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Recent content by kharm

  1. K

    Help! Blue fingers

    Could it be Raynaud's Disease? My sister (who also has CF and Rheumatoid arthritis) has it and it's a condition where her hands and feet look bluish. I believe it is an autoimmune disease. Might want to get checked for that. She didn't develop it until she was in her early 20s.
  2. K

    Siblings with CF too

    I am 32 and was not diagnosed with CF until I was 14 (I have 1 DF508 and 1 mutation).Ihad pneumonia at3 months of age and was alwayssick and coughing as a child, but I wasmisdiagnosed with asthma and allergies by my pediatricians. Finally, I was so sick with pneumonia just before my 14th...
  3. K

    Looking for a CF Center in Northern NJ or NYC

    Ibegan going to the Cedar Knolls (Morristown) office of Pulmonary Allergy & Associates (<a href="http://www.paamds.com/">www.paamds.com</a>)10 years ago since it was closest to where I worked at the time. Though I live in Allentown, PA and no longer work in NJ, I continue to go there even though...
  4. K

    Looking for a CF Center in Northern NJ or NYC

    Ibegan going to the Cedar Knolls (Morristown) office of Pulmonary Allergy & Associates (<a href="http://www.paamds.com/">www.paamds.com</a>)10 years ago since it was closest to where I worked at the time. Though I live in Allentown, PA and no longer work in NJ, I continue to go there even though...
  5. K

    Motivating Others

    Bigstar....have you tried Jillian Michaels' DVD workouts? I haven't done them in quite a while (I had a baby in December and just haven't made time to do them), but they are excellent. I really like Jillian Michaels'Yoga Meltdown and her 30 Day Shred DVDs - they are about $9.99 each. All you...
  6. K

    Motivating Others

    Bigstar....have you tried Jillian Michaels' DVD workouts? I haven't done them in quite a while (I had a baby in December and just haven't made time to do them), but they are excellent. I really like Jillian Michaels'Yoga Meltdown and her 30 Day Shred DVDs - they are about $9.99 each. All you...
  7. K

    Not working, what to do?

    I was in your exact situation3 years ago. I had to "retire" on disability from my job as an elementary school teacher...something thatfor7 yearshad kept me so busy between commuting, lesson planning, grading, etc that I never had time to take care of myself. I felt like I went from 100mph to 0...
  8. K

    Not working, what to do?

    I was in your exact situation3 years ago. I had to "retire" on disability from my job as an elementary school teacher...something thatfor7 yearshad kept me so busy between commuting, lesson planning, grading, etc that I never had time to take care of myself. I felt like I went from 100mph to 0...
  9. K

    URGENT saline rinse question

    <br>Have you tried buying cans of Simply Saline?  It's about $7 per can (I buy it in the grocery store or pharmacy), but it's worth it since it works well to irrigate your sinuses.  It is much more travel friendly than packing Sinus Rinse bottles, sterilized water, and packets.      
  10. K

    URGENT saline rinse question

    <br>Have you tried buying cans of Simply Saline? It's about $7 per can (I buy it in the grocery store or pharmacy), but it'sworth itsince it works well to irrigate your sinuses. It is much more travel friendlythanpacking Sinus Rinse bottles, sterilized water, and packets.
  11. K

    URGENT saline rinse question

    <br>Have you tried buying cans of Simply Saline? It's about $7 per can (I buy it in the grocery store or pharmacy), but it'sworth itsince it works well to irrigate your sinuses. It is much more travel friendlythanpacking Sinus Rinse bottles, sterilized water, and packets.
  12. K

    Retirement Money?

    I, too, was a teacher and am now on SSDI.  I worked for 7 years, and therefore I wasn't "vested" in the pension system in the state I worked in (NJ).  I would have given up a considerable chunk of my money had I simply withdrawn my pension contributions, so I rolled them over into a Prudential...
  13. K

    Retirement Money?

    I, too, was a teacher and am now on SSDI. I worked for 7 years, and therefore I wasn't "vested" in the pension system in the state I worked in (NJ). I would have given up a considerable chunk of my money hadI simplywithdrawn my pension contributions, so I rolled them over into a Prudential IRA...
  14. K

    Retirement Money?

    <BR>I, too, was a teacher and am now on SSDI. I worked for 7 years, and therefore I wasn't "vested" in the pension system in the state I worked in (NJ). I would have given up a considerable chunk of my money hadI simplywithdrawn my pension contributions, so I rolled them over into a Prudential...
  15. K

    TTC and looking for advice

    First of all, I just want to ask if your husband has been checked at all by a urologist.  Here's why: My husband and I started trying to conceive (on and off due to my lung exacerbations which required IV treatments) about 6 years ago.  After 2 years (again, on and off) of trying on our own, we...
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