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Some advice please...

I was diagnosed with COPD and bronchiectasis in 2010 with a lung function of 33%. I fought for and was eventually referred for pulmonary rehab in 2012. Since...

I was diagnosed with COPD and bronchiectasis in 2010 with a lung function of 33%...

Annscottie

•1 year ago

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DNR and refuses to go into hospital- what to we do if collapses? Call ambulance?

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...

Hi all parent has COPD and pneumonia, had 12 days in hospital which was shocking...

Robinface

•1 year ago

54 Replies

Rain in Ireland.

There is a perception that it’s always raining well let me dispel that myth. It only rains twice a year. It rains for 6 months in March then it rains for 6...

There is a perception that it’s always raining well let me dispel that myth. It...

Mrbojangles

•1 year ago

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Spiriva respimat side effects

My consultant changed one of my inhalers from incruse illipta to spiriva respimat, since the change my breathing has become harder and my chest is tight...

My consultant changed one of my inhalers from incruse illipta to spiriva respi...

Guinnless

•1 year ago

13 Replies

Air Purifiers -

I was diagnosed last year with COPD Emphysema. I want to use an Air Purifier for my bedroom and my living room. Your thoughts and comments would be most...

I was diagnosed last year with COPD Emphysema. I want to use an Air Purifier fo...

Paddie8254

•1 year ago

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update on my “ newly diagnosed post”

hi guys thought i’d update you on my follow appt with my Dr today after upsetting results of spirometry test i had last week . to start with she has...

hi guys thought i’d update you on my follow appt with my Dr today after upsett...

paco19613

•1 year ago

36 Replies

Front of letter

This is the front of the letter from my other post. It wouldn’t let me post 2 photos

This is the front of the letter from my other post. It wouldn’t let me post 2 ...

Otto11

•1 year ago

6 Replies

ILD review letter? After Lung Function Tests

Good morning all This is a letter I’ve received from my Respiratory team after Lung Function Tests in December As some of you may recall I’ve had CT...

Good morning all This is a letter I’ve received from my Respiratory team after ...

Otto11

•1 year ago

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Never rains just pours….😡😡

Now being tested for rheumatoid arthritis due to extremely painful ankles, knee and wrists. Hopefully if positive this new addition to the family will get on...

Now being tested for rheumatoid arthritis due to extremely painful ankles, knee ...

Mrbojangles

•1 year ago

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TB with knowing

so I was told in December 2022 I’ve had TB as I have lung scarring…. This was after 2 chest X-rays and a CT scan…. Even the scanners said I was bronchial not...

so I was told in December 2022 I’ve had TB as I have lung scarring…. This was af...

Sjep

•1 year ago

3 Replies

bronchiectasis advice

I suffer from the above and now I have a green mucus. Should I take my emergency antibiotic ? I would like some suggestions.

I suffer from the above and now I have a green mucus. Should I take my emergency...

Elkeburr

•1 year ago

16 Replies

Hospitalised with covid, how long to get off oxygen and released?

Hi, I reluctantly went to the GP yesterday who had an ambulance called as I had 88% oxygen levels. I recovered with a mask and this morning so they tried me on...

Hi, I reluctantly went to the GP yesterday who had an ambulance called as I had ...

AmySma1i

•1 year ago

40 Replies

Pulmonary rehab

Can someone explain what pulmonary rehab is and how many of you feel it has helped your energy level..?

Can someone explain what pulmonary rehab is and how many of you feel it has help...

JudyHh1

•1 year ago

24 Replies

lungwort

I was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and I’m having radiotherapy at this time. My daughter saw a supplement called Lungwort which she thought might help...

I was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and I’m having radiotherapy at this ti...

deni-123red_

•1 year ago

14 Replies

new diagnosis please help

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...

hi all i’m 62 and just been diagnosed with severe copd/ emphysema with only 30%...

paco19613

•1 year ago

82 Replies

I don't know if the link will work 🥰

https://fb.watch/j46sbyHDZT/

Blackbird9

•1 year ago

25 Replies

Smelling burning in an evening

Hi Folks me again, I forgot to add this to my last post. Over the mast 5/6 weeks I smell burning or smells like something scorched only in an evening when I...

Hi Folks me again, I forgot to add this to my last post. Over the mast 5/6 week...

Gladys27

•1 year ago

36 Replies

Chest cramps

Do any of you suffer from chest cramps? I have been suffering with them intermittently for about a year or so and it really stops me in my tracks. Usually...

Do any of you suffer from chest cramps? I have been suffering with them intermit...

Gladys27

•1 year ago

31 Replies

Back in hospital for the 11th time

Hi allJust letting you all know that for the 11th time ive been hospitalised for same reason as before (dangerous oxygen drop) Recently ive also been...

Hi allJust letting you all know that for the 11th time ive been hospitalised for...

Sara_2611

•1 year ago

16 Replies

A Fairy Tale For Lungies

Mr. Wolf was feeling hungry And he was thinking big. 'What I'd like for dinner Is a nice fat juicy pig. There's a stupid pig who lives nearby Has built...

Mr. Wolf was feeling hungry And he was thinking big. 'What I'd like for dinner...

Alberta56

•1 year ago

25 Replies

Back 70 Years

Yesterday I saw my consultant and NHS physio in Chest Clinic I last went to 70 years ago, for X-ray that showed my heart on wrong side. I well recall the lady...

Yesterday I saw my consultant and NHS physio in Chest Clinic I last went to 70 y...

Morrison10

•1 year ago

12 Replies

Lung abscess

Good afternoon people Looking to see if anyone has encountered the same problem as me. Had a lower lobe lung abscess i spent 2 weeks in hospital on IV and 7...

Good afternoon people Looking to see if anyone has encountered the same problem ...

Sparkyq234

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Depressed

My partner just died of asthma.I am so down right now

Ethany

•1 year ago

34 Replies

Cuban Girl lung volume reduction

hi all , i recently read a post from 11 months ago by a lady called Cuban girl saying she was at Barts hospital gowned up waiting to go into theatre to...

hi all , i recently read a post from 11 months ago by a lady called Cuban girl...

T4vdub

•1 year ago

14 Replies

Updated lost a dear friend

Thank you all so much for your kind words yesterday regarding the loss of my friend ❤

Thank you all so much for your kind words yesterday regarding the loss of my fri...

B0xermad

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Late evening quiet walk with Stan 💜💜

On the beach ⛱️

Blackbird9

•1 year ago

36 Replies

You are what you breath - but what you breath varies...

MY reason for writing this is one or two people liked my answers about the strange world of breathing. I am not a clinician, nor a scientist so beware...

MY reason for writing this is one or two people liked my answers about the stran...

Timberman

•1 year ago

16 Replies

Does a cold always go to chest infection with COPD?

Is it inevitable that what starts as a runny / blocked nose always leads to a chest infection with gunky phlegm? I have mixed moderate COPD/ Asthma but am...

Is it inevitable that what starts as a runny / blocked nose always leads to a ch...

Hopeful1

•1 year ago

11 Replies

Lost a dear friend yesterday from complications of pneumonia

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

He had methesilioma and been hospitalised twice since Christmas with infection a...

B0xermad

•1 year ago

52 Replies

So Yet Another Follow Up - Starting I think 2020 - Bizzar,

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...

Well those who know me will know not long ago I had scan including PET Scan for ...

Ern007

•1 year ago

51 Replies

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for March 2023

Some advice please...

DNR and refuses to go into hospital- what to we do if collapses? Call ambulance?

Rain in Ireland.

Spiriva respimat side effects

Air Purifiers -

update on my “ newly diagnosed post”

Front of letter

ILD review letter? After Lung Function Tests

Never rains just pours….😡😡

TB with knowing

bronchiectasis advice

Hospitalised with covid, how long to get off oxygen and released?

Pulmonary rehab

lungwort

new diagnosis please help

I don't know if the link will work 🥰

Smelling burning in an evening

Chest cramps

Back in hospital for the 11th time

A Fairy Tale For Lungies

Back 70 Years

Lung abscess

Depressed

Cuban Girl lung volume reduction

Updated lost a dear friend

Late evening quiet walk with Stan 💜💜

You are what you breath - but what you breath varies...

Does a cold always go to chest infection with COPD?

Lost a dear friend yesterday from complications of pneumonia

So Yet Another Follow Up - Starting I think 2020 - Bizzar,

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