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  1. non smoker with copd

    just found out had i have lung disease probably due to pasive smoking iam 54 my only symtoms are when walking fast or climbing hills i seem to get out of breath ....

  2. Copd - care after hospitalisation

    I had a severe flare - up of my copd caused by an infection & ended up in hospital. Since coming home, I have seen no health professional. I appear to have been ....

  3. Does anyone find that the Seretide inhaler does not have much effect?

    I have been using it for about 4 years now and recently it does not seem to have much effect.

    I was watching Bang Goes the Theory tonight and they were talking ....

  4. Auto immune and antibodies

    Hi everyone,

    i had my 6 monthly follow up appointment with my consultant in March, i told him that i had a few chest infections since my last appointment and ....

  5. copd

    I was diagnosed in March 2009 with COPD, My Fev1 is 52% and 62% after ventolin. My Dr told me that its really mild and that by stopping smoking it should not get ....

  6. copd

    hi ther im new to this, im baffled and any input would help,two years ago i was diagnosed with moderate copd,after a ct scan a large hole was found and when i went ....

  7. Cold Weather Alert Level 3 for parts of uk

    This means (for those with a chronic illness or damaged lungs) stay in the warm, or if you do have to go out, wrap up warm and don't stay out in the weather for ....

  8. advice on copd flare up

    hi im new to the forum i was diagnosed with mild copd in 2012, i have had a few infections since then which have been treated with antibiotics I have been quite ....

  9. Exercise and COPD

    Hello. I was diagnosed about 4 years ago having suffered with Asthma previously. I now use Salbutamol infrequently, Budesonide And Formoterol Dry Powder inhaler ....

  10. Cold weather and copd

    Hi new to the forum. I was diagnosed with copd two years ago and use a serovent inhaler twice a day and have a ventolin for back up. This is my second winter since ....

  11. COPD

    Has any COPD sufferer had experience of using the Airnergy machine and if so was there any real benefit. The machine is very expensive but the results seem very ....

  12. From Carole

    \"From: cats and dogs

    To: Jacee

    Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:39 pm

    Subject: Re: Checking in Quote message

    Give me love to Van, Annsco, Stitch and everybody ....

  13. copd

    hi all, i have just been referred to rehab, had the assessment last week and now have to wait.could be the end of march.

    the course is 6/7 weeks 2 hours twice a ....

  14. copd and bloodpressure

    Hi Everybody,

    Have been diagnosed, about two months ago, with high blood pressure, 213 over 118 and am now on tablets to reduce bp. I only seem to have the ....

  15. Ambulatory oxygen

    While attending my final session of pulmonary rehab yesterday, the respiratory nurse took me aside to say that she had made an appointment for Friday to discuss ....

  16. Seasons Greetings

    Hoping to find everyone stocked up with meds keeping warm and snug away from crowds that carry infections that rae not on any Christmas list ( Norovirus ) for chronically ....

  17. Lightweight Scooter

    It is worrying when ice on the streets makes me frightened of falling it is already hard if it is cold but if injured it would stop me walking I am sure of it. A ....

  18. Nails and COPD

    Somewhere there was a discussion where people thought concave or curving nails where one of the symptoms of COPD. I personally didn't think this was the case and ....

  19. Living with COPD

    I was diagnosed with emphysema & asthma on the 18th April 2012. I still work 3 days a week (9hrs each day) on checkouts in a local supermarket, luckily they are ....

  20. Hello Everybody, your an inspiration!

    Hi everyone. I have just found this site and been reading through the post on here. I think this is just what I need now.

    I was diagosed with COPD 7 years ago ....

  21. COPD

    My husband has had COPD for 15 to 20 years and is now classed in severe stage and is on 2ltr oxygen at 28%. for nearly a year now he has been finishing a course ....

  22. COPD Advice on smoking

    Hi, my grandad has COPD, he was diagnosed about 3 years ago. He isn't a smoker but my nan is. She doesn't understand how important it is to not smoke around him, ....

  23. FG hydrogen peroxide therapy for chronic resp problems

    Cannot find anything negative about using 35% Food Grade hydrogen Peroxide for help or curing chronic COPD like emphysema. There does appear to be a reluctance by ....

  24. COPD develops Haematamesis :Mgt Help

    Patient with COPD develops Haematamesis . The patient is already on Salbutamol inhaler and Diclofenic sodium . please could anyone kindly help me which medication ....

  25. diagnosed with copd 3 years ago, but thought it was nothing

    I was diagnosed with copd 3 years ago by my gp, I didn't pay much attention to be honest as I didn't think it was serious.

    I had a spiro test back a year ago and ....

  26. BUSM

    Researchers Identify Potential Key To Emphysema Treatment - Medical News .medicalnewstoday.com/releases/249831.php

  27. Brushes

    from bbc health about how lungs work or sometimes don't www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19357090

  28. Can I get compact oxygen tanks for chronic lung problems?

    My mum suffers from Alveolitus and often struggles to catch her breath. Her oxygen tank provided by the NHS is quite big and heavy. She has asked at the hospital ....

  29. Numb fingers and toes.

    I have noticed over the past few months that when I lie down for a rest that, after a while, the tips of my fingers and toes go numb. I have an oximeter and have ....

  30. ATOS Medical

    Heard about a case where a letter from the doctor saved having to go for a medical assessment with ATOS when they got a letter. How can this be done my doctor said ....

  31. Evidence For Adult Lung Growth

    some future hope www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1203983

  32. Telehealth

    I was recently diagnosed with COPD but my GP has not mentioned telehealth. I have been reading a lot about it at the moment, does anybody know how I can get it or ....

  33. Greetings All

    Just wanted to check in with everyone, hope all are keeping well and breathing easy.

    I'm looking forward to the weather warming up a bit, after the 2 glorious ....

  34. Easter Blessings

    The sleepy colors of winter

    Fade fast in the dawn of Spring.

    The joy of Easter's promise,

    Delivers sweet reason to Sing.

    Refreshed from her snowy Slumber,

    Mother ....

  35. Alpha I - Artitrypsing

    Can anyone give me further information about this disease.

    Is it related to asthma?

    Apart from using sprays, what can I do to help myself.

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