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i believe the test is called genotyping or something and yes its a blood test, as far as no known cases, it could be 1000 years, if the 2 genes are there its possible, hope all goes well, good luck...

thanks for the replies, yeah i also thought allergy related, the first couple times it happened while I was working at a flour mill, so alot of flour, dust, and other stuff flying around, and I never used a "puffer" inhaler I mean i havent had a new perscription for 1 for like 6 years or so...

Sorry for the bad spelling, but anyway last few years Ive ran into a few cases where I believe I over exurted my lungs (or heart, or both), basicly its either been a hard day of work which I dont usually do and only tried cuz i was feeling very healthy at the time, this could be a 6-8 hour work...

How controlled is your CFRD? Most of your problems could be related to low blood sugar. And no matter whats the cause of how your feeling you will feel 100x better once you talk to someone about it, and let them know how you feel...good luck and god bless...

<blockquote>Quote<br><hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>dresapp</b></i><br>Hi I find mine happens from laying flat or doing heavy breathing(excersise). Sometimes i wake up in the middle of the night and it feels like im drowning cuz my lungs and throat fill up. However unless im bleeding...

ooops, didnt notice you were in socal also, I live in montclair, near upland, ontario, does she goto usc medical ? and if she ever needs someone else to talk to with cf, u can msg me on aim

Your friend is dealing with a huge loss, and is very lucky to have a friend like you. God bless you both. About your question I am 33, I was diagnosed at 2, the doctors told my parent i wouldnt live past early teens. Then when I was about 14-15 they said if Im lucky I might see early 20's. And...

in all honesty im more scared about leaving the 1's i love behind. when seeing alot of my cf friends pass away, its made me realize its not the 1 that passes away that suffers but more so his loved 1's. I ofcourse dont want to suffer near the end and kinda scared about that. But like richard I...

matthew im right there with you on this 1, im 33 been in a few relationships that lasted 2-3 years, but in hte last 6 years or so i have been single, the self esteem issue is hard to get over. all i can say is learn to enjoy life without a mate, and if you find that special someone again she...

im in california and u can hit me up on aim anytime...

haha, im taking tobi right now actually, i take my treatments while on the pc usually, so no i never fell asleep during a treament, tobi is alot longer then albuterol or pulmazyme though...

cipro has many side effects, the most worrisome to me though is the light headedness and dizziness. Yes i was tested for diabetes, and epilepsy and every other thing known to man when i was in there. But tests were unconclusive as to what caused the episode. And I often cough hard and get what i...

i just thought would be good to get feedback on this topic, ive passed out twice from cipro, and have had numerour times of dizzy feeling and moments of disorientation. The 2 times i passed out i was on cipro for approx 2-3 days, once i was driving and completely totalled the car, luckely i was...

Things will work themselves out, its just another part of hacing cf, i was about right where you are when i had my first hospitalization for antibiotics and my white count was up and normal oral antibiotics didnt get me feeling better or lower the white count, same scenerio except it was ceptra...

i excersice in sperts, im 33 been hospitalized about 40 times or so and over the years ive gotten really into excersice and like now havent done anything for maybe a year, im pretty active though, but i know its beneficial to excersice but cant seem to get my lazy but to do it...i think everyone...