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Recent content by Chibble

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    Nasal congestion or something else?

    <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif" border="0">Hi. I have two teens w/cf and 1 w/o. In my experience all kids get a stuffy nose. As a matter of fact my kid that did not have cf got the most stuffy noses. Ask your pediatrician about Otrivin nose drops for babies. they are over the...
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    Flu shot shortage

    The company that is responsible for the shortage of the flu vaccine is the Chiron corp, the same co that makes our inhaled tobramycin (TOBI). The reason given is that the batch they had manufactured was "contaminated", by what, I don't know.
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    curcumin

    <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Good morning all! Dave you have a twin w/cf? I bet your poor mom had a hard time. Was he sick as a child(besides the pneumonia at 6)? Do you have other siblings? I have a daughter that is 13 w/cf, and she has had a much easier time...
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    curcumin

    My son was born w/meconium ileus, and had 4 surgeries before he was 5 wks old. He is now 15(as of Oct.10). I actually dx'd him myself because even after all the surgeries they had not figured it out. I kissed him and he was salty. I had seen a show on tv about cf, and knew this was a symptom...
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    curcumin

    Well I thought my son had a mild case, til he was hospitalized 3 times this year. I guess I mean that you went so many years undiagnosed, that it was overlooked because your symptons were mild, so they weren't even looking for it. Right?
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    curcumin

    Wow. Yours must be an extremely mild case, eh? Since my last post I have been "surfing" and I found a website about glutathione and curcumin being used in combination. These people seem to be impressed with the glutathione. Have you tried this, too?
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    curcumin

    <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif" border="0">You were 22 before diagnosis? Wow. I know a young lady who was 15 and I couldn't believe it. What made them test you, and how was your health for the previous 22 years?
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    curcumin

    <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">Dave thank you for responding! How is your overall health? Are you underweight? How are your PFT's? Are you able to live a fairly normal life?
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    curcumin

    Hi! I am a newbie and mom to 2 teens w/CF. Has anyone here tried the spice curcumin that is supposed to have corrected the defect in lab mice? Would love to hear about it. Thanx!
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