperature is...

This is a story about taking risks; Sometimes when visiting a patient, you can push your luck and take a risk which doesn't come off. Other times one takes a...

hi, Does anyone know anything about a dietician/nutritionist, I’ve been referred via my doctor and pulmonary rehab team NHS . I’ve lost a lot of weight over...

checked on 2 oximeters, how can I have severe Emphysema and Sats so high?

this is to ask people’s thoughts / experience not a suggestion! Azithromycin works really well. It is in multiple guidelines due to 3 high quality trials...

This is my standard antibiotic on my rescue pack, has been for the last couple of years. Well my grandson has recently been put on them for a sinus infection,...

Hi. I have COPD and Asthma. The past few weeks my oxygen sats have been dropping when walking. They are normal when sitting. Thus morning I pushed myself to...

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RIP Gizmo (aka Asbo Bstard) Life here is not the same. My house and my heart is so empty 💔

First things first, huge apologies for not getting back to those that left a comment on my last post which was now more than 2 months ago. It's safe to say...

Hi all parent has COPD and pneumonia, had 12 days in hospital which was shockingly bad from start to finish!! Parent refusing to go into hospital now and has...

Hello everyone, so I have stage 4 emphysema and I am currently on ambulatory oxygen mainly for when I'm out and about, and for use at home if needed. My...

does anybody have experience of "outside clinic " home health care / i have to get my eyes teste d and not very mobile and planned taxi to town, but where to...

Hello I’m hoping someone can help as I’m so worried. I started feeling breathless before Christmas and was diagnosed with a chest infection but after 2...

Good morning all. I have not posted on here for a bit as I have had covid twice and it has left me with long covid, which I am trying to get sorted out. I had...

He had methesilioma and been hospitalised twice since Christmas with infection and pneumonia. He will be missed ❤️

Just a heads up re yet another scam telephone call 🙄. Many of you may have had this or a similar call but for those of you who haven’t please be aware ! I...

Hi Can someone tell me what is the benefit of taking Carbocisteine as i thought i just take them when i have a chest infection, but after reading some posts it...

john 74 lives alone with dog - no relatives in touch as i know what a set of thieving lieing set they are happy with that as dogs are far more superior in...

Well those who know me will know not long ago I had scan including PET Scan for suspected Lung Cancer or TB. In the end was put down to new scarring. Many of...

Hi all, My partner has just this month been diagnosed with emphysema. He's 64 and I'm 31, we've been together six and a half years, and I suppose I'm just...

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