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when diagnosed is it common practise not to be referred to a specialist consultant anymore

since 2014 i have been diagnosed with under-active thyroid (levels still up or down } COPD but not once have i been referred to a specialist nurse or...

since 2014 i have been diagnosed with under-active thyroid (levels still up or d...

Ianmac59

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Pneumonia recovery

There has to be an answer to sleeping all the time a month and a half after having pneumonia, how do I stay awake long enough to do anything

There has to be an answer to sleeping all the time a month and a half after havi...

5113shadow

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Well I’ve had this Rash under my arm, which stings constantly, rather going to Drs, went to local chemist cream he gave me no good

I’ve just returned from hospital I’ve got SHINGLES That is a rotten thing to have believe me

I’ve just returned from hospital I’ve got SHINGLES That is a rotten thing to ha...

Briancoombs

•5 years ago

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Copd

Can I ask what disease come under this heading copd as now understand copd is umbrella term am I correct...or is it a condition on its own ....one of the...

Can I ask what disease come under this heading copd as now understand copd is um...

Hidden

•5 years ago

79 Replies

Fitness tip. (Joke)

Thought I would share my attempt to get fit with you in case you would like to try it. EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 50. Begin by standing on a comfortable...

Thought I would share my attempt to get fit with you in case you would like to t...

Johnem

•5 years ago

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PIP = 1 point short of the higher rate of care

I have severe COPD and recently been reassessed 12 month early. I have just realised that I am one point short of receiving the higher rate of care. I receive...

I have severe COPD and recently been reassessed 12 month early. I have just real...

firthkmian

•5 years ago

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ARTICLE IN THE METRO.

Has anyone read the article headed “ My lungs are broken but no one thinks I am disabled?” I couldnt copy the link across but the article is in the bbc news...

Has anyone read the article headed “ My lungs are broken but no one thinks I a...

Whitechinchilla

•5 years ago

30 Replies

Spiriva side effects

I am breathing far easier think it's the spiriva started that 31st January thank you for recommending I speak to my GP Who prescribed since being on this not...

I am breathing far easier think it's the spiriva started that 31st January thank...

Hidden

•5 years ago

22 Replies

No friends 😔

Loki been waiting for his mate to call... Still waiting 😢

monju

•5 years ago

18 Replies

To spit or swallow ? .....

Here's a question that seems to divide opinion , and quite frankly i'me utterly confused by the whole dam business il ....= DO WE SPIT OUT THE VAST QUANTITIES...

Here's a question that seems to divide opinion , and quite frankly i'me utterly ...

vittorio

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Definitley not a robin

Anyone know what bird it is 😍

Blackbird6

•5 years ago

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Photo bombing at its best

😂😂😊😂

Blackbird6

•5 years ago

36 Replies

ACB!

Ok... so I’ve been told by the prof to keep sound ACB for my Bronc. Until he can, hopefully, come up with specific management for me. My question is what do...

Ok... so I’ve been told by the prof to keep sound ACB for my Bronc. Until he can...

Jools7770

•5 years ago

7 Replies

changed meds

doctor changed me fostairs + brualtus to trimbow i am really struggling .i cant even make it out the house anymore i shall i shall try and get it back will...

doctor changed me fostairs + brualtus to trimbow i am really struggling .i cant ...

andyrew

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Warm shops

Went out today to the phone shop with my wife, not in there long had to go out because it was just to warm and humid, it is nice to be warm but some shops are...

Went out today to the phone shop with my wife, not in there long had to go out b...

bobbyfloyd

•5 years ago

21 Replies

4 months cold turkey smoking feeling bad

Hi All, Im new here, I thought I'd join up and have my say, I was having a google as I stopped smoking just over 4 months ago after 20 a day for 30 years, I...

Hi All, Im new here, I thought I'd join up and have my say, I was having a googl...

liteace

•5 years ago

14 Replies

My Journey.

Blizzards said the forecast. And that is what we got. Sleet and rain with gale force winds, That night we got the lot.. But there was a journey, That I just...

Blizzards said the forecast. And that is what we got. Sleet and rain with gale f...

Hidden

•5 years ago

27 Replies

Has anyone had IPF and shingles?

Hi folks Thursday night I broke out in a painful rash and first thought was it was a reaction to the morphine. As I am housebound with the ipf the doctor came...

Hi folks Thursday night I broke out in a painful rash and first thought was it w...

simbanine

•5 years ago

15 Replies

Hoarseness after eating or drinking GERD??

Hi there I have been experiencing gerd like symptoms for about a month after having a sinus infection (which is still lingering) and a persistent issue has...

Hi there I have been experiencing gerd like symptoms for about a month after hav...

Kittyrose3

•5 years ago

7 Replies

salt inhaler therapies

Hi, I am new here. I've just been reading an article on salt inhaler therapies has anyone tried it/them? If so did it help or hinder your breathing.

Hi, I am new here. I've just been reading an article on salt inhaler therapies h...

Sh4r0n68

•5 years ago

14 Replies

copd

yesterday after a walk i got very breathless and wheezy and i know just one puff of my rescue inhaler i will be ok but i wanted to see how long the breathless...

yesterday after a walk i got very breathless and wheezy and i know just one puff...

music

•5 years ago

6 Replies

copd

Hi everyone When i go for a walk or do anything really active i find that i get breathless and wheezy afterwards has soon has i stop and sit down to rest (...

Hi everyone When i go for a walk or do anything really active i find that i get ...

music

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Out of breath

Hi all, when I go shopping in the supermarket the temp is a nice 18 deg. However going out into the carpark the heat 40 deg hits you like a ton of bricks and...

Hi all, when I go shopping in the supermarket the temp is a nice 18 deg. However...

kpm346

•5 years ago

8 Replies

geographic tongue

guys is there any like geographic tongue i notice when i eat acidic food my too is eaten to leaving a map like thing . my mucus problem is stabilizing. what...

guys is there any like geographic tongue i notice when i eat acidic food my too...

russk

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Pleural effusion following pneumonia

Hi, just after advice really, my husband went to a&e with chest pains last month. And was diagnosed with left basal pneumonia. And was sent away with...

Hi, just after advice really, my husband went to a&e with chest pains last month...

Shaz90

•5 years ago

7 Replies

New to site

I am new here and have recently been diagnosed with a 'moderate restrictive ventilatory defect' after having lung function tests. My GP referred me to an...

I am new here and have recently been diagnosed with a 'moderate restrictive vent...

TullyBev

•5 years ago

16 Replies

Nasal Canular for oxygen

Good morning everyone, my question is to people who ware a nasal canular throughout the day or night to deliver oxygen up there nose. Does anyone else suffer...

Good morning everyone, my question is to people who ware a nasal canular through...

Joseph260268

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Undiagnosed daughter on alot of medication, anyone similar?

So here goes, hello I am Natasha. My daughter is five years old on Sunday. She is un-diagnosed and has carried out lung function tests which have determined...

So here goes, hello I am Natasha. My daughter is five years old on Sunday. She ...

Nsaunders91

•5 years ago

18 Replies

On a lighter note

Today my wife sort out her phone, weather not to good and seeing i did not have to walk more than a few yards i took the plunge, after the phone was sorted out...

Today my wife sort out her phone, weather not to good and seeing i did not have ...

bobbyfloyd

•5 years ago

8 Replies

consolidation of left lung.

please bear with me i am new to this site. I visited the doctors 4 times with a small change at the end of my breath (and back pain ) and four times i was sent...

please bear with me i am new to this site. I visited the doctors 4 times with a ...

tattyscon

•5 years ago

1 Reply

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All posts for February 2019

when diagnosed is it common practise not to be referred to a specialist consultant anymore

Pneumonia recovery

Well I’ve had this Rash under my arm, which stings constantly, rather going to Drs, went to local chemist cream he gave me no good

Copd

Fitness tip. (Joke)

PIP = 1 point short of the higher rate of care

ARTICLE IN THE METRO.

Spiriva side effects

No friends 😔

To spit or swallow ? .....

Definitley not a robin

Photo bombing at its best

ACB!

changed meds

Warm shops

4 months cold turkey smoking feeling bad

My Journey.

Has anyone had IPF and shingles?

Hoarseness after eating or drinking GERD??

salt inhaler therapies

copd

copd

Out of breath

geographic tongue

Pleural effusion following pneumonia

New to site

Nasal Canular for oxygen

Undiagnosed daughter on alot of medication, anyone similar?

On a lighter note

consolidation of left lung.

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