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    Fundraising

    <P>If the Foundation wants people to fundraise, what portion of those monies get spent helping pay for the expenses of patients?</P> <P>The Foundation wants people to fundraise, and then when patients ask for help, refers us to programs that are not funded directly by them. </P> <P> </P> <P>See...
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    drinking alcohol

    <P>does anyone feel immediately affected by alcohol after a beer or glass of wine. I immediately start feeling like its harder to breath and harder to cough. </P> <P>Like my chest gets weak or something. </P> <P> </P> <P>I also have found out if I stay out past 11 pm, have two drinks I...
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    surrogacy

    <P>wondering if anyone has done surrogacy? i know its not covered by insurance so its something you'd have to pay for on your own. </P> <P> </P> <P>I have a friend that offered to carry our baby. I don't even know where to begin in doing this and if its possible because she lives about 7 hours...
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    Vfend

    <P>Anyone been on a long-term (few months) treatment of Vfend? It is summer of course and I will be on it for the whole season. </P> <P>My skin has been extremely sensitive and I have been trying to cover up every inch but in the summer it gets hot with long sleeves! I wore 50 spf and my skin...
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    Mycobacterium

    Is bacteria only diagnosed in culture? Does the infectous disease dr have to diagnose it? I finished my antbx AND steroids for a regular 'flare up' and I feel worse now than I did before. Now I am starting to have night sweats. I was wondering if this is indicitive. How is it diagnosed?
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    IV antbx didn't work

    10th day of IV's and I'm not feeling much better. This hasn't happened before. did this happen to anyone else? have you ever switched antbx after completing a 2wk course?
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    HAPPY EASTER

    EAT SOME CHOCOLATE!
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    government shutdown

    I wonder what this would mean for people if indeed the gov't experienced a shutdown as they have been talking about. As far as FDA, medicare, ssi, ssdi? anyone know? Maybe we shouldn't worry unless it happens.
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    lost post

    There was a post here earlier about being nice to people....anyone seen it. Not anywhere on the site anymore. Are posts/topics being deleted?
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    vx770

    Are people allowed to discuss their personal results with this drug yet? If not, when? I keep reading the 'news feeds' about the results but I was wondering when people would be able to share THEIR OWN experiences with this drug. Thanks!
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    RTX Ventilator by Hayek

    Just wondering if anyone is using this at home or in the hospital and what their results were. I am considering getting one to use in addition to my vest. Please post if you have any experience. Thanks!
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    vx770 and vx809

    for those who are participating in the combo trial of 770 and 809, are you able to answer the following: what did you have to remove from your daily regimen? And what was/is your starting fev1?
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    how far do you go?

    for those transplanted, how far do you go to keep your risk of infection down? Do you never fly? Never eat mushrooms? Never have a glass of wine? Never go to the movies? Always wear a mask at the grocery store? Never go to the public gym? Never go in hot tubs? Stay away from children? Just...
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    percussor

    I'm trying to find the manufacturer of a piece of equipment that is a percussor. Its small, circular and lightweight. They used it in the hospital on me once when I couldn't stand manual pt. I do have a vest. I also used a percussor on certain areas that seemed more congested. The one that...
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    UPMC

    I am trying to find out on here if anyone went there for TX. If so, please PM me. thx!!
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    why not

    Just wondering. why can't people bear children after transplant? Is it because of the drugs? Or the illness possibilities? Does anyone know????
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    Side effect

    I am currently taking IV Tobramycin and Ceftazadine. My ankle joint and muscles around the ANKLE started aching. I have had other joint pain in my HANDS while on these drugs in the past. I heard its not uncommon to have this problem while on these drugs. Anyone else experience this? thanks!!!
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    FLYING

    I am flying on a Delta MD88 and we are trying to figure out if the black Respirtech bag will fit in the overhead. I will NOT check the bag. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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    apetite stimulants

    have you taken an apetitie stimulant? what was the name? did it work? how much weight did you gain?
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    CFRD needles

    Dumb question but does anyone put their needles in a milk container? I heard that it was ok to put the needles in closed plastic container like a milk bottle but then what do you do with it? Put the lid on and throw it in the regular trash? I get the red sharps containers but they always fill...
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