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hi its me again

today I went to work to see the boss , still cant go back to work with health and safty issues .my boss jim had been on his pc doing a risk accessment for over...

today I went to work to see the boss , still cant go back to work with health an...

billl

•10 years ago

10 Replies

How to approach doctors to test for CF?

Hello! At first this may sound a bit hypochondriac/Google-patient but hear me out! Sorry for the long post too, it's a long story as they say! I'm 19 years...

Hello! At first this may sound a bit hypochondriac/Google-patient but hear me ou...

tealover

•10 years ago

35 Replies

Hi, I'm a 30 year old (soon to be 31) y o woman, and I have just been diagnosed with A1Antitrypsin Deficiency, so I'm learning all about it

I am getting over the shock of it all, but also helping my family to learn about it and how it will affect me and what help is available.

I am getting over the shock of it all, but also helping my family to learn about...

emmyloubear

•10 years ago

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My wife has had pneumonia 6 times in 11 months they have discovered this is due to her enlarged hiatus hernia which overspills into lungs

And causes bacteria in her lungs has anybody heard of this before

Hazpet

•10 years ago

17 Replies

is it normal for copd sufferers to lose appetite ?

hi all. still a bit of a newbie on here so still feeling my way around the site so apologies if I'm repeating a question that's been asked a million times...

hi all. still a bit of a newbie on here so still feeling my way around the site ...

postie28

•10 years ago

13 Replies

Be NICE To Yourself

Taking as granted that COPD is a life changing event following the latest NICE guidance http://guidance.nice.org.uk/PH49 as the majority of us already do will...

Taking as granted that COPD is a life changing event following the latest NICE g...

Hidden

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Can anyone tell me how to forward some of the jokes, stories, etc., to friends/family who are not members of Health Unlocked?

blaise32

•10 years ago

10 Replies

Managing flare ups without steroids

Anyone got any recommendations to manage flare ups without using steroids.

Dipsey

•10 years ago

22 Replies

Mereprenum v Tazocin (elderly man with COPD and bronchiectasis).

Hi I wrote while back about my dads fall as a result of chest infection and his admission to hospital. Having had two IV cycles of Tazocin his infection...

Hi I wrote while back about my dads fall as a result of chest infection and his ...

Lotsofquestions

•10 years ago

4 Replies

MAJOR UPDATE FROM PORTUGAL

Hello ,good morning and Feliz ano novo from not so sunny Portugal, the weather has been very overcast and breezy for quite a few days now, Christmas Eve we had...

Hello ,good morning and Feliz ano novo from not so sunny Portugal, the weather h...

canalchris

•10 years ago

8 Replies

I've made few replies on this site but have realised I have never introduced myself. A bit rude on my part.

I am 54 years old from London.I have had sarcoidosis for about 14 years and have since developed pulmonary hypertension. I am on oxygen 24 hours at 8 lpm at...

I am 54 years old from London.I have had sarcoidosis for about 14 years and have...

morrid

•10 years ago

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Recived letter of IIDB re appeal of my perscibed disease or is it a illness

Anyway feel quite sick and breath smells of sick to ... Must be infection. Anyway was looking into my illness and responce from lung doc and clowns at iidb...

Anyway feel quite sick and breath smells of sick to ... Must be infection. Any...

Hidden

•10 years ago

19 Replies

Hi I'm new here, I've had ra for 5yrs. Started coughing, I've been dx with emphysema, ILD, ra lung, nodules, drs now think I've PH scared.

My sats started to drop to 82% at rest, sleep apnea test showed sats were between 82-94% heart rate peaked 150. Was put on 4lt O2. Then found I was vacant and...

My sats started to drop to 82% at rest, sleep apnea test showed sats were betwee...

Amandaprice63

•10 years ago

5 Replies

i am on freeflow oxygen 15hrs day idont have a problem flying but the cost abroad is [spain] £38 a day to hire oxygenater machine

i went to lanzarote with a letter from doctor went to nlocal clinic got no help so i managed without i was fine but my sats dropped to 84 from 93 at nite so as...

i went to lanzarote with a letter from doctor went to nlocal clinic got no help ...

broadband1

•10 years ago

4 Replies

BEING A NEW MEMBER !!!!! WHAT A NIGHTMARE !!!! AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN TAKEN OVER AND NEARLY UNSUBSCRIBED. ONLY HAD 3 OR 4 REPLIES...

Whilst seeing other new members receiving loads of welcomes and advice. I felt really down.....was my first post so boring or l did I come across as a...

Whilst seeing other new members receiving loads of welcomes and advice. I felt r...

siestasue

•10 years ago

30 Replies

Voluntary work?

Hello, I'm returning to this discussion group after a break. I don't have any lung problems myself, but when I left work I decided I wanted to do some...

Hello, I'm returning to this discussion group after a break. I don't have any ...

SteveNottingham

•10 years ago

5 Replies

I've been on antibiotics/ steriods for 2 days not feeling any better!

I think I've pulled a muscle or strained when coughing. I've tried a stream inhaler cup today don't think it's helped but my chest and cough don't seem to be...

I think I've pulled a muscle or strained when coughing. I've tried a stream inha...

Hidden

•10 years ago

25 Replies

The tablecloth

Beautiful story.... makes you understand that things happen for a reason The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to reopen...

Beautiful story.... makes you understand that things happen for a reason The br...

wowsa

•10 years ago

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Pastor for dinner.

Little Emily was complaining to her mother that her stomach hurt. Her mother replied, “That’s because it's empty. Maybe you should try putting something in...

Little Emily was complaining to her mother that her stomach hurt. Her mother rep...

CornishBrian

•10 years ago

7 Replies

hi there is it normal to have a sore back when u have copd the pain is at the top of my back

smudge101

•10 years ago

11 Replies

would like to donate these items

Sadly my father passed away recently and our family would like to donate his dual motor bed and dual motor reclining chair to a person in the north herts area....

Sadly my father passed away recently and our family would like to donate his dua...

Hidden

•10 years ago

8 Replies

birthday surprise

to day I went back to work first day with oxygen . all me work mates taking the pee out of me . then at 10am called to office me boss jim says bad news mate...

to day I went back to work first day with oxygen . all me work mates taking the ...

billl

•10 years ago

14 Replies

Tests at last and told something I did not know?

Got a phone call New years Eve to see if I could see the lung consultant on the 02 Jan so went down and saw a very pleasant lady. Who went though all the...

Got a phone call New years Eve to see if I could see the lung consultant on the ...

Offcut

•10 years ago

14 Replies

Hi I've finally been diagnosed with interstitial lung disease/fibrosis. After 6 months of every test under the sun. Was in and out of the

Hospital/ER since august. I continually have low ABG levels 70, 66, 55. Have been on o2 at 2 for the last month. I feel a little better but am no where near...

Hospital/ER since august. I continually have low ABG levels 70, 66, 55. Have bee...

Tylersdad

•10 years ago

11 Replies

Happy New Year to you all.

Well it's that time of the year again, 2014 lets hope it will be a fantastic year for us all, I do hope and pray. Well Christmas was very good, I took the...

Well it's that time of the year again, 2014 lets hope it will be a fantastic yea...

1968

•10 years ago

4 Replies

depresstion

happy new year to each and every one . just before christmas i started getting so low and down all the time just could not work out why . but was chatting to...

happy new year to each and every one . just before christmas i started getting s...

becraftygirl

•10 years ago

14 Replies

A New drug that treats COPD has been cleared by the US Food & Drug Admin.Anyone know anything about this drug?

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- A new inhaled drug to treat a serious lung condition called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- A new inhaled drug to treat a serio...

Sohara

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Age or illness?

What do you do when you have an eighty one year old man who is just plain stubborn and shies away from hospitals and keeps as low a profile...

What do you do when you have an eighty one year old man who is ...

eightyplus

•10 years ago

18 Replies

Message to all.

Wishing everyone a happy 2014,may it be as healthy as it possibly can be,joy to all. :) :) maryj

Wishing everyone a happy 2014,may it be as healthy as it possibly can be,joy to ...

maryj

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Happy New Year.

I would just like to wish everybody a HAPPY NEW YEAR from my self and All our members from Breathe Easy Swansea Bay.

I would just like to wish everybody a HAPPY NEW YEAR from my self and All our me...

GIBBO

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for January 2014

hi its me again

How to approach doctors to test for CF?

Hi, I'm a 30 year old (soon to be 31) y o woman, and I have just been diagnosed with A1Antitrypsin Deficiency, so I'm learning all about it

My wife has had pneumonia 6 times in 11 months they have discovered this is due to her enlarged hiatus hernia which overspills into lungs

is it normal for copd sufferers to lose appetite ?

Be NICE To Yourself

Can anyone tell me how to forward some of the jokes, stories, etc., to friends/family who are not members of Health Unlocked?

Managing flare ups without steroids

Mereprenum v Tazocin (elderly man with COPD and bronchiectasis).

MAJOR UPDATE FROM PORTUGAL

I've made few replies on this site but have realised I have never introduced myself. A bit rude on my part.

Recived letter of IIDB re appeal of my perscibed disease or is it a illness

Hi I'm new here, I've had ra for 5yrs. Started coughing, I've been dx with emphysema, ILD, ra lung, nodules, drs now think I've PH scared.

i am on freeflow oxygen 15hrs day idont have a problem flying but the cost abroad is [spain] £38 a day to hire oxygenater machine

BEING A NEW MEMBER !!!!! WHAT A NIGHTMARE !!!! AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN TAKEN OVER AND NEARLY UNSUBSCRIBED. ONLY HAD 3 OR 4 REPLIES...

Voluntary work?

I've been on antibiotics/ steriods for 2 days not feeling any better!

The tablecloth

Pastor for dinner.

hi there is it normal to have a sore back when u have copd the pain is at the top of my back

would like to donate these items

birthday surprise

Tests at last and told something I did not know?

Hi I've finally been diagnosed with interstitial lung disease/fibrosis. After 6 months of every test under the sun. Was in and out of the

Happy New Year to you all.

depresstion

A New drug that treats COPD has been cleared by the US Food & Drug Admin.Anyone know anything about this drug?

Age or illness?

Message to all.

Happy New Year.

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