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Azithromycin 250mg and infections.

I have been taking Azithromycin 250mg every other day as a precautionary. Been taking it for just over a week. And have to take it indefinitely. Unfortunately...

I have been taking Azithromycin 250mg every other day as a precautionary. Been t...

garshe

•5 years ago

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Wife's COPD

Thanks for the welcome. I live in Arkansas (USA) & will be moving back to Texas soon to be near son. My wife was diagnosed with COPD about a year ago .She is...

Thanks for the welcome. I live in Arkansas (USA) & will be moving back to Texas ...

joaquin1937

•5 years ago

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Antibiotics

I have taken my last of two weeks of doxycycline, and a week of prednisone, still got some infection,I am thinking of taking sputum test up in the morning ,I...

I have taken my last of two weeks of doxycycline, and a week of prednisone, stil...

Alice70

•5 years ago

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Much better week

Hi everyone, First of all thanks to all those who replied to my first post. I was not expecting so many responses, they are much appreciated. As I mentioned...

Hi everyone, First of all thanks to all those who replied to my first post. I w...

The_Gardener

•5 years ago

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Life Insurance

Hi there Anyone out there managed to get life insurance with diagnosed ACOP. In the process of buying a house, aged 57 our mortgage will take me to retirement...

Hi there Anyone out there managed to get life insurance with diagnosed ACOP. In...

Olliedog12

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Update not good

On the 17th September my husband had his pre op assessment at Blackpool Victoria,all went well and we waited for transport to Preston,one and three quarter...

On the 17th September my husband had his pre op assessment at Blackpool Victoria...

shangrila27

•5 years ago

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E cigarettes

I gave up smoking 7 months ago, but very silly nearly gave in, but decided instead to try e cigarettes. I have COPD, Am I doing the same damage to my lungs...

I gave up smoking 7 months ago, but very silly nearly gave in, but decided inste...

Jansy16

•5 years ago

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COPD

Have a nebulizer inhaler med for nebulizer for copd.After using for 1 wk. results are amazing with 90% reduction of mucus, less SOB, and sats are up. others...

Have a nebulizer inhaler med for nebulizer for copd.After using for 1 wk. result...

jawwalker01

•5 years ago

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The Visitor - by Midge

Last week we had a visitor A Yorkshireman was he He also was a terrier Just the same as me. But he was so much smaller And I'm not very big I thought that we...

Last week we had a visitor A Yorkshireman was he He also was a terrier Just the...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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THANK YOU!

I have replied to you all, I hope😊, but I wanted to say how overwhelmed I feel to have so many of you wishing me well, THANKS EVERYONE 💐🤗❤☀️🙏

I have replied to you all, I hope😊, but I wanted to say how overwhelmed I feel ...

Gingerapple

•5 years ago

1 Reply

By post IPF??

Hello everyone, I don't post often but I do read every post. I had my consultant appointment last week, I just got his letter where he refer my problem as...

Hello everyone, I don't post often but I do read every post. I had my consultant...

Margot13

•5 years ago

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How do you cope with your diagnosis?

I did something really stupid Friday night...I got really drunk and went out for a drive. I stayed up until 5:15am and couldn’t bear being in the house....

I did something really stupid Friday night...I got really drunk and went out for...

CozmoCreepers

•5 years ago

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Quick Update

Hi All Hope you are all doing as well as can be expected x Went to see my own GP following a chat with locum about chest heart etc ref last post. Her referred...

Hi All Hope you are all doing as well as can be expected x Went to see my own G...

Derbyram21

•5 years ago

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Treating Pulmonary Embolism: How Safe and Effective Are New Devices?

Pulmonary embolism (PE), a blood clot lodged in one of the pulmonary arteries in the lungs, is the third leading cause of cardiovascular-related death in the...

Pulmonary embolism (PE), a blood clot lodged in one of the pulmonary arteries in...

2greys

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Southampton doctors assisting research of vaccine which could prevent babies developing fatal virus.

A NEW vaccine which could prevent babies developing a virus that can cause deadly respiratory infections is being trialled by Southampton hospital doctors....

A NEW vaccine which could prevent babies developing a virus that can cause dead...

2greys

•5 years ago

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Ipf treatment

Hi all. I am really upset at the complete lack of care, support and treatment for this horrific disease. Surely in this century there should be something other...

Hi all. I am really upset at the complete lack of care, support and treatment fo...

Looseloafers

•5 years ago

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DAD

My dad died this morning just wanted to let you know.he had a great life lived till 84 and was married for 62 years to a women who adored him to his last...

My dad died this morning just wanted to let you know.he had a great life lived t...

hope132

•5 years ago

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Devastated

My husband passed away this morning he's been in hospital a week and seemed to be improving then my son came round this morning with the terrible news don't...

My husband passed away this morning he's been in hospital a week and seemed to b...

kathbrad3

•5 years ago

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SupaScoota Sport XL

Has anyone got experience of the SupaScoota XL mobility scooter?

LordTerrarz

•5 years ago

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Dieting.

Christmas is coming We're all afraid of that And sticking to a diet To stop us getting fat Why do you think that is Think that we are dumb? Do you not...

Christmas is coming We're all afraid of that And sticking to a diet To stop us g...

Hidden

•5 years ago

33 Replies

NODULE NEWS 😊

Hi everyone, Long time no see🤗 The long trips to Wythenshawe, the biopsies, scans and 5 months of stress are now over. Because of all your advice and my own...

Hi everyone, Long time no see🤗 The long trips to Wythenshawe, the biopsies, sca...

Gingerapple

•5 years ago

61 Replies

Pounds for Patients.

The Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI)'s report, published in The Guardian newspaper on 1.07. 19 is shocking. 400 NHS consultants owning shares...

The Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI)'s report, published in The ...

Cateran

•5 years ago

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Just add water: U-M chemists suggest a fix for insoluble drugs.

Stable metal organic frameworks are prized for their ability to capture carbon dioxide or harvest atmospheric water, but U-M researchers have developed a use...

Stable metal organic frameworks are prized for their ability to capture carbon d...

2greys

•5 years ago

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Carole.

If there is one person Who's always here to care The first one to respond to you Her best wishes to declare No matter how she feels herself She might not be...

If there is one person Who's always here to care The first one to respond to you...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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WORLD SMILE DAY

Yesterday was World Poetry Day and I posted Spike Milligan’s poem Smile. Today it’s World Smile Day.....I found these quotes. Smile to the World and the World...

Yesterday was World Poetry Day and I posted Spike Milligan’s poem Smile. Today i...

knitter

•5 years ago

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Questions following consultant meeting and another breathing test 😆

Morning People 😉 - Is any1 on tiotropium spray ? Also what is the meaning from a consultant's saying " your lungs are only filling up now 30percent"? Am i...

Morning People 😉 - Is any1 on tiotropium spray ? Also what is the meaning from...

ljkd2

•5 years ago

12 Replies

How much are you polluting your office air just by existing?

Just by breathing or wearing deodorant, you have more influence over your office space than you might think, a growing body of evidence shows. But could these...

Just by breathing or wearing deodorant, you have more influence over your office...

2greys

•5 years ago

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Environmental toxins impair immune system over multiple generations

New research shows that maternal exposure to a common and ubiquitous form of industrial pollution can harm the immune system of offspring and that this injury...

New research shows that maternal exposure to a common and ubiquitous form of ind...

2greys

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Engineered viruses could fight drug resistance.

In the battle against antibiotic resistance, many scientists have been trying to deploy naturally occurring viruses called bacteriophages that can infect and...

In the battle against antibiotic resistance, many scientists have been trying to...

2greys

•5 years ago

7 Replies

ANY INTEREST CO

I hAVE A BRAND NEW iNOGEN1 G4 CNCENTRATOR BACK BACK BOUGHT AND NEVER USED I PREFER TO USE THEN SHOULDER BAG AS I HAVE BAD SHOULDERS AND CANNOT REMOVE IT...

I hAVE A BRAND NEW iNOGEN1 G4 CNCENTRATOR BACK BACK BOUGHT AND NEVER USED I PR...

merryxmas2013

•5 years ago

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All posts for October 2019

Azithromycin 250mg and infections.

Wife's COPD

Antibiotics

Much better week

Life Insurance

Update not good

E cigarettes

COPD

The Visitor - by Midge

THANK YOU!

By post IPF??

How do you cope with your diagnosis?

Quick Update

Treating Pulmonary Embolism: How Safe and Effective Are New Devices?

Southampton doctors assisting research of vaccine which could prevent babies developing fatal virus.

Ipf treatment

DAD

Devastated

SupaScoota Sport XL

Dieting.

NODULE NEWS 😊

Pounds for Patients.

Just add water: U-M chemists suggest a fix for insoluble drugs.

Carole.

WORLD SMILE DAY

Questions following consultant meeting and another breathing test 😆

How much are you polluting your office air just by existing?

Environmental toxins impair immune system over multiple generations

Engineered viruses could fight drug resistance.

ANY INTEREST CO

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